Archive for August, 2009
India wins Nehru Cup; beats Syria »
India retains Nehru Cup with a 5-4 win over Syria at the Ambedkar Stadium today. Subrata Paul conjured a spectacular performance. He saved three penalty shots when the match was stretched to penalty shootout after following the...
Vijay Mallya’s Force India creates history »
Giancarlo Fisichella, the Force India driver, finishes second at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. The Force India is owned by Vijay Mallya. Fisichella, 36-year-old Italian driver, has been rumored to have one foot in Ferrari. He...
Pak modified US supplied missile Harpoon to direct against India »
US discovered that Pakistan has illegally modified US supplied missiles, Harpoon, to direct against India. It has been realized by Washington that uncontrolled supply of weapons to Pak poses a security threat to the entire south-east Asia...
Michael Jackson’s waxed figure unveiled at Madame Tussauds »
The waxed likeness of Michael Jackson was unveiled yesterday at Madame Tussauds. The waxed figure of MJ took three months to make and the cost of making of it was $300,000. The unveiling of Michael Jackson at...
Pranab Mukherjee speaks on Jaswant Singh’s book upon Jinnah »
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee speaks on the book of Jaswant Singh. He said that it is an attempt to vilify Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. He also added that the book of Singh on Mohammad Ali Jinnah was a...
Red Corner Notice issued against 26/11 mastermind by Interpol »
A Red Corner Notice (RCN) has been issued by Interpol today against the chargesheeted mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack carnage and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed. This notice by the Interpol will make it difficult for...
Indians spend 80% more on power back-up than cost to grid supply »
Pan-Indian study reveals that every year Indians spend a whopping 30,000 crore rupees on fuel and maintenance cost on power back-up equipments for securing themselves against frequent outages. The study says that consumers spend eighty percent more...
On the wake of terror threats government to monitor phone calls »
Government is now planning to monitor phone calls in the wake of terror threats. It will set up a centralized system to monitor all mobile phones, landlines and the internet in India. A telecom research and development...
Sudheendra Kulkarni bids adieu to BJP »
Sudheendra Kulkarni ended his association with the BJP. He is a key aide of L K Advani and earlier of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He ended over “ideological differences”. He said that his decision had nothing to do...
Jaswant Singh again speaks against L K Advani »
Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh gives a fresh comment on L K Advani. He said that Advani had stopped Atal Bihari Vajpayee from taking any action against Narendra Modi in the 2002 riots on such a ground...
Rakhi-Elesh starts parenting on reality show »
There is nothing more interesting than Rakhi Sawant going for parenting. Rakhi now will be seen on yet another reality show from Wednesday after Rakhi Ka Swayamvar. This reality show is about parenting with Rakhi Sawant and...
Jaswant Singh provided cover for Advani in Kandahar episode »
Jaswant Singh breaks his silence over Kandahar plane hijack episode in 1999. He says that he covered L K Advani when he Advani said that he was not aware that former foreign minister Jaswant Singh was going...
BJP expelles Jaswant Singh »
Jaswant Singh has been expelled from the BJP. His book eulogising Mohd Ali Jinnah has come under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party and also the sangh parivar. The decision was taken on Wednesday at the Parliamentary...
Chidambaram says detaining SRK at Newark Airport could only take 15 mins »
Home minister P Chidambram yesterday said to the media in regard to the detaining of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan at Newark Airport in New Jersey that the Americans had “overdone it”. He said, “Had it been...
Will Rakhi Sawant marry Elesh »
Rakhi Ka Swayamwar was not only getting a life partner for Rakhi Sawant but it also achieved everything a television reality show would want. Rakhi Ka Swayamwar achieved high TRPs and also a huge controversy from time...
Sharukh Khan’s detention at Newark airport will be taken strongly says civil aviation minister »
Parul Patel, civil aviation minister, said regarding Sharukh Khan’s detention issue at an American airport that India will “strongly” take up with the US. He asserted that such incidents were unacceptable. To the media Patel said yesterday,...
President Pratibha Patil addresses the nation on the eve of Independence Day »
Pratibha Patil, the President of India, urged on Friday to the nation to help the government battle the drought as well as the swine flu virus. She said that “an enlightened citizenry” is the “greatest asset” of...
Six out of top ten economies out of recession »
There is a light at the end of the recession tunnel. On Wednesday France and Germany had announced of unexpected returns to the growth path. From this the conclusion comes that 4 of the world’s 5 largest...
CBI admits secret Indian currency template compromised »
Central Bureau of Investigation says that the secret template that India uses to print Indian currency notes has been compromised and due to this there has been possibilities of fake currency notes being pumped in to subvert...
10 per cent tax up to 10 lakh »
Today the government has moderated the income tax rates. It is a major relief to income tax payers. The government initiated radical tax reforms today through a draft code wich is aiming at moderating the income tax...
