Apple has ‘big plans’ for 2014: Tim Cook
Apple enthusiasts across the globe are in for a treat as the iconic creator of iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet has “big plans” lined up for the next year. “We have a lot to look forward to in 2014, including some big plans that we think customers are going to love,” Apple... read more »
Palpable design to malign me, Ganguly tells CJI
Kolkata – Claiming there was a “palpable design” to malign him at the instance of “interested quarters”, retired Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly Monday wrote to Chief Justice of India P. Sathasivam raising several questions about the apex court panel’s report... read more »
Tamil Nadu increases milk procurement prices
Chennai – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Monday announced an increase in the milk procurement prices by the state-owned Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd., popularly known as Aavin. The government has not revised the milk’s retail price. In a... read more »
Anoushka Shankar to perform solo at Kolkata first time
Kolkata – Five years after she performed with her father Pandit Ravi Shankar at the prestigious Dover Lane Music Conference here, sitarist Anoushka Shankar will be back in the city with her maiden solo act at the 62nd edition of the event. The four-day event, to be held Jan 22-25, will have... read more »
Scientists identify drug for AIDS treatment
New York – In a major breakthrough, new research has identified how HIV infection causes mass suicide of immune cells and how an existing anti-inflammatory drug can block cellular... read more »
Want to take it slow in Bollywood: Dhanush
Mumbai – Southern superstar Dhanush, who will be next seen in R. Balki’s film, is not keen on taking more than one film at a time in Bollywood as he is still finding tough to... read more »
EC wants paid news to be made electoral offence: CEC
The Election Commission has recommended to the Law Ministry to treat all paid news as an electoral offence since it had been causing “maximum damage” to the electoral process, Chief... read more »
Vasundhara Raje retains 46 portfolios
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday retained 46 ministries as she allotted portfolios of Rural Development and Panchayti Raj, Health and Mines among her Cabinet... read more »
Rahul Gandhi: Will he won’t he?
By Amulya Ganguli As spelt out by Sharad Pawar, the Congresshas learnt some home truths from its recent electoral reverses. One was, as the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader said, that the... read more »
