Text of Rahul Gandhi’s speech
Following is the address by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at the FICCI’s 86th annual general meeting Saturday: Thank you, Madam President and members of FICCI, for inviting me to speak to you today. You represent the great entrepreneurial skills that our people possess. The businesses you... read more »
Cabinet approval for Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor likely in Jan: Sh...
New Delhi – Commerce and Industry minister Anand Sharma Saturday said he will place the Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial Corridor project before the cabinet for its approval soon. “Very soon I am going to move the cabinet for approval for this (Amritsar-Delhi-Kolkata Industrial)... read more »
India allowed to go ahead with Kishanganga project
The International Court of Arbitration has allowed India to go ahead with construction of the Kishanganga dam in Jammu and Kashmir, over which Pakistan has raised objections. The court delivered its “final award” last night after India requested clarification of an order issued by it in... read more »
Ponty Chadha case: Order on framing of charges Jan 13
New Delhi – A court here Saturday fixed Jan 13 for delivering an order on framing of charges against Uttarakhand minorities panel’s sacked chairman S.S. Namdhari and other accused in the killing of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep. Additional Sessions Judge Vimal Kumar... read more »
Sussanne is, will always be love of my life: Hrithik
Mumbai – Bollywood hearthrob Hrithik Roshan, who has announced his wife Sussanne’s decision to split from him after 13 years of marriage, says she will forever remain the... read more »
India not shying away from providing military equipment: Karzai
New Delhi – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and he were in full agreement on “all issues”, including the terms he has set for... read more »
Alessandra Ambrosio hates plastic surgery
Los Angeles – Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio says she will never go under the knife again after she had a botched operation to pin back her ears when she was just 11. “I always... read more »
New age writings of love, confusion and erotica
Fresh and complex, funny and erotic, this week IANS bookshelf is stacked with new age writings that are about today’s generation and their many ways of looking at life and love. Take... read more »
Aamir open to Marathi films
Bollywood actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan says he is open to do Marathi films as long as the scripts offered to him are interesting. “I can get along well with Marathi. If I get a good script, why... read more »
