Bhatkal - 19 August 2011: Bhatkal Taluka Working Journalist Association yesterday staged protest in-front of Assistant Commissioner's office and submitted a memorandum to the Bhatkal AC, Mr Raju Moger supporting Anna Hazare's movement against corruption and for a strong Jan Lokpal Bill. On this occa

New Delhi - 18 August 2011 (PTI): Team Anna on Thursday said theRamlila MaidanwhereAnna Hazarewas to carry out his fast was not in suitable condition."In view of conditions at Ramlila Maidan, Anna Hazare will reach the place tomorrow," civil society memberArvind Kejriwalsaid.Kejriwal, a close aide o

Doha - 18 August 2011: Indian community in Qatar celebrated India's 65th Independence Day here in Doha, Qatar. On this occasion large number of Indians including Indian Ambassador, Ms Deepa Gopalan participated in the event and while addressing the gathering she expressed deep concern over the corru

Mumbai - 18 August 2011 (Reuters): The Indian rupee slid to a more than 6-month low on Thursday, dragged by strong dollar demand from oil importers and weak local shares, with losses in Asian currencies also weighing. At 11:13 a.m. (0543 GMT), the partially convertible rupee was at 45.6150/6

Kozhikkode: Protest mounts against Kerala police decision to allow RSS to have weapon wielding parades in various parts of Kerala on Independence Day, while all programmes including Freedom Parade by Popular Front were banned. It was in seven districts RSS volunteers in their Khaki shorts and white

New Delhi - 17 August 2011 (PTI): Bharti Enterprises group firm Beetel Teletech today unveiled its tablet PC -- Beetel Magiq -- priced at Rs 9,999, further heating up the tab market in the country. The Android-based device has a 7-inch screen, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, 2 mega pixel front an

Bhatkal - 17 August 2011: A condolence meet was held here at Masjid Yusuf to pay tributes to late Ruknuddin Musaddiq, ex-president of Yusuf Masjid Committee who passed away recently. Speaking on this occasion, Moulana Iqbal Naite Nadvi highlighted the good work of late Musaddique and delivered a com

New Delhi - 17 August 2011 (PTI): The standoff in Tihar Jail is likely to be over withAnna Hazareset to come out of the prison after a night-long protest demanding that he be allowed to launch his indefinite strike from a venue of his choice in the capital.Hazare, who was ordered to be released on T

New Delhi - 17 August 2011: "Corruption can be curbed and uprooted only by means of accountability of all, irrespective of the position one holds or work one does", said Mohd. Azharuddin, President, Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) while addressing the Central Secretariat of SIO at i

Bangalore - 17 August 2011 (PTI): Thousands of students skipped classes as they thronged Freedom Park in Bangalore in support of Anna Hazare, with former Supreme Court judge Santosh N. Hegde, also joining the dharna. Mr. Hegde, a member of the joint committee on drafting the Lokpal bill who till

Bhatkal - 16 August 2011: Bhatkal witnessed 65th Independence Day with colourful celebrations across the town. All Schools, Colleges, Govt offices and Non Governmental Organizations had hoisted the tricolor and remembered the martyrs and freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the Independen

New Delhi - 16 August 2011:Anna Hazarecourted arrest after being detained by Delhi Police at his residence in Mayur Vihar ahead of his indefinite fast on Tuesday.Senior officers of Delhi Police reached Anna Hazare's flat early in the morning and informed him that he could not leave his home. However

Mumbai - 15 August 2011 (PTI): The Indian Navy has captured a hijacked Iranian flagged vessel off the Mumbai coast following intelligence inputs that it may be carrying arms, ammunition and contraband, officials said on Monday.The ill-fated vessel 'Nafis-I' was intercepted on Sunday and all persons

Mount View, California - 15 August 2011 (AP): Google is buying cell phone makerMotorola Mobilityfor $12.5 billion in cash in what is by far the company's biggest acquisition to date.Google Inc.will pay $40.00 per share, a 63 percent premium to Motorola's closing price on Friday.The companies say the

New Delhi - 15 August 2011 (PTI): Delhi Police on Monday rejected permission for Anna Hazare's indefinite fast here as his team refused to give an undertaking that the Gandhian would end it by Thursday and restrict the number of protestors to 5,000, setting the stage for a showdown between the two p

Kut (Iraq) - 15 August 2011 (AP): Bomb blasts ripped through more than a dozen Iraqi cities this morning, killing 56 people, most of them in the southern city of Kut, in a wave of violence that shattered what had been a relatively peaceful holy mo

New Delhi - 15 August 2011: Addressing the nation eighth time in a row from the ramparts of the historic Red Fort on Independence Day, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh acknowledged that corruption is a big obstacle in national transformation. He, however, asserted that "the government is taking

Damascus - 14 August 2011: Syrian military vessels joined an assault that killed more than 20 people on Sunday in the city of Latakia, activists said, the first attack from the sea since an anti-regime revolt erupted in March. The latest bloodshed came a day after world leaders demanded an immedi