Nelson Mandela’s body arrives for viewing in South Africa
The casket of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, draped in the multi-coloured South African flag, arrived on Wednesday at the seat of power in the country’s capital for public viewing. Motorcycle-riding police officers escorted the casket from 1 Military Hospital outside of Pretoria to the Union... read more »
States must act strictly with hoarders, profiteers: Chidambaram
New Delhi – Finance Minister P Chidambaram has criticised states for not acting against profiteers and hoarders to check inflation. Addressing the Delhi Economics Conclave in New Delhi today, Chidambaram asked them to deal strictly with hoarding and profiteering. “There is also a need... read more »
Rajan says to unveil steps to tackle financial stress
New Delhi – The Reserve Bank of India will announce next weeks steps to recognise and resolve financial stresses, including making it more expensive for so-called wilful defaulters to borrow funds, governor Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday. The RBI defines a wilful defaulter as a borrower who... read more »
Sunny Leone hopes for image change with ‘Jackpot’
Mumbai – Indo-Canadian adult films star-turned-actress Sunny Leone is known for her bold and sensuous image, but she hopes that the audience appreciates her acting talent more in her forthcoming film “Jackpot”. “‘Jackpot’ is a very story-driven movie. It’s... read more »
Acer joins the table-top computing party
The company’s latest all-in-one desktop also doubles up as a 21.5-inch Windows tablet. Just like the latest offerings from Dell, Sony, HP and Lenovo, the Acer Z3-600 is focused on... read more »
Court allows Tytler to go abroad
New Delhi – A court here Friday allowed Congress leader Jagdish Tytler, char! ge sheeted in a case of alleged forgery of a letter sent to the prime minister, to go abroad for a... read more »
Do to Ganguly what was done to Tejpal, says Kiran Bedi
Panaji – Retired IPS officer and a! ctivist Kiran Bedi tweeted Friday that Kolkata and Delhi Police must take tips from Goa Police, and handle the case against retired Supreme Court... read more »
Justice Ganguly case: Delhi Police to contact victim
New Delhi – A day after an apex court three-member panel indicted former judge A.K. Ganguly for “unwelcome behaviour” with a law intern in a hotel room here in December... read more »
Do’s for good winter hair
New Delhi – From dandruff to split ends and wispy hay-like, our hair takes a huge toll during the winter season. However, to avoid such a situation, follow some simple tips to protect the hair... read more »
