• NRI teen invents 30-second phone charger

    Indian-American teen invents gadget that can charge phone in 30 seconds

  • Sahara pulls out of IPL, not to renew BCCI sponsorship

    New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Pune Warriors India, owned by Sahara India Pariwar, pulled out of the already scandal-hit Indian Premier League (IPL) Tuesday and announced that they will not renew their sponsorship of the Indian cricket team after the present contract expires in December 2013.

  • Manmohan vs Sonia: Policitical ambitions clash
    Manmohan vs Sonia: Policitical ambitions clash

    After nine years in Government, the political ambitions of Manmohan and Sonia are at clash point. The trust deficit is widening. With the Lok Sabha elections fast approaching, both sides are positioning themselves-Manmohan for a dignified exit, if not a third term, and Sonia for a clean slate for son Rahul Gandhi. Manmohan and Sonia are locked in an uncomfortable embrace. The tensions are bound to simmer even if the endgame unfolds months later. Unfortunately, the Congress can no longer blame

  • Narendra Modi to meet BJP board today

    India, May 21 -- Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi will attend his first meeting of BJP's parliamentary board on Tuesday, which follows party chief Rajnath Singh's decision to handover Uttar Pradesh affairs to his close confidant Amit Shah to prepare for the Lok Sabha polls.Singh called the board, which is BJP's supreme body, to review the political situation and the party's preparations for the elections.A day after his decision, Singh also appeared defending Shah's appointment, saying

  • FIR against Facebook for not removing page 'glorifying' cow slaughter

    Lucknow, May 21 -- An FIR was registered against social networking website Facebook for not removing an online community page created by some persons who were using it to 'glorify' cow slaughter.IPS officer Amitabh Thakur and his wife Nutan Thakur lodged the case in Gomti Nagar police station.The complaint lodged under sections 153, 290 and 504 of the IPC and section 66 A of the Information Technology Act-2000 said that Facebook group 'Aao Mil Kar Kaatein Gaay' (let us come together to

  • Vindu Dara Singh nabbed for IPL scam links

    Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) A Mumbai magistrate Tuesday sent Bollywood actor Vindu Dara Singh, who was arrested earlier Tuesday for suspected links in the spot-fixing scam in the ongoing IPL tournament, to police custody till May 24.

  • Sanjay Dutt shifted to Pune jail

    Mumbai, May 22 (IANS) In a surprise move, Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt was secretly shifted from a Mumbai prison to a Pune jail early Wednesday, official sources said.

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