Saturday, November 24, 2012

Look what Barack Obama's shopping for Christmas

Look what Barack Obama's shopping for Christmas


Look what Barack Obama's shopping for Christmas

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:42 PM PST

President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to One More Page Books in Arlington, Va., on Saturda...


Wooing allies over FDI: Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to meet Karunanidhi

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:34 PM PST

Senior Congress leader and union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is likely to meet DMK chief M Karunanidhi today to try and bring the ally on board on the issue of Foreign Direct Investment or FDI in multi-...


CBI chief appointment row: BJP says strict action will be taken against Ram Jethmalani

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:54 AM PST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today hinted at disciplinary action against Ram Jethmalani, who has disagreed with its stand on the appointment of the new Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) direct...


Foreign media on Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:41 AM PST

India's leading anti-corruption crusader on Saturday stole the campaign slogan used by the ruling Congress party as the name for his new political movement as he readied to do electoral battle.


Government defends single-product restriction on IKEA investment plan

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:32 AM PST

A top government official on Saturday defended India's decision to permit IKEA to sell only furniture products in the country, curtailing the Swedish retailer's investment plans in a fast growing cons...


Dubai plans new 'city', world's largest mall

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:24 AM PST

Dubai, famed for its mega-projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis, on Saturday announced a new development to open the world's biggest mall and a park larger than London's Hyde Park.

Gujarat elections: BJP, Congress face revolt from ticket aspirants

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:22 AM PST

The ruling BJP and the Congress faced massive dissidence as the filing of nominations for the first phase of the Gujarat elections ended today. Party members openly revolted, switching loyalties or de...


Will ensure there is no family rule in Aam Aadmi Party, says Arvind Kejriwal

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 10:07 AM PST

Arvind Kejriwal's party that was launched nearly two months ago amid much hype finally has a name. Aam Aadmi Party, which means the party for the common man who Mr Kejriwal claims to represent, will f...


Sukhdev Singh Namdhari shot at Ponty Chadha's brother, say cops; sent to five-day police custody

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:49 AM PST

The Delhi Police today told a city court that former Uttarakhand Minorities Commission chairman Sukhdev Singh Namdhari shot at liquor baron Ponty Chadha's brother Hardeep Chadha during the November 17...


Brazilian GP: Hamilton on pole, Vettel strikes crucial blow

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:45 AM PST

Lewis Hamilton grabbed pole position for Sunday's championship showdown Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday as he and his McLaren team upstaged the title fighters and locked out the front row for the fou...


Mob tries to set helpless bear ablaze in Kashmir, probe ordered

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:54 AM PST

The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered an inquiry into an attempt by a jeering crowd to set a terrified bear, which strayed into a village, on fire.


Man murdered for changing song at wedding function

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:40 AM PST

A young man was murdered in a tiff that began after a song being played on a music system was changed at a marriage function, police said in Gurgaon on Saturday.

IK Gujral admitted to hospital, condition serious

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:06 AM PST

Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral has been admitted to the Medicity Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon with a lung infection and his condition is said to be "serious".

Mamata Banerjee slams Opposition, media for 'negative publicity' to Bengal

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:19 AM PST

In an apparent attack on her political opponents and a section of the media, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused them of trying to harm the state by giving it negative publicity.


I was made to sign 2G report with Rs 1.76 lakh crore loss figure, says former auditor

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:14 AM PST

Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) official RP Singh today claimed he was directed by his superiors - through a "written order" - to sign on the final 2G spectrum audit report that put the p...


Facebook arrests row: Guilty cops won't be spared, says Maharashtra Home Minister RR Patil

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:45 AM PST

The Maharashtra government today assured strict action against police officials if a probe report on the arrest of two girls, who made Facebook comments on Bal Thackeray's funeral, found them to have ...


2G row: I called the CAG, not CAG officials, says Murli Manohar Joshi

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:37 AM PST

Senior BJP leader and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Murli Manohar Joshi has refuted allegations made by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) official RP Singh, saying that he has th...


'Go Gadkari' chorus grows in BJP: Shatrughan Sinha backs Yashwant Sinha's demand

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:34 AM PST

BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha today said he was 'ideologically' with Ram Jethmalani and Yashwant Sinha who have sought the resignation of party president Nitin Gadkari over allegations of corruption.


Aakash tablet makers deny it's a cheap Chinese import

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:21 AM PST

Makers of India's low-cost Aakash tablet on on Saturday denied a local media report that said the computer was a cheap Chinese import and not an Indian innovation as was claimed.

2nd Test, Day 2: Cook, Pietersen strengthen England's cause

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 05:51 AM PST

After 1016 minutes of frustration, England finally managed to dismiss Cheteshwar Pujara. And after restricting India to 327 in the morning session, they were indebted to contrasting innings from Alast...


Indian among six cardinals selected by Pope to appoint his successor

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 05:08 AM PST

Pope Benedict made six non-European prelates Roman Catholic cardinals on Saturday, chipping away at the old continent's domination of the elite group that will one day elect his successor.

Renault Twizy: More than a skateboard, less than a car

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:31 AM PST

THE Renault Twizy is one of those vehicles you instinctively want to like. The tiny electric two-seater is virtuous (zero emissions), quirky (people sure look at you) and entertaining to tool around i...

India vs England, Second Test match, Day 2: Moments of the day

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 03:12 AM PST

The second day of play in the second Test between India and England once again saw fortunes swinging from one team to the other but the visitors, having lost just two wickets, would favour themsel...

A year on, Afghan 'girl-in-green' revisits Ashura massacre site

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 02:36 AM PST

In a brave gesture of defiance against suicide bombers, Afghanistan's "girl-in-green" on Saturday revisited the scene of a Shiite Muslim holy-day massacre that made her image world famous.

Ram Jethmalani writes to Nitin Gadkari, questions criticism of CBI chief appointment

Posted: 24 Nov 2012 02:27 AM PST

BJP MP Ram Jethmalani today criticised his party's attack on the government over the appointment of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director alleging that the move was "instigated" by the "m...


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