Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's blundering bodyguard left a deadly loaded pistol in the toilet of a coffee shop, leaving customers and their children shocked....
Alaska Governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin may never have been to Israel, but according to sources close to her, she is a staunch supporter of the Israeli cause, making her a favorite with the staunchly pro-Israel neo-conservative elements in the Republican Party. ...
The flood situation in as many as 16 districts of Assam remained critical today with the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries creating havoc in the state...
India's largest IT Scholarship Program - the 18th Bhavishya Jyoti Scholarship Test - will be conducted on September 21 (Sunday) by NIIT across over 400 education centres in the country....
American actress Jennifer Lopez revealed in an interview that she wanted her pregnancy to go smoothly from the start and to be able to enjoy it thoroughly till she gave birth....
Aussie actress Naomi Watts' pregnancy has caused much speculation, with the time of birth of her second child, being the foremost question on everybody's mind....
With TV, Internet and telephones intruding so much in a day, an average person only gets 63 minutes of peace and quiet in 24 hours, claims a new research....
Mumbai, Sept 4, (ANI/Business Wire India) Increasingly, mainstream technology firms like IBM, Microsoft and Intel are looking at the microfinance customer base and seeing an opportunity for new clients-microfinance institutions and their borrowers-and a way to help people who normally can't afford to buy their products. ...
Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex today crossed the over 15,000 points level and the National Stock Exchange index Nifty crossed over 4,500 points after crude fell below 106 dollar a barrel in global markets....
Bangalore, Sept 2, (ANI/Business Wire India) Harman International Industries Inc. (NYSEHAR) and Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSEWIT), on Tuesday announced the launch of a joint embedded engineering center in India. ...
In order to meet the deadline of producing Euro-III and Euro-IV grade petrol and diesel from April 2010, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the country's largest refiner, is investing over Rs 12,000 crore to upgrade its seven refineries....
Brazilian legend Pele reckons that his fellow countryman Robinho 'needs counselling' for turning his back on a move to England's premier club Chelsea....
Cricket Australia's inability to standby Australia's cricketers during last year's controversy surrounding a verbal scrap with Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, sowed the seed of discontent and turbulence in the mind of all-rounder Andrew Symonds....
Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, have been unwilling to bend and so the chances are that, in 2010, the sisters will be suspended from the Indiana Wells Championship that they have won eight times between them. ...
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has said that he is available and ready to play Test cricket in India next month despite recent break-up of his marriage....
PM inaugurates International Conference on “Towards a World Free of Nuclear Weapons”
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, inaugurated the International Conference on “Towards A World Free Of Nuclear Weapons” in New Delhi today. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Singh said that we seek a world in which power flows through the empowerment of people, and from the strength and resilience of our economy, our society, our institutions and our values. The Prime Minister reiterated that India has no intention to engage in an arms race with anyone and said that India is fully committed to nuclear disarmament that is global, universal and non-discriminatory in nature,...
Fifty Children selected for Bal Shree Awards
Fifty children in four different streams have been selected from all over the country for this year's prestigious Bal Shree Honour. The awards will be presented to the children by the President, Mrs. ...
Yojana Now Available On Net
Yojana, A flagship magazine of economic and planned development being published by Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting will now be available on net. All the 13 Indian languages editions of the magazine can be accessed through a click on the website www.yojana.gov.in. Launching the website here today, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Smt. Asha Swarup said that catering the needs of society, especially youths and students through its rich contents, Yojana has made its mark. Young readers are very friendly with the internet hence availability on the net would make it more popular, she added....
RPLI bonus stands enhanced
Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) bonus for the most popular scheme (Endowment Assurance) stands enhanced i.e. from Rs. 50/- to Rs. 55/- for every Rs. 1000/- of Sum Assured, if the policy term exceeds 10 years and from Rs. 50/- to Rs. 52/- for every Rs. 1000/- of Sum Assured, if the policy term is upto 10 years. This was declared by Smt. Sunita Trivedi, Chief General Manager, RPLI here today....
