NEW DELHI: Anna Hazare's indefinite fast entered the third day today with the activist regretting the attack on media by his supporters and warned that he will call off his fast if they again indulge in violence.Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, who is also fasting, apologized for the misbehavior with media but sought to blame media house owners, saying...
NEW DELHI: The ambitious proposal to build an alternative Parliament House complex would be finalized only after wide ranging consultations, government sources said today.The sources said that the Urban Development (UD) ministry is examining the proposal to go in for a new building which would take the place of Parliament House, which has witnessed severe wear and tear since...
NEW DELHI: The Booker long-list nomination came as a surprise to Kerala-born poet-novelist Jeet Thayil who says his selected novel "Narcopolis", which talks of opium dens and heroin addiction in Mumbai, is a secret history of the city."Yes, the Booker long-list nomination surprised me...An award is important in the sense that it is recognition for the work the writer...
NELLORE, AP: Thirty-two people were today charred to death and 25 others injured when a fire broke out in a coach of New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express near here with Railway Minister Mukul Roy indicating that there could have been a blast.Additional DG Railways V S K Kaumudi told PTI that 32 bodies have been recovered so far from...
NEW DELHI: As his fast entered the second day, Anna Hazare today warned the government that it will have to go if it does not bring a strong Lokpal Bill as a "wave of protest" is building up.After an impressive turnout yesterday, the morning crowd at the fast venue of Jantar Mantar here was just around 400 with organizers...
LONDON: Beijing Games gold medalist Abhinav Bindra today crashed out of the 10m air rifle event at the London Olympics with a dismal display in the qualifying rounds, but compatriot Gagan Narang kept alive India's hopes by advancing to the medal round here.Bindra, who scripted history four years ago by becoming the country's first-ever individual gold medalist in the...
LONDON: The Hinduja Group, with a global presence in core sectors like oil and gas, automotive, power, IT, banking and finance, has announced a major foray into the real estate sector in India involving an investment of up to USD 15 billion.
Just back from a visit to India, the Group Chairman S P Hinduja said here that the Indian...
NEW YORK: Technology giant Apple has said the multi-layered distribution network in India works against the company's interests and it sees higher potential elsewhere in the "intermediate term".
"I love India, but I believe Apple has some higher potential in the intermediate term in some other countries," Apple CEO Tim Cook has said in an earnings conference call with analysts.
He...
CHENNAI: The intervention of the Madras High Court has made it possible for Ashok Amritraj, brother of former tennis star Vijay Amritraj, to get back Rs 6.35 crore placed in seven Fixed Deposits (FDs) in a nationalized bank for a year, besides interest.
Justice N Kirubakaran slammed a city branch of Canara Bank for "falsehood, suppressing material facts and attempting...
TOKYO: As he pitches for greater investment from Japan, west Indian state Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Suzuki Motors Chairman Osamu Suzuki, and discussed investment opportunities in the state.
Modi took a bullet train from Tokyo to Hamamatsu, where Suzuki is headquartered, and visited its plant where he met Indian engineers working for the Japanese auto...