Thursday 17th May, 2012
Tuk-tuks jockey with Aston Martins and Lamborghinis on India's streets
When it comes to emerging markets for luxury car brands, China is the one everybody talks about because, despite a recent slowing of sales growth, its place at the head of the table is beyond ...
Govt for consensus on rules for internet content control
The government on Thursday said that it will evolve a consensus on rules for control of internet content after talking to various stakeholders including MPs and industry ...
Jaya, Patnaik backs Sangma for Presidency; NCP unsure
Images ] P A Sangma for the President's post. However, the Nationalist Congress Party virtually disowned its party leader, Sangma, to enter the Presidential ...
'I don't think IPL is as popular as Chhota Bheem'
Rediffin 2005, we've seen a lot of failures among animation movies in India. So it was a challenging decision to take. But we somehow felt that Bheem can make a difference. We wanted to make Bheem ...
I experienced intense racism, bullying: An achiever speaks
Rediffor young Vineet Singal, who was 10 when his physician parents found a job in Saudi Arabia, adjusting to a multiethnic and multinational community around him was easy. A couple of years later, when ...
Ex-ISRO chief given adequate chance to explain: Govt
RediffGovernment on Thursday said former Indian Space Research Organisation chief G Madhavan Nair was given a "due and adequate chance" by a high-level panel to put forth his views on the action ...
HC stays order banning govt ads for Jagan's media outlets
RediffYSR Congress leader Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday received a shot in the arm when the Andhra Pradesh High Court imposed a stay on the state government's order banning the issuing of government ...
IPL 5: Kolkata Knight Riders bowl out Mumbai Indians
KeralaNextCricket News: Mumbai, Kolkata Knight Riders comprehensively beat Mumbai Indians in their backyard in a low-scoring match that didn't quite turn out to be the thriller that many anticipated it ...
Court for starting contempt proceedings against Air India pilots
KeralaNextIndia News: New Delhi: The division bench of the Delhi High Court has upheld the order of the single judge bench declaring their strike illegal, in a setback for the on-strike Air India pilots. The ...
Maersk Adds Peak-Season Surcharges on India-US Trade
Journal of CommerceSurcharge slated to take effect on June 15 Maersk Line will apply a peak-season surcharge on shipments from India to the U.S. and Canada, starting June 15. The planned surcharges will be $360 per ...
Delhi HC declines plea of Air India pilots
Hindustan TimesThe Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea of striking Air India pilots, saying they are in contempt of court. The court, while dismissing the plea filed by Indian Pilots' ...
Wankhede row: SRK says no apology, police file case
Hindustan TimesBollywood actor and IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan reacts after a security guard directed children accompanying Khan, off the playing field after the IPL Twenty20 ...
Jayalalithaa, Naveen Patnaik support Sangma for President, but Pawar not enthusiastic
Times of IndiaCHENNAI/NEW DELHI: The AIADMK has decided to support the candidature of former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma for the the office of the President. This was declared in a press statement by party ...
Tax notice slapped on Ramdev's trusts
Times of Indiaincome tax and have been slapped a notice of Rs 58 crore demand on the sale of their ayurvedic medicines. The I-T notice, for the assessment year 2009-10, on Haridwar-based Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, ...
Anonymous hacks Indian sites to protest against Vimeo, others being blocked
NDTVHear message posted by Anonymous, warns "Operation India engaged" )On Facebook and Twitter, people have been complaining about internet service providers blocking popular video sites like ...
Antilla is the only home that we have in the world: Nita Ambani
NDTVNew York: Billionaire Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani's wife Nita describes their 27-storey Mumbai house Antilla as a "modern home with an Indian heart" and the "only home we ...
Land acquisition bill: Radical changes proposed by parliamentary panel
NDTVNew Delhi: Land acquisition has been a politically loaded issue - in Uttar Pradesh, it allowed Rahul Gandhi to accuse Mayawati of selling out farmers, and in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee's ...
India Ink: Jewelers and Film Stars Align
New York TimesThe Bollywood actress Lara Dutta displays her wedding jewelry. ';In movie-mad India, a number of jewelry companies are using the allure of film stars to attract ...
India to amend law to enable B'desh land exchange
Times of IndiaConstitution is being drafted to enable the exchange of 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh and 51 Bangladeshi enclaves in the Indian territory, External Affairs ...
Hacktivist Anonymous takes down SC, AICC websites
RediffInternet censorship is said to the reason given by Anonymous for targeting the two websites. The operation, MT Operation India, comes after websites ...
Three policemen held for gun running in Assam
RediffThree police personnel and a member of pro-talks faction of the militant National Democratic Front of Bodoland was arrested along with arms and ammunition on charges of gun running on ...
SRK: I wasn't drunk, MCA officials were aggressive
RediffT he MCA has lodged a police complaint against Khan for his alleged unruly misbehaviour at the stadium and decided to ban him for life from entering the premises. "I was not drunk; I had gone ...
No pressure on India for Iran oil import cut: US
RediffImages ] to cut oil imports from Iran, has said that the reduction has happened not because of its pressure but due to "financial and commercial ...
Why are all eyes on Pirojsha Godrej?
Rediffirojsha Godrej, managing director and chief executive of Godrej Properties, the realty arm of the 115-year-old Godrej Group, has come into his own. On May 5, during a media meet to announce Q4 ...
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