New Delhi | 23 minutes ago
Boost for India, Nepal ties as President Yadav arrives Monday
New Delhi, Feb 13 - India-Nepal ties will get a major boost when President Ram Baran Yadav arrives here Monday on a four-day state visit - his first foreign trip after assuming office last July.A number of agreements are expected to be signed between the two countries, especially in the areas of infrastructure, human resource development and aviation. An air services agreement will probably be ink ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 1 hour ago
Create new avenues of growth, development: Shashi Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 13 - Asia should take into account the changing world economic scenario and leverage its comparative advantage to create new avenues of growth and development, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said Saturday.'Our endeavour should be to leverage our comparative advantage to build alliances, develop partnerships, create new avenues of growth and developmen ... read more

New Delhi | 1 hour ago
Court decries improper government action against defence firms
New Delhi, Feb 13 - The Delhi High Court has pulled up the defence ministry for not following the proper course of law before blacklisting seven defence firms on corruption charges.'It has been eight months but the companies who were blacklisted do not know the reason for the government's step,' Justice S. Muralidhar said. 'It is the basic principal of natural justice that at least the accused s ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
Kidnapping accused flees Tihar Jail with fake court orders
New Delhi, Feb 13 - A man under trial for kidnapping fled the capital's high security Tihar Jail after producing fake court orders, officials said Saturday. The episode appeared to be a re-run of the escape of Sher Singh Rana - killer of bandit queen Phoolan Devi.Sandeep Parmar of Gujarat, lodged in jail no 8, fled Feb 10 after producing fake interim bail orders. He was arrested by Delhi Police's ... read more

Islamabad | 2 hours ago
Judge absent, 26/11 case hearing adjourned
Islamabad, Feb 13 - The hearing of Laskhar-e-Taiba - commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi for his alleged involvement in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks was adjourned in a Pakistani court Saturday because the judge was absent.There was no proceeding held in the high security special court in Rawalpindi's Adiala prison because judge Malik Mohammed Akram Awan was busy in the Supreme Court, said Lakhvi's ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
Telangana panel holds its first meeting
New Delhi, Feb 13 - The government-appointed Telangana panel headed by Justice B.N. Srikrishna held its first meeting here Saturday and decided to issue a public notice inviting political parties and organisations to give their views on the issue of a separate state.'Once the government issues the notice, we will go to Andhra Pradesh and meet up with these groups,' V.K. Duggal, former union home s ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
All IPL matches shifted out of Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi, Feb 13 - Indian Premier League - supremo Lalit Modi tweeted Saturday that all Deccan Chargers' games have been moved out of Andhra Pradesh due to political unrest over the Telangana issue.Modi posted on Twitter that all the seven matches, including the opening game, have been shifted out of Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam. State capital Hyderabad was scheduled to host five matches and Vish ... read more

Kolkata | 2 hours ago
India must win if they have to stay No.1 Test team
Kolkata, Feb 13 - With the world's top Test slot being the jackpot, a desperate India will be reinforced by the return from injuries of Venkata Sai Laxman and Shantakumaran Sreesanth for the must-win second cricket Test against South Africa at the Eden Gardens beginning Sunday.South Africa, on their part, received a shot in the arm when their captain Graeme Smith was declared fit. Smith, who fract ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
BAE Systems to showcase artillery power at DefExpo
New Delhi, Feb 13 - Two of the world's arguably most powerful howitzers will dominate the BAE Systems' presence at DefExpo 2010 here Feb 15-18.The BAE Systems FH77 B05 towed howitzer, and M777 ultralight howitzer will both be part of BAE Systems' biggest ever presence at DefExpo. BAE Systems will be co-located with Defence Land Systems India, the Mahindra and BAE Systems joint venture company whic ... read more

New Delhi | 2 hours ago
Why no admission to poor students, court asks school
New Delhi, Feb 13 - The Delhi High Court issued notice to Frank Anthony Public School and asked its principal to appear before it to explain why they do not give admissions to students from poor families.A division bench comprising Justices Madan B. Lokur and Mukta Gupta Thursday issued notice to the school principal for not complying with the court's order of giving admission to students from wea ... read more