Coalgate: Congress may take decision on Law Minister on May 8

	Coalgate: Congress may take decision on Law Minister on May 8 New Delhi: Left grappling with a mess after the Supreme Court's indictment, government and the Congress on deliberated at length on the continuation of Law Minister Ashwani Kumar in the Cabinet but a decision may wait till the next hearing in the Coalgate ...
	Chinese are not going to vacate Ladakh anytime soon, strategic experts feel NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had tried to soothe a frazzled nation by saying that the Chinese incursion into Depsang Bulge in eastern Ladakh on April 15 was a "localized" affair, and the government had a plan to resolve it. But strategic ...
	Sonia instigated disturbance in Parliament: Sushma Swaraj In an escalation of confrontation, the BJP on Tuesday decided to boycott meetings to be convened by the parliamentary affairs minister and the Lok Sabha speaker as it accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi of not allowing the opposition to air their views ...
	Four-year-old, who died of rape injuries, buried in her home village Seoni, Madhya Pradesh: The four-year-old girl -- who died yesterday at a Nagpur hospital from rape injuries -- was today buried in her village in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, where she had been assaulted on April 17. Ever since she had been flown to the Nagpur ...
	It's official. We are the second most populous nation in the world at 1.2 billion India's total population stands at 1.21 billion, which is 17.7 per cent more than the last decade, and growth of females was higher than that of males. According to the final census released by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday, India's total ...
	DCPs' transfers not linked with rape incidents: Delhi Police New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday refuted suggestions that the transfer of its two Deputy Commissioners were connected with the recent rape incidents in the national capital, saying such reports cast "unwarranted aspersions" on their reputation.
	BJP slams PM for minority insecurity remarks Rejecting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's charge that minorities are feeling insecure under its rule in Karnataka, BJP on Tuesday said he should be pointing fingers at his own party-ruled states where communal violence had been reported. "There has ...
	Will challenge Sajjan's acquittal: Shiromani Akali Dal Terming as "very unfortunate" the acquittal of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Shiromani Akali Dal today said it will challenge the court order and demanded the setting up of a court- monitored Special Investigation Team to probe ...
	Three killed in Goalpara violence in Assam GUWAHATI: At least two people were killed and ten others injured when police opened fire at a mob which had turned violent following the recovery of a dead body in lower Assam's Goalpara district, some 120 km away from Guwahati on Monday. On Monday ...
	Mamata orders closure of two fund-raising companies West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ordered the closure within 24 hours of two fund-raising companies which had two or three sister concerns. “We have given instructions to close the two companies in 24 hours and we are keeping an ...

IOC to cut petrol prices from Wednesday

	IOC to cut petrol prices from Wednesday Tue Apr 30, 2013 8:24pm IST. REUTERS - Indian Oil Corp (IOC) (IOC.NS), the country's biggest refiner, will cut petrol prices by 4.5 percent from Wednesday as global prices of the fuel have declined and as the rupee appreciated against the dollar, it said in a ...
	Mistry names his core team to run Tata group Setting in motion a generational change in the top leadership at India's biggest conglomerate, Tata group chairman Cyrus Mistry on Tuesday announced the formation of a new group executive council (GEC), indicating that Ratan Tata's heir wants a team that ...
	ONGC strikes gas in KG basin Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), on Tuesday, announced that it had struck natural gas in the KG basin next to RIL's D6 block. In a statement here, the company said it had found gas in an appraisal well drilled on the block KG-DWN-98/2, where it had ...
	Unilever's Expensive Indian Growth Formula For Unilever PLC, emerging markets are a bit like toothpaste: When you can't squeeze out what you need, it's time to buy more. The consumer-products group said Tuesday it would pay €4.1 billion ($5.4 billion) for 22.5% of Hindustan Unilever, raising its ...
	Indian Rupee Strengthens, Dollar Weakens Vs. Most Emerging Currencies The Indian rupee strengthened to its highest level in two months after the government on Tuesday announced plans to lower taxes on foreign investments in the country. The dollar fell to INR53.72, down 0.82% on the day, according to CQG data. India has ...
	Petronet seeks stake in GSPC's LNG terminal Petronet LNG has put in an expression of interest to buy 25 per cent stake in Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's (GSPC) upcoming five-million tonne LNG terminal at Mundra in Gujarat, A. K. Balyan, CEO and Managing Director said here on Tuesday.
	Core sector output growth falls in March The eight core sector industries reported a slower growth in March at 2.9 per cent from three per cent in the same month previous year. This was mainly due to drop in production of natural gas and meagre growth in coal and crude oil. During the fiscal ...
	Jet-Etihad alliance triggers open offer, says SES The deal between Jet Airways and UAE-based Etihad Airways should trigger an open offer, says proxy advisory firm Stakeholders Empowerment Services (SES). “Jet has announced Etihad has agreed to subscribe to a preferential issue, SES is of the opinion ...
	Kingfisher Airlines revival plan rejected by aviation regulator The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has rejected Kingfisher Airlines' (KFA) revival plan that it had submitted to the aviation regulator this month, NDTV has learned. Kingfisher had requested renewal of its operating permit with the help of funds ...
	CCEA likely to consider IKEA proposal on Wednesday The much-awaited Swedish retail IKEA's Rs 10,500-crore proposal to set up single brand retail stores in the country is expected to be taken up by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday. “The IKEA's proposal is listed for tomorrow's ...

PowerTrekk Charger: Now Charge Your Smartphones With Water

	PowerTrekk Charger: Now Charge Your Smartphones With Water Researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden have developed a new device which will be able to charge phones and other small gadgets using water. According to Fox News, adding just a spoon full of water is all it takes for the device to ...
	Spice launches 5-inch budget android smartphone NEW DELHI: Mobile Internet firm S Mobility today launched Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502, a 5 inch capacitive touch screen smartphone, supported by Android 4 and powered by a 1 GHz Dual Core Processor. The product positions itself as a premium budget ...
	Acer Iconia A1 7.9-inch budget tablet gets previewed It seems that Acer is looking at fortifying its presence in the low cost Android tablet market. The company is expected to launch a 7.9-inch Android tablet, which is dubbed Iconia A1. Android Headlines via Tablet.bg has posted a preview of Acer Iconia A1-811.
	Supreme Court to examine validity of Information Technology rules NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court agreed to to examine the validity of Information Technology Rules making it mandatory for a website owner to screen content and exercise online censorship of the contents posted on the portal. A bench of justices T S Thakur ...
	After 20 years, world's first web page to be reborn The world's first web page will be dragged out of cyberspace and restored for today's Internet browsers as part of a project to celebrate 20 years of the Web, organisers said today. The European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said it had begun ...
	Tweet Tips Official Google Glass Twitter App With the Explorer Edition of Google Glass now shipping to early adopters, the next step is the release of Glass-specific apps. The New York Times has one, and Google showed off Glass apps for Evernote and Gmail at SXSW. But what about Twitter?
	Reliance Jio, five others join to set up under-sea cable system Telecom carriers Vodafone Group of the U.K., Telekom Malaysia from Malaysia, Omantel from Oman, Etisalat from the UAE, Reliance Jio Infocomm and Dialog Axiata from Sri Lanka have formed a consortium to set up an 8,000-km-long Bay of Bengal ...
	Idea launches Android smartphone for Rs 7850 Idea Cellular has added another low-cost 3G smartphone to its line-up. Idea has launched Whiz, which is powered by 1 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android Ice Cream v4.0. Priced at Rs 7,850, Whiz features a 5 MP auto focus camera and also has a ...
	We're transforming from a software company to a devices player: Microsoft BANGALORE: Microsoft said it is transforming into a devices and services company from a software player, and it is currently in the middle of that that transition. The company said it would focus more on devices such as tablet computers in the future.
	BlackBerry Chief Predicts Demise of Tablets Within 5 Years In an interview with Bloomberg at the Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles this week, Heins argued that within five years, "I don't think there'll be a reason to have a tablet anymore." People might have a "big screen in your workspace, but not a tablet as ...

Shilpa Shetty and son Viaan cover it up!

	Shilpa Shetty and son Viaan cover it up! Yummy mummy Shilpa Shetty poses with her son Viaan Raj Kundra on this month''s Hello magazine cover. Viaan who has otherwise been protected from media glare was recently seen in an IPL match with mom Shilpa and aunt Shamita Shetty. Shilpa is hot ...
	Chupke Chupke is the latest classic to be remade Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra's cult classic Chupke Chupke is the latest classic to be remade in Bollywood. According to reports, the new age Chupke Chupke will be directed by OMG! Oh My God Umesh Shukla. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1975 movie ...
	Ekta Kapoor deserves a tax break: Kkat-Jiu speaks… The following letter, purportedly written to seek relief for television and Bollywood star producer Ekta Kapoor from the income-tax raids on her premises earlier today, landed in our mailbox. It appears to have been written by Mark-on-day Kkat-Jiu, who claims ...
	Animated adventure comedy 'Epic' to release in India before US New Delhi: Hollywood film 'Epic', a 3D animated adventure comedy, will hit Indian screens May 17, a week before it opens in the US. The Fox Star Studios' fantasy movie is based on William Joyce's book 'The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs'.
	Writer accuses Anurag Kashyap of plagiarism, director denies A writer has accused director Anurag Kashyap of copying his story in the compilation movie "Bombay Talkies" but the "Dev D" director has rubbished the claims, saying he would not allow "free publicity" at his expense. Nishant G Ranjan claimed Kashyap's ...
	Will keep making films with or without stars, says Zoya Akhtar Mumbai: Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar has so far worked with popular actors in tinsel town but says that even if some day "stars" refuse to work with her, she won't stop making movies. "If every star refuses to work with me, am I going to stop making movies?
	Katrina Kaif wants to play it safe Katrina Kaif, who has two back-to-back action films- 'Dhoom 3' and 'Bang Bang' - is reportedly playing it safe. She has made it clear to the makers of both films, that while she is okay with the acrobatic dance moves and lighter action sequences, she would ...
	Hit & Run: How Salman Khan continues to enjoy celebrity fun Mumbai, April 30: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan seems to have been enjoying his celebrity status, even though he is an accused in a hit and run case in which one person was killed and four were injured. A session court on Tuesday, April 30 once again ...
	Sunny Super Sound and Yash Raj Films join hands Yash Raj Music, known to retain the copyrights of their film only, has ventured out of its comfort zone acquiring the music rights of Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol starrer `Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'. A source said, "This will be an exclusive license ...
	Nagarjuna starrer 'Greeku Veerudu' music launch funtion The music launch of Nagarjuna-Nayantara starrer film 'Greeku Veerudu' was held recently in Hyderabad. The Hex-Platinum function was attended by the director Dasarth, D Siva Prasad Reddy, Chandann Reddy, Kona Venkat, Praveen Varma, Vijay.

IPL 2013 Live Score: Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors

	IPL 2013 Live Score: Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors Ashwin into his second over. Richardson smashed the third ball straight down the ground for a boundary! The fourth ball was pitched fuller again and Richardson clobbers that over deep midwicket for a SIX! 13 from the over.
	Kohli, Wankhede and all the brouhaha! On the night of April 27, 37th match of IPL-6 was played between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The normal night became controversial in the 18th over when Virat Kohli, captain of RCB, ran Ambati Rayudu (MI batsman) out. What raised ...
	All you need to know about Kerala's rising star Sanju Samson The latest star on the cricket horizon is Kerala's teenage sensation Sanju Samson. His man-of-the-match performance against the Royal Challengers Bangalore made him a player that everyone is going to keep an eye on during this season. Here are a few ...
	Virat Kohli nominated for Arjuna Award The Cricket Board (BCCI) has recommended the names of young batsman Virat Kohli for the prestigious Arjuna award and former captain Sunil Gavaskar for the Dhyanchand lifetime achievement honour to the Sports Ministry. Confirming this, BCCI sources ...
	João Havelange resigns as Fifa honorary president over 'bribes' When it came it was more symbolic than material, but the resignation of João Havelange as honorary Fifa president following the publication of an internal ethics committee report served as final confirmation of his complicity in a £100m bribery scandal that ...
	It's probably time to cut short the Infinitely Prolonged League (IPL) We are halfway into the Indian Premier League (IPL) and people are already asking how much longer before the play-offs. For a tournament of its kind, the IPL has yawn-inducing schedules. It spans almost two months on the cricketing calendar; it takes an ...
	Fans dig football club's grave after promotion miss The two-metre long shallow grave was also adorned with a cross carrying a gruesome message which read: "Second division or this". Agence France-Presse | Last updated on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 20:56 Print font size - +. Tweet. Belgrade: Disgruntled fans ...
	Afridi, Umar dropped from Pak squad for Champions Trophy Flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi and batsman Umar Akmal were the prominent names to be axed from the 15-member Pakistan cricket squad announced for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in England. Chief selector Iqbal Qasim announced the ...
	Chechen linesman has lifetime ban upheld for assaulting player The Russian football union upheld a life ban for the Chechen linesman Musa Kadyrov on Tuesday and fined him $16,200 (£10,000) for assaulting a player in a league match. The incident occurred at the end of Sunday's reserve game in Grozny between the ...

World's Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down Forever

	World's Largest Infrared Space Telescope Shuts Down Forever After nearly four years mapping the "hidden universe," the largest infrared telescope ever launched into space has reached the end of its life, European Space Agency officials say. The $1.4 billion Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted the vital supply of ...
	Early Earth smelled like rotten eggs? Researchers have recreated the whiff of Earth 1.9 million years ago - and found our ancient planet smelt of rotten eggs. Tiny 1,900 million-year-old fossils from rocks around Lake Superior, Canada, give the first ever snapshot of organisms eating each other ...
	TNAU meet on food safety, security Students are gearing up to host the first Agricultural Graduate Student Conference on May 2 and 3 at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University here. The theme of the conference is 'Food Safety and Food Security'. Over 500 students – agricultural researchers ...
	Meteoroid 'bullet hole' found in International Space Station solar panel An astronaut on-board the International Space Station (ISS) has spotted a small object, possibly a meteoroid, that flew through a solar panel, leaving a 'bullet hole' on ISS. Expedition 35 commander Chris Hadfield shared a photo on a social networking site, ...
	Video: Richard Branson's SpaceShipTwo flies for first time Richard Branson's dreams of sending tourists up to space are a step closer after SpaceShipTwo (SS2) made its first powered flight. The vehicle was dropped from a carrier aircraft high above the Mojave Desert in California before its rocket engines were lit.
	NASA gets up close and personal with monster hurricane on Saturn with Cassini ... NASA's Cassini spacecraft has provided scientists the first close-up, visible-light views of a behemoth hurricane swirling around Saturn's north pole. In high-resolution pictures and video, scientists see the hurricane's eye is about 2,000 kilometres wide, ...
	Whale shark found dead Whale shark found dead Rajkot: A giant whale shark was found dead near Madhwad port at Kodinar, forest official said. Whale shark found dead. A local fisherman saw a dead whale shark in the sea and informed officials of the fisheries department who took ...
	Lost city of Heracleion gives up its secrets For centuries it was thought to be a legend, a city of extraordinary wealth mentioned in Homer, visited by Helen of Troy and Paris, her lover, but apparently buried under the sea. In fact, Heracleion was true, and a decade after divers began uncovering its ...
	Genome analysis sheds light on origin of turtles London, April 29 (ANI): Researchers working under the Joint International Turtle Genomes Consortium have completed the genome sequencing of soft-shell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). These achievements shed new ...
	The 'sunshade' clouds created by plants that are helping to slow climate change Plants help to slow climate change by emitting gases that form of clouds, creating a 'sunshade' over the planet, scientists have discovered. The tiny sun-dimming effect could offset about one percent of warming worldwide and up to 30 percent locally such as ...