Drop in US unemployment brings cheer to Obama
The US unemployment rate surprisingly dropped to 8.6 per cent in November, the lowest in two-and-a-half years, bringing good cheer to embattled President Barack Obama, but analysts wondered if it woul
Talks likely with Tamil Nadu on Mullaperiyar: Chandy
Describing his visit to Delhi as a 'success', Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday said there was possibility of an early official level discussion with Tamil Nadu to find a solution on the
Chiranjeevi unhappy with Congress
For the first time after his Praja Rajyam Party's (PRP) formal merger with the Congress in August, actor-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi on Saturday openly expressed unhappiness over the ruling party
Tom Cruise lands in India on ‘Mission Impossible 4’
Hollywood star Tom Cruise, who is on a worldwide promotional tour of his much-awaited film “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”, landed here early on Saturday.
Vidya happy with the response to ‘The Dirty Picture’
Vidya Balan is overwhelmed by the kind of response she has received for “The Dirty Picture”, and is glad that even her parents did not find anything vulgar or cheap in her portrayal of a sex symbol.
Central panel on Kudankulam to meet in three weeks
The central government committee, appointed to allay the fears of locals about the safety of Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu, will meet in three weeks to discuss the panel's res
PM not able to use authority, says Advani
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not "been able to exercise all authority” by accepting the communist model of government under which party chief is more important than the government head.
The charms of India's black magic capital
Imagine a tiger lazily walking behind you like a pet dog or a man bleating like a sheep instead of talking. Hard to believe, but then black magic practitioners and elderly people in the small roadside
K’taka Lokayukta court orders probe against Krishna
Three former Karnataka chief ministers, including present external affairs minister S.M. Krishna, are now caught in the illegal mining row rocking the state as a court on Saturday ordered a probe into their role during their rule.
FDI decision suspended pending consensus: Pranab tells Mamata
The central government has decided to keep on hold the decision to allow 51 per cent foreign equity in retail till a consensus emerged on the issue, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on