India

AP By-Elections Result: Landslide Victory For Jagan's Party; Congress Stumbles

It is a landslide victory for Kaddapa MP Jaganmohan Reddy's YSR Congress party in the Andhra Pradesh by-polls with the party bagging 15 assembly seats out of 18, including one Nellore Lok Sabha seat.

Jun 15, 2012

Karnataka: Lokayukta Police File Fresh Forgery Case Against Yeddyurappa, Niran

In a major setback for former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa, the police have filed a forgery case against him and industries minister Murugesh Niran in the wake of a fresh land scam.

Jun 15, 2012

Pranab Mukherjee Likely to Resign on June 24: Sources

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is likely to resign on June 24 to get ready for the Presidential elections, according to sources. He may file his nomination papers for President on June 25.

Jun 15, 2012

Ram Charan Teja - Upasana 2nd Wedding Today; Marriage and Reception in Pictures [PHOTOS]

Ram Charan Teja, son of actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi, and the granddaughter of Apollo Hospital founder Dr. Pratap Reddy, Upasana Kamineni, finally got married in a lavish ceremony. The couple is all set to get married again exclusively for their fans at the same venue which will be followed by lunch.

Jun 15, 2012

Nitish Kumar and Abdul Kalam to Discuss Presidential Poll Over Lunch?

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has invited former President and scientist APJ Abdul Kalam for lunch, raising speculations over the possibility of Kalam becoming his party's choice as the Presidential candidate.

Jun 15, 2012

PA Sangma Opts Out of President Race? APJ Abdul Kalam Virtually Gaining Grounds

In an unexpected turn of events related to the upcoming much-hyped Presidential poll, former Lok Sabha speaker and NCP leader PA Sangma has announced that he would not contest for the President post, said the media reports.

Jun 14, 2012

IIFA Tiff: Priyanka's Tantrums and Late Coming Upset Shahid

IIFA Tiff: Priyanka's Tantrums, Late Coming Upset Shahid; All Well with the Ex-Lovers?

Jun 14, 2012

Priyanka Chopra Misses Ram Charan Teja's Wedding

Priyanka Chopra reportedly decided against attending co-star Ram Charan's Teja's wedding to on Thursday, despite claims that the Bollywood actress would show up in order to patch up with her estranged superstar Salman Khan.

Jun 14, 2012

Gandhi's Letter to Kallenbach to Go Under Hammer; Will India Bring It Home?

Sotheby's has announced that it will be auctioning a lot of letters, papers and photographs from the archives of Mahatma Gandhi in London next month. This auction is expected to rack up about 500,000-700,000 pounds.

Jun 14, 2012

Presidential Poll: Mamata At Loggerheads With Congress Again

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's relationship with the Congress party, its ally in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, is at an all time low. They are at loggerheads over the choice of their candidate in the upcoming Presidential elections.

Jun 14, 2012

World's Largest Optical Telescope In The Offing; ESO Gives Green Signal

The European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Council gave a final green signal to the giant project of building world's largest optical telescope on Monday.

Jun 14, 2012

Nithyananda Controversy: Court Grants Bail to Godman

Godman Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda, who surrendered in the Ramanagaram district court in Karnataka on Wednesday following arrest order over sex scandal cases, walked free after a court in Ramanagaram granted him bail on Thursday.

Jun 14, 2012

Asian Heart Institute (AHI) in Mumbai Ranked Safest Cardiac Hospital in the World

Mumbai's well-known Asian Heart Institute (AHI), Bandra, has been named the "safest cardiac hospital in the world" with lowest mortality, by the international healthcare organization, the Joint Commission International (JCI).

Jun 14, 2012

Ram Charan Teja Weds Upasana: Celebrities Congratulate the Newlywed Couple [Tweets]

Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's son and young movie star Ram Charan Teja got hitched with his sweetheart of several years Upasana Kamineni at a star-studded ceremony on June 14. Several big stars from Indian film industry graced the ceremony and others congratulated newlywed couple on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

Jun 14, 2012

Nokia May Lay Off 10,000 Employees By 2013 End, Shutting Down Manufacturing Plants

Mobile Titan Nokia may terminate 10,000 of its employees along with plant shutdowns as part of the company's biggest financial overhaul amid mounting losses long incurred over the years.

Jun 14, 2012