BlackBerry hit as iPad2 nears launch
Toronto: Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion have retreated after two brokerages downgraded the Canadian wireless giant in view of the stiff competition from Apple's iPhone and Google Androi
Raid on Raja: CBI searches homes of minister in spectrum probe
New Delhi/Chennai: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday searched the Delhi and Tamil Nadu homes of former telecom minister A.Raja as well as the premises of four of his associates in conne
Chidambaram visits Varanasi blast site, meets injured
Home minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday visited the site of the blast here which killed a toddler and left over 20 people, including foreigners, injured.
Bhopal gas tragedy: Centre, Dow issued notices
The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court has directed the Central government to file details of the steps taken by the Task Force Committee constituted for removing toxic waste from the Bhopal gas accident site, a lawyer said on Wednesday.
Indian court frees Nepal's 26/11 suspect
A young Muslim from Nepal, who had been held in an Indian prison for eight months on suspicion of being involved in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, has been freed on bail, a media report here said on
Assange arrested in London
The Wikileaks founder, Mr Julian Assange, was arrested in London on Tuesday at the height of an international outcry over the continued publication of confidential US diplomatic cables by his organisa
Over 200 dead in TN as rains abate
Chennai: Tamil Nadu counted its losses on Tuesday and life limped back to normal as heavy rains abated after claiming over 200 lives and damaging thousands of homes and roads, as also crops, in the st
Two-year-old girl dies in Varanasi blast
Varanasi: A two-year-old girl was killed in the blast in Varanasi on Tuesday evening that also left more than 20 people injured, police said.
Additional Director General of Police Brij Lal said the c
Fog in Delhi, cold wave across north India
Heavy fog covered Delhi on Monday, and a cold wave swept through large parts of north India, causing the people to shiver, the weather office said. “The skies have remained cloudless throughout the day. It is due to a cover of a highly humid fog that one may experience lesser sunshine than normal,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department.
Haj money was used to fund 26/11: Wikileaks
London, Dec. 6: Militants often use the annual Haj pilgrimage for laundering money and cash from pilgrims was used to finance the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, a confidential US embassy cable published