Shimla | 1 hour ago
Himachal BJP releases Congress's charge sheet
Shimla, May 17 - Himachal Pradesh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party - Thursday released documents it said were the Congress's unreleased charge sheet against the state's top leaders, including Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. The Congress denied the papers were original.The Congress, however, said it has already submitted the documents to its party high command in New Delhi for submission to Pres ... read more

Hyderabad | 1 hour ago
CBI allowed to attach Jagan's properties
Hyderabad, May 17 - Tightening the noose around YSR Congress Party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh government Thursday granted permission to the Central Bureau of Investigation - to attach the properties of his three companies while a special court directed CBI to provide copy of the first chargesheet to the Enforcement Directorate -.The state government agreed to the CBI request f ... read more

New Delhi | 4 hours ago
Air India crisis enters 10th day, losses touch Rs.188 crore
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 17 - The Air India crisis entered its 10th day Thursday as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued and the carrier's losses mounted to Rs.188 crore.'We are currently operating under the contingency plan, in which we are operating a bare minimum number of international operations by clubbing flights to destinations in Europe and the US,' a senior offi ... read more

Mumbai | 5 hours ago
Balki, Advani remember Taruni as versatile and disciplined actor
Mumbai, May 17 - The sweet impish girl who stalked the reluctant Auro - all over the school campus in Paa, is no more. Taruni Sachdev's death in an air crash in Nepal has shocked filmmakers R. Balakrishnan, Nikhil Advani and Priyadarshan who fondly remember her as one of the most talented child artists.Grief-stricken and disbelieving at the enormity of the tragedy, Balki said: I don't know what to ... read more

Toronto | 6 hours ago
'Khushiyaan' selected for Punjabi film fest in Toronto
Toronto, May 17 - US-based Indian filmmaker Tirlok Malik is delighted after his Punjabi film Khushiyaan was selected for a screening at the first Punjabi International Film Festival -, starting May 18. The four-day festival will be held in Ontario province with events planned for the cities of Toronto, Brampton and Mississauga.The film is about the journey of a family and when you will watch it, y ... read more

Warsaw | 10 hours ago
Chaurasia's magic flute charms Poles
Warsaw, May 17 - The profile of Poland has gone up by many notches as a cultural destination for Indian artists. After Bollywood films and translations of Urdu masters into Polish language, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaursia, one of the doyens of Indian classical music maestro, enthralled the Polish crowd in three cities - Wroclaw, Krakow and Warsaw.In all these places, Chaursia won the hearts of the aud ... read more

Raipur | 20 hours ago
Maoist strike cripples Chhattisgarh, 8 cops injured
Raipur, May 16 - A shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh Wednesday, with the rebels attacking and injuring eight policemen, resorting to firing, torching vehicles and putting up road blocks. They also killed a trader.Most of the disturbances were reported from Bastar and Rajnandgaon districts, which form the Maoist strongholds and border Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maha ... read more

Mumbai | 23 hours ago
'Kahaani' to be remade in Tamil, Telugu
Mumbai, May 16 - Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani is set to be remade in Tamil and Telugu. The TV production company Endemol India, now set to foray into movie making business, has bought its remake rights.Known for its television shows like Bigg Boss and Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi, the production company is set to roll the remakes on floors in September. Both the Tamil and Telugu versions will re ... read more

New Delhi | 23 hours ago
Cracks among pilots, only one flight cancelled
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 16 - Cracks appeared among the striking Air India pilots Wednesday as some of them returned to work and the management said it expects more to follow.The Indian Pilots Guild -, however, denied this, saying their strike was very much on.'Three pilots who were reporting sick have reported back. We expect many more to join work and after that we can start our discussions with th ... read more

Washington | 1 day ago
Mumbai attack plan used Google Earth, says US commander
Washington, May 16 - Citing the example of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, a top US military commander has warned of the dangers posed by 'democratisation' of technology in future warfare.'Now, in many ways, technology has been democratised,' Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George J. Flynn said at the sixth annual 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference at Virginia Beach Tuesday.Referring to the greater availabil ... read more