The United States justice department has launched a criminal investigation into the leaks of classified information about secret electronic surveillance programmes to get details of phone calls of its citizens and to gather data trails left by foreigners using internet outside America.
A lesson for Jeetendra from Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor delivering gas and Susan Sarandon-Jessica Lange's caustic retelling of the infamous Bette Davis-Joan Crawford feud, Sukanya Verma's super-filmi week turned out to quite a blast from the past.
While Kumar, Tarun, Ashok, Sandeep and Dinesh were earlier in CBI custody for five days, the other accused were sent to the agency's custody on Monday.
Keeping its promise of honouring 'unsung heroes', the government this year honoured with Padma awards several personalities who served the poor, set up free schools and popularised tribal arts globally.
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Escorts on Wednesday sold its Heart Institute to Ranbaxy-controlled Fortis Health Care for Rs 585 crore (Rs 5.85 billion), group chairman Rajan Nanda announced in New Delhi.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said saving lives and extending all help to the families of the deceased is the state government's priority.
A 13.2 MW small hydro project on the Rishiganga river was swept away in the glacier burst in Uttarakhand on Sunday, but there is no danger of floods in the downstream areas as the water level has been contained.
Whether they live away from their families or with them, all CEOs struggle with work-life balance, says Shyamal Majumdar.
Celebrating the brother-sister bond.
India's online listing space is witnessing phenomenal growth.
The Gujarat government on Wednesday said it has not accepted the resignation of fake encounter cases accused Indian Police Service officer D G Vanzara, who quit after indicting Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
Every day when Akhilesh returns after a joust with political adversaries to his Camelot, which is Lucknow's 5, Kalidas Marg, it is time to hold court with advisors and loyalists.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India's Committee of Administrators (COA) will meet Bangladesh Cricket Board chief Nazmul Hasan Papon on Wednesday to discuss the proposed constitutional reforms in the International Cricket Council along with the revenue sharing model.
'The present government swears by Hinduism. But we lost three of our sants during earlier BJP regimes.'
Brushing aside the opposition from Anil Nanda, the Escorts board on Wednesday decided to go ahead with mortgaging of shares of Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre to raise Rs 100 crore.
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Escorts group's decision to sell 17.1 per cent equity in its heart institute has been put on the backburner, after vice chairman Anil Nanda opposed the commercialisation of this charitable institution
India on Tuesday recalled three diplomats stationed at its high commission in Islamabad after their identities were made public and Pakistan charged them with "spying".
Shweta Bachchan turned designer and father Amitabh Bachchan's joy knew no bounds.
Two Indian associates of alleged middleman Christian Michel James were on Saturday granted bail by a special court in a money laundering case relating to the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP chopper deal.
Love was certainly in the air, as Bollywood's star couples celebrated Karva Chauth together.
Made out of sheer desperation and shot in straight 20 days, Ittefaq remains Yash Chopra's greatest triumph.
All the populist schemes have either a job creation motive or a health and sanitation one.
Illayaraja, 74, who has been conferred with Padma Bhushan in 2009, was selected for Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award after Bharat Ratna.
Nayar wrote that the central government should initiate steps to address the pending inter-state issues in the North East, especially the boundary dispute of Assam with Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya.
An Indian mountaineer and a CIA expert have come out with an authoritative account of how nuclear devices were planted atop high Himalayan peaks to monitor Chinese nuclear tests in the 1960s.
Commercialisation of treks is slowly leading to the exploitation of the fragile ecosystem. Abhishek Bhati treks through Roopkund to give a first-hand account.
Beside flying squads from RTOs at different points on highways, challans are imposed without any reason. The situation is especially difficult in states like Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh.
A minor girl was gang raped in West Bengal on her way back on school leading to violent protests by locals who set on fire three vehicles and damaged at least 30 others, including one belonging to the police, demanding that two youths who were allegedly involved in the crime be handed to them.
Prem Chopra's daughter Rakita Nanda speaks to Patcy N about how the screen villain translated into an ordinary Dad at home, and what effect his roles had on his young daughters.
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Kshamaya Daniel, 12-and-dying-to-be-13, is a young lady with strong opinions. According to her, Student Of The Year is both 'fantastic' and 'unpredictable'.
'If we had sent a few airplanes (into Tibet), we could have wiped the Chinese out.' 'And everything could have been different in the 1962 War.' 'They did not believe me there was no Chinese air force.' 'Can you imagine what would have happened if we had used the IAF at that time?' 'The Chinese would have never dared do anything down the line.'
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Experts say the impact is limited to investors and potential employees and may ease out in the next few months
