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Pak Renames Lahore's 'Shadman Chowk' After Bhagat Singh

The Pakistan government has renamed a prominent square "Shadman Chowk" in the eastern city of Lahore after revolutionary freedom fighter Bhagat Singh to acknowledge his role in the movement against British rulers.

Oct 2, 2012

Rift in BJP? Arun Shourie Appreciates PM on Big-Ticket Reforms

Former Minister of Commerce and Industry Arun Shourie of BJP has vouched for UPA's big-ticket reforms, saying that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "has shown strength for the first time."

Sep 24, 2012

Haryana: Minor Gang-Raped, MMS Circulated; Father Commits Suicide

In a heinous case of sexual assault, a minor Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by eight boys belonging to the upper-caste, including her boyfriend Dabra village of Haryana's Hisar district. The suspects have also allegedly circulated the MMS of the rape around the village, which forced victim's father to commit suicide.

Sep 23, 2012

Manmohan Singh for Improving Investment Climate: PM's Speech Full Text

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday emphasised on revamping the corporate and commercial laws in order to clock the high growth in private sectors.

Sep 22, 2012

Money Grows on 2G, Coalgate Trees for Congress, says Gujarat CM

Taking pot-shots at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Gujarat Chief Minister of BJP Narendra Modi said that money grown on trees like 2G spectrum and Coalgate scams for the Congress.

Sep 22, 2012

Patent Dispute: Samsung Plans to Add Apple iPhone 5 in Lawsuit

In what seemed to be a tit for tat move against Apple, Samsung on Thursday announced its plans to add the former's newly released iPhone 5 to the existing patent lawsuit in US court.

Sep 20, 2012

Bharat Bandh Costs India About ₹125 bln, Says CII

The "Bharat Bandh" called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and other opposition parties against some policy decisions by the central government has not only crippled the normal lives of citizens but also cost the country a whopping ₹125 billion.

Sep 20, 2012

LIVE BLOG: Bharat Bandh Cripples Normal Life; Third Front in the Future?

The "Bharat Bandh" called by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and other opposition parties against diesel price hike and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Thursday has crippled the normal lives of the people across the country. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and other leaders who were courted arrest at the Parliament Street in Delhi earlier in the day, have been released.

Sep 20, 2012

Govt Unlikely to Budge on FDI, Diesel Price: Mamata Set to Pull Out TMC Ministers?

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has taken centre stage on Tuesday with everyone guessing whether she would pull the plug on the Congress-led UPA government over big ticket reforms.

Sep 18, 2012

NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Discovers A Geological Mystery [PHOTO]

NASA's Opportunity rover, which has been on Mars since 2004, has sent an image of the Martian surface that is puzzling geologists.

Sep 15, 2012

Teen Captures Stunning Images of Earth From Space With Second-Hand £30 Camera [PHOTO]

A 19-year-old boy from UK has captured stunning images of Earth from space. The images looked like they were taken from NASA's multi-million pound satellite, but were in fact actually taken from a second-hand camera worth £30 (around ₹2600).

Sep 11, 2012

Terrorists Might Use Sea Routes to Infiltrate into India, Warns Indian PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday directed the country's security forces to be more vigil about manning the coastal areas warning that terrorists are looking to sneak into the country through sea routes.

Sep 8, 2012

ETV Baron Suman Rao Dies of Cancer, Aged 45

Suman Rao, the Managing Director of ETV group and the second son of Eenadu's founder Ramoji Rao, passed away at the age of 45 due to prolonged illness at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Friday.

Sep 7, 2012