Posted in general-information, India, Military, News on Feb 3rd, 2012
Tweet Old weapons, new threats fuel India’s military build-up .India’s planned purchase of 126 fighters from France’s Dassault marks the latest stage in a huge military procurement cycle that has turned the world’s largest democracy into its biggest arms importer.
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Feb 3rd, 2012
Tweet SRK, Shirish call truce.All’s well that ends well. Shahrukh Khan and Shirish Kunder called truce on Tuesday, a day after they were embroiled in a scuffle at a party. Kunder said their friendship has become stronger than ever now.
Posted in Current Affairs, general-information, India, Military, News on Feb 3rd, 2012
Tweet Old weapons, new threats fuel India’s military build-up.India’s planned purchase of 126 fighters from France’s Dassault marks the latest stage in a huge military procurement cycle that has turned the world’s largest democracy into its biggest arms importer.
Posted in general-information, India, News, Politics on Feb 2nd, 2012
Tweet 2G scam: PM, Chidambaram not responsible for 2G loss, says Kapil Sibal.Welcoming the Supreme Courtjudgement quashing the 122 2G licences allocated during former telecommunications minister A Raja’s tenure, Union minister Kapil Sibal said that the apex court verdict has brought clarity on the policy front.
Posted in general-information, India, News on Feb 2nd, 2012
Tweet 2G scam: SC scraps 122 licences granted under Raja’s tenure, trial court to decide on Chidambaram’s role.In a major development having implications for the corporate sector, theSupreme Court on Thursday cancelled the 122 2G spectrum licences granted by former telecom minister A Raja on the ground that they were issued in a “totally arbitrary and unconstitutional” manner.
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Aamir Khan scores Rs. 90 crore deal.Aamir Khan seems to have created a record yet again. Beating Shah Rukh Khan’s Don 2 by a margin of Rs 10 crore, the theatrical rights for his forthcoming film co-starring Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukerji, Talaash has been sold to Reliance for Rs 90 crore. The deal between producer Excel Entertainment and [...]
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Hrithik filming for ‘Krrish 2′ in Hyderabad.He’s the man of the moment and his his phone hasn’t stopped buzzing with congratulatory calls from his well-wishers in the industry and fans, thanks to his intense performance in Karan Malhotra’s ‘Agneepath’. And Hritihik Roshan is already busy shooting for his dad’s home production and ‘Krrish’ sequel, [...]
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Ragini stays loyal to local team.It is true that Ragini Dwivedi’s presence at a match in which the Telugu film team took on their Bengal counterparts at the ongoing celebrity cricket tournament match was unexpected.
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Dad’s passion inspires Ranbir to do better work.In his about four-decade career, Rishi Kapoorhas tried various roles and has been appreciated for his work.
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Vidya Balan & Ranbir Kapoor shine at Filmfare.The Akhtar siblings Farhan and Zoya stole the show at the 57th Idea Filmfare Awards. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Zoya’s second outing as director, won seven awards including Best Film (Popular and Critics’ Choice), Best Director, Best Dialogue, Best Cinematography, Best Supporting Actor (Farhan) and Best Choreography. [...]
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Shah Rukh Khan beats up Farah Khan’s husband!.On Sunday night, Shah Rukh Khan came to blows with former best friend Farah Khan’s husband Shirish Kunder. This happened in full view of the guests at a party hosted by Sanjay and Maanayata Dutt at a popular Juhu nightspot.
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Juhi Chawla to turn singer?.Juhi Chawla, who off and on appears on the small and big screen, says she plans to take singing seriously in the near future. “I have been thinking of getting into singing for more than seven years now. Singing is something that I am getting hang of. I may take [...]
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Karan Johar to compere Riteish-Genelia’s sangeet ceremony.Filmmaker Karan Johar will play the Master of Ceremonies at Riteish-Genelia’s sangeet ceremony, or so we hear.
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Aruna Irani on winning the Lifetime Achievement Award.In an exclusive conversation, veteran actressAruna Irani speaks about her film career spanning more than five decades. Popular actress Aruna Irani who has been a part of the Indian film industry since 1961 was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Idea Filmfare Awards. Having a repertoire of around [...]
Posted in Celebrities, general-information, India, Media, News on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Shah Rukh-Shirish patch up, courtesy Sajid Khan.After a tumultuous day of muck-flying and titanic tweeting battle-scarred party-bashersShah Rukh Khan and Shrish Kunder called it a truce on Tuesday afternoon, courtesy Shrish’s brother-in-law Sajid Khan and Shah Rukh’s wife Gauri Khan.
Posted in general-information, India, News, Politics on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet 2G scam: Supreme Court pulls up PMO, government says ruling not a setback.Indicting the PMO but letting the Prime Minister off lightly on failure to decide on prosecuting the then telecom ministerA Raja in the 2G case, the Supreme Court today set a limit of four months for deciding the issue of sanction for prosecution [...]
Posted in general-information, India, International Issues, Military on Jan 31st, 2012
Tweet Dassault Rafale wins MMRCA deal beating Eurofighter Typhoon.French company Dassault Rafaletoday bagged India’s biggest-ever contract for supplying 126 combat aircraft for the air force, edging out European competitor EADS in the multi-billion dollar deal.
Tweet Assembly polls: High turnout in Punjab, Uttarakhand fuels suspense.A record voter turnout of 77% in Punjab and high 70% polling in Uttarakhand threw political parties into a tizzy as the current round of assembly polls reaches the half-way mark with a major four-cornered contest looming in UP besides a smaller, but no less hard fought showdown [...]
Tweet Pakistan commission to visit India over Mumbai prosecution.Pakistani investigators and lawyers will visit India next month to gather more evidence for the prosecution of seven suspects linked to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, they said Monday.
Tweet In Manipur Terrorists gun down 5.Suspected NSCN (IM) terrorists gunned down five persons at a polling station in Chandel district of Manipur, hours after polling of the 60-member state assembly started on Saturday.
Tweet Congress defends its ad lauding Gujarat CM Narendra Modi.The Congress party on Saturday defended its advertisement lauding Gujarat chief minister Narendra saying it was meant to be ssarcastic.
Tweet Dhoni said No quick decision on seniors’ future.The flopshow of India’s senior batsmen in the Test series loss to Australia notwithstanding, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday refused to say anything on their future, insisting that decisions would not be taken in haste.
Tweet NRHM scam: Key accused commits suicide in Lucknow.Sunil Verma, an accused in the multi-crore NRHM scam, allegedly committed suicide today at his Vikas Nagar residence here by shooting himself with his licenced revolver, police said.
Posted in Celebrities, India, Media on Jan 23rd, 2012
Tweet Mallika Sherawat beats Vidya Balan.Actress Mallika Sherawat has beaten Vidya Balan to the finish line of the ‘Sexiest Vegetarian Female’ poll conducted by PETA.
Posted in India, News, Technology on Jan 23rd, 2012
Tweet Soon GPS-aided Gagan set to take off.Flights over the country and theIndian Ocean, from East Africa to Australia, will soon be safer, more economical and environment friendly with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) moving a step closer to installing a GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation system (Gagan) for commercial aircraft.