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New Delhi: After his glorious four decades in Bollywood, Mega star Amitabh Bachchan is making a foray in Hollywood with Leonardo DiCaprio starrer `The Great Gatsby`, an adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald`s classic. Bachchan will play Meyer Wolfsheim, a man with a dark past, who helps DiCaprio`s character make money when he first comes to […]

Dhaka: Taking the trade route to cement bilateral ties, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced duty-free import of 61 items from Bangladesh that were barred from entering India. A majority of these items? 46 to be precise, relate to textiles, particularly readymade garments. Singh, who on his maiden bilateral visit to Bangladesh, said India […]

New Delhi: Parliament today unequivocally condemned the blast outside Delhi High Court and adjourned the proceedings till the government gathered facts and made a statement in both the Houses. The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 12:30 PM when Home Minister P Chidambaram was expected to make a statement, while the Rajya Sabha was adjourned till […]

Mumbai: International star Paris Hilton will be in Mumbai this month-end to launch her line of handbags and accessories in India. The news about her maiden visit to the metropolis in the last week of September was confirmed by Brand Concepts, India`s first accessories licensing fashion brand. "We are proud to bring Paris Hilton to […]

Southampton: India`s bowling attack came a cropper as England rode on captain Alastair Cook`s unbeaten 80 to register a comfortable seven wicket victory in the rain-curtailed second One-Day International here. Chasing a competitive 188 for victory in the rain-shortened 23-over-a-side match Tuesday, Cook led from the front with an unbeaten half century that came off […]

New Delhi: Rana Daggubati, who has replaced Abhishek Bachchan in Ram Gopal Varma`s `Department`, says that it was Junior Bachchan who advised him to take up the role. The 26-year-old, who shared screen space with Abhishek in `Dum Maaro Dum`, says that his prior association with the actor made it comfortable for him to step […]

New Delhi: Kiran Bedi on Tuesday became the second Team Anna member after Arvind Kejriwal to ask "exact particulars" of her remarks, which the MPs have found "derogatory", so that she could effectively respond to the breach of privilege notice moved by them in the Rajya Sabha. In a letter to Rajya Sabha Secretariat Director […]

New Delhi: In a dramatic turn of events in the sensational 2008 cash-for-vote scam, Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh was on Tuesday arrested when he made a surprise appearance in a local court after first claiming that he was too ill to attend the proceedings. 55-year-old Singh was denied bail and taken into custody after […]

Lucknow: Terming Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati as "arrogant" for her "derogatory" statements slamming the WikiLeaks report about her, BJP on Tuesday said the remarks were indicative of her frustration. "Whatever has been stated by her on the leaked cables on herself and her government is an arrogant stand taken by the chief minister facing […]

New Delhi: With Parliament proceedings stalled over the issue of appointment of Lokayukta in Gujarat, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday held a meeting with BJP Parliamentary Party chief L K Advani in an effort to end the impasse. Sources said the opposition BJP is adamant that the Lokayukta should be removed though it may […]

New Delhi: Within a couple of hours of pleading for exemption from personal appearance, Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh on Tuesday presented himself before a Delhi court, which has summoned him in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam, and sought interim bail. The former Samajawadi Party general secretary, who had earlier through his counsel sought exemption from […]

New Delhi: The appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta stalled Parliament for the fourth day on Tuesday with an agitated BJP unrelenting on its demand for recall of Governor Kamla Beniwal. With the 6-week long Monsoon session reaching its fag end, SP demanded dismissal of the Mayawati Government in Uttar Pradesh while TDP sought a fair deal […]

Lucknow: Slamming the WikiLeaks report about her, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today alleged that its owner was either playing in the hands of her political opponents or had gone "mad". "I would request the government of his country to send him to a mental asylum and if they have no place for him in […]

Beijing: Vowing to pursue a defensive military policy, China today claimed that it does not seek hegemony and poses no threat to its neighbours and other countries, as it advocated dialogue to settle regional disputes. It also hoped to become a growth engine for global development through its imports which are expected to reach USD […]

New Delhi: Railways is exploring the possibility of increasing passenger fares to tide over its financial problems and improve safety-related infrastructure. The move comes in the backdrop of persistent demands from the Planning Commission and railway unions for a revision in fares which have not been touched for over eight years now. Recently a Parliamentary […]