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Monthly News April 2014

Maruti Suzuki loses No 2 slot to Nissan ...

Maruti Suzuki loses No 2 slot to Nissan in car exports; Hyundai still numer...

NEW DELHI: Maruti SuzukiBSE 0.60 % lost its coveted second slot in the lucrative car exports, 10 years after it ceded the crown to South Korean, Hyundai Motors as it grapples with intensified competition in overseas markets. In the new pecking order, Nissan Motors India has moved ahead of Maruti... read more »

Cold war between Deepika Padukone and Ka...

Cold war between Deepika Padukone and Kareena Kapoor?

After delivering three back-to-back blockbuster hits last year, Deepika Padukone is on a high. She is currently the reigning queen of box-office and has become the favourite choice of all directors, thus giving a tough competition to other leading actresses. And it seems one actress who is... read more »

Regional parties will back Congress

Regional parties will back Congress

Regional leaders like Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and her West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee will prefer to go with a Congress-supported government and not with BJP leader Narendra Modi, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has said. “They [Ms. Jayalalithaa and Ms.... read more »

In Tamil Nadu, a daddy, lady and Modi in...

In Tamil Nadu, a daddy, lady and Modi in final election speeches

Chennai – References to “daddy” and a “lady” in political speeches added a twist of humour to the final round of campaigning in Tamil Nadu, where polling for the national election will take place on Thursday. On Tuesday, DMK leader MK Stalin said the growth achieved by... read more »

1984 riots guilty remain unpunished: Arun Jaitley

Raking up the issue of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Monday alleged that those guilty for the “state sponsored” violence still remain unpunished.... read more »

AAP demands Praveen Togadia’s arrest over anti-Muslim speech

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has demanded the immediate arrest of VHP leader Dr Praveen Togadia for his alleged hate speech. In a press release, the AAP said, “The Aam Aadmi... read more »

Iraq attacks kill 14 as bomber hits university

BAGHDAD: Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a university in north Baghdad, killed at least 14 people on Sunday, security and medical officials said. The attacks, which come as... read more »

42 die as coach rams into trailer

SUKKUR: Forty-two people were killed and 27 others injured when a passenger coach rammed into a trailer on the National Highway in Sangi area near Pano Akil on Sunday. Seven women and nine... read more »

Robotic submarine searches two-thirds of underwater area, no sign...

PERTH: A robotic mini-submarine deployed to unprecedented depths underwater to hunt for the crashed Malaysian airliner has searched nearly two-thirds of the focused area of the Indian Ocean floor,... read more »