Argentine superstar Lionel Messi arrived in the wee hours today but more than 1500 frenzied die-hard supporters and hordes of mediamen who stayed awake throughout the night were left heartbroken without getting a glimpse of the Argentine superstar who made a hush-hush exit from the VIP gate amid high security without anybody’s notice. The football-mad [...]
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the eve of joyous occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a message, Dr Singh said the festival of Eid highlights the spirit of sacrifice and the joy of sharing. “The celebrations marking the end of Ramadan fasting foster peace and harmony and reflect the true spirit of our [...]
The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rattled America’s East Coast on August 23 continues to produce aftershocks. At least 18 aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 4.5 to as little as 2.0 followed the strongest earthquake to strike the East Coast since World War II, according to the US Geological Survey. Two of the latest happened late yesterday [...]
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today faced a two pronged attack — from Opposition BJP on her indictment by CAG for CWG irregularities as well as a section of Congress for 22 per cent hike in power tariff. The BJP, which has been demanding her resignation since tabling of the CAG report on Commonwealth Games in [...]
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) today said it has begun to roll out cars from its Manesar plant as it looks to normalise operations, even as tension between the management and workers continued for the third day. “MSI began assembly operations at Manesar this morning. The factory was able to roll out its first Swift since [...]
Cable operators of Jalandhar held a protest march against the policies of the FASTWAY company. The protesting cable operators alleged that the company was forcing them to install set top boxes at all cable connected households. They also alleged that the company had raised the operating fees by more than 25 per cent without any [...]
An Internet company in China has unveiled a low cost smart phone as a cheap alternative to Apple’s iPhone, hoping to make forays into the smart phone crazy domestic market regarded as the world’s biggest. The low-cost but high-specification Xiaomi Phone, produced by Xiaomi Technology, comes at a price tag of 1,999-yuan (USD 313), which [...]
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE), forex, money, oils & oilseeds, metal and spices markets are closed today in observance of ‘Ramzan Eid’. The commodities, bullion, sugar, grain, cotton and solvent markets will remain open for business as usual.
Four Indian Americans have emerged among the key fund raisers for Barack Obama, raising almost a million dollars among themselves for the US President’s re-election campaign. According to OpenSecrets.Org, a sum of USD 35 million of the total USD 86 million raised by the Obama’s campaign so far, has come from 244 individuals. Among them, [...]
