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Mumbai updated to handle terrorist attacks

November 25, 2009 India

Mumbai: Learning the need for a better anti-terror squad for Mumbai after 26/11 attacks, Mumbai is all set to be armed with a brand new anti-terror, Force One. The mock drill took place at State Reserve Police Force grounds in Goregaon two days before the anniversary of 26/11. Of over 3,000 applications received from the [...]

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2 more victim of swine flu in Chandigarh

November 25, 2009 Health

Chandigarh: Health officials said 2 more people died of swine flu at Chandigarh hospital. With this, the number of deaths due to swine flu here has gone to six. The victims of the H1NI virus have been identified as Jagdev Singh, 51, of Hoshiarpur in Punjab, and Amandeep, 42, of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. All [...]

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Pratibha Patil becomes the first woman President to fly in a fighter jet

November 25, 2009 India

New Delhi: This Wednesday morning witnessed a historical moment as President Pratibha Patil became the first woman president to fly in a fighter jet, the Sukhoi-30MKI of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Pune. 74 year old Patil, had breakfast and underwent a mandatory pre-flight medical test and was found fit to undertake the flight. [...]

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Salman wants to become a director

November 25, 2009 Entertainment

Mumbai: Every other actor in Bollywood after crossing a certain age wants to get behind the cameras and so does Salman Khan. He said, “I always wanted to be a director. I had written the story of my dream project when I was shooting for the film Baaghi in 1990,” said Salman. On his upcoming [...]

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First drama, now celebrations for Om Puri’s biography

November 25, 2009 Entertainment

Mumbai: Everyone knows the mess created over Om Puri’s biography written by none other than his wife Nandita for exposing the sexual details of her husband. However, after public drama and apology by Om Puri, now the same is celebrating the launch of this book Unlikely Hero: Om Puri. The biography has a grand launch [...]

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BSE looking forward to bounce back to beat NSE

November 24, 2009 Business

Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), founded in 1875, lost market share to its younger rival, the National Stock Exchange (NSE), which was founded in the early 1990s. It also faces challenges from upstart exchanges. However under its youngest ever chief excutive, 36-year-old CEO Madhu Kannan, BSE looks forward to list and innovate to win [...]

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Veer is Salman Khan’s dream project

November 24, 2009 Entertainment

Mumbai: The release of his next movie ‘Veer’ is just like a dream to fulfill for the Bollywood actor Salman khan. The movie is all about the bravery of a Pindari soldier and is directed by Anil Sharma and produced by Vijay Galani. Its a movie Salman has been dreaming for the last 20 years. [...]

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India not to redraw Kashmir boarder

November 24, 2009 India

Washington: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh once again denied about the redrawing the international boundary between India and Pakistan in Kashmir. In an interview with Fareed Zakaria, Editor of Newsweek International He said,”I have publicly stated that there will be no redrawing of public borders. Our two countries can work together to ensure that peace [...]

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I was just not able to focus: Kamal Chawla

November 24, 2009 Sport

Hyderabad: At the ONGC-IBSF World snooker championship, Indian player Kamal Chawla’s dream run ended. Within minutes of the commencement of his quarterfinal against Brazilian Igor Figueiredo, it was obvious that Kamal was out of sorts. “I was just not able to focus. In contrast, Igor was very confident and came up with some wonderful potting,” [...]

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China’s invitation to Mirwaiz is not a counter-measure to Dalai Lama’s trip

November 24, 2009 World

Beijing: China has invited Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq for a visit. The reason for this invitation is not being understood clearly. The reports noted that there is speculation that China’s move to invite the Mirwaiz is “a counter-measure” by Beijing. Chinese scholars said today as they asserted that Beijing was “not that petty-minded to [...]

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