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 Best summer bodiesFashion model Brooklyn Decker has topped the list of Best Summer Bodies poll conducted by a health magazine. The hottie has left behind the likes of Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Aniston and Megan Fox. |
31 Jul 2010
| Floods ravage Pakistan, kill 430 people Boats and helicopters struggled to reach hundreds of thousands of villagers cut off by floods in northwest Pakistan on Friday as the government said 430 people had been killed in the deadliest such disaster to hit the region since 1929. |
6 Jul 2010
| As cheating goes hi-tech, colleges learn the tricks The frontier in the battle to defeat student cheating may be here at the testing center of the University of Central Florida. |
22 Jun 2010
| In price war, e-readers go below $200 A price war is brewing in the growing market for electronic reading devices. Barnes & Noble, the national bookseller, announced Monday that it was dropping the price of its six-month-old Nook e-reader to $199 from $259 and introducing a new version of the device, which connects to the Internet only over Wi-Fi networks, for $149. |
6 Jun 2010
| Bhopal gas tragedy: Legacy of disappointment Bhopal gas tragedy: Legacy of unpaid compensation - It's been over 25 years since the Bhopal gas tragedy and all these years, the victims have struggled to get justice. Now on the eve of the verdict in this case, here’s a look at how most still haven't got a penny from the government. |
22 Apr 2010
| I didn't give Tharoor any IPL insider info: Praful Civil Aviation Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel has denied sharing any insider information on the Indian Premier League (IPL) Kochi bidding. Sources close to the minister claim that IPL team valuations emailed to Shashi Tharoor by Praful's secretary last month were not classified, and this information was also available to other bidders. |
2 Apr 2010
 'Pull up your pants', New Yorkers urgedSaying low-slung pants give their wearers a bad image, a state lawmaker is making the point with some images of his own. Brooklyn residents awoke on Thursday to the sight of two |
11 Feb 2010
| New 9/11 photos released A trove of aerial photographs of the collapsing World Trade Center was widely released this week, offering a rare and chilling view of the burning twin towers. The images were taken from a police helicopter, the only photographers allowed in the airspace near the skyscrapers on September 11, 2001. |
27 Jan 2010
| Global economy recovering but stimulus needed: IMF The world economy is recovering at a faster-than-expected pace but still needs government stimulus efforts to keep it going, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The IMF raised its forecast for world economic growth in 2010 to nearly 4 percent, up from an estimate of 3.1 percent last October. It expects the U.S. economy to grow by 2.7 percent this year, significantly higher than its previ |
16 Oct 2009
| For this 6-year old, balloon ride never began Millions watched on television as a hot air balloon was chased across two US counties, waiting for it to come down and a child on it to be rescued. When the balloon came down, with cameras rolling to catch a dramatic moment, the little American boy was not on it. |
29 Sep 2009
| Dollar supremacy ending? World Bank President Robert Zoellick has said that the US dollar's role as the world's reserve currency may be diminishing and the United States should recognise this fact. |
27 Sep 2009
| In drought, farmers give away baby girls Droughts claims many casualties. Among the first claimed by the one in Andhra Pradesh are baby girls. In the Nalgonda district, several newborn baby girls have landed at the General Hospital, because their biological mothers gave them away. |
27 Sep 2009
| Saeed is not under house arrest: Pak minister In an exclusive interview to NDTV, ahead of his meeting with India's Foreign Minister SM krishna, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that Hafiz Saeed is not under house arrest, his movements have simply been restricted and is under observation. |
25 Sep 2009
| Age 52, Weight 5000 kgs, Hero of Mysore Balarama carries himself with the grandeur of a 52-year-old used to special treatment. For the last 11 years, this elephant has carried the 750-kg golden howdah in the Mysore Dasara procession. The weight doesn’t bother him. He’s a robust 5000 kilos himself. |
24 Sep 2009
| Tamil Nadu's water revolution When it comes to rain water harvesting, Tamil Nadu leads by example. In 2003, the state passed an ordinance to install rain water harvesting structures in all old and new buildings. Now people in the state are reaping rich benefits. |
24 Sep 2009
| New Mantra for Indian Cricketers: Eat, Play, Love! All Ndtv news on India:New Mantra for Indian Cricketers: Eat, Play, Love! - As the Champions Trophy kicked off on Tuesday, coach Gary Kirsten handed a four part document to Indian players to help them on and off the field. |
23 Sep 2009
| J&K encounters: 4 securitymen killed, including Major Three militants have been killed in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir. An Army Major, a Marine Commando and two other securitymen have been killed. |
23 Sep 2009
| 7 satellites launched in 20 minutes Relieved scientists describe it as a perfect launch. The Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO has launched 7 satellites into space one after another in a matter of 20 minutes. |
20 Sep 2009
| Lakme Fashion Week 2010 Lakme Fashion Week 2010 full coverage |
18 Sep 2009
| What is driving Sensex, Nifty to new highs? The Sensex is on a roll, backed by signs of global recovery and of course a monsoon that improved towards the end at home. The index is up nearly 1,700 points in a month and over 500 points in a single week. |
12 Sep 2009
| Brinda Karat, CPM activists detained Brinda Karat and a group of CPM activists have been prevented from visiting in a village in Madurai. Last year, a 150-metre long wall that divided Dalits and upper caste people was demolished. Brinda Karat has been detained at the police station in Madurai. |
10 Sep 2009
| Zardari claims Osama is dead Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is dead, but has sought more international aid to expand military operations against Taliban, in areas where Americans believe he may be hiding. |
7 Sep 2009
| Infosys, Wipro turned away from Bengal The West Bengal government has lost a major opportunity to attract investment. The state government has told IT majors Infosys and Wipro that it can't provide them alternate land although it had promised them 90 acres each. |
6 Sep 2009
| G 20: More funds for India? The top finance officials of the 20 richest nations wound up their meeting in London. There was consensus that the global economy was at a critical juncture and still needed life support in the form of trillions of stimulus dollars. |
6 Sep 2009
| One-day cricket is here to stay, asserts Yuvraj India's middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh does not forsee the demise of 50-over cricket though he felt the rising profile of T20 has overshadowed other formats. |
3 Sep 2009
| Greenhouse emissions: India makes a case Environmentalists and countries are gearing up for the crucial Copenhagen summit on climate change in December ahead of that India released 5 independent indigenous studies that showed even if India continues to develop at the current rate. Our emission levels in the next twenty years will stay well below the 2005 global average. This will help India in negotiations at Copenhagen. |
28 Aug 2009
| Govt to allow retail sale of Tamiflu The government has decided to allow retail sale of Tamiflu, the only drug that provides resistance against the deadly swine flu. |
27 Aug 2009
| Soaring prices: Sugar gets bitter in Kerala Women are used to making tea or coffee with less sugar, but are now forced to even make a household budget that has less sugar. Here's a report from Kerala where the price of sugar has touched almost Rs 40, which is more than a 100 per cent increase. Ironically it comes just ahead of the biggest festival of the state, Onam. |
22 Aug 2009
| Mumbai: Actress arrested over child abuse The domestic help of TV actor Urvashi Danokrar has accused her of throwing boiling water on her. The 10-year-old girl has told the police she has faced physical abuse for the last 6 months at the hand of the actor at her Andheri residence. |
22 Aug 2009
| Drought situation will affect economy: Pranab “Drought not only affects the production of crops but it has a cascading effect and they are already posing some serious concerns,†said Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said. |