| | | | Sangma quits NCP to contest presidential election
Sangma sent his resignation letter to party chief Sharad Pawar soon after Subramanian Swamy, a constituent of NDA, met him apparently to pledge support. BJP joins RSS, pulls up Nitish Kumar for 'secular PM' remarks
After RSS chief's backing of Modi, the BJP also echoed similar sentiments, saying the party did not need to take a certificate on secularism from anyone. Pakistan's Supreme Court refers to Indian SC verdicts to disqualify Gilani
Pakistan's SC referred to two judicial verdicts by the Indian apex court in its ruling disqualifying PM Yousuf Raza Gilani following his conviction of contempt. | | | | | Bomb hoax delays Delhi-bound Rajdhani in Goa
The Delhi-Trivandrum Rajdhani Express was delayed by half an hour on Wednesday after an anonymous caller rang up to say that a bomb was on the train. Girl 'raped' in taxi, dumped on road
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside a taxi and dumped near the Kolkata airport in the wee hours of Tuesday. | | | | | Fitch revises Indian FIs to negative
Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on the 'BBB-' Long-Term (LT) Foreign Currency (FC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of India-based institutions to Negative from Stable. Singapore overtakes HK as home to Asia's wealthy
Southeast Asia also shows stronger signs of resilience to global turbulence than the rest of Asia as buoyant domestic spending offsets struggling exports. | | | | | 'Saina sure shot for medal at Olympics'
Saina Nehwal has become a strong medal prospect at the upcoming London Olympics after her performance at the Indonesia Open, asserts Aparna Popat. Yuvi hopes to be back for T20 World Cup
Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh says he hopes to be back in action for the T20 World Cup in September even though it would be a "big challenge" for him. | | | | | Bebo, Sri, Preity lock horns at the box office
Leading ladies Sridevi, Preity Zinta and Kareena, three big projects - English Vinglish, Ishqk In Paris and Heroine, hit the theatres on the same day - September 21, 2012. The news of a rift with Salman did bother me: Sonu Sood
Over a decade in Bollywood and Sonu Sood's confidence his talent craft of cinema is showing. And it's not screaming from his every pore; it's subtle yet substantive. | | | | | Is Microsoft Surface Apple iPad killer?
When Microsoft took the wraps off its Surface tablets on Monday in Los Angeles, it was the brightly hued keyboard that stole the show. Google: Smartphones, mobiles to overtake PCs in Asia
Asia-Pacific is leading a surge in the use of mobile devices as they play a more central role in people's lives and are on track to replace conventional computerS. | | | | | |
