New Delhi: Other than the goods and services tax, which is now mired in political wrangling, Indian technology firms are turning their backs on most government projects, industry executives said, leaving the possibility that the technology backbone of the government’s ambitious Digital India programme could see little Indian participation. “There are still lots of problems to iron out. The industry […]
» Read moreColombo: The Maldives has arrested seven foreigners who left the country illegally by trawler and were headed for a US military base on Diego Garcia, a minister said on Tuesday. The foreigners were intercepted in the locally hired boat on Monday off the Maldives’ southernmost atoll of Addu heading to Diego Garcia several hundred kilometres away, said Mohamed Shareef, a […]
» Read moreNew Delhi: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza expressed her delight at having been recommended for the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the country’s highest sporting award, on Tuesday. Sania, who became the first Indian woman to achieve the World No. 1 spot in doubles, recently clinched the Wimbledon crown with Swiss star Martina Hingis. She has four Grand Slam titles. […]
» Read moreThe pretty actress Sneha, who was last seen in the film S/O Sathyamurthy has now become a mommy. The 33 year old actress gave birth to a baby boy at a hospital in Chennai. Her husband Prasanna shared his excitement and said, “Yesterday was longest day last night, was brightest night and this is the happiest dawn of my life […]
» Read moreHyderabad: Tennis star Sania Mirza was on Monday fined for violation of traffic rules. Hyderabad police on Monday night imposed a fine of Rs.200 as the number plate of her car was found to be in violation of the rules. Police sources said the number plate was not as per the format prescribed by the traffic police and hence a […]
» Read moreTurns out that the disappearance of actress Asin from the Bollywood scene has the happiest of endings. All Is Well with the 29-year-old actress – in fact, she’s getting married. The big reveal comes via Bombay Times, which reports that the Ghajini actress is marrying Micromax founder Rahul Sharma, to whom Asin was reportedly introduced by her Khiladi 786 co-star […]
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