Reliance Big TV has become the first external operator to get hold of Star TV’s bouquet of five ‘asli’ HD channels. ‘Asli’ HD, trademarked by the Rupert Murdoch owned Star group, refers to content that is actually shot on HD cameras and not processed into HD from ordinary signals. Unlike ‘upscaled’ channels, content originally shot […]
The Commonwealth Games controversy may have hit the headlines last year, but replies to an RTI application by activist Subhash Chandra Agarwal have revealed that the then sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyer had raised a red flag way back in 2007. The maverick Congress leader, who has often been sidelined inside his own party due […]
A survey of hiring managers in IT companies across the country has found them to be very bullish, despite fears of an inflation-triggered slowdown. Most of the respondents believe that their employee head-count will jump by around 11-15% this year — indicating strong growth in hiring. “36% expect this figure to be as much as […]
Greenpeace announced that its talks with Airtel over replacing diesel generators with solar other renewable power have broken down. The talks were announced about two weeks ago when Greenpeace activists held talks with Airtel after an abortive attempt to climb on Airtel’s headquarters and paint anti-diesel slogans across its office. “..the senior management representatives of […]
Baba Ramdev has offered to withdraw his agitation if the government declares the illicit money stashed by Indians in foreign bank accounts as a national asset. “They have indicated verbal agreement. If they are willing to accept this demand, we will withdraw the agitation,” he said. He added that he is willing to temporarily set […]
Baba Ramdev launched a blistering counter attack after the Congress party attacked him personally, questioning the source of his funds for setting up the tent and other facilities. “They are trying to scare me. I am not afraid of anyone, I am not afraid of death.. If I were, I would not have set up […]
BBC Urdu has reported that Ilyas Kashmiri, one of the top leaders of the al Qaida and one of the contenders to the top position, has been killed in a drone attack recently. Kashmiri was among the 9 or so militants killed in the drone attack in South Waziristan. This is not the first time […]
The government on Friday tried to win the battle for public support with Baba Ramdev by bringing out a detailed statement about what it plans to do to address the issue of illicit or ‘black’ money. Unfortunately, most of the half a dozen ‘steps’ promised by the government smacks of the exact characteristics that anti-corruption […]
According to the BBC an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist and one of the main accused in the Mumbai terror attack,Ilyas Kashmiri,fell victim to the drone attack. He along with nine other terrorists were killed in a US drone attack in the south Waziristan tribal region according to the residents of the area. The BBC Urdu service says […]
Karnataka Lokayukt Santosh Hegde has lent his support to the anti-black money campaign launched by Baba Ramdev. Hegde is among the five leaders of the April agitation to force the government to set up a drafting committee for the Janlokpal corruption ombudsman bill. He is one of the five members representing the movement headed by […]
The Congress has just taken its gloves off in its fight with Baba Ramdev — with official spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi attacking the movement for being a proxy for opposition party BJP. “Some parties are remote controlling it, whether it is RSS or BJP,” Singhvi said, questioning the massive infrastructure put in place by the Baba […]
Baba Ramdev said that telecom minister Kapil Sibal warned him not to let Gandhian Anna Hazare on the stage, warning him that if he did so, none of his demands will be accepted. “I don’t think the government is serious about anything, whether it is fighting corruption and black money or bringing Lokpal. I don’t […]
The government will make child-birth at government hospitals totally “cashless” from this year, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said. Speaking at a forum on HIV and AIDS in New York, Azad also said that India will start the supply of free contraceptives at people’s homes, covering about a sixth of the population, this year. […]
MF Hussain, the legendary painter who was in exile after threats to his life, died in London a few hours ago, according to media reports from the city. Hussain died in exile from his homeland in India, having become a Qatari citizen in 2006. In the 1990s some of Husain’s works became controversial because of […]
BJP leader in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj has attacked Congress leader Digvijay Singh for making fun of BJP after its leaders dance at Raj Ghat, the final resting place of Mahatma Gandhi, after a demonstration. She pointed out that she joined a party of dancers at 2 am in the morning, after all the protests […]
A strongly worded statement from commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma points to the fear and distrust gripping the Congress and government about Baba Ramdev and his agitation. In an unusual statement, the normally circumspect Anand Sharma — increasingly assertive of his voice in the party — gave a clear picture of the fear of […]
At least four army men are reported killed in a Maoist raid in Narayanpur district. The attack happened in Bharagati village. They fired indiscriminately killing the four jawan. Maoists fled after the Jawans retaliated from the camp. A month ago, Maoists had killed eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans and three Jharkhand police officers […]
The Congress Party has decided to counter Baba Ramdev’s own mass ‘reach out’ program with one of its own. After a meeting of the office-bearers of the All India Congress Committee under Sonia Gandhi, senior leader Janardhan Dwivedi repeated the familiar line that RSS and BJP were behind the campaign by Baba Ramdev. “There are […]
The UP government has denied Baba Ramdev permission to conduct his agitation in the Delhi suburb of Noida. According to early reporters, the Baba — on his way there — was forced to turn back to Haridwar at Muzzaffarnagar, not far from Delhi. The Baba has vowed to continue both his fast and his agitation […]
Senior BJP leader has asked for an emergency session of the Parliament to discuss “corruption issues” surrounding the government. “We want an emergency session of the Parliament to discuss how deeply immersed this government is in corruption.. to discuss the black money issue,” he said. Advani warned that the trends seem to be hinting at […]
