Jayalalithaa’s Sri Lanka muddle will have consequences (Comment)
September 4th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa appears dead set on taking on the ordinary Sinhalese for her inability to influence the Indian government to pursue a Sri Lanka policy of her ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Off to new boom town, with Mark Tully (IANS Book Review)
November 9th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Book: "Non Stop India"; Author: Mark Tully; Publisher: Penguin India; Price: Rs.499; Pages: 357It is a muddle of a new kind. An anti-corruption crusade which has united Indians as a single ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Bigg Boss 4: Switching Of Characters And The Muddle Up
December 29th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
'Bigg Boss 4' house has become a house truly muddled up due to the task given to the inmates. This week the inmates have to switch over to one or ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Ready to answer CBI questions on spectrum: Arun Shourie
December 18th, 2010 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 18 (IANS) Former union communications minister Arun Shourie Saturday said he is ready to answer the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) questions on the 2G spectrum allocation during his ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Apex court to monitor expanded CBI probe into spectrum scam (Roundup)
December 16th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pointing out to wrongdoings in the grant of licences for second generation spectrum, the Supreme Court Thursday expanded the scope of the CBI probe and said it ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Scope of CBI’s spectrum probe expanded: Bhushan
December 16th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Senior counsel Prashant Bhushan Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court order expanding the scope of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the 2G spectrum scam.He said ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pretty in pink Liz Hurley makes US ambassador Louis Susman blush
October 19th, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 19 (ANI): Elizabeth Hurley wearing a tight pink outfit left the US Ambassador Louis Susman blushing at a recent breast cancer charity event.The 45-year-old model draped herself over the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Committee to probe Benazir Bhutto assassination crime scene to spark row: Editorial
April 26th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr 26(ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani's decision to form a committee to probe the hosing down of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination crime scene is likely to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Asif-Veena reach out of court settlement over all issues
April 17th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.17 (ANI): The conflict between Pakistan fast bowler Mohammed Asif and his estranged girlfriend Veena Malik seems to be over with both of them reaching an out of court settlement over ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Shoaib thanks countrymen, media for supporting him amidst wedding controversy
April 8th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.8 (ANI): Former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik has thanked the nation and media for extending full support to him during the controversy which engulfed his proposed marriage with Indian tennis ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Shoaib Malik finds support from NGO working for ‘harassed’ husbands
April 6th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr.6 (ANI): Amidst the muddle surrounding his marriage with tennis ace Sania Mirza, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik has received an unexpected support from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) which fights for ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Villagers supported thieving postmaster
March 26th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 26 (IANS) A popular sub-postmaster who stole more than 28,000 pounds (about $41,000) from Royal Mail to help keep his branch open has been spared jail after a judge heard ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Karnataka muddle raises question - who forms the BJP high command?
November 7th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Karnic
Bangalore, Nov 7 (IANS) The lingering crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in Karnataka has brought to the fore the question - who constitutes the ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Karnataka muddle lingers on, no solution after 12 days
November 6th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, Nov 6 (IANS) Ever since the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in Karnataka broke out, all major players involved have been saying that solution would ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Sarkozy, Napoleon had distinct similarities, says French commentator
January 22nd, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Jan.22 (ANI): A French political commentator has claimed that there are distinct similarities between President Nicholas Sarkozy and the countrys former Emperor Napoleon.
In his book, Alain Duhamel points out the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Stem cell therapies for heart disease come closer to reality
October 31st, 2008 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 31 (ANI): Taking a crucial step towards stem cell therapies, scientists have revealed that our bodies'' ability to respond to an internal ''mayday'' signal may ultimately pave the way ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Hancock’ - just for action movie fans (Review)
July 11th, 2008 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Hancock"; Cast: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman; Director: Peter Berg; Ratings: **The glut of super-hero summer movies coughed up by Hollywood continues with "Hancock". Comparisons with the likes of the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Mills branded less than impressive witness by Judge
March 19th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 19 (ANI): Heather Mills has been branded "a less than impressive witness," by the judge presiding over her and Sir Paul McCartneys divorce case.Judge Hugh Bennetts opinion of Mills ... Read more...
Posted in National |
The dog that feasted on the pies of a pie-eating contest!
December 14th, 2007 - 11:30 am ICT by admin
London, Dec 14 (ANI): A pie-eating contest was left in an utter muddle after a pooch ate all the pies.On the night of Dec 12 the championship pies were left with 1995 ... Read more...
Posted in World |