Tiny snake grounds plane in Australia
Hundreds of passengers scheduled to board an Australian Qantas jet were forced to spend a night in hotels after a tiny snake was found on the door of the aircraft.
Pakistan shifts 49 prisoners to Faisalabad jail
As many as 49 prisoners, including five US nationals, allegedly involved in high-profile terrorism cases have been shifted to Pakistan’s high-security Central Jail Faisalabad, according to a media report Monday.
States should punish those who incite communal strife: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday asked parties to refrain from taking advantage out of communal strife and said states should crackdown on elements fanning such violence irrespective of their political affiliations or influence.
Indian shot in Nairobi mall for failing to answer query on Islam
An Indian man was shot when he failed to answer a question on Islam asked by Somalian militants who were holding hostages after killing 68 people at an upmarket mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.
Paltrow’s too busy to have a third child
Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed that she and her husband Chris Martin have ruled out having a third child.
Tamils win in Lanka in vote for autonomy
Colombo, Sept. 22: Sri Lanka’s main Tamil party on Sunday secured a landslide win in the historic provincial council polls held after a gap of 25 years in the former LTTE-ruled Northern Province, an outcome set to renew demands for greater autonomy for Tamils after the end of decades of ethnic war.
Toxic tattoo inks raise cancer risk
Toxic inks from tattoos can permeate into people’s bodies and increase the risk of cancer, experts have warned.
Hurley dumped Warne over wedding date?
Model-actress Liz Hurley has reportedly broken off her engagement with Shane Warne because the former cricket star refused to set a wedding date.
China set to build biggest film studio
The world’s biggest film studio is being built in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Qingdao as part of a multi-billion-dollar project at a cost of $5 billion by a company owned by China’s richest man.
Oilmen retain Murugappa title
Title holders Indian Oil Corporation beat Indian Overseas Bank 6-4 in the final of the 88th MCC Murugappa hockey tournament here on Sumday.