Saturday 4th February, 2012
Super Kings snap Jadeja for $2 m, Vinay Kumar goes for $1 m
India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja lived up to his "hot property" tag in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here Saturday with Chennai Super Kings buying him for $2 million. Fast bowler R. ...
Telenor to write down $724.5 mn investments in Uninor
Norwegian firm Telenor Saturday said it would write down investments into its Indian mobile arm -- Uninor -- worth about $724.5 million (4.2 billion NOK) following the Supreme Court's order ...
A weakened Congress will face UP ballot
Since the Manmohan Singh government is at the receiving end of the Supreme Court's stinging indictment of its role in the spectrum scam, it is the Congress which will suffer the most during the ...
Street theatre festival focuses on child rights
India's News.NetChildren's theatre groups from many states are raising their voice against child rights violations in the five-day National Street Theatre Festival "Bol Jamoore" that began in Kolkata. Organised by ...
Chhattisgarh starts police build up ahead of Maoists' meet
India's News.NetThe Chhattisgarh government has started a police build-up at the entry points of the vast forested area called the Abujhmad amid unconfirmed reports that the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist ...
Two LeT guerrillas killed in Kashmir
India's News.NetTwo separatist guerrillas of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, army sources said. "On specific information about the presence of some terrorists, ...
Superstars, wildlife and religion on bookshelf
India's News.NetUnwind this weekend with a pile of meaningful books. Browse with IANS. 1. 'Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema'; Edited by Bhaichand Patel; Published by Penguin India; Priced at ...
Bird flu case surfaces in Bhubaneswar
India's News.NetOdisha has banned the movement of poultry and related products from an area in the capital Bhubaneswar after a bird flu case surfaced in the city, an official said Saturday. The state authorities ...
A good interview is about a good conversation: Imran Khan
India's News.NetFirst acting, then photography and now journalism: Bollywood's talented actor Imran Khan seems to have a knack for everything. Offering a few tips for today's journalists, Imran suggests a good ...
Sahara's pull out unfortunate: BCCI
India's News.NetThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Saturday termed Sahara's pull out from sponsorship and the Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as unfortunate and said it hasn't ...
Election Commission is winner in Punjab polls
India's News.NetPolitical parties in Punjab may have to wait for the outcome, but the assembly polls have already produced one sure winner - the Election Commission (EC). The strict control that EC officials and ...
Want a film on climate change: Abhishek Bachchan
India's News.NetAfter being part of entertaining films, Abhishek Bachchan is keen now to make a movie on climate change but says it is important to have the right story that can strike a chord with the ...
Force India driver Di Resta under pressure to perform
India's News.NetForce India driver Paul Di Resta has confessed to being under pressure to perform during his second full year on the Formula One circuit. The Scot is considered one of the most talented drivers in ...
UP 2012: Unpredictable outcome
India's News.NetConsidering what is at stake, top leaders of all political parties have descended in Uttar Pradesh's poll arena to select its 16th assembly. However, unlike in the past, when issues used to be ...
'Chronicle' blends genres with clever twists and turns
India's News.NetFilm: 'Chronicle'; Cast: Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan and Dane DeHaan; Director: Josh Trank; Rating: A pretty unheard movie with no A-listers on its credits list, 'Chronicle' is a blend of ...
President Patil greets nation on Milad-un-Nabi
India's News.NetPresident Pratibha Patil Saturday greeted the nation on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi. In her message, the president conveyed her "greetings and good wishes" to fellow citizens. "On the joyous ...
Mamata accuses Left of poor governance in West Bengal
India's News.NetWest Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee has blamed the previous Communist Party of India (Marxist) administration of misgovernance in the state. "In last 34 ...
Arnie can't see the Taj
India's News.NetVisiting the Taj Mahal always tops the must-do list of any international celebrity arriving in India, and Arnold Schwarzenegger was no exception either. But the simple wish proved to be a mission ...
Sahara parts ways with BCCI, withdraws from IPL
India's News.NetSahara has decided to split with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and withdraw from the Indian Premier League (IPL) where it owns the Pune Warriors franchise, the company announced ...
Shriya Saran's plea - do not divide films on regional basis
India's News.NetDo not to divide the movie industry based on regions, urges multilingual actress Shriya Saran and requests people to refer to filmdom as "Indian cinema". "I feel films can be used as cultural ...
Beleagured Kingfisher defers joining oneworld
India's News.NetThe beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines has deferred its plans to join the oneworld alliance until it can strengthen its financial position, an official said here Saturday. The high profile airline, ...
Moderate intensity quake in Kashmir Valley
India's News.NetA moderate intensity earthquake rocked the Kashmir Valley Saturday morning, disaster management officials said. No damage to life or property has been reported so far. "The magnitude of the ...
Confident 2G judgment will be out Saturday: Swamy
India's News.NetJanata Party chief Subramanian Swamy said he was confident that judgement would be delivered later Saturday after a trial court deferred his plea on the alleged role of Home Minister P. Chidambaram ...
Trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role in afternoon
India's News.NetThe Patiala House trial court here Saturday deferred Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's plea to make union Home Minister P. Chidambaram a co-accused in the 2G spectrum allotment case till 12.15 ...
Hopes to retrieve George Cross from Britain dashed
India's News.NetHopes to bring back the George Cross awarded to a pre-independence Indian soldier have grown dimmer as the British authorities have turned down the plea of an Indian investigating agency that the ...
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