Real Madrid wins record 16 straight matches

- November 29, 2014

Real Madrid won its 16th straight match — a historic record — to down the hometown Malaga squad unbeaten at La Rosaleda stadium until now.      From the opening minutes, Malaga handed over the initiative and the ball to Real Madrid.    Malaga on defence had Rosales on the right and the Ivory Coast's

Six new AIIMS set up: Nadda

- November 29, 2014

Six new AIIMS have been set up across the country in order to correct the "imbalance" in availability and affordability of tertiary health care, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda told parliament Friday.      The new AIIMS have come up in Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh. In each of these new AIIMS, three

I had no clue about sex racket: Priyanka Chopra

- November 29, 2014

 Commenting on recent reports about her flat being used to run a sex racket, actress Priyanka Chopra says she had no clue about what was happening in her property as she doesn't snoop around.      "When we rent properties we don't go and check what is happening in the bedroom. Hence I had no

Benji Madden gifts $25k opal to Cameron Diaz

- November 29, 2014

Singer Benji Madden gave actress Cameron Diaz a $25,000 black opal.      The 35-yaer-old rocker reportedly missed Diaz so much while he was touring Australia recently that he splashed out on the rare gemstone to show her how much she means to him.    "Cam thinks the opal is the most beautiful thing she's

MGNREGA may be the worst hit due to budget cuts

- November 29, 2014

The MGNREGA rural job programme and other social welfare schemess will take a significant hit due to the 15 percent budget cut that the ministry of finance is believed to have proposed recently, social activists said Saturday.      "You (the government) cut fund allocations from social and development programmes and then talk of development.

Don’t shift WR HQ to Gujarat, Sena MP urges

- November 29, 2014

The Shiv Sena Saturday opposed demands from some quarters to shift the Western Railway headquarters from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.      In a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut urged him to ensure the WR headquarters is not shifted to Gujarat as it would be "insult to the

President calls for clarity on meaning of development

- November 29, 2014

President Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said there should be clarity on the meaning of development and asked social scientists to identify how growth can be achieved without destruction of environment.       Inaugurating the 40th national conference of the Indian Sociological Society here, the president said that India's biggest strength is diversity and attempts to

India to test-launch its heaviest rocket in December

- November 29, 2014

India will test-launch its heaviest and upgraded rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mark III), sometime in the middle of next month, a senior official of the Indian space agency said here Saturday.        The rocket will also carry a crew module to test its re-entry characteristics.    "The main purpose of

Modi flags off Meghalaya’s first train, compares northeast to Lakshmi

- November 29, 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday flagged off the first passenger train from Mendipathar in Meghalaya to Dudhnoi in Assam, thereby putting Meghalaya for the first time on India's railway map. He compared the northeast region to Goddess Lakshmi, and said development of the region will help the rest of India.      The prime minister,

Finland’s parliament approves legalising same-sex marriages

- November 28, 2014

Finland's parliament has voted to approve legalising same-sex marriages, according to media reports.      It was a narrow victory for those in favour of legalising same-sex marriages in the country.    According to a report in The Independent Friday, 105 members of parliament supported the measure while 92 opposed it.    The new measure