Montek among probables for next IMF chief

Montek among probables for next IMF chief: "Top Indian policy planner Montek Singh Ahluwalia figures among the probables to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the next chief of International Monetary Fund, a report has said."

Arun Shourie confirms Nira Radia tapes leak - ibnlive

Arun Shourie confirms Nira Radia tapes leak - ibnlive: "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Telecom Minister Arun Shourie claimed that senior party leader Venkaiah Naidu was lobbied, to ensure the BJP wouldn't oppose 2009 Budget proposals that allegedly favoured billionaire businessman and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani.
Shourie confirmed Nira Radia tape revelation to Karan Thapar on 'Devil's Advocate' on CNN-IBN This is the first concrete proof that Nira Radia's influence extended to the Opposition ranks as well. Here's a brief transcript:"

India's 20th nuclear reactor becomes operational

India's 20th nuclear reactor becomes operational: "India's 20th nuclear power plant today became operational at Kaiga taking the total installed atomic power capacity in the country to 4780 MW.

The indigenously-developed 220 MW capacity Unit 4 of the Kaiga Atomic Power Station attained criticality at 8.07.22 am making India the sixth country in the world to have 20 or more nuclear power plants in operation."

We Hold These Tweets To Be Self-Evident [COMIC]

We Hold These Tweets To Be Self-Evident [COMIC]: "If Twitter had been invented in 1776 instead of 2006, the American Revolution would have been so much more… what’s the word… awesome."

US warns India about possible WikiLeaks release - The Times of India

US warns India about possible WikiLeaks release - The Times of India: "The US has warned India and other key governments across the world about a new potentially embarrassing release of classified documents by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks which may harm the American interests and create tension in its ties with its 'friends'."