India

CPI Leader Pramod Gogoi Dead

Veteran Communist Party of India leader and former Assam minister Pramod Gogoi passed away at a hospital in Guwahati on Friday morning.

Apr 6, 2012

Protesting Jewellers Call Off Strike After Talks With Pranab Mukherjee

The striking jewellers on Friday called off their 21 day protest after a meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee over the proposed duty hike in budget 2012-13.

Apr 6, 2012

Twitter Cracks Whip On Spammers

Micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday moved a San Francisco federal court against companies that allegedly abet spamming.

Apr 6, 2012

UK Cancels Work Permission For Indian And Non-EU Students

The UK Immigration Services, which has been clamping down on immigration at the behest of Prime Minister David Cameron, has widened its effort.

Apr 6, 2012

Akshay's Return to Action: 'Rowdy Rathore' Trailer Released

Actor Akshay Kumar, who is known for his action flicks, is again returning to the genre with "Rowdy Rathore."

Apr 6, 2012

Pranab, Sonia To Meet Jewellers; Govt Likely To Rollback Duty Hike

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress party president Sonia Gandhi will meet representatives of jewellery manufacturers from major cities as the strike by jewellery traders entered day 21.

Apr 6, 2012

Speculated Features of Google Goggles: Top 6 Interesting Tasks You Can Perform

The search engine giant Google, which is known for undertaking gobs of experiments in order to render the best service for its millions of users across the world, have planned to jump into the business of spectacles.

Apr 6, 2012

Sunny Leone Releases Her First Nude Picture From 'Jism 2'

Indo-Canadian porn actress Sunny Leone has released her first nude picture from her Bollywood debut film "Jism 2."

Apr 5, 2012

13 People Killed In Naxal Encounter, Firing Still On

In an encounter between Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), police and Naxals in Jharkhand 13 people including 10 Naxala were killed Barwadih area Thursday.

Apr 5, 2012

First Look of 'Dangerous Ishq': Is Karisma Imitating Angelina Jolie's Pose?

The first theatrical trailer of director Vikram Bhatt's forthcoming 3D flick "Dangerous Ishq" is out. Actress Karisma Kapoor is the central protagonist of the film, which she says is a "bold film."

Apr 5, 2012

Ratan Tata Among World's Most Respected People (PHOTO)

A new study by a leading global reputation management consultancy, Reputation Institute has named India's industrialist Ratan Tata as one of the "World's Most Respected People."

Apr 5, 2012

VK Singh Terms 'Unusual Army Movement' Story 'Stupid'; Shekhar Gupta Unmoved

Army Chief General VK Singh has finally broken his silence on media report of army's suspicious movement, terming it as "stupid". Shekhar Gupta, the Editor-in-Chief of Indian Express that published the news story, too is sure of what they reported.

Apr 5, 2012

Hyundai Overexceeds Expectations, Cares More for the Environment [VIDEO]

Fans of the AMC series "The Walking Dead" are familiar with the Hyundai cars chase outrunning the zombies in this television drama apocalypse that is now turning a page into its third season.

Apr 5, 2012

Odisha Hostage Crisis: State Govt To Release 27 Maoist Prisoners

The Odisha government has agreed to meet the demands of Maoists for the release of two hostages.

Apr 5, 2012

Tablet War: Micromax Launches Funbook at Rs 6,499 Against HCL ME U1

Indian mobile manufacturer Micromax Tuesday unveiled its Funbook (tablet computer), that runs Ice Cream Sandwich (ISC) or Android 4.0 Operating Software (OS).

Apr 5, 2012