‘Powerful Clinton, influential Mamata’s meet significant’
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s proposed meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, coming soon after the latter was named one of the
SC backs women tour operators on Haj quota
Even as it reserved its verdict, the Supreme Court Monday asked the government to consider women private operators in the process for the allocation of
Rajasthan: Newborn girl found abandoned
A newborn girl was Monday found abandoned at a burial ground in Rajasthan’s Pali district, police said. A passerby noticed the infant lying in the
18 dead in China accident
Eighteen people died in northern China Monday when a van collided with a truck, authorities said. The accident happened around 7.00 a.m. in Ningxia Hui
Israeli Prime Minister’s father passes away
Ben-Zion Netanyahu, father of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Monday passed away at his Jerusalem home at the age of 102. A statement released Monday
BJP rules out backing Pranab in presidential polls
With Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee emerging as probable Congress choices for the presidential polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday ruled
Spectrum shift to put additional Rs.10,000 crore cost on Vodafone India
Vodafone India Monday said the telecom regulator’s proposal to replace its 900MHz with an 1800MHz network will cost an additional Rs.10,000 crore to the firm
Sex at orgies is normal for me: Strauss Khan
Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has claimed it is “normal” for him to have sex with six different women at orgies, Daily
Tainted Bangaru Laxman quits BJP executive
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) former president Bangaru Laxman Monday resigned from the party’s national executive, following a Delhi court last week sentencing him to four
Seychelles to prosecute 4 pirates
Denmark has reached an agreement with the Seychelles to prosecute four Somali pirates held on board a Danish warship, the Danish foreign ministry said. Sixteen
Indonesia seeks for UAE Investments
The Indonesian government has urged the UAE companies to tap opportunities in that country. Director of the Indonesia’s investment promotion agency described the country as
Pak braces for anti-government protests
The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party Monday announced a nationwide stir against the government of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani after he refused to
US consumer spending up 0.3 percent
The US personal consumption expenditures (PCE) rose by 0.3 percent in March, the US Commerce Department said Monday. The US savings rate, personal saving as
Exide Industries net profit dips 12.9 percent
Exide Industries, the biggest storage battery producing company in India, Monday reported 12.9 percent slide in its net profit in the quarter ended March 31,
