Kejriwal’s political route not right: Hazare
New Delhi – Social activist Anna Hazare could not hide his displeasure Thursday over former aide Arvind Kejriwal forming the Aam Aadmi Party. Hazare parted ways with Kejriwal last year when the latter decided to form a political party to pursue the anti-corruption movement started by the two... read more »
I’m not politically correct, I’m private: Priyanka
New Delhi – Priyanka Chopra rarely comments on her love life. She says it has nothing to do with being “politically correct”. At the Agenda Aaj Tak Conclave here Thursday, Bollywood’s eligible bachelorette was asked why she has never stood up and spoken out against dating... read more »
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 launched; priced at Rs 10,990
New Delhi – Expanding its smartphone range, Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics Thursday launched a mid-range Galaxy phone at Rs 10,990. The phone has an interactive user interface along with access to applications and content in 10 Indian languages, the company said in a... read more »
AIADMK general council to meet Dec 19
Chennai – The ruling AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu Thursday called a meeting of its general council here Dec 19. According to a statement from party general secretary J. Jayalalithaa, the general council meeting will be presided over by party presidium chairman E. Madhusudanan. The statement,... read more »
Bangladesh opposition extends nationwide strike amid violence
Bangladesh’s opposition party BNP and its allies have extended their two-day nationwide strike by 23 hours to push for the postponement of the elections, even as 18 people have died in... read more »
Abu Salem gets seven-year jail in fake passport case
Hyderabad – A special court here Thursday sent! enced gangster Abu Salem to seven years in jail in the 2001 fake passport case. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court, which... read more »
HIV-tainted blood, needles caused infection, say patients
New Delhi – Ritesh and Bhawana Godse (name changed), a couple from Nagpur living with HIV-AIDS for the past five years, claim it was carelessness on the par! t of a hospital in... read more »
Nepal findings confirm early date of Buddha’s life!
Kathmandu – Archaeologists working in Nepal have uncovered evidence of a structure at the birthplace of the Buddha dating back to the sixth century B.C. This is the first... read more »
Facebook testing `save for later ` reading feature
Washington – Facebook is reportedly testing a feature to let users save shared links on the site for later reading, similar to apps like Instapaper and Pocket. The feature comes in the form of... read more »
