More than 20 people have been killed in two suspected US missile attacks in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, security officials said. About 15, including an al-Qaeda leader, were killed in an attack near the village of Mirali, North Waziristan. In a second attack, seven people were killed in South Waziristan. The US [...]
Investigating agencies on Friday questioned over 20 persons as they probed a possible HuJI-ULFA link behind the deadly serial blasts in Assam which claimed 77 lives, while curfew was clamped in worst-hit Ganeshguri here after protesters went on rampage. The scale and planning behind the blasts have led the police to suspect local militants joining [...]
Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has been banned for one Test for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the third Test against Australia in New Delhi. Gambhir could have been charged under a stronger code according to the rules, a lighter sentence was decided upon as umpires Billy Bowden and Aleem Dar had highlighted the [...]
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan Friday demanded that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray should be arrested for planning attacks on north Indians. “My first demand is that Raj Thackeray should be arrested under NSA (National Security Act),” the union steel minister told reporters. He cited [...]
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Time of panic in the high-end job sector is far from being over. The post-Diwali corporate India may resort to more job cuts to meet the challenges of the tough time caused by the global financial turmoil, warns Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). According to its latest report, [...]
Gautam Gambhir (206) and VVS Laxman (200 not out) put themselves in the record books before India declared on 613-7 in the third Test in Delhi. It was the first time two Indians had scored double centuries in a Test innings and the first time it had ever happened against an Australian side. Gambhir struck [...]
New Delhi, October 30: World chess champion Viswanathan Anand says he is more relieved than happy after retaining the most coveted title defeating Vlamidir Kramnik of Russia in Bonn, Germany. Anand, who etched his name among the all time chess greats after winning the world championships in three formats — knock-out, round-robin and matchplay, said [...]
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Eleven bomb blasts in quick succession ripped through the main city of India’s troubled northeastern Assam state and three other towns on Thursday, killing at least 48 people and wounding 235, police said. No one has claimed responsibility for the bomb blasts. Assam has been a focus of a separatist insurgency [...]
Telenor has entered into a definitive agreement to subscribe to new shares in Unitech Wireless for a consideration equivalent to USD 1,070 million. Subject to regulatory approvals, Telenor will hold a 60% controlling stake in Unitech Wireless. “Gaining access to the world’s second largest mobile market is a major achievement for Telenor. Entering the Indian [...]
Crown Princess of Sweden, Victoria, who also happens to be the apparent heir to the prestigious throne of Sweden, had invited our very own superstar, Aamir Khan, for an exclusive dinner with her during her ongoing state visit to India. Since she happened to be one of the many zillions who had seen Aamir’s masterpiece [...]