Unfazed by BJP's rebuff, former vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today said he would definitely contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election if his health permitted.
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning everyone else's name in small font at the bottom of the screen?' asks Sreehari Nair.
Hollywood actors Eddie Murphy and Shia LaBeouf are the new faces in the upcoming movie of the Batman comic series.
Though there are different views on the Global Financial Integrity numbers that the BJP cites, getting the money back to India is not going to be an easy task
India Inc put up a full page ad in a Chicago newspaper as a counter offensive to statements of US Presidential candidates on outsourcing.
Barely two months after hmiliating defeats in their own backyard at the hands of same opponents, Australia travelled to South Africa and won the Test series there.
The 78-year-old activist would be returning to the Ramlila maidan after a gap of over four years.
The black and white photo of a bespectacled Gandhi taken by Margaret Bourke-White shows Gandhi sitting on a thin mattress on the floor, head bent down as he is reading the news while his spinning wheels sits in the foreground.
America needs to regain her faith and get back to work. It's a new beginning--just like it was in 1981
Nishtha Dudeja from Haryana won the title at the 18th edition of Miss and Mister Deaf World.
Whatever be Kamala Harris's preference for her identity, many Indians in the US will rally around her as she is the first person with Indian blood in her veins to get close to the White House, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who was considered a crusader against corruption, has informed his most senior advisers that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, according to a report. Spitzer, who was huddled with his top aides inside his apartment early Monday afternoon, had hours earlier abruptly canceled his scheduled public events for the day, the New York Times reported Monday on its website, quoting an administration official.
The greatest obstacle is people's lack of awareness. Even though the RTI Act has been passed, Indians are yet to take full advantage of it. We are yet to contemplate RTI as our birthright. Indians either don't put forth their grievances or don't question inordinate delays, says Shailesh Gandhi, CIC
Al-Qaeda on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the brutal killings of Bangladesh's first gay magazine editor
Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday slammed Aam Admi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal for his opposition to the Lokpal Bill even after anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare supported it.
Almost winding up her crusade against the flourishing drug trade in the coastal state, Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain British girl Scarlett Eden Keeling, has moved to an undisclosed destination in South Goa fearing for her life, allegedly from the drug mafia. "There is no point in continuing the fight if state police are not interested in cooperating. The men in uniform are busy leveling allegations against me rather than probing what I say," Fiona said.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Johnny Depp is being tipped to be the next Batman villain, taking on the role of The Riddler. Movie bosses are convinced that they will be able to get Depp to take on the role, especially after 'The Dark Knight' broke all records at the box office shortly after its release.
'He's going on and on. It's a rant every time now and that's disappointing,' said the Manchester United manager.
The film is flat, and it does no justice to its lead actor Mike Myers' reputation of a terrific entertainer.
He was suffering from lung cancer for last several months, West Bengal CPI secretary Swapan Banerjee said.
"The ULFA has crossed all limits by killing innocent civilians in the state. It is time the people stand up together and voice their rejection of the group and its demand for a sovereign state," APW secretary Abhijit Sharma said.
Pacer Mukesh Kumar took six wickets to help Bengal beat Karnataka by 174 runs and enter the final of the Ranji Trophy for the first time in 13 years, in Kolkata, on Tuesday. Chasing 352 for victory, Karnataka were bowled out for 177 in their second innings with Mukesh taking 6-61 in 21 overs, while Ishan Porel and Akash Deep took two wickets each.
The Indonesian police has arrested three suspects in connection with the attack in Jakarta on Thursday that killed seven people including five attackers.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India respects the Supreme Court's verdict on sweeping reforms in the cricket body and it will work towards implementing the recommendations made by the Lodha panel, senior BCCI functionary and IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla said on Monday.
The court said that the existing regulations were not sufficient to regulate the NGOs across the country.
Dr Nayna Patel is a ray of hope for infertile couples wanting their own child, and for poor women looking to improve their lives. Oprah featured the Gujarat doctor and her work on her show last month.
On being asked why he doesn't talk about his humble background like Modi, Singh said, "I don't want the country to take a pity on the basis of my humble background."
CBI lawyer B P Raju sought further custodial interrogation of the accused, saying he was not cooperating with the investigating agency.
Lancha Saamraajya has little substance, and stereotyped characters.
The founder of the awards Jakob von Uexkull sold a valuable stamp collection to fund the awards.\n\n
'But the most important thing is that he looks after the country. That's why more important than watching a film.' Akshay Kumar discusses Toilet:Ek Prem Katha, his ode to the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The 54-year-old stars in Global Cool, with actress Sienna Miller.
Lucknow's Hazratganj police station on Saturday refused to register an FIR by IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was allegedly threatened by Samajwadi Party supremo and former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
The Delhi left-hander scored a fluent 79 as the Indians posted 270 for 6 on the opening day of the two-day match against Kwazulu Natal XI.
The actor is trying hard to push awareness about the ongoing violence in Sudan's Darfur region.
'Most people working within the government are good people. It is the kind of governance systems that we have that have failed us,' says Arvind Kejriwal, crusader.
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