Archive for May 2012

Karunanidhi to DMK : “Eat bitter, drink bitter, be bitter”

Chennai : DMK chief M Karunanidhi proved today he is not only a man of words but also a man who keeps his word. Within an hour of his announcing that his party will remain in the UPA with bitterness if the government did not roll back the petrol price hike, he showed the proof … Continue reading »

Jagan to go on Odarpu yatra inside prison

Hyderabad : Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, who was sent to judicial custody till June 11, has decided to embark on an Odarpu yatra inside Chanchalguda Central Prison in Hyderabad. Jagan, who has been off and on an Odarpu yatra since April 2010, took this decision to express sympathy with the hundreds of undertrials and convicts … Continue reading »

Chandrababu Naidu cracks the whip

Hyderabad : Soon after suspending former Telugu Desam MP, Mysoora Reddy for meeting Jaganmohan Reddy over breakfast, TDP supremo Chandrababu Naidu has released a list of dos and donts for all partymen and other people associated with the party. 1. Anyone inviting any person who is even remotely connected with Jagan for breakfast should first … Continue reading »

All roads now lead to Chennai

Chennai : Chennai Super Kings’s entry into the playoffs stage, courtesy Deccan Chargers and then eliminating Mumbai from IPL5, has had an unexpected fallout. The server of Naukri.com, the number one job portal crashed, unable to take the load of applicants from Chennai. “Young people below 30 in Chennai now think that somehow they will … Continue reading »

Hafiz Saeed criticises UPA for petrol price hike

Islamabad : Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Saeed has severely criticised the Indian government’s decision to hike the price of petrol by Rs. 7.50. According to intercepts picked up by RAW, Saeed, who is most wanted in India for the 26/11 terror attack, has said the sharp increase will result in an additional annual burden of 8 … Continue reading »

The personal diary of Sidhartha Mallya

Hyderabad : It is a sad day for me and my team, Royal Challengers Bangalore. We got knocked out of the IPL yesterday evening. As Ravi Shastri said, it was a great game of cricket between RCB and Deccan Chargers and in the end, Chennai Super Kings was the winner. Pity. But I have a … Continue reading »

South Indians to Mamata : “We are Maoists”

Chennai : In a move that is likely to create tensions between West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and south Indians, the latter have taken strong objection to her tirade against Maoists. In an open letter titled “We are Maoists”, a group calling itself `Dosa Eating South Indians’ (DESI) has said Mamata does not realise … Continue reading »

Tigers to run around trees to `Oo la la’

Chennai : After her six-page roar in all national dailies to mark her one year in office, Tamilnadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has decided to focus on the roar of India’s national animal, the tiger. She has forwarded to the Union government a study done by the Tamilnadu Forest department that suggests measures to increase … Continue reading »

US, Australia express concern over SRK-MCA spat

Washington/Mumbai : The United States has expressed serious concern over the deteriorating relations between Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan and the Mumbai Cricket Association. In a statement, the US Foreign Office hoped the two sides will sit across the table at the Wankhede stadium and sort out their differences. “The United States of America gives utmost … Continue reading »

Swami Nityananda says hidden camera is not cricket

Bangalore : The five cricketers who have been suspended by the BCCI following the sting operation done by a TV channel, after it showed them discussing spot fixing and receiving black money from IPL franchisees, have received support from an unexpected quarter. Swami Nityananda, who himself was caught on tape in March 2010, in a … Continue reading »

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