Taiwan fines Apple for unfair practices
Taipei – Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Wednesday slapped Apple Inc’s Asia subsidiary with a fine of 20 million new Taiwan dollars ($666,800) for pricing irregularities in iPhone 5S and 5C, Xinhua reported. The FTC said in a statement that Apple Asia violated the... read more »
China exposes corrupt disciplinary officials
Beijing – The top disciplinary arm of the Communist Partyof China (CPC) Wednesday detailed four corruption cases involving disciplinary officials as part of an anti-graft effort, Xinhua reported. The officials received punishments ranging from sentences to sacking after they were found to... read more »
Gulmarg snowfall raises adrenaline level of holidayers
By Sheikh Qayoom Gulmarg – This world-famous ski resort and tourist destination came alive Monday with scores of domestic and foreign tourists enjoying the snowfall that gave the Himalayan meadow at 8,820 feet a Christmas-card am! bience. As thick and heavy flakes of snow fell on tall Pine... read more »
Anushka Shetty waiting to be part of ‘Gabbar Singh 2’
Chennai – Having worked with stars such as Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nandamuri Balakrishna and Mahesh Babu, southern actress Anushka Shetty has expressed interest in working with Pawan Kalyan in “Gabbar Singh 2”. “I would love to share screen space with Pawan Kalyan. If I get an... 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,... read more »
Tom Cruise drops defamation lawsuit against magazine
Los Angeles – Actor Tom Cruise has avoided going to trial with owners at America’s In Touch and Life & Style magazine after reaching a settlement over his $50 million... read more »
Rajinikanth lauds ‘Ivan Vera Mathiri’
Chennai – Words of appreciation from superstar Rajinikanth has made the makers of recently released Tamil action-thriller “Ivan Vera Mathiri” extremely happy. “This film is so... read more »
