Tears and tributes paid on the twenty-second anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi’s death at a memorial packed with the country’s leaders and dignitaries
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was on Tuesday remembered on the 22nd anniversary of his death, with leaders paying homage at his memorial in the Capital. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the late leader’s wife and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi offered…
Mood of the nation: BJP needs NaMo chant for victory at the polls
The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is set to be ousted from power at the next general election, according a new opinion poll. And so is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), unless it projects Narendra Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). An India…
‘Knocked a cyclist off his bike. I have right of way, he doesn’t even pay road tax’: Trainee accountant’s boastful tweet sparks police probe
Having knocked a cyclist off his bike and through a hedge, most drivers would be mortified. But not accountancy trainee Emma Way. The 21-year-old’s first thought was to boast about the incident on Twitter. Writing under the name @emmaway20, she tweeted: ‘Definitely knocked a cyclist off his…
‘This is the worst mistake of my life:’ Jodi Arias tearfully pleads with jurors to spare her life
Convicted killer Jodi Arias tearfully pleaded with jurors to spare her from a death sentence on Tuesday during a bizarre 25-minute testimony in which she pledged, if allowed to live, to donate her hair to cancer patients and start a prison recycling program. ‘I have made many…
‘He was lucky he didn’t die’: Driver describes moment she nearly ran over George Michael after he fell out of car at 70mph on the M1
A driver has told how she had to swerve and skid to a halt to avoid hitting George Michael after he fell from a car travelling at around 70mph on to a fast lane of the M1. Katherine Fox said she didn’t know how the singer survived…
Hyderabad hospital’s tourism award sparks controversy over family links with promoters and Chiranjeevi
The selection of Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, for the “best medical tourism facility” award, as part of the National Tourism Awards 2011-12 by the Union ministry of tourism, has kicked up a controversy. The awards were presented by President Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of Tourism Minister K…
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