The Election Commission on Friday said central police force personnel have been deployed in Assam, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala. "The EC would like to make it abundantly clear that it would spare no efforts, as it always does, for ensuring a free and fair poll in all the seats," a statement said. .. more »

Used vehicle prices edged lower in October, according to a closely watched index, ending a three-month climb that brought prices to their highest level the previous month. Wholesale used vehicle prices fell 0.9 percent in October from September when adjusted for seasonality, according to the Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index. The index measures .. more »

One of Bollywood's most bankable stars, Emraan Hashmi, says people have contantly tried to pull him down. He also believes the new film "Tum Mile" will present him in a new avatar, having mostly essayed roles with shades of grey. "In the kind of industry I am, every creative person has a judgement to make about someone .. more »

Businesses likely slashed wholesale inventories for a record 13th consecutive month in September. But analysts expect sales rose for a sixth straight month. Steadily rising sales could encourage businesses to restock shelves, boost production and bolster an economic recovery. The concern is that consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of .. more »

Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party's gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections. "They say people won't walk a mile to vote for you but they'll walk 100 miles to vote against you," .. more »

A total of 177 candidates, including 12 women, are in the fray. Among the prominent ones are Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Ferozabad Lok Sabha seat, Dimple Yadav, daughter-in-law of party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, Congress nominee from the Padrauna assembly seat, Mohini Devi, mother of union minister of state R.P.N. Singh. The polling .. more »

"The past decade in business belongs to Jobs," Fortune editor-at-large Adam Lashinsky wrote in an article extolling the 'imperious, brilliant' chief executive. "He is the rare businessman with legitimate worldwide celebrity." Technology stars considered for the Fortune honor included Microsoft legend Bill Gates and .. more »

KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators on Friday searched for the motive behind a mass shooting at a sprawling U.S. army base in Texas, in which an army psychiatrist trained to treat war wounded is suspected of killing 13 people. A spokesman at the base said the suspected gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a lifelong Muslim born in the United .. more »

As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, dead. Investigators .. more »

Published on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 11:33, Updated on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 12:11 in World section Suspected gunman Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire with two handguns at the Fort Hood Army post on Thursday, in one of the worst killing sprees ever reported on a US military base, army officials said. The US born son of Palestinian immigrants, Hasan's .. more »

Stressing the need for "political-idelogical exposure" of Maoists in India, Karat, however, cautioned the government not to treat them as terrorists and even admitted that they had struck a chord among tribals and a section of intelligentsia. Comparing current violence in West Bengal to the one that swept through the state in the early .. more »

"Market is very dull, there is no fresh buying happening as prices are still holding near all-time highs," said a dealer with a state-run bank in Mumbai. "A strong rupee may help later, but prices internationally will have to come down for that," said another dealer with a private bank. The Indian rupee strengthened to its .. more »

SAN FRANCISCO: He single-handedly saved Apple, wrought a revolution in online music, created a world-beating smartphone and led Pixar to dominate computer animation. So it's no surprise that Apple chief executive Steve Jobs was named CEO of the decade on Thursday by Fortune magazine, which said that Jobs' success in reordering four industries - .. more »

Investigators today began piecing together how and why they think an Army psychiatrist facing deployment to Afghanistan gunned down dozens of people yesterday at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, in one of the worst mass shootings ever on an American military base. The gunman, identified as Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was shot four times by a .. more »

Published on Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 17:57, Updated on Sat, Nov 07, 2009 at 03:46 in World section The shootings on Thursday at Fort Hood, Texas, shocked a military community accustomed to grieving for soldiers killed in two overseas wars but not prepared for their home base to be turned into a combat zone. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was being held .. more »