Ranchi, Feb 16, The income tax department Tuesday conducted raids on several top officials, including Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren’s personal secretary M.L. Pal, in connection with the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scam involving former chief minister Madhu Koda.
Hyderabad, Feb 16, The all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC) heading the movement for separate statehood to Telangana is on the verge of a split with Congress MPs and legislators refusing to quit to protest the terms of reference of the Srikrishna committee set up by New Delhi to study the demand.
Toronto, Feb 16, Canada has announced it will temporarily house the government of quake-devastated Haiti.
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 16, The world of Don Quixote was recreated in Rio de Janeiro’s Sambadrome by the Uni�o da Ilha samba school, which opened the parades with representations of Miguel de Cervantes’ masterpiece.
Madrid, Feb 16, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has asked the Cuban government for a “commitment” to respect human rights so that Madrid can convince its European Union partners to soften the bloc’s stance toward the communist-ruled island.
Washington, Feb 16, Grossing $761,000 Sunday, the highest one-day gross ever for any Hindi-language film in North America, Shah Rukh Khan starrer “My Name Is Khan” is on a record-breaking spree at the box office.
Los Angeles, Feb 16, An overweight passenger who required two air tickets to fly because of his heavy weight was thrown off a Southwest Airlines’ flight Saturday for refusing to buy the extra ticket.
Jerusalem, Feb 16, Archaeologists in Israel claimed to have found an antique device which was used to prepare wine during sixth and seventh century.
Havana, Feb 16, Outstanding figures from Russian ballet with the Bolshoi Theatre performed in Havana after a 30-year absence at a gala event where they shared the stage with dancers from the National Ballet of Cuba, or BNC.
Mumbai, Feb 16, Shahid Kapoor is amused that his father Pankaj Kapoor’s directorial debut “Mausam” is being likened to Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun” just because he plays an air force officer in the film.