| | | | Fast-unto-death from tomorrow, threatens Anna
"I will fast until we get Jan Lokpal," Anna Hazare, whose four-day ultimatum to govt on a decision on his demands ends today, told a crowd of around 1,000. This is a time for healing, Manmohan tells Assam violence victims
Assuring that causes of the ethnic violence in Assam will be addressed, Manmohan Singh today announced a Rs 300 crore relief package for the affected districts. SP disowns Shahid Siddiqui after Modi interview
The SP, on Saturday, disowned party leader Shahid Siddiqui two days after he interviewed Gujarat CM Narendra Modi for an Urdu weekly triggering a political storm. | | | | | Teacher makes minor girl pregnant
A minor girl has lodged a complaint with the police stating that a para-teacher of a primary school in Balasore district had made her pregnant, the police said. Delhi Metro mock drills hit commuters
All Metro trains came to a grinding halt at 11am on Saturday and commuters were given different reasons for it -- bomb blast, earthquake and terrorist strike. | | | | | HDFC Q1 net profit up 25%
Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd today recorded 25 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,275.86 crore for the first quarter ended June 30, 2012. Maruti Suzuki Q1 net profit dips 23%
Hit by rupee depreciation and higher overall expenses, the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday reported 22.84 per cent decline in its net profit. | | | | | Olympics: Shuttler Kashyap shines in easy opener
Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap started his Olympic campaign in style, getting the better of Belgium's Yuhan Tan in straight games in a Group D match on Saturday. Sachin urges India squad to embrace pressure
Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar has simple advice to offer India's medal hopefuls at the London Olympics -- embrace pressure, don't fight it. | | | | | I don't like the word Bollywood: Amitabh Bachchan
"One is normally used to seeing this on television. But to be a part of it was a huge surprise," says Amitabh Bachchan about carrying the torch at the London Olympics. Gaga makes acting debut with 'Machete Kills'
Pop star Lady Gaga will make her acting debut in Robert Rodriguez's action movie "Machete Kills". | | | | | Samsung beats Apple in smartphone market: IDC
According to IDC, Samsung Electronics shipped 50.2 million smartphones worldwide in the second quarter and had a market share of 33 per cent. Indian IT companies step up hiring in US
The pace at which Indian IT will expand its direct presence in the US with local hires looks certain to accelerate rapidly. | | | | | |
