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Swiss consulate in Bangalore

Neel — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:26:00 +0000

Switzerland has set up a consulate general in Bangalore. It will cater to the southern states Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Syrian forces open fire on protesters, 16 killed

Neel — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:49:00 +0000

Syrian security forces fired on thousands of protesters on Friday, killing a teenage boy and at least 15 other civilians as accounts emerged of more indiscriminate killing and summary executions by the autocratic regime of President Bashar Assad, activists said.

Syrian forces open fire on protesters, 16 killed

Neel — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:49:00 +0000

Lokpal panel meetings a waste of time: Anna Hazare

Neel — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:51:00 +0000

The rift within the Lokpal Bill draft committee continues to widen. The civil society and the government representatives who form the committee may have agreed to disagree but on Thursday the claws came out.

New al-Qaeda chief no Osama bin Laden: Gates

Neel — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:49:00 +0000

Ayman al-Zawahri, the newly appointed chief of al-Qaeda, lacks the charisma and operational skills of Osama bin Laden as a terror leader, Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.

Delhi University cut-offs reach record high; 100% for B Com at SRCC

Neel — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:29:00 +0000

With competition increasing every passing year, students are used to cut-offs soaring high in Delhi University. This year, however, getting an admission for the extremely popular B Com Honours course seems to be Mission Impossible.

Jacqueline Fernandez oozing sensuality in the June issue of ‘Maxim’

Neel — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:57:00 +0000

With the promos of ‘Murder 2’ doing rounds on the small screen, Jacqueline Fernandez seems to have sprung back into limelight once again for her sensuous moves and looks.

A film with Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan and Shahrukh Khan?

Neel — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:00:00 +0000

Bollywood’s original dhak-dhak girl Madhuri Dixit has a message for filmmakers. Mads wants to recreate the on-screen magic with Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, and her ideal movie would be with both the Khans!

Digvijay wants PM, higher judiciary too under Lokpal

Neel — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh looks set to stir another controversy by endorsing the demand of civil society activists to bring the prime minister and higher judiciary within the purview of Lokpal.

Syrian army tanks to crush rebellion as thousands flee to Turkey

Neel — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:48:00 +0000

TERRIFIED civilians fled a Syrian town yesterday as their army’s tanks shelled them and rolled in.