Today is Shivratri and is being celebrated all over India. Shiva is the lord symbolizing the husband. So, on this auspicious day, women take to fast claiming well wishes and long life of her husband. Mahashivarati songs are played throughout the day and many such songs are available from the Internet free of cost.
The Election Commission of India has announced the date of elections in the five states of India. These states are expected to go to the polls during the months of April and May. The five states which are going to the polls include West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Assam, Poducherry and Kerala.
The true picture behind Railway Budget 2011 is something else. Many people are commenting that a few years back, Indian Railways was a turnaround story with a cash surplus of Rs 25,000 crores. But now as per the White Paper presented by the Railway Minister in the Parliament, the national carrier has got a cash […]
R Dhanpal Raj, Vice Chairman of Bar Council of India has been sent to two weeks of judicial custody by a Delhi court. He has been alleged of taking bribe from a law college in Ghaziabad for granting affiliation. A huge amount of cash has been received from his home after CBI conducted a raid […]
The Bryan Adams Delhi concert which is scheduled to be held on Tuesday has been cancelled as the event organizers have not been able to manage to get a No Objection Certificate from the Delhi Police authorities.
A Pakistani anti terrorism court has issued an arrest warrant against the former military ruler Perfez Musharraf. The court feels that they have got enough evidence to feel that he was aware of the assassination plan of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
India’s former telecom minister A. Raja has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scam which rocked the nation last November. He was arrested by the CBI authorities as investigations are going against him. The Federal agency arrested not only the Minister, but also his personal secretary RK Chandolia and Siddharth Behuria.
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, the legendary Indian vocal singer has passed away on Monday morning in a hospital in Pune. The singer was admitted to the Sahyadri Hospital in Pune on 31st December as he reported some age related complications. He was also suffering from general weakness.
When the Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj sanctioned the prosecution of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, little did he know that his decision will lead to such widespread protest and a full day Bangalore bandh in the southern state of Karnataka. Experts feel it is a war between Congress and BJP as Bhardwaj is a man from […]
In a major Cabinet reshuffle of the Union of India, PM Manmohan Singh announced his new team of ministers. Many of the senior ministers have been asked to move out in the cabinet reshuffle, while some have been promoted to the Cabinet rank. There have been some surprises in the Cabinet reshuffle. Political analysts say […]
An earthquake of the magnitude of 7.4 in the rector scale has been reported in Pakistan. As reported by the US Geological Service, the earthquake hit the southwestern parts of the country around 1.30 am in the night.
What a shameful incident! A man in West Bengal, India recently has been arrested based on the complaints by his wife. The offender recorded some videos of their intimate moments on a cell phone and allegedly uploaded them on the web. His shameless act did not stop there. He even sold the videos in local […]
An US cable released by WikiLeaks has stated that Google was hacked in China by getting orders from one of the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party which rules the country. We all know that the US searching giant Google closed their Chinese server in March and all users from China still now get […]
In a stunning development, the website of India’s premier investigation agency Central Bureau of Investigations has been hacked by a group of people. The group who have hacked the CBI website, have claimed them to be Pakistan Cyber Army.
The Congress MP from Kadapa, Jagan Mohan Reddy has resigned from the Parliament and also from the Congress Party. He is the son of popular Congress leader late YS Rajsekhar Reddy. Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to form his own party named YSR Congress.
A teenager in Japan has been sentenced to death for committing double murder. This verdict was out on Thursday which was given by the nation’s newly-introduced jury system. But what made this report stir the entire nation is that this is the first death penalty given to a 19-year-old minor.
Two years have passed after terrorists took over the Hotel Taj in Mumbai and killed 166 guests on the spot. The 26/11 Mumbai terror attack victims are still in our mind and we, not only as a nation but also as humans, want justice and punishment for all those who carried out and master mined […]
The application forms for the flats of DDA Housing scheme 2010 has started being distributed and the registration form for these are available at the website of Delhi Development Authority. The official website where the DDA Housing scheme 2010 registration form is available is www.dda.org.in.
Mr. Rosaiah has put down his papers as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh to pave the way for his successor. Making the announcement at a news conference, he drove to the Raj Bhavan to submit his resignation to the Governor ESL Narasimhan. He cited his old age and huge work pressure the main cause behind […]
In a shameful twist of tales, North Korea attacked a small island in S. Korea border killing many innocent people living in that island. Shells have been fired and many buildings of the local people have been set ablaze. South Korea officials said that the South Korean troops based in that island fired back.