Sep 14 2010
The Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi again raised eyebrows at a political youth rally over the weekend by saying that women should follow money when looking for a partner. Berlusconi, who was embroiled in a sex scandal last year and is known for his...
Sep 9 2010
The Indian government has protested the US state of Ohio’s decision to ban offshoring of government work to countries such as India, saying governor Ted Strickland’s decision violates the commitment made by G20 countries to fight...
Sep 8 2010
A proposed ecological park and tons of steel and cement? The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a clarification on this mismatch from the Mayawati government — whether it intended to set up a park on the sprawling 195 acres of prime land where the...
Jul 14 2010
Six persons were killed while some others are feared trapped after a two-storeyed building collapsed in the capital in the wee hours today. The incident took place in a building in Brahmapuri near Usmanpur at 4.25 am, fire brigade officials said.
Jun 11 2010
A day after it was reported that a 30-year-old woman was forcibly stripped at a police chowki in Rajouri Garden and asked to have sex with her 12-year-old son, three police personnel were suspended on Thursday. A vigilance probe has been...
Feb 17 2010
My Name is Khan has become Bollywood’s most successful box office opener in the UK. The movie was released in a storm of controversy after a row between its star - Shah Rukh Khan - and Shiv Sena, a hardline Hindu party in India.
Aug 21 2008
Jamaican double sprint gold medallist Usain Bolt is now on a par with the great US sprinter Jesse Owens but should show more respect to his fellow competitors, IOC chief Jacques Rogge said on Thursday.
Jul 9 2008
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to help formulate guidelines for investigating cases where minors were allegedly raped by their family members.
Mar 16 2008
Thanks to a potent recipe mixing hearty helpings of money, leadership, commitment and vision, a cadre of small cities is rapidly earning respect as veritable tech hubs.