India

Apple New iPad Arrives In India On April 27, But At A Higher Price

Apple announced the launch of its new iPad in India on April 27. The new iPad for the 16GB model is priced at Rs 30, 500 in India which is about $100 more than the U.S. market priced at $499.

Apr 17, 2012

RBI Cuts Repo Rate by 50 bps, CRR Unchanged; What Experts Have to Say on Policy Move!

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) threw up a big surprise with its annual Monetary Policy for 2012-13 on Tuesday by cutting interest rates for the first time in three years by a sharp 50 basis points. The move of the RBI was to boost the economic growth.

Apr 17, 2012

Army Bribery Case: CBI Grills Vectra Chairman over Army Chief's Bribery Allegation

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday interrogated Vectra chairman Ravinder Rishi in connection to the allegation by Army Chief General VK Singh that he was offered Rs 140 million bribe to clear the purchase of 600 sub-standard trucks by an equipment lobbyist.

Apr 17, 2012

NCTC Controversy: Non-Congress CMs Accuse Centre of Trying to Destroy Federal Structure

The amendments moved by the Opposition parties on the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) were defeated in the Lok Sabha recently but the controversy is far from over with political parties including United Progressive Alliance (UPA) alliance up in arms against it.

Apr 17, 2012

Serious Internal Security Challenges Remain; North-East Still Complex, says Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stressed on the challenges the country faces from internal forces at the Conference of Chief Ministers on Internal Security on Monday.

Apr 16, 2012

Patna to Host Asia's First Dolphin Research Centre

India's Bihar state is planning to set up Asia's first Research Centre dedicated to aquatic mammals in Patna. The project mainly aims at strengthening conservation efforts to save the endangered mammal.

Apr 16, 2012

Blasts, Gun Battle Rock Afghanistan; Taliban Target UK And German Embassies

In a fresh bid to force the western officials out of Afghanistan, The Taliban militants on Sunday carried out attacks on the building occupied by the western embassies.

Apr 15, 2012

Mamata Banerjee To Skip Monday's Special Meeting On NCTC

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will skip Monday's meeting convened by the Centre to discuss the solutions to break the impasse over the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre.

Apr 15, 2012

William Boyd To Pen New Bond Thriller

Famous British novelist William Boyd will bring back the never say die agent 007, James Bond, in action once again. Boyd has been invited to write the new Bond novel by Fleming's Estate, which will hit the stands during the 60th anniversary of the first Bond series "Casino Royale" in autumn 2013, reports the Daily Star.

Apr 15, 2012

Maoists Set New Deadline for BJD MLA's Release; Dreaded Maoist Ghasi Not in Demand List

It looks like the stage is set for the release of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka, who was abducted by the Maoists on March 24, as the rebels have excluded dreaded Naxal Chenda Bhusanam alias Ghasi in the new demand list.

Apr 15, 2012

Taliban Attack Pakistani Jail, Free 400 Prisoners

In a major security blow to Pakistani authorities, about 400 prisoners, including suspected militants, escaped when as many as 150 heavily armed Taliban militants attacked a jail in northwest Pakistan on Sunday.

Apr 15, 2012

Nathalia Kaur: RGV Sees Beauty Sparking From 'Every Nook And Curve' Of Her Body (PHOTOS)

Indo- Brazilian Model Nathalia Kaur will do an item song in director Ram Gopal Verma's upcoming flick "Department".

Apr 15, 2012

'Satyamev Jayate' Is More About Connecting With People Than TRP: Aamir Khan

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, who is making his first TV debut in a talk show called "Satyamev Jayate," has said that the show is not about TV Rating Point but "connecting" audiences.

Apr 15, 2012

Top Five Secret Love Marriages In Bollywood

It seems that love and secret marriage in Bollywood have a long history. The most recent such type of marriage is that of actress Celina Jaitley and businessman Peter Hagg.

Apr 15, 2012

Cartoon On Mamata: Four 'Trinamool Workers' Arrested For Assaulting Professor

The police on Saturday arrested four people for assaulting Jadavpore University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra. The four men, who were reportedly form the ruling Trinamool Congress party, got bail.

Apr 14, 2012