Jul 22 2008
A group of engineering graduates here has set up a concept called ‘Ecocab call centre’ to overcome the routine transportation problem. It has made the popular mode of local transportation—cycle rickshaw—just a phone call...
Jul 22 2008
At the end of all the debating, it’s the numbers that will decide whether the government will stay or not. As per the present status, it seems the government will scrape through. According to the current arithmetic given to NDTV by top Congress...
Jul 22 2008
The confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Monday came as a boon for jailed RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav as he, now out of prison, could spend some precious moments with his wife and LJP MP Ranjeeta Ranjan. Pappu and Ranjeeta sat next to each...
Jul 22 2008
Yuvraj Singh’s mother Shabnam on Monday lashed out at Kapil Dev for criticising her son’s party animal image, saying the former India captain is no angel himself. “I was indeed pained to read Kapil Dev’s highly provocative...
Jul 22 2008
When the Government is at stake even those languishing behind bars can be trusted – jailed MPs will be participating in Parliament on Tuesday during the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. One of the jailbirds to vote is RJD MP Md Shahabuddin who...
Jul 19 2008
The much-touted deal between Anil Ambani group company RCOM and South African telecom giant MTN was called off on Friday. “The two sides were unable to conclude the transaction due to certain regulatory issues,” RCOM spokesperson said in...
Jul 19 2008
What was initially believed to be a hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of an Indian has turned out to be a well-planned murder. The Police in Dubai arrested two Asians, one of them an Iranian, on charges of murdering Sharjah-based Indian...
Jul 19 2008
Six Sri Lankans and an Indian national were jailed for between three and 12 years each on Friday for a violent rampage in London in which they tried to behead a man with Samurai swords, police said. The seven - aged between 20 and 32 - were convicted...
Jul 6 2008
For more than 10 years, John Lotter has faced death in Nebraska’s electric chair for the grisly 1993 triple murder that spawned the movie “Boys Don’t Cry.” But the state Supreme Court made that sentence uncertain for Lotter and...
Jul 6 2008
An explosion of pesky insects is pestering clean-up crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest. In some parts of Iowa there are 20 times the normal number, and in Chicago up to five times more than usual. The good news is...