News: July 2014

Thursday 31 July 2014

Live blog: Natwar Singh says Rajiv Gandhi didn't take a penny in Bofors scam but was crucified

Former union minister Natwar Singh has targeted Sonia Gandhi and the late Rajiv Gandhi in his book 'One Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography'.

'Alien, Aadi Maanav, or just plain drunk and mollesting a radio'? Aamir Khan poses naked in the ...

Aamir Khan, ladies and gentlemen, as they say in local parlance - has done it again.

Live blog: I'm a Nehruite and not a part of the BJP, says Natwar Singh on his autobiography

Former union minister Natwar Singh has targeted Sonia Gandhi and the late Rajiv Gandhi in his book 'One Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography'.

Sri Lanka Drop Ajantha Mendis, Retain Niroshan Dickwella for Pakistan Series

Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday announced a 15-member squad which also include seam bowler Nuwan Pradeep, who was part of the squad for the concluded series against South Africa.

India holds its ground, WTO fails to reach $1 trillion deal on customs rules

US secretary of state John Kerry, on a visit to New Delhi, had earlier said he was hopeful that differences between India and much of the rest of the world could be resolved

Final decision on UPSC CSAT row by next week: Government sources

The Centre will need three-four days to study the Arvind Verma report on UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination.

A pair of socks from 400 BC and a linen bra that dates back to 1390 AD: Photos of the world's ...

Did you know, a Sumerian beer recipe dating back to 3000 BC is the world's oldest written recipe?

BitTorrent unveils Bleep, a serverless messaging platform

The pre-alpha release of the P2P chat client will be initially available to selected users on Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems.

Village celebrates as soldier’s son becomes army chief

Father Ramphal Singh, who retired as a Subedar, had dreamt that his son would become an army officer. Little did he realise that he would end up heading the 1.3 million-strong army

Power transmission corridor to be set up in TN

As part of efforts to ensure uninterrupted power supply and develop infrastructure for the purpose, 60 sub-stations and 2500 km of high voltage power transmission corridor will be set up

Few wetlands impacted due to urbanisation, development: Govt

Environment minister Prakash says 115 wetlands in 24 states and two UTs have been identified for conservation and management

UPSC protests hit Parliament, MPs object to aspirants being lathicharged

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu had to intervene and say that the government is looking for a solution to the issue.

Barcelona striker Neymar says his back improving

Barcelona striker Neymar says he is almost back to full fitness after his serious back injury suffered at the World Cup.

CWG 2014: India hockey captain Sardar Singh reprimanded for conduct

Sardar has been charged with 'inappropriate physical conduct' during the pool game against Australia.

Ban e-rickshaws, high court orders Delhi government

The Delhi government told the court that the ministry of road and transport was working to amend the Motor Vehicle Act to regularize the e-rickshaws by bringing them under its ambit

India gave befitting reply to Pak after beheading incident: Gen Bikram Singh

On if there was a possibility of a skirmish with China and Pakistan, he said there was no such possibility with China, saying, "I do not foresee this as we have got robust mechanisms which are in place. There is an understanding at the macro level.

Manmohan backs Sonia, refutes claims made by Natwar Singh in his book

Backing Sonia, Dr Manmohan Singh said, "There are some conversations that take place which should not be used for capital by people."

Rafael Nadal out of two tournaments because of wrist injury

Nadal withdrew from US Open tuneups because of a wrist injury, putting in doubt his status for a title defense at the year's last Grand Slam tournament.

Australia failed to make India take back asylum seekers

All the asylum seekers, originally from Sri Lanka, had fled from the island country to India during the decade-long civil war. They had been living in refugee camps in India since then

Photos: 15 extremely embarrassing photos from Bollywood these actors would want to burn right away

Bollywood hasn't always been very fashionable. And these embarrassing photos will show you why.

India vs England Third Test Day 5 Live Cricket Scores: Test of Character for Young India Turks as England Smell Win

England, trailing 1-0 in the five-match Test series, are favourites to earn their first victory in 11 outings on the final day on Thursday at Southampton. Catch all the live updates here.

UPSC test issue raised in Lok Sabha again

SP leads criticism of and attack on BJP and Prime Minister Modi as UPSC row rumbles on

New Zealand to impose lengthy jail terms for match-fixing

New Zealand is to slap a seven-year jail term on anyone caught match-fixing under a new law due to take effect before it hosts the World Cup.

CWG 2014 Live: Medal hopes from athletics and wrestling on Day 8

Follow all the updates from the Games as India resume their hunt for gold on Day 8 in Glasgow.

Wild 'Bigg Boss 8' casting rumours have started: TV hunk Gaurav Chopra says he was approached ...

With just a few month left for 'Bigg Boss 8' to kick off, several popular names are now being rumoured as potential

Pune landslide: Rajnath assures full Central assistance

Union Home Minister announces Rs 2 lakh assistance to kin of each victim and says PM Modi has assured all possible help to Maharashtra

Kerry meets Jaitley ahead of strategic dialogue

US Secretary of State to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday

Kerry visits IIT; impressed with students

US Secretary of State John Kerry is in India for the 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue

Clowns gather in Guatemala to talk shop

Performers from El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and the US among others participated

Sonia reacts to Natwar Singh, says she'll write her own book and then people will know everything

Sources close to Sonia told CNN-IBN that the former Congressman's claims have left Sonia very livid.

Hindu group writes to the Censor Board claiming 'Singham Returns' insults saints; Directors say ...

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has written to the Censor Board citing that the film depicts Hindu saints in a bad light.

Teenage volleyball player from Kazakhstan branded 'too beautiful' to play the game, becomes an ...

Sabina Altynbekova plays for Kazakstan's youth volleyball squad.

Orlando Bloom, Justin Bieber come to blows at a restaurant in Ibiza

Orlando Bloom and Justin Bieber were reportedly involved in a scuffle at a restaurant in Ibiza.

Modi's visit to Buddha's birthplace uncertain

Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Nepal begins on Sunday and is his second foreign trip as PM

Uproar in RS over phone tapping, surveillance

Rajya Sabha members created ruckus inside Parliament for second straight day, forcing two adjournments before noon

Gen Suhag takes over as new Army Chief

New Chief takes over as force faces challenges of modernisation in artillery, infantry and air defence units and is also preparing for possible multi-front war

Kerry, Sushma to chair India-US Strategic Dialogue

US Secretary of State to meet Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Ajit Doval and PM Modi, among other officials

Pune landslide: Death toll climbs to 31, Home Minister visits site

Another landslide was reported on Thursday morning near the same area.

'Cousins: not just relatives, but people your parents can compare you with': 14 English words ...

India is the second largest English speaking country in the world and these English words mean just something else!

New Zealand to Impose Lengthy Jail Terms for Match-Fixing

The Match-Fixing Bill, introduced to parliament Thursday with unanimous political support, would apply the lengthy sentences to anyone caught trying to influence or benefit from the outcome of a match or race.

UPSC CSAT row: Protests by aspirants loses steam, police remove stage

The police have placed barricades in the area and stage where the protesting aspirants used to gather has been removed.

Won't make anything controversial: Rohit Shetty on 'Singham Returns'

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has written to the Censor Board citing that the film depicts Hindu saints in a bad light.

Pune landslide: Death toll climbs to 30, Home Minister visits site

Another landslide was reported on Thursday morning near the same area.

CWG 2014 Live: India aim to increase their medal tally on Day 8

Follow all the updates from Glasgow as India resume their hunt for medals on Day 8.

Hrithik Roshan refutes rumours that his estranged wife Suzanne is asking for Rs 400 crore in alimony

Hrithik took to Twitter to express disappointment on the alimony rumours that have been doing the rounds recently.

20 of Albus Dumbledore's most magical quotes guaranteed to get you through a bad day

Dumbledore is the man you'll need in times of distress. These life lessons from the wizard will brighten your day.

LG launches 21.5-inch Chromebase, a Chrome OS-powered all-in-one computer, in India at Rs 32,000

Powered by the fourth-generation Intel CPU, the all-in-one Chromebase has a 1.3 megapixel webcam and a microphone for video calling.

Rebel chief in east Ukraine bans swearing as it could 'spiritually demean' them and lead to defeat

A rebel chief in east Ukraine has banned swearing, saying it "spiritually demeans us".

Snapshot: Alia Bhatt poses with her 'favourite' Parineeti Chopra backstage at an awards function

They may be pitted against each other often but Alia Bhatt and Parineeti Chopra seem to like each other's company.

Nigeria: Boko Haram travels with bomb strapped to 10-year-old girl

Govt spokespersons say suspects intercepted in a Honda automobile

Ravindra Jadeja Trent Bridge Row: BCCI Has Video Evidence, Says Report

Ravindra Jadeja has been fined by 50 per cent of his match fee by ICC match referee David Boon for an altercation with England bowler James Anderson. BCCI has appealed against the fine.

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