Obama thanks Manmohan, vows to continue close cooperation
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was amongst the several world leaders President Barack Obama personally called to thank them for their congratulatory messages and to express ‘his desire to continue clos
VK Malhotra stays AAI chief
Vijay Kumar Malhotra Friday was re-elected as president of the Archery Association of India (AAI) for the 40th year in a row.
Malhotra, 80, who has been getting elected un-opposed since 1973, for the
SC quashes graft proceedings against Jaffer Sharief
The Supreme Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings against former railway minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief in an alleged case of graft under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
In a case dating back
Padmanabha Swamy temple wealth not public property: Kerala CM
A day after the CPI-M wanted the precious jewels and priceless assets of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple to be made a public possession, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday said that it cannot be
Planet Earth goes up for sale on website
A man put planet Earth up for sale on a Japanese internet auction site last week. The seller listed the Earth as ‘used’ and warned that there was a ‘no-return’ policy. Buy it and you're stuck with it.
Annu Tandon terms Kejriwal's allegation 'baseless, malicious'
Unnao Congress MP from Uttar Pradesh Annu Tandon on Friday slammed India Against Corruption (IAC) activist-politician Arvind Kejriwal for what she termed 'frivolous and malicious' allegation of her st
My conscience was always clear, says Azhar
Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin said he always believed in the "almighty allah" and his conscience was clear as his 12-year-long battle to clear his name of the match-fixing charges ended on
Investigate HSBC, BJP tells government
Stating that it was the first to demand that black money stashed away abroad be brought back, the BJP Friday asked the government to investigate the operationss of HSBC bank in India.
Speaking shortl
‘52 killed, 1.2 mn affected by Guatemalan quake’
) At least 52 people have been killed, 22 missing and 1.2 million others affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake which hit the country's Pacific coast Wednesday, said Guatemalan President Otto Perez
Councillor's suicide: Husband arrested for dowry harassment
The husband of a Congress councillor who was found dead along with her baby daughter has been arrested for dowry harassment, police said Friday.
Pawan Yadav, 28, was arrested late Thursday night unde