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The Noose Tightens: HC Orders Notice to Swami Nityananda, Actress Ranjitha

More problems mount for self-styled godman Nityananda as the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ordered notice to him and others, following a petition filed by the Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) alleging immoral activities at the Madurai Adheenam mutt.

Jun 12, 2012

US Exempts India And Six Other Countries From Sanctions For Reducing Iran Oil Imports; China Excluded From Waiver

United States has exempted seven nations, including India, from financial sanctions after these countries showed significant reduction in oil imports from Iran.

Jun 12, 2012

Nityananda Absconding, Karnataka CM Instructs Police to Arrest Him

In a dramatic development, Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Monday instructed the police officials to arrest self-proclaimed godman Nityananda over the recent attack on newspersons and his alleged sexual abuse of a foreign woman.

Jun 12, 2012

IIFA 2012 Fashion Watch: Who Looked the Sexiest at Green Carpet? (PHOTOS)

IIFA 2012 Fashion Watch: Who Looked the Sexiest at Green Carpet (PHOTOS)

Jun 11, 2012

'Rowdy Rathore' Still Going Strong at Box Office, Earns Over Rs 1 Billion

'Rowdy Rathore' movie crew is riding high as the movie making record collections at the box office, which was released early this month.

Jun 11, 2012

Delhi High Court Blast: Bollywood Actress Laila Khan's LeT Links Exposed?

In a shocking development, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials have indicated a possible terror link between missing Bollywood actress, Laila Khan, and banned Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Jun 11, 2012

HTC One S India Release Date Revealed: Smartphone Comes With Significant Change in Processor

Taiwanese mobile maker HTC will officially introduce its new entrant, HTC One S, in India on June 15 under the top-end Android phone category. The smartphone comes with a dual-core Qualcomm S3 processor.

Jun 11, 2012

Actor Kamal Haasan to Make Hollywood Debut

Versatile actor Kamal Hassan is likely to work with 'The Lord of the Rings' producer, Barrie M. Osborne, in a Hollywood film which is going to be about Indian culture.

Jun 10, 2012

Abhay Deol's Shanghai Gets Rave Reviews From Film Critics

Director Dibakar Banerjee's latest offering "Shanghai" has received rave reviews from all the well-known film critics. The movie is a mockery on the Indian political system and Banerjee has tried to bring out the nexus between political parties and criminals.

Jun 10, 2012

Maria Sharapova Beats Sara Errani to Win French Open 2012

Maria Sharapova won the French Open 2012, beating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Saturday. With the French Open title, the 25-year-old Russian has completed a career grand slam.

Jun 9, 2012

Samsung Galaxy S3 Special Version In the Offing?

Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to launch a special version of its latest Galaxy series. A special version of Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone will be launched in Korea. It added that the Korean electronic giant is planning to launch a new Galaxy S3 variant that features both a 1.4Ghz quad-core Exynos CPU and 2GB of RAM.

Jun 9, 2012

After Websites, Anonymous India to Hit Streets Against Cyber Laws

Anonymous Operation India, the hacker group and its supporters have planned to take their protest to the Indian streets across various cities on June 9 as part of their ongoing Hacktivist movement against the cyber laws of the country

Jun 9, 2012

Will Apple Challenge Google Mapping Technologies?

It looks like Apple and Google are heading for the battlefield. Just on the heels of the reports that Apple is dropping Google's Maps application from its iOS devices and instead adopt its own navigation versions, the search giant announced its plan to add 3D models to entire metropolitan areas to Google Earth on mobile devices. Now, Apple is expected to counter with its latest application.

Jun 9, 2012

Kamal Haasan's Viswaroopam Revealed: Actor Plays Kathak Dancer and Spy; Watch Rocking Trailer [VIDEO]

Finally the wait is over! The trailer of the much-awaited Tamil movie of the year, 'Viswaroopam' (universal form), was released at the 13th IIFA awards in Singapore in the presence of big stars from the film industry

Jun 9, 2012

Samsung Sues Australian Patent Commissioner Over Apple Clash

Samsung and Apple suing game has taken a new turn as the Korean electronics giant has sued the Australian patent commissioner in an Australian Federal Court. According to Samsung, over four patents were inappropriately granted to Apple between 2009-2010 and have sought judicial review over the patents starting May 22.

Jun 9, 2012