Mani becomes ‘attached’ Cong RS member
Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, who is in the eye of a storm over his controversial remarks on the Commonwealth Games, has become an attached member of the Congress in the Rajya Sabha.
Murali: Bedi would be hammered
Recently-retired Sri Lankan spin great Muttiah Muralitharan responded to long-time critic Bishan Singh Bedi on Thursday, calling the former India captain an “ordinary bowler” and a “controversy monger”.
Varun gets HC notice over campaign speech
The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi on a petition filed by his maternal uncle V.M. Singh for allegedly making defamatory remarks against him during the 2009 Lok Sabha election campaign.
Poor infrastructure for teacher training
A renewed attempt by the Union human resource ministry for streamlining teachers training facilities in the country has revealed that a large number of teacher training institutes are running without proper infrastructure or instruction facilities. As a result of its inspection drive across the country the National Council for Teacher Education has withdrawn the recognition of 585 institutes over a period of about 18 months.
Mughda ‘helps’ spread fear in box office
Actress Mughda Godse, who is just two films old, is all set to scare the audience with her role in Help. The actress reveals that she was apprehensive about doing a horror film.
Audit of aviation institutes
Civil aviation minister Praful Patel on Wednesday ordered the DGCA to audit all aviation training institutes, even as the DGCA is all set to frame regulations regarding an “Effective Fatigue Management System” which will be then despatched to airlines for strict implementation. The issue of pilot and crew fatigue is crucial since the Mangalore aircrash is suspected to have occurred on account of the pilot’s error of judgement.
Webcerts take music beyond boundaries
Now you don’t have to be present at the venue to watch your favourite bands perform live as www.artistaloud.com has come up with an innovative and unique concept to help fans cherish music in the com
Radar malfunction at T-3 hits flights
Even as regular international operations commenced from the new swanky integrated Terminal-3 at the New Delhi IGI airport from Wednesday evening, the Autotrack-3 Air Traffic Control (ATC) system and radars malfunctioned for about 20 minutes from about 5.50 pm on Wednesday. However, the Airports Authority of India said in a
Shah avoids direct answers to CBI
Amidst much speculation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here on Wednesday commenced interrogation of former Gujarat minister Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case.
State to do away with homework
In a bid to ease the pressure on the students, the state government has decided to do away with the homework. State school education minister Partha De announced this on Wednesday.