Lift up your spirits with X’mas cocktails
London – Make your Christmas parties sp! ecial by treating your guests to some innovative cocktails which will give them a new high. Bar.com, a new multi-platform tool showcasing inventive drinks and cocktails, gives out a plethora of easy-to-follow recipes. Femalefirst.co.uk listed... read more »
Ganguly quit demand gets more shrill on rights day
Kolkata – The demand for former Supreme Court judge A.K. Ganguly’s resignation as West Bengal Human Rights Commission chief for alleged sexual assault became more shrill on Human Rights Day Tuesday. The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, of which Ganguly is a general... read more »
World’s high and mighty join Mandela memorial service
Johannesburg – The memor! ial service to honour former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela got under way Tuesday at the jampacked FNB Stadium at Soweto here. The masses and dignitaries alike sang the country’s National Anthem, signifying the official start of the... read more »
Jaitley taunts Congress over Pawar’s remarks
New Delhi – BJP leader Arun Jaitley Tuesday took a dig at the Congress over NCP chief Sharad Pawar’s remarks blaming weak leadership for the Congress debacle in the four Hindi heartland states. Noting that the Congress had criticised senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K.... read more »
Nelson Mandela redefined courage: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi – Congress president Sonia Gandhi Friday paid tribute to anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela and said that he redefined the meaning of courage and sacrifice. “Nelson... read more »
I take my opponents very seriously: PM
New Delhi – The Congress cannot underestimate the powe! r of the opposition and there is no room for complacencey, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday. “As an organised... read more »
WTO: Long day ahead for negotiators to prevent talks collapse
With the WTO giving time to the U.S. and India to bridge their differences over the contentious food security issue, the last day of the trade talks here is expected to be longer than usual... read more »
Growth rate has more than doubled: PM
New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Friday that the country’s growth rate had more than doubled to an annual average of over seven percent and the economy was on an... read more »
Gandhian Nelson Mandela: a hero who battled apartheid
Pretoria – South Africa’s first black p! resident Nelson Mandela, who died Thursday, was an icon for ending the much-reviled apartheid system, a colossus who strode over world politics... read more »
