National News
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When Dev Anand Lent His Voice To A Rafi Song In His Film
India | Dec 04, 2011, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 4: Mohammad Rafi has sung many a hit song for Dev Anand's films but a little known fact is that he lent his voice to one number from the 1966 movie ‘Pyar
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Pitch To Favour Batsmen, But Bowlers Would Get Bounce : Parsana
Cricket | Dec 04, 2011, 07:28 PM ISTAhmedabad, Dec 4: The pitch at the Sardar Patel stadium, venue of the third ODI between West Indies and India here tomorrow, would be good for batting but the bowlers too would be able to
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Sachin Likely To Play In Remaining ODIs
Cricket | Dec 04, 2011, 07:21 PM ISTAhmedabad, Dec 4: His 100th international century eagerly awaited across the nation, veteran Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is likely to play the last two one-dayers against the West Indies.Tendulkar, who failed to reach the milestone
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Cong Compromising With Mahatma Gandhi's Principles : Gadkari
National | Dec 04, 2011, 07:16 PM ISTNainital, Dec 4: BJP president Nitin Gadkari today alleged the Congress-led UPA government was compromising with the principles of Mahatma Gandhi on the issue of FDI as the Father of the Nation was against foreign
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Team Anna Holds Rally, Wants To Hear Cong 'High Command'
India | Dec 04, 2011, 09:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 4: Stepping up pressure on Lokpal issue with a rally in the capital, Team Anna today said the Congress high command should make it clear “what it wants” as the “right” bill
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Math Wizard Anand Kumar In List Of World's 20 Top Teachers
India | Dec 04, 2011, 07:05 PM ISTPatna, Dec 4: Math wizard Anand Kumar, who has won accolades for his initiative to train poor students for IIT-JEE, has figured in an international list of 20 pioneering teachers of the world.Anand Kumar and
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Dempo's Plea To Postpone Game Refused, To Play Under Protest
Football | Dec 04, 2011, 05:59 PM ISTMargao, Dec 4: With All India Football Federation refusing to accept Dempo's request to postpone today's game due to non-availability of its seven players who are doing national duty at the ongoing SAFF Cup in
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Dev Anand Opposed Emergency, Gave Rose To Sonia, Shared B'Day With Manmohan
Bollywood | Dec 04, 2011, 05:08 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 4: The ever sprightly Dev Anand had opposed Emergency during the Seventies, later denounced Janata Party leaders as a bunch of avaricious and foolish men, disliked Sanjay Gandhi, and years later gifted his
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Dev Anand's Discoveries
India | Dec 04, 2011, 04:48 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 4: Following are the discoveries from Dev Anand-led Navketan Films over the years:Guru Dutt DirectorJaidev Music DirectorRaj Khosla DirectorKalpana Kartik ActressJohny Walker ActorVijay Anand Actor/DirectorKishore Kumar SingerYash Johar
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Bhopal Disaster Protesters Block India Trains
India | Dec 03, 2011, 09:49 PM ISTBhopal, Dec 3: Thousands of survivors of the world's worst industrial accident blocked trains through a central Indian city on Saturday to demand more compensation.The protests were on the 27th anniversary of the disaster in
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Churchill Looking To End Dempo's Unbeaten Run
Football | Dec 03, 2011, 05:28 PM ISTMargao, Dec 3: Durand Cup Champions, Churchill Brothers is looking to end Dempo SC's unbeaten run at home when they lock horns against them tomorrow in the 8th round of the I-league in what could
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Pranab Visits Mamata's Ailing Mother In Hospital
India | Dec 03, 2011, 05:18 PM ISTKolkata, Dec 3: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today visited the ailing mother of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the SSKM hospital here.Mukherjee, who arrived at the hospital around 1:20 pm straight from
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Royal Wahingdoh Wins Imperial Blue Shillong Premier League
Football | Dec 03, 2011, 05:10 PM ISTShillong, Dec 3: A day after winning the Bordoloi Trophy in Guwahati, Royal Wahingdoh today defeated their home rival Ar Hima FC by a solitary goal to lift the home cup, the Imperial Blue Shillong
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Food Inflation Moderates To 8% For Week Ended Nov 19
Dec 01, 2011, 12:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 1: Food inflation witnessed a sharp moderation to 8 per cent for the week ended November 19, though prices of most agricultural items, barring potatoes, onions and wheat, continued to rise on
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Nationwide Traders Bandh Against FDI In Retail Gets Mixed Response
India | Dec 01, 2011, 04:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 1: Neighbourhood and small stores for rotection of whose interest an all-India bandh against FDI in retail was called today were by and large open while major markets responded to it with
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Re Up 74 Paise, Closes At 2-Week High Of 51.46/47 Vs Dollar
Dec 01, 2011, 07:44 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 1: The rupee rose to nearly two-week high of 51.46/47 against the US dollar by gaining a smart 74 paise, buoyed by the rally in local stocks and expectations of more capital inflows.The
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Sensex Up 360 Pts To 2-Week High On FII Inflows, Global Cues
Dec 01, 2011, 05:58 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 01: The BSE Sensex shot up to two-week high of 16,483.45 today, up 360 points on FII inflows amid strong global markets after moves by world's central bankers that would help ease the
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Delhi Policemen Squabble Over Jurisdiction After Corolla Hits Xylo
India | Dec 01, 2011, 09:06 AM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 1: A speeding Toyota Corolla car hit a Mahindra Xylo vehicle on Thursday morning at the Kasturba Gandhi Marg crossing in central Delhi. No one was injured, but the Xylo vehicle overturned
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Kareena To Announce Marriage After Release Of 'Agent Vinod'
Bollywood | Dec 01, 2011, 07:57 AM ISTMumbai, Dec 1: Amidst constant rumours of her marriage with beau Saif Ali Khan, actress Kareena Kapoor says that an announcement in this regard would be taken only after the release of their upcoming film
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M F Husain's Documentary Screened At IFFI
Bollywood | Dec 01, 2011, 07:54 AM ISTPanaji, Dec 1: Legendary painter M F Husain's documentary ‘Through the Eyes of Painter' was screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2011 here today amidst heavy security.Right-wing organisations had threatened to