The developed and developing divide is sharper than ever with the coming to light of a possible new deal, drafted by the Danish government after talks with leaders of several developed countries, including Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The draft leaked and was first published by the British newspaper The Guardian. The document says global [...]
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh has been put on high alert as Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K Chandrashekhar Rao’s health continues to deteriorate. Rao’s deteriorating health and the agitation for a separate state of Telangana also echoed in Parliament on Wednesday as both the Houses debated the issue with MPs urging him to break his fast [...]
TOKYO: Japan’s Suzuki Motor said on Wednesday it will sell a 19.9 percent stake to Volkswagen for $2.5 billion and use half the proceeds to buy shares in the German automaker, as the two firms form a formidable force in the auto industry. Shares in Suzuki bucked a sharp fall in other Japanese auto stocks [...]
The Badshah of Bollywood was at his wittiest when he shared his aspiration of becoming a porn star. The actor was here to launch management guru Arindam Chaudhuri’s new book ‘Discover the Diamond in You’ when he revealed his desire. “I always wanted to be porn star. I am going to work with all the [...]
New Delhi : As the Babri report raises a storm in Parliament for yet another day, now a searing attack from the BJP. The party has called the report a dud and entirely devoid of credibility. “It is a report which is devoid of any credibility, its futility media has referred to as the dud [...]
New Delhi : The Prime Minister has apologised in Parliament for the controversial remark by a Congress MP against former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The Prime Minister said, “I was not in the House yesterday, but got to know that some untoward incident in the house in regard to Vajpayeeji …I apologise for that.” [...]
New Delhi: Liberhan Commission report on Babri Masjid demolition is set to trigger another stormy session in Parliament on Tuesday when it will be discussed in Rajya Sabha. During the debate on Tuesday in Lok Sabha behaviour of MPs hit a new low in Lok Sabha. The Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to decide if [...]
Panaji : The Goa rape case victim has written to the Russian Consulate saying she fears for her life. The Russian has alleged assault by supporters of the rape accused. She says she now wants to withdraw her case as the police are favoring the accused. The victim said she immediately rushed to Panaji, 30 [...]
After the poor attendance in Lok Sabha last week, some members in Rajya Sabha too bunked the session on Tuesday. When 6 MPs against whom questions were listed did not bother to show up for the Question Hour, Vice-President and Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari was left to wonder if the virus had spread to [...]
The price of garlic in China has increased by more than 500 percent this winter. Seemingly, the public is buying more because of the fear of the spread of the deadly virus. However, Wu Jiang, head of the immunity division under the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, has tried to break the myth. [...]
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