Russian carrot may isolate Karat With the UPA government dangling the "Russian carrot" to win over their outside supporters, divisions are apparent in the Left camp on whether the Centre should be allowed to go ahead with the IAEA negotiations on the nuclear deal...
Govt okays fee hike in IITs The Centre has approved the proposal to hike fees in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) saying that it was necessary for augmenting financial health of the prestigious institutes.
'Prices will come down in 6 weeks' Congress on Wednesday put a timeline on its efforts to contain runaway inflation, saying prices of essential commodities would come down in six weeks, even as it attacked "politics hungry" Opposition for allegedly playing "politics of hunger" in view of the impending Karnataka elections.
Indian student killed in UK A 23-year-old Indian girl postgraduate student from Vijaywada was killed and another male student was injured in a brutal attack on them at their university hostel in Handsworth, a suburb of Birmingham, on Tuesday night.
Dasavatharam draws ire The much-hyped-about film Dasavatharam, in which Kamal Hassan dons ten roles and which is due for release later this month, has run into trouble with Hindu outfits ...
A woman tries on diamond jewellery at the Forever Jewellery showroom on the occasion of Akshay Tritya in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. This festival is one of the most auspicious and widely celebrated Hindu festivals. People who can afford it buy and wear gold jewellery on the occasion, the ultimate symbol of wealth, prosperity and fortune. AFP
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