Introducing Jetsun Pema: Bhutan's Commoner-turned-Queen

After the Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding, the world witnessed another fairy tale union, this time from the Bhutanese kingdom.

Flashback: Photos -- Britain's Royal Wedding

Jetsun Pema became a Queen in spite of her common heritage, joining many other commoners-turned-queens, post her royal wedding to the Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. Pema lived her Cinderella moment while giving many other 'ordinary' girls a reason to believe in theirs too.

7 surprising sex facts

What you should know about sex, but don’t

We all do it, or at least want to be doing it, but do you know everything you need to? Even if you consider yourself to be a Karma Sutra king or queen, sex is a deep and complex subject and, quite frankly, there’s bound to be something you haven’t yet discovered. So, let’s talk sex: 

Yeddyurappa arrested for corruption, sent to jail

Bangalore, Oct 15 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was jailed Saturday for corruption.

Yeddyurappa, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first chief minister in south India, surrendered before a trial court in two cases of corruption after his bail plea was rejected and the court ordered his arrest.

He has been sent to jail till Oct 22.

Anna Hazare ready to work with Congress

Ralegan Siddhi: After campaigning against it in the Hisar Lok Sabha by election, Anna Hazare on Saturday said he will work with Congress across the country if the UPA government brings a strong Lokpal Bill in the Winter session of Parliament and keeps its words on other reforms. 

India fishing in troubled waters: Chinese daily

Beijing: The agreement signed by India with Vietnam to explore oil in the South China Sea is a "reckless attempt to confront China", said a state-run Chinese daily, warning that Beijing may have to take actions "to show its stance". 

Days numbered for Prashant Bhushan in Team Anna?

Ralegan Siddhi: Anna Hazare has hinted that Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan, under fire for his controversial remarks on Kashmir, may have to go.

Hazare, who has already disassociated himself with Bhushan’s remarks, said: "I am against anybody who talks about dividing the country. I am very uncomfortable with what Bhushan has said. Our core committee will meet to decide on his continuing as a team member. After it meets, I will take a decision." 
Hazare also said Arvind Kejriwal was wrong in saying that he (Hazare) is above Parliament. "Arvind Kejriwal has not told me what he has said. But if he did say Anna is above Parliament, it's wrong. People are above Parliament, not Anna." 

Arms or talks? Choose in 7 days, Mamata to Maoists

Jhargram (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday gave a seven-day ultimatum to Maoist rebels in the state to choose between dialogue and arms, while she announced a slew of infrastructure and development projects for the Junglemahal region. 

We're getting threats: Kejriwal

Ralegan-Siddhi: Three days after the attack on lawyer Prashant Bhushan, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the anti-corruption crusaders were now getting threats through calls and SMSes.

"Since yesterday (Friday), we have been getting these calls and messages from some unknown people who threaten to attack us and our office," Arvind Kejriwal told reporters here. 

Congress MPs join 3-day 'rail roko' in Telangana; over 100 trains cancelled, many diverted

Hyderabad:  An already crippled Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh is all set for another 'rail roko' agitation, this time with the Congress MPs from the region joining the protest for a separate statehood demand.

Learn from India, put economics in foreign policy: Hillary Clinton

Washington:  The United States should take a cue from the leaders of emerging powers like India and Brazil who put economics at the centre of their foreign policies, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged policymakers.

BJP suspends its media incharge in Satna over allegations of bribing journalists

Satna:  Madhya Pradesh's ruling BJP tonight suspended its Satna district media incharge in connection with alleged bribing of local journalists for coverage of L K Advani's anti-graft yatra.

State BJP chief Prabhat Jha ordered immediate suspension of Shyam Gupta, said the party's state media incharge Hitesh Vajpayee in Bhopal.

Advani criticises PM's statement on RTI Act

Jabalpur:  Observing that the RTI Act is an effective device for making government transparent, BJP leader L K Advani today criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement favouring a "critical look" at the law and said his party was opposed to any such move.

Land denotification case: Yeddyurappa's bail plea rejected, arrest warrant issued

Bangalore:  Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has been denied anticipatory bail in a land denotification case. The 63-year-old BJP leader now faces arrest.

A special Lokayukta court hearing land scam cases filed by the Lokayukta police against him rejected his bail plea today and issued an arrest warrant against him. Mr Yeddyurappa did not appear in court today. 

PM meeting policymakers on tackling inflation

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is holding a meeting of top policymakers Saturday, seeking ways to curb inflation which has been hovering close to double-digits for almost 9 months in spite of successive rate hikes by the central bank.

Telangana 'rail roko' agitation: Congress MPs detained; clashes at Osmania University

Hyderabad:  As the three-day 'rail roko' agitation began in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh today, several Congress MPs, pro-Telangana leaders and activists were taken into preventive custody by the police.