Veena is a stigma, 
says Dolly
A former Indian 'Big Boss 5' (reality show) fame Indian actress Dolly Bindra called Pakistan's controversial actress Veena Malik a stigma for not only both Pakistan and India but also the entire woman...

Upsets galore in National Challengers Chess
| IM and former Commonwealth champion, Atanu Lahiri of LIC, was shocked by Visakh NR of Tamil Nadu in the second round of the 50th National Challengers Chess Championship on Saturday. In another game,...

Mumbai's white collar workers now cycle to work
| A group of corporate executives, who work with multinational IT companies and investment banks - BNP Paribas, Kotak, Accenture and Mphasis, among others - have launched an initiative encouraging pee...

Sri Lanka marks 3rd anniversary of end of war
| BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI | Associated Press= COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's president rejected international calls to remove military camps in the former northern war zone, as the island natio...

Air India passenger's woes continue
| Monumental waste | This is with reference to article, 'Delay pushes up cost of Shivaji statue to Rs450 crore', May 18, regarding the proposed Shivaji monument which is to build in the Arabian Sea. W...

‘AP will have rowdy raj if Jagan becomes CM’
Hyderabad, May 20: | APCC official spokesperson Dr N Thulasi Reddy has said that there would be ‘Rowdy Raj’ if the YSRCP Chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy happened to become chief minister. | Speaking to...

16 Hajj servants picked by Qurrah
Hyderabad, May 20: | The Andhra Pradesh State Haj Committee has selected 16 Khadim-ul-Hujjaj (Haj Servants) from among 98 eligible candidates through qurrah (Draw of lots) for Haj 2012, today in the H...

BJP slams Govt for sparing ministers & punishing officials
Hyderabad, May 20: | BJP national secretary Dr K Laxman has questioned the State government as to why it was not caring to initiate action against the ministers, who were served notices by the Supreme...

‘Plenty of Jobs in packaging sector’
Hyderabad, May 20: | With an aim to ensure 100 percent job guarantee, Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) is offering courses for the 2012-13 academic year. The Institute has been conducting awareness...

BJP names nominees for two seats
Hyderabad, May 20: | The State BJP on Saturday announced its candidates for Prathipadu Assembly constituency in Guntur district and Payakaraopet in Visakhapatnam district for the ensuing bye-elections...

Auto driver hits electric pole after seeing Mallika in rear view mirror
Mumbai, May 20: | An auto driver was to take both Mallika Sherawat and co-star Vivek Oberoi for a song shoot, but he had to be replaced as he continued to leer at the lady and lost control over his ve...

No Limit For Actors – Parineeti
Mumbai , May 20: | Actors should not be guided by limits says promising actress Parineeti Chopra who cast her spell with her brilliant and bold performances in recent releases and smash hits Ishqzade ...

Open court held for child labourers
Hyderabad, May 20: | Child Labour Association conducted an ‘Open Court’ at Paradise in Secunderabad on Sunday. | The court distributed Bank DDs to child labourers. The amount was collected as fine...

Hajj house picks 98 Govt. employees as guides
Hyderabad, May 20: | The State Haj House here on Saturday conducted a draw for picking up government employees, who would act as guides to the Haj pilgrims from the State. | The Haj House selected 98 ...

Jagan will win 12 to 16 seats, say surveys
Hyderabad, May 20: | Pre-poll surveys conducted by different TV channels and other organizations suggest that the YSR Congress led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy would be sweeping the ensuing by polls which...

Parthasarathy concentrating on land deals than students’ lives: TDP
Hyderabad, May 20: | TDP senior leader Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu has alleged that the Secondary Education Minister K. Parthasarathy was concentrating more on politics and land deals than on the lives...

CM okays prosecution of IAS officers
Hyderabad, May 20: | Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday gave green signal to the CBI to prosecute IAS officers, who were served notices by the Supreme Court in connection with the issuance o...

Why is KVP not being questioned: VH
Hyderabad, May 20: | Senior Congress leader and MP V Hanumantha Rao has questioned the CBI as to why it was not questioning Rajya Sabha member K V P Ramachandra Rao, who claimed to be the soul of late...