Britannia may go for 6 per cent overall price hike
Britannia Industries, India's largest biscuits and bakery company, on Saturday indicated that it may raise prices of its products due to soaring distribution and raw materials costs, but the overall p
Bhagavad Gita on trial, faces ban in Russia
The Bhagavad Gita, one of the holiest Hindu scriptures, is facing a legal ban and the prospect of being branded as “extremist” literature across Russia. A court in Siberia’s Tomsk city is set to deliver its final verdict Monday in a case filed by state prosecutors.
MCA student ends life over love affair
A first year MCA student, in his early 20s, consumed poison at his home here after his relationship with a woman studying in the same college was opposed to by her parents, the police said on Saturday.
Mohit Sharma killed himself Friday night at his home in Turab Nagar locality. The police said he was in a relationship with a fellow student, and they got married secretly in November.
Schoolkids to form human chain against junk food
The students of Father Agnel School here will form a human chain on Monday against the rise in junk food consumption among school-going children.
Obama bars daughters from Facebook
U.S. President Barack Obama has barred his daughters from using Facebook because he doesn’t want “strangers knowing our business”, a media report said. Mr Obama said it “does not make much sense” to put the most private details of his family life on public view. His elder daughter, Malia, is 13, and just old enough to use Facebook. Her younger sister Sasha is 10, the Daily Mail reported Saturday.
Aniston reveals she was a dumpy teenager
Actress Jennifer Aniston, who was recently crowned the Hottest Woman of All Time in a new poll by Men’s Health magazine, reveals she wasn’t always the most beautiful girl. “I was a dumpy teenager. My mum was a
RLD chief Ajit Singh sworn-in union minister
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh was on Sunday sworn-in as union minister. He was administered the oath of office by President Pratibha Patil.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress presiden
Pakistan Army is pro-democracy, assures Gilani
Rejecting the notion of any clash between the government and army or judiciary, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the army as well as the judiciary are pro-democracy.
His comments came after arm
No more delay in Lokapl acceptable, says Anna
Continuing to pressurize the government on the Lokpal bill, activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said there should not be any more delay in passing the anti-corruption legislation.
Talking to reporters on
No more delay in Lokapl acceptable, says Anna
Continuing to pressurize the government on the Lokpal Bill, activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said there should not be any more delay in passing the anti-corruption legislation.