Prez Pratibha Patil celebrates 75th b'day

By : Henna Khan | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

New Delhi: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil celebrated her 75th birthday today by meeting orphans, differently abled children, freedom fighters and school students. Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Governors ... Full Story

David Headley's 'Original Visa' retrieved

By : Marry Hudson | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

Chicago: The untraceable 'Original Visa' documents of Pakistani-origin terror-suspect David Coleman Headley,who has been charged with criminal conspiracy in 26/11 Mumbai attack has been finally retrieved from the record room of the Indian C... Full Story

Rihanna, Kanye West's 'cosy night out'

By : Evana John | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

London: Rihanna and Kanye West were spotted enjoying a cosy night out together at a club The pair was seen flirting outrageously and enjoying dirty dancing along with a 90-minute lock-in at London's Whisky Mist. The Umbrella girl was joined by ... Full Story

Get set, go: domestic travel jumps back from slump

By : Azera Rahman | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

New Delhi: Planning a winter holiday, but haven't done your tickets yet? You may be in for trouble. Experts in the travel industry say there has been a jump in holiday bookings this year, resulting in hotels, flights and trains being chock-a-blo... Full Story

Hollywood's Top 10 movies that India loved in 2009

By : Mohan Dev | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

New Delhi: The going year 2009 can be rated as one of the most successful year for the hollywood releases. Some of the Hollywood offerings that set the cash registers ringing at the box office in India were "Slumdog Millionaire", "2012" and "Terminat... Full Story

BASIC countries favours Kyoto Protocol to remain effective post Copenhagen:India

By : John Thomas | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

Copenhagen: India on Friday said that BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) favours remaining in the parameters of the UN framework convention on the climate change and it also wants the Kyoto Protocol, a legally valid instrument, m... Full Story

'Copenhagen Accord' gets green signal from US & the BASIC bloc of nations

By : Nichole Temper | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

Copenhagen: Finally a big breakthrough came when US-BASIC nation that includes India and China have given green signal to the 'Copenhagen Accord'- a two-page political declaration with further actions and negotiations scheduled for 2010.on ... Full Story

MP Rajagopal continues fast in hospital, supporters hold rasta rokos

By : Tulika Mohan | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

Vijayawada:  Vijayawada Congress Lok Sabha Member Lagadapati Rajagopal, who was shifted to Government General Hospital here this morning after a huge contingent of Armed Greyhound Police broke his fast-unto-death, continued his fast in the hospi... Full Story

We did not get a good start: Dhoni

By : Neel Mishra | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

Nagpur: After losing the second ODI against Sri Lanka by three wickets here, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said a poor start from the batsmen and the failure to get early wickets by the bowlers cost India the match. Sri Lanka leveled the five-match O... Full Story

Unprotected sex leads to paralysis, costs $200,000 claim

By : Gurmukh Singh | Sat, 19-Dec-2009

Toronto:Unprotected sex led to paralysis and cost a Canadian man his $200,000 medical insurance claim.Throwing out his hefty medical claim Friday, the Canadian Supreme Court said unprotected sex that leads to disabling diseases is not an "accident" e... Full Story