Ajman's elderly to get training on entrepreneurship

Tue, May 29, 2012 11:41 PM IST

Dubai, May 29 (IANS/WAM) Retired citizens in Ajman will be given training on planning and management of small enterprises at ...

59 UP officials suspended for laxity in wheat purchase

Tue, May 29, 2012 11:15 PM IST

Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday cracked the whip on officials found guilty of dere...

Five Rajasthan doctors booked for corruption

Tue, May 29, 2012 11:09 PM IST

Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Tuesday booked five senior Rajasthan government doctors for granting r...

British parents held over six kids' death in blaze

Tue, May 29, 2012 11:08 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) A British couple, whose six children died in a house fire, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of having ...

Suu Kyi told PM about `difficulties'

Tue, May 29, 2012 11:04 PM IST

On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said that pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi h...

Border issues discussed with Myanmar: PM

Tue, May 29, 2012 11:00 PM IST

On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that detailed discussions on border issues h...

Will quit if Team Anna allegations are proved: Manmohan

Tue, May 29, 2012 11:00 PM IST

On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday threatened to give up his public care...

Silence is golden: PM on army chief's rows

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:50 PM IST

On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday refrained from the rows over army chief Gen. V.K....

'Welfare funds not fully used in northeast'

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:32 PM IST

Shillong, May 29 (IANS) Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik Tuesday expressed concern over the poo...

Prashant Bhushan defends comments on PM (Lead, Changing dateline)

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:32 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan Tuesday defended his allegations of corruption against Prime Minis...

Donations by president: Information panel's order stayed

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:16 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order to the government t...

EIH posts 90 percent hike in net profit

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:16 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) EIH Limited, a member of The Oberoi Group, Tuesday announced that it has clocked a 89.68 percent hike ...

Three men abduct driver, rob car in Delhi

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:16 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A bank employee's driver was abducted and his vehicle robbed by three assailants from outside a h...

Italy quake toll rises to 15

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:15 PM IST

Rome, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least 15 people have been killed and about 100 injured in northern Italy following a magni...

Norway killer's friends viewed him as gay

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:15 PM IST

Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Friends of self-confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik believed he was a recluse or...

Four nations expel Syrian envoys

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:15 PM IST

Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Australia, Britain, France, and Germany Tuesday announced the expulsion of Syrian ambassado...

What the PM said on Team Anna's allegations

Tue, May 29, 2012 10:06 PM IST

On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) Here's what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Team Anna's allegations while s...

Man held at Delhi airport for travelling on fake passport

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:57 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A man hailing from Tamil Nadu, who had travelled to Paris in 2009 on a fake French passport, was arr...

PM returns from Myanmar visit

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:57 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here Tuesday night after a three-day visit to Myanmar during ...

Will quit if Team Anna allegations are proved: PM

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:54 PM IST

On Board Air India One, May 29 (IANS) A combative Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday threatened to give up his public care...

108 jailbirds clear secondary exams in Bengal

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:44 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Jail inmates in West Bengal have scripted a success story, with over 100 of them passing the Madhyamik...

Will quit public life if charges proved: PM

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:36 PM IST

New Delhi , May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday asserted that he would quit public life if the allegations ma...

BJP MLA arrested in Rajasthan, granted bail

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:35 PM IST

Jaipur, May 29 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator in Rajasthan was arrested Tuesday for manhandling administrat...

Odisha heatwave continues

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:34 PM IST

Bhubaneswar, May 29 (IANS) A heatwave continued to sweep large parts of Odisha Tuesday even as the maximum temperatures dropp...

For Salim Merchant, music is life

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:30 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Composer-singer Salim Merchant says his life revolves around music and that he tries to involve in anyt...

Petitioners claim apex court was misled on next army chief

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:30 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A group of petitioners was moved in the Supreme Court Tuesday alleging that the government misled th...

PM hits back at Team Anna over corruption allegations against him

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:27 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday termed the corruption a...

India, Myanmar share age-old cultural and civilizational ties: PM

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:27 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said ndia and Myanmar share age...

India looks forward to Aung San Suu Kyi's visit: PM

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:27 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who met the country's iconic leader Daw...

CWC likely to ask Sonia to choose presidential nominee

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:13 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has been called June 4 to discuss the current poli...

Reality sector resents black money accusations

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:10 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A top realty developers' association Tuesday castigated the central government for targeting it as o...

HAL to make multirole aircraft with Russian firm

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:08 PM IST

Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will manufacture a Multi-role Transport Aircraft (MTA) with a Russia...

Want to see raw action, watch 'Rowdy Rathore: Akshay

Tue, May 29, 2012 9:08 PM IST

Gurgaon, May 29 (IANS) Actor Akshay Kumar is gearing up for the release of his new film Rowdy Rathore and says that the actio...

Seven get bail in Adarsh scam

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:59 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday granted bail to seven of the nine people ...

Shah Rukh bats for Mamata, answers critics

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:45 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) As critics slammed Mamata Banerjee for giving a rousing welcome to a private corporate team like KKR, ...

AIIMS to help set up multiple sclerosis database

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:43 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The All India Medical Institute of Sciences (AIIMS) will help set up a national registry for multipl...

Behura seeks court's permission to go abroad

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:42 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Former telecom secretary and 2G scam accused Siddharth Behura Tuesday moved an application in a Cent...

If presented decently, Sonakshi game for item songs

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:42 PM IST

Gurgaon, May 29 (IANS) Sonakshi Sinha admits that she is not bold enough to do an item number, but says she won't mind doi...

Petitioners claim apex court was misled on next army chief

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:34 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A group of petitioners was moved in the Supreme Court Tuesday alleging that the government misled th...

Copper prices likely to ease next fiscal: Hindustan Copper

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:34 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Hindustan Copper Ltd, India's only copper miner, Tuesday said prices of copper in the international...

Capacity of hydropower plants on Ganga to be reduced: Natarajan

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:32 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) To ensure free flow and clean water in the Ganga, the union environment ministry is formulating a pl...

Air India won't take Dreamliners till compensation fixed

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:31 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Air India will not take delivery of the 787 Dreamliner planes from Boeing till the finalisation of t...

SBI mulls reduced interest rates for small, medium enterprises

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:27 PM IST

Chennai, May 29 (IANS) India's largest government-owned lender, State Bank of India (SBI) plans to reduce its lending rate...

'Myanmar critical partner in India's Look East policy': PM

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:19 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday said Myanmar is a critical...

India ready to support Myanmar's long-term development priorities: PM

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:19 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday said Myanmar is entering a...

Indian questioned over Bali smuggling

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:22 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) An Indian and three Britons are being questioned in Indonesia following the arrest of a British housewi...

Need to work on my consistency: Parimarjan Negi

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:20 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Parimarjan Negi, the youngest Indian to become a Grand Master, said Tuesday that he needed to work o...

CPI warns of gas price hike

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:16 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) Tuesday warned that close on the heels of the recent petrol price hi...

French Open: Sania-Bethanie lose in first round

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:13 PM IST

Paris, May 29 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands were knocked out by Russian-Romanian combine o...

140 buried in Siachen avalanche dead: Pakistan

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:11 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday declared dead the 140 people who remained buried in an avalanche since last month i...

Fuel shortage to ease in Chennai, says Jayalalithaa

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:06 PM IST

Chennai, May 29 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday said the acute shortage of petrol and diesel will en...

Feel like I have won the heart of Kolkata: Shah Rukh

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:03 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) After the newly-crowned IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team was felicitated at a gala cerem...

Scorching day in Delhi

Tue, May 29, 2012 8:00 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The unrelenting blistering heat made life miserable for denizens as the capital sizzled three notche...

Court discharges two accused in organised crime case

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:57 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Discharging two people, a Delhi court Tuesday said the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Cr...

Rs.35,000 crore loan restructuring for textiles industry

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:55 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The government Tuesday announced restructuring a debt of Rs.35,000 crore of textile firms on a case-...

Shah Rukh again apologises for Wankhede brawl

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:52 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan Tuesday again apologised for mis...

Indians advised to avoid travelling to Syria

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:50 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) With the violence in Syria escalating and two Indians killed on the Syria-Iraq border, the Indian go...

Frenzied Kolkata fans fete Knight Riders, Shah Rukh (Roundup)

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:37 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) An estimated 150,000 lakh fans lustily cheered on the roads and at the historic Eden Gardens as the ci...

Court reserves order on chopper firm's plea

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:31 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea of Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation ...

Wild cards score in ITF Mandya Open

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:30 PM IST

Mandya (Karnataka), May 29 (IANS) Wild card entrants Sagar Manjanna and Rajat Maheshwari authored commendable wins to advance...

MEA issues travel advisory on Syria

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:38 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has advised all Indian nations to a...

Prashant Bhushan criticizes PM, calls for probe against corrupt ministers

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:38 PM IST

Ghaziabad/Kolhapur/New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhus...

Congress trying to plug exodus by arresting Jagan: YSR Congress

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:38 PM IST

Hyderabad, May 29 (ANI): YSR Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Congress Party in connivance of t...

Govt. stands firm on 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities; to move Supreme Court

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:38 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday defended the gov...

Pujara banking on de Villiers' advice ahead of Windies tour

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:30 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Cheteshwar Pujara, eying a comeback into the Test side, is hoping that South Africa one-day skipper ...

Yangon's gilded pride - the bejewelled Shwedagon Pagoda

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:26 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (IANS) The gold-plated Shwedagon Pagoda, which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Tuesday, is a sight to be...

Hindustan Copper hopeful of joint venture with Rajasthan Mining

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:26 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Public sector miner Hindustan Copper Ltd is hopeful of forming a joint venture with Rajasthan State Mi...

Court discharges two accused in organised crime case

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:25 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Discharging two people, a Delhi court Tuesday said the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Cr...

Woman arrested with fake stamps

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:23 PM IST

Patna, May 29 (IANS) A woman was arrested here Tuesday with fake stamps valued at Rs.34 lakh, police said.

Planning Commission to aid ministry for new airports

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:17 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry will work out modalities of developing new airports under public private...

Sibal advocates higher pay for teachers

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:14 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Expressing concern over the poor quality of teachers, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Siba...

CPI-M promises action against Kerala leader

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:14 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The CPI-M Tuesday condemned one of its leaders in Kerala for justifying retaliatory killing of polit...

Orient policies for women, NAC tells government

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:12 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Orientation of social schemes and policies towards women can help control the declining sex ratio in...

Now a helpline to quit tobacco

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:11 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Quitting tobacco could become easier from this May 31 on 'World No Tobacco Day' with a promine...

Heat grips Shimla too

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:07 PM IST

Shimla, May 29 (IANS) The searing summer heat has not even spared Shimla, the popular hill resort people normally flock to in...

Sistema Shyam's net loss narrows to Rs.528 crore

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:07 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Telecom service provider Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) Tuesday said it has narrowed its net loss...

Court reserves order on chopper firm's plea

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:06 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday reserved its verdict on a plea of Global Vectra Helicorp, the aviation ...

Australian woman pacer asked to chose between cricket or football

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:05 PM IST

Melbourne, May 29 (IANS) Australian top woman fast bowler Ellyse Perry, who is also an international footballer, has been ask...

Drug addict found eating man's face in US

Tue, May 29, 2012 7:00 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) A drug addict in the US state of Miami was shot dead after police found him chewing a man's face by ...

NHRC concerned over crime against women in Assam

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:56 PM IST

Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday expressed concern over the rise in crimes against...

Manchester United voted most popular club

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:54 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A recent survey has found that England's Manchester United are the most popular football club wit...

Chandra, Sangwan in lead

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:53 PM IST

Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) Yashas Chandra of Mysore upstaged his more fancied opponents on the first day of Toyota IGU southern...

Court stays Subhash Ghai's Haryana land deal

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:52 PM IST

Gurgaon, May 29 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court Tuesday stayed Bollywood filmmaker Subhash Ghai's Mukta Arts from...

Capacity of hydropower plants on Ganga to be reduced: Natarajan

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:51 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) To ensure free flow and clean water in the Ganga, the union environment ministry is formulating a pl...

Charges against PM not irresponsible: Shanti Bhushan

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:50 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Team Anna member Shanti Bhushan Tuesday said allegations levelled by them against Prime Minister Man...

Minister tells striking pilots to get back to work

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:41 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Tuesday reiterated the government's stand that the demands of ...

Linda pockets chess title

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:39 PM IST

Pondicherry, May 29 (IANS) Local star Linda Rangarajan with 9.0 points emerged champion in the third KACC International FIDE ...

IT department's biggest office in Delhi opens Wednesday

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:37 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate Wednesday a new office of income tax department at...

Team Anna accuses Krishna of mining graft in Karnataka

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:35 PM IST

Ghaziabad, May 29 (IANS) Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan Tuesday alleged that External Affairs Ministe...

Indian-origin woman dies of rabies in Britain

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:35 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman in Britain has died after contracting rabies due to a dog-bite she suffered whil...

Air Arabia to increase frequency from Nagpur

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:28 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Low cost airline Air Arabia Tuesday announced that it will increase the frequency of flights from Nagpu...

Kim Kardashian accuses Brit Airways of stealing 'sentimental' items from luggage

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

New York, May 29 (ANI): Kim Kardashian has lashed out at British Airways on Twitter, blaming the ai...

Mandeep Singh Wins the Citibank Rising Star Award 2012

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (ANI-Business Wire India): Kings XI Punjab batsman Mandeep Singh has been named the winner of the 2012 Citibank Rising Star Award. T...

Obama personally oversees secret Al-Qaeda 'kill list': Report

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama has personally overseen a top-secret process ...

FIFA to appoint top war crime lawyer to probe corruption cases

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): FIFA, world soccer's governing body, is set to appoint top human rights la...

Weak Rupee a historic opportunity for manufacturing MSMEs: FISME

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Counterintuitive as it may sound, the dramatic fall of the Rupee has creat...

Pak being 're-tribalised' under influence of growing Talibanisation: Editorial

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): An editorial in a Pakistan daily, referring to the death sentence given to...

Ashley Judd 'so proud' of hubby Dario Franchitti after his Indy 500 win

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Ashley Judd and F1 racer husband Dario Franchitti celebrated his third vi...

UK artist to stage 'ant ballet'

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Artist and designer Ollie Palmer has developed a technology, which he hopes, ...

Khloe Kardashian wants to dip her niece in glitter

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Khloe Kardashian has been spoiling her sister Kourtney's unborn baby w...

Justin Bieber and I are going to get married some day, says Bar Refaeli

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Bar Refaeli has joked that she wants to wed Justin Bieber, and also admit...

Elle's editor calls Becks 'viagra for modern women'

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): David Beckham, who will be the first man to appear solo on the front cover of...

Kanye West only eats in designer crockery

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Kanye West only eats from designer crockery and refuses to consume food f...

Robert Pattinson tired of 'Twilight' movies

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Robert Pattinson has revealed that he is tired of acting in the 'Twili...

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg spends measly 32 euros on honeymoon lunch

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg splurged out on a romantic meal that cost him 32 ...

Active friends motivate kids to exercise

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): When children have friends that are more active, they themselves are also...

Florist threatened with legal action over paper Olympic rings display

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): A florist was stunned when she was ordered to take down Olympic rings made fr...

Angelina Jolie backs UK campaign against sexual violence in war zones

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Angelina Jolie is extending her support to the launch of a new Government ini...

One-in-a-million 'Frankenstein fish' caught in Cambridge Lake

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): A fisherman claims to have caught a one-in-a-million Frankenstein fish which ...

Driverless cars trail behind each other on freeway

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Sydney, May 29 (ANI): Spanish drivers witnessed the first real-world test of platooning technology,...

Aggressively controlling glucose levels may not cut kidney failure in diabetics

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Intensively controlling glucose (glycemic) levels in type-2 diabetes pati...

Coleen Rooney flaunts patriotic side by dressing in bright red and blue

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): With the Queen's Jubilee celebrations just around the corner, it seems tha...

Cynthia Nixon weds girlfriend Christine Marinoni

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Cynthia Nixon and her partner of nearly eight-years Christine Marinoni ti...

Smartphone app uses sweat to make life entertaining

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:18 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Technology firm, Sensum, has come up with a smartphone application that g...

Shimla's temperature 6 degrees above average

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:23 PM IST

Shimla, May 29 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday were unusually hot with prominent tourist spots recording maximum...

Nothing impossible for a determined man: CBSE topper

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:17 PM IST

Imphal, May 29 (IANS) Everything is possible when a man is determined, says Mohammad Ismat. The word impossible, he says, doe...

Deepika dons racy swimsuit for Vogue cover (With Image)

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:13 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Her red bikini act in the promo of Cocktail is already the talk of B-town. And now actress Deepika P...

Kerala court dismisses pleas of Italian Marines

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:11 PM IST

Kochi, May 29 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas of two Italian Marines to quash the first information ...

Cobra creates Queen's portrait using just beer and spices (With image)

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:08 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) Cobra Beer has created a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II using just beer and spices to commemorate the B...

Cyrus Mistry joins Tata Motors board

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:06 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Tata Sons chairman-designate Cyrus P. Mistry Tuesday joined the Tata Motors board as a director, the au...

Will challenge sub-quota denial in apex court: Khurshid

Tue, May 29, 2012 6:03 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The central government Tuesday said it would appeal in the Supreme Court against the Andhra Pradesh ...

Election panel refuses to intervene in Jagan's case

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:50 PM IST

Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) The Election Commission of India Tuesday refused to intervene in YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaga...

40 killed in Nigeria community clashes

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:47 PM IST

Abuja, May 29 (IANS) At least 40 people have been killed in a boundary clash between two local communities in southeastern Ni...

Jagan Reddy's bail plea hearing adjourned till May 31

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Hyderabad, May 29 (ANI): A special CBI court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of YSR Congress part...

Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan make 'accidental' cameo on Chinese TV

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Mark Zuckerberg and his now-wife Priscilla Chan made a surprise appearance in...

Businesses building 'brand personality' with 'lolly pink hair and tattoos'

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Melbourne, May 29 (ANI): A branding expert from Australia has shed light on how unique brand energy...

No major breakthrough in Pak-U.S. talks on NATO supplies

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan and the U.S., who are currently engaged in talks regarding resump...

KKR's victory celebrations end with police baton-charge outside Kolkata's Eden Gardens

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) grand victory celebrations took a turn for t...

Smoker's lungs better than none for patients who need transplant

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Patients who need new lungs are happy getting it from smokers than no lun...

Prince William wishes Princess Diana was there on his wedding day

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

New York, May 29 (ANI): Prince William has opened up about missing his mother Princess Diana on the...

Brangelina and kids enjoy karaoke sessions at UK home

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have hired a theatre company to visit their ...

Now, software that can read feelings behind facial expressions

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Computers that could read our faces may not be far from reality.

Scien...

Vertical living could be answer to world's growing population

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Melbourne, May 29 (ANI): The world's population is set to rise to 10 billion within the next 70 ...

Andre 3000 plays Jimi Hendrix in upcoming biopic

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Andre 3000 has began shooting for 'All Is By My Side', which is a biopi...

PDP criticizes J-K Govt. for suggesting corrupt official as next vigilance chief

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Srinagar, May 29 (ANI): The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized the Omar A...

I knew Drew was getting married before she did, says Cameron Diaz

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Cameron Diaz has revealed that she was the first to know that Drew Barrymore ...

I can never be like Rihanna, says Cheryl Cole

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:25 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Cheryl Cole thinks she could never be like Rihanna, as she is not as outs...

Six rescued from Delhi's red light area

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:40 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Two girls and four young women who were forced into prostitution have been rescued from the capital&...

Kerala court dismisses pleas of Italian Marines

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:31 PM IST

Kochi, May 29 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Tuesday dismissed the pleas of two Italian Marines to quash the first information ...

Ancient shipwrecks unearthed in China

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:30 PM IST

Beijing, May 29 (IANS) Archaeologists in China have unearthed two shipwrecks under an artificial waterway that remained burie...

Philips launches electric cooker, plans to localise products

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:20 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Consumer electronics manufacturer Philips India Tuesday launched AirFryer, an electric cooker that f...

KKR fans face police batons outside Eden

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:15 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan hogged the limeli...

Michelle Obama releases new book on White House gardening

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Michelle Obama has released a new book that details her gardening hits and mi...

Thai transgender wins provincial administration seat

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Bangkok, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): A Thai Transgender beat male opponents to win a seat as councilor on the provincial administration organisation (PAO)...

LinkedIn more popular than Facebook in Australia's NSW

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Sydney, May 29 (ANI): New South Wales users are least likely to stay connected through Facebook, de...

Convicted 'Osama CIA op' doctor's life under threat: Pak Intelligence

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Peshawar, May 29 (ANI): An intelligence agency has submitted a report to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief M...

Kim Kardashian goes braless at Atlantic City party

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Kim Kardashian wore a revealing little black dress and no bra after Kanye Wes...

Syria's Assad meets UN special envoy Kofi Annan

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Damascus, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met here Tuesday with UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan, state-run SANA...

Roadside bomb kills 4 Yemeni soldiers

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Aden, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): At least four Yemeni soldiers were killed on Tuesday by a roadside bombing on the eastern outskirts of the southern port...

U.S. officials to visit Arunachal Pradesh to find remains of WWII pilots

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar), May 29 (ANI): External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin has sai...

Good governance - still a far cry

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Raipur May 29 (ANI): The recent recommendation by a parliamentary panel that the government should ...

3,000 police for Red, Yellow shirts rallies in Bangkok

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Bangkok, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): About 3,000 police will be deployed to secure law and order on Wednesday when the Yellow Shirts will rally against th...

Israeli Vice PM imply connection to cyber virus attacking Iran: local media

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Jerusalem, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): Commenting on a just-revealed virus that has targeted computers in Iran, Israeli Vice Prime Minister Moshe Ya'al...

CBSE topper dreams of becoming IAS officer

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Imphal (Manipur), May 29 (ANI): Mohammed Ismat, the science student who topped Central Board of Sec...

Two terror suspects arrested in Denmark

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Copenhagen, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) has arrested two Danish-Somali brothers in connection with an o...

'Unemployed' family of 12 reaping 50k pounds windfall under 'generous' UK benefits system

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

London, May 29(ANI): The Fennessy-Sharps, a family of twelve, have ludicrously laid bare the absurd...

Coach Whatmore says improving Pakistan's ranking in every format is long-term goal

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29(ANI): Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has said his team is gunning for success during...

Death toll in Italy earthquake rises to 6

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:01 PM IST

Milan, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): At least six people were killed in the earthquake of 5.8 magnitude that rocked central and northern Italy on Tuesday mo...

Tagore's texts made into pictorial editions

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:10 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Three children's texts written by Rabindranath Tagore have been produced in pictorial editions in...

Shah Rukh, Mamata steal show in KKR's Eden party

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:06 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took the centre-stag...

HAL inks pact to make multi-role aircraft

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:05 PM IST

Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) State-run defence behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has entered into a contract with Russian ...

China doesn't fret over India-Myanmar ties: Daily

Tue, May 29, 2012 5:02 PM IST

Beijing, May 29 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Myanmar is seen as a poor show in China, a state-ow...

Government fooling minorities on reservation: BJP

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:53 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A day after Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed sub-quota in jobs on religious grounds, the Bharatiya ...

Sensex closes flat, technology stocks rise

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:45 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday lost most of the early gains to close flat even as...

Kerala to pay pensions through banks

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:42 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Kerala Tuesday said all pensions payable in the social sector would be given only through ...

Sacked army officer to challenge chief's decision

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:42 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Indian Army's former Military Secretary, Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash, whose dismissal from servi...

Government to move SC against quota decision

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:37 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The central government Tuesday said it will move the Supreme Court against the decision of the Andhr...

Big grids likely for National Motorcycle Championship

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:32 PM IST

Chennai, May 29 (IANS) With over 200 entries and 10 categories, including three single-make series, the MMSC-SIDVIN Indian Na...

Hangal back in action at 97, says age no bar

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:31 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) Once an actor always an actor. Quite true for 97-year-old A.K. Hangal, who wears grease paint despite t...

Pak cricket team manager believes changes and training will bring results

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29(ANI): Pakistan team manager Naveed Akram Cheema has said forming separate teams f...

Half of female workforce being sexually discriminated at work

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Summer has arrived, but a staggering number of British women are so fearful o...

Alzheimer's pill could help cure shopaholics

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): A pill designed to treat Alzheimer's could help compulsive shoppers curb t...

Michelle Obama to sponsor future Navy submarine

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): US First Lady Michelle Obama will sponsor a future Navy submarine named a...

Pacific bluefin tuna carried little radiation from Japan to California

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Washington, may 29 (ANI): Pacific bluefin tuna carried radioactivity from Japan's 2011 Fukushima...

Walmart plans to launch smaller stores throughout US

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Walmart, multinational retailer corporation, plans to roll out smaller st...

10 kidnapped by PKK in Turkey: report

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Ankara, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): A total of 10 people were kidnapped by the outlawed Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in Turkey's eastern province of Igd...

Russia's Bogomolov retires a point before losing at French Open

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Paris, May 29(ANI): Russian tennis star Alex Bogomolov Junior retired just a point before losing hi...

Van Persie's mom advises him to stay at Arsenal

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

London, May 29(ANI): Robin Van Persie's mother has advised him to stay at Arsenal, as he is idol...

Chinese software industry slows from January to April

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Beijing, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): China's software industry posted slower growth in the first four months of this year due to increasing competition...

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan enjoy honeymoon in Italy

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan have chosen to spend their honeymoon i...

Murray fears time running out for 'elusive' Grand Slam victory

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

London, May 29(ANI): World number four tennis player Andy Murray has said athletes generally have s...

McLaren ace Button denies 'panic situation' following Monaco GP failure

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

London, May 29(ANI): McLaren's ace driver Jensen Button has said there is no sense of panic with...

I never thought about money and fame, says Becks

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): David Beckham, who is Britain's richest sportsperson, has claimed that mon...

Corporate Affairs Ministry refers Reebok scam to SFIO

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:20 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Union Corporate Affairs Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily on Tuesday said tha...

Gurdeep Kohli to play lady cop in 'Rowdy Rathore'

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:25 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Small screen actress Gurdeep Kohli is looking forward to her big screen debut! She has bagged a cop&...

Moderate quake kills three in Italy

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:24 PM IST

Rome, May 29 (IANS) At least three people were killed after a magnitude-5.8 earthquake rocked Italy Tuesday, local media repo...

CWC meet June 4 to discuss presidential poll, price rice

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:23 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) With the presidential election on the horizon, a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has...

'Air India won't take Dreamliners till compensation fixed'

Tue, May 29, 2012 4:05 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Tuesday said Air India would not take delivery of its first batch...

Court order on plea against Kejriwal June 27

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:59 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday reserved its order till June 27 on registering a first information report agai...

Bahrain's crown prince to visit India

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) India and Bahrain, home to nearly 350,000 Indian nationals working in the Gulf, are set to scale up ...

Pink Floyd guitarist, wife evacuated after WWII-era bomb scare

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

New York, May 29 (ANI): David Gilmour and his wife Polly Sampson had to evacuate their house when a...

Tamara Ecclestone not attending dad Bernie's wedding

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Tamara Ecclestone has said that she has no intention of attending her billion...

U.S. intel estimates of Pak nuke programme were 10 yrs behind actual status: AQ Khan

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said U.S. i...

Dickie Bird regrets not having kids

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Legendary cricket umpire Dickie Bird has revealed that his one regret in life...

Now, 'dracula' lamp that runs on human blood

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): An American designer has come up with an eerie lamp which is powered by human...

Targetting tuberculosis 'hotspots' may cut transmission by 29 pc in 50 yrs

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Reducing tuberculosis transmission in geographic 'hotspots' where t...

Authorities move to save lives of 'condemned' Pak women accused of 'fornication'

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

Kohistan, May 29 (ANI): In a bid to preempt the execution of six people condemned to death for disr...

Beast Zuckerberg accompanies 'mom' Priscilla Chan down the aisle

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Mark Zuckerberg's longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, took her walk t...

Vulture census begins Junagadh

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

Junagadh (Gujarat), May 29 (ANI): Forest officials in the Sasan Gir National Park in Gujarat have b...

Australia expels Syrian diplomat after Houla massacre

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

Damascus, May 29 (ANI): Australia has reportedly expelled a Syrian diplomat in protest over the rec...

Tony Blair defends 'working relationship' with Rupert Murdoch

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has defended his friendship with med...

Pointy chins make cartoon villains look dastardly

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:58 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Scientists have revealed why we find cartoon villains like Captain Hook, Dick...

Nepali runner wins world's highest marathon race

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:53 PM IST

Kathmanu, May 29 (IANS) Nepali runner Phurbu Tamang regained the title in the world's highest 'Qomolangma Marathon' ...

KKR jamboree: Bengal Inc. counts losses

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:50 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) It was de facto holiday here Tuesday as the Mamata Banerjee government pulled out all the stops to cel...

Women pretends to be UP legislator, arrested

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:50 PM IST

Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) A woman was arrested Tuesday outside the Vidhan Sabha Bhawan here when she tried to enter the high sec...

Ghorpade signs up for Formula Pilota

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:45 PM IST

Bangalore, May 29 (IANS) Parth Ghorpade, the 18-year old from Kolhapur, Tuesday confirmed his participation in the 2012 Formu...

Zarine to endorse educational institution

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:44 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) After working in the successful fun-filled film Housefull 2, actor Zarine Khan will soon be seen pro...

Court order on plea against Kejriwal June 27

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:42 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A Delhi court Tuesday reserved its order till June 27 on registering a first information report agai...

India's GVK joins raging Australian debate on foreign workers

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:41 PM IST

Sydney, May 29 (IANS) Hours after winning the nod for one of the largest coal mining projects in Australia, India's GVK Gr...

Nothing impossible if one is determined: CBSE topper

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:38 PM IST

Imphal, May 29 (IANS) Mohammad Ismat of Manipur, who weathered acute poverty and braved situations of insurgency and went on ...

Athletico Madrid sign Uruguayan winger Rodriguez

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:29 PM IST

Madrid, May 29 (IANS) Europa winners Atletico Madrid roped in Uruguayan international winger, Cristian Gabriel Rodriguez as t...

Rahul Bhattacharya wins British fiction prize

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:26 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Young Indian writer Rahul Bhattacharya Tuesday won the prestigious Royal Society of Literature Ondaa...

Pitt, Jolie busy doing karaoke

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) Actor Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie have been enjoying karaoke sessions.

'Russia can win Olympic volleyball'

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:17 PM IST

Moscow, May 29 (IANS/Ria Novosti) Russian women's volleyball team is still good enough to win the 2012 Olympic Games, said...

Double win for 'Gattu' at NY film fest

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:13 PM IST

New York, May 29 (IANS) Gattu, a film about a street kid's ambition to be a kite flying champ, made a mark at the New York...

Suu Kyi lauds India ties after meeting Manmohan

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:59 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (IANS) Myanmar's iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh th...

Sony Music signs singer Bohemia

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:58 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Punjabi rapper Bohemia, known for songs like Chandni Chowk to China, has been signed up by music lab...

Summer of peace: Kashmir tourism never had it this big

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:57 PM IST

Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) It's another summer of peace for Jammu and Kashmir and tourists are flocking like never before to ...

Now a game on 'Madagascar 3'

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:47 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A game based on the much-awaited film Madagascar 3 - Europe's Most Wanted is set to hit the marke...

Aeroplane accidents 'more common than thought'

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Melbourne, May 29 (ANI): Aircraft accidents occur more often than most people think, with passenger...

Women advised to steer clear of hormone replacement therapy

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Women who are past menopause and healthy should not use hormone replaceme...

NASA's 'space drink' helps reduce wrinkles

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

New York, May 29 (ANI): A space drink concocted by NASA to protect astronauts from radiation has be...

Titus Bramble on trial over sexual assault charges

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Sunderland footballer Titus Bramble is on trial and has been accused of sexua...

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhbir Badal slams Centre over petrol price hike

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Amritsar, May 29 (ANI): Criticizing the Central Government for the recent petrol prices hike across...

Rihanna wants to swap boobs with Brooklyn Decker

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Rihanna has revealed her desire to borrow her 'Battleship' co-star ...

China axes former railway minister over corruption charges

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Beijing, May 29 (ANI): China has axed its former railway minister on charges of corruption.

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Gujarat's Gir Sanctuary authorities construct water ponds for animals

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Veraval (Gujarat), May 29 (ANI): Authorities in the Sasan Gir National Park in Gujarat, which house...

Pranab Mukherjee to inaugurate Pratyaksh Kar Bhawan tomorrow

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the biggest office build...

Survivors recount horror of Houla massacre in Syria

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Damascus, May 29 (ANI): Survivors of the Houla massacre in Syria recounted their shock and fear as ...

Manmohan Singh meets Aung San Suu Kyi, invites her to visit India

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Yangoon, May 29 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who held talks with Myanmar democrac...

ISI chief nixed U.S. trip over deal breakdown due to Dr Afridi's arrest

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): The head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) postponed his ...

NATO airstrike kills Al-Qaida's second-highest ranking leader in Afghanistan

Tue, May 29, 2012 3:25 PM IST

Kabul, May 29 (Xinhua-ANI): Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have killed two al-Qaida operatives, including the t...

Viv blasts woeful Windies, says Ramdin has 'deteriorated'

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:46 PM IST

Nottingham, May 29 (IANS/CMC) West Indies' legendary captain Sir Vivian Richards has blasted the Caribbean side's disa...

Hearing on Jagan's bail plea adjourned to May 31

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:45 PM IST

Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) A special court Tuesday adjourned hearing on YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's ba...

Maoist leader arrested in UP

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:40 PM IST

Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Police Tuesday arrested a Maoist leader after ambushing a group of Maoists in a jung...

Bill Gates to meet Akhilesh

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:40 PM IST

Lucknow, May 29 (IANS) Microsoft founder Bill Gates will meet Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav here Wednesday to d...

Seven get bail in Adarsh scam

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:39 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court Tuesday granted bail to seven of the nine people ...

US veterans prefer Romney over Obama: poll

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): American veterans prefer Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to...

Critics praise Samsung Galaxy S3 calling it 'light years ahead of iPhone'

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Critics have praised the Samsung Galaxy S3 as the best phone on the market, w...

Russia condemns Syria for Houla massacre

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Moscow, May 29 (ANI): Russia has strongly condemned Syria's massacre of almost 108 people. The (...

Sialkot Stallions' Champions League participation 'confirmed' on Twitter

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Karachi, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan's reigning Twenty20 champions, Sialkot Stallions, have been conf...

PCB to review 2012 central contracts list after uproar over glaring omissions

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to rectify some glaring omiss...

Pak cricket team unhappy with pay hikes

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Karachi, May 29 (ANI): The pay hike announced by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the central contra...

Pak Chief Justice receives International Jurists Award

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Indian Samajwa...

Akhilesh pays floral tributes to Charan Singh on his 26th death anniversary

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Lucknow, May 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who paid homage to former Prime...

Swedish Startup asmallworld founder creates new social network to take on Facebook

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): Swedish startup 'asmallworld.net' founder Erik Wachtmeister is prep...

Obama's top military advisor backs cutting U.S. aid to Pak over Dr Afridi arrest

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Washington, May 29 (ANI): U.S. President Barack Obama's top military adviser, General Martin Dem...

Saddam Hussein's daughter in search of publisher to release father's memoirs

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Baghdad, May 29 (ANI): The eldest daughter of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is currently loo...

Pak political-military honchos in huddle to douse burning Balochistan fires

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (ANI): In the first serious move to address the problem fuelling insurgency in Ba...

'Shake and fold' to pat hands dry with just one paper towel

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:35 PM IST

Washington, may 29 (ANI): A US attorney has demonstrated the perfect paper towel technique, which c...

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:32 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Hatf missile.

Depreciating rupee boon for Indian manufacturing exporters

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:28 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) While the depreciating rupee is giving sleepless nights to many, it is a huge opportunity for India&...

Torres defends his selection in Spain's Euro squad

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:28 PM IST

Madrid, May 29 (IANS) Spain's out of form striker Fernando Torres defended coach Vicente del Bosque's decision to inclu...

Nothing impossible if one is determined: CBSE topper

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:12 PM IST

Imphal, May 29 (IANS) Manipuri boy Mohammad Ismat, who scored the highest marks in this year's All India Senior Secondary ...

Press Enclave Road gets its name back

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:09 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The road leading to Press Enclave in south Delhi has got its original name -- Press Enclave Road -- ...

Mumbai-Pune tragedy could have been averted: IRF

Tue, May 29, 2012 2:05 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The death of over 25 people on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway could have been avoided if a key traffic r...

Samuels has proven his point, says Gibson

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:58 PM IST

Nottingham, May 29 (IANS/CMC) West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has praised the form of Marlon Samuels following the right-...

Shakira kisses boyfriend Gerard Pique after Barca's Spanish King Cup win

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:50 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Shakira planted a passionate congratulatory kiss on boyfriend Gerard Pique...

Cheryl Cole says one of her chihuahuas is gay

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:50 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Cheryl Cole has revealed that one of her pet dogs is gay, as he fancies the b...

Justin Bieber trained with Mike Tyson before 'roughing up photographer'

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:50 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Justin Bieber trained with former Boxing legend Mike Tyson just days before a...

Virologists reach Gorakhpur to find cure for encephalitis

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:50 PM IST

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh), May 29 (ANI): A team of 15 virologists visited villages that are worst a...

German coach Loew drops Cacau from Euro 2012 squad

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:54 PM IST

Berlin, May 29 (IANS) German coach Joachim Loew left out Stuttgart striker Cacau from the 23-member squad for next month's...

Antony campaigns, showers praise on Chandy government

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:53 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (IANS) Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday opined that Kerala was on course to becoming the...

Lara, Yorke lift Man United to celebrity title

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:52 PM IST

Bridgetown (Barbados), May 29 (IANS/CMC) A Manchester United team, featuring the West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara, won t...

Pay teachers well to attract talent: Sibal

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:51 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Expressing concern over the poor quality of teachers, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Siba...

Music industry unpredictable: Kunal Ganjawala

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:50 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) If unpredictability and lack of recognition in showbiz saddens playback singer Kunal Ganjawala, grow...

Families mourn Iraq blast deaths, government silent

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:47 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) While two Indian Dawoodi Bohras on pilgrimage were Sunday evening killed in a blast targeting a bus nea...

15 militants killed in Pakistan

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:37 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) Fifteen militants were killed in military operations in Pakistan, Dawn reported Tuesday.

'Tudor era' a misleading myth, claims Oxford historian

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): An Oxford University historian has claimed that the idea of a Tudor era in hi...

Lara Bingle returning to her old roots after wrapping up reality show

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Melbourne, May 29 (ANI): Lara Bingle will soon be leaving the multi-million dollar Bondi apartment ...

India, Myanmar for close coordination on regional cooperation

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Nay Pyi Daw (Myanmar), May 29 (ANI): India and Myanmar have discussed a broad range of regional and...

Exiled Tibetans pray for martyrs in Dharamshala

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Dharamshala, May 29 (ANI): Exiled Tibetans residing in Dharamshala paid homage to young Tibetans wh...

Chief Horner says Webber is 'comfortable' at Red Bull

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

London, May 29(ANI): Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has said Mark Webber is quite comfort...

Handheld technology may help improve diet and activity levels of patients

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Washington, May 28 (ANI): The diet and activity levels of patients may be enhanced through use of m...

India, Myanmar to use Cultural Exchange Programme pact to promote people to people exchanges

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Nay Pyi Daw (Myanmar), May 29 (ANI): India and Myanmar have agreed to use the recently inked Cultur...

Boxer Paul Williams paralyzed from waist down following motorcycle mishap

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

New York, May 29(ANI): Two-time welterweight champion Paul Williams has been paralyzed from waist d...

SIT to probe Kerala CPI-M leader's revelations, says state home minister

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 (ANI): Kerala's Home Minister, T. Radhakrishnan, on Tuesday said that...

One in three Britons admits being racist, finds poll

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Almost one in three Britons have admitted to being racist, a poll has reveale...

Air India pilots' strike enters Day 22; passengers' woes continue

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (ANI): Passengers continue to be left in the lurch due to the strike by Air India pi...

W. Bengal Govt. showers bouquets, shawls and Sandesh on IPL champs KKR

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:39 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (ANI): The state of West Bengal went into celebratory mode on Tuesday, welcoming In...

Day 22, Air India loss mounts to Rs.310 crore

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:30 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The strike by pilots of national carrier Air India continued for the 22th day Tuesday, pushing up th...

Shah Rukh no show on roadshow disappoints Kolkatans

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:27 PM IST

Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Some cursed him, others called him cruel. Even the presence of IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KK...

'Russia can survive without Arshavin'

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:24 PM IST

Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Euro 2012 squad is more capable of adapting to the loss of key players than a d...

Australia announce diving team for Olympics

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:21 PM IST

Canberra, May 29 (IANS) Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham will be spearheading Australia's diving challenge at the London O...

My 40-minute chess move was crucial: Gelfand

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:20 PM IST

Moscow, May 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel's Boris Gelfand has said taking 40 minutes for a crucial move helped him draw the...

Pakistan test fires missile

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:20 PM IST

Islamabad, May 29 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday successfully test fired its short range Hatf missile, Geo TV reported.

Clarkson prefers comfort over style

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:18 PM IST

Los Angeles, May 29 (IANS) Singer Kelly Clarkson says for her, fashion is all about comfort.

I th...

Cole not keen to imitate Rihanna

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:18 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole confessed she wouldn't be able to be as blunt as Rihanna.

Mother, wife call on Jagan in jail

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:16 PM IST

Hyderabad, May 29 (IANS) A day after MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy was sent to jail by a court in a corruption case, his mother, w...

Kanye West insists on designer crockery

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:14 PM IST

Los Angeles, May 29 (IANS) Rapper-turned-fashion designer Kanye West is a fan of gold tableware from the Hermes brand and ref...

China's tallest building to reach 2,073 feet

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:13 PM IST

Beijing, May 29 (IANS) The 121-storey Shanghai Tower being built in Shanghai city will be China's tallest building upon co...

Manmohan meets Suu Kyi, hails India ties

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:12 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (IANS) Myanmar's iconic pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday after meeting Prime Minister Man...

Former TV executive named mayor of Olympic Village

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:11 PM IST

London, May 29 (IANS) Charles Allen, a former television executive, has been appointed Mayor of the London 2012 Olympic Villa...

Chelsea custodian Cech commits to Stamford Bridge till 2016

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

London, May 29(ANI): Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has signed a new four-year contract with the Blue...

Xbox Kinect technology to turn spacecraft into building blocks

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): Low-cost nano-satellites that can dock in orbit could be used as space buildi...

England's new game plan to find its 'indigenous' Messi

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

London, May 29(ANI): The Football Association has approved new rules that would ensure that small ...

Ex-Japanese PM blames government for Fukushima disaster

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

Tokyo, May 29 (ANI): Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said the government should accept...

First generation iPad prototype up for auction

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

Melbourne, May 29 (ANI): The First Generation Prototype of the original iPad has gone on sale on eB...

Staying connected from bathroom 'new norm' for Facebook addicts

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

Melbourne, May 29 (ANI): Facebook and Twitter addicts post updates that may have been composed in t...

Masseur accused of sexual assault lists Nancy Dell'Olio among celeb clients

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

London, May 29 (ANI): A masseur who has been accused of sexually assaulting 18 women claimed that h...

India monitoring developments in Nepal

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): The Indian Government is monitoring recent developments in Nepal, a spokes...

Pakistan test-fires tit-for-tat nuclear capable short-range missile following India

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

Rawalpindi, May 29 (ANI): Pakistan has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed short-rang...

Bahrain Crown Prince to visit India

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:09 PM IST

New Delhi, May 29 (ANI): The Crown Prince of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, will pay an offi...

F1 legend Senna inspiration for Brazilian triathlete

Tue, May 29, 2012 1:04 PM IST

Rio de Janeiro, May 29 (IANS) Reinaldo Colucci has drawn inspiration from the Formula One legend late Ayrton Senna in his bid...

Sensex rises 100 points; auto, IT stocks rally

Tue, May 29, 2012 12:51 PM IST

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading almost 100 points up in the afternoon session...

Nepal deadlock: India hopes for consensus, dialogue

Tue, May 29, 2012 12:48 PM IST

Yangon, May 29 (IANS) With the Nepal deadlock over a new constitution persisting, India Tuesday hoped that the political part...

Putin to visit China

Tue, May 29, 2012 12:41 PM IST

Beijing, May 29 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit China June 5 to 7 as a state guest, the foreign ministry s...

China's catering sales booming

Tue, May 29, 2012 12:41 PM IST

Beijing, May 29 (IANS) The annual sales of China's catering industry is expected to reach 3.7 trillion yuan ($587 billion)...

Presley's crypt for sale

Tue, May 29, 2012 12:40 PM IST

Los Angeles, May 29 (IANS) Late rock and roll legend Elvis Presley's crypt is going up for sale at an auction here.

US denies parachuting into N Korea to probe underground military installations