Lisbon | 3 hours ago
Ronaldo in shock over tragedy in native Madeira
Lisbon, Feb 22 - Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was 'incredulous, shocked and dismayed' over the devastation of his native Madeira this weekend.The Real Madrid winger said he wants to contribute to the Portuguese island's recovery in the wake of severe floods and mudslides following heavy storms, in comments posted on Gestifute, the website of his manager Jorge Mendes. Ronaldo said he shares ... read more

5 hours ago
Israel claims 2 West Bank sites on its heritage list
Jerusalem, Feb 22 - Israel Sunday announced the addition of two sites in the occupied West Bank on its list of national heritage sites, in a move that is expected to ignite controversy.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a special cabinet meeting in the northern town of Tel Hai that the 'Cave of the Patriarchs' in Hebron and 'Rachel's Tomb' in Bethlehem would be included on the list of around 1 ... read more

Mumbai | 14 hours ago
CBI nabs one, detains IT officials involved in scam
Mumbai, Feb 21 - The Central Bureau of Investigation - has arrested one person and detained four income tax - department officials in connection with a Rs.30 million-IT refund scam, a top official said here Sunday.The IT officials work in the information technology and other departments of the department in Mumbai, said CBI Western Region Director Rishi Raj Singh. One of them had managed to secure ... read more

New Delhi | 15 hours ago
Tenant can apply for separate water connection: Court
New Delhi, Feb 21 - In a significant ruling in favour of thousands of tenants in the capital, a city court has ruled that a tenant can apply for a separate water connection even if the owner declines to give a no objection certificate -.Additional Sessions Judge Pratibha Rani in an order passed last week said: 'Since the appellant is in possession of the premises as tenant and has every right to h ... read more

Kolkata | 15 hours ago
Paramilitary officer could face suspension for 'masked' attack
Kolkata, Feb 21 - A senior paramilitary officer who slammed the West Bengal government at a press meet after 24 of his troopers were killed in a Maoist attack could face suspension with the government set to initiate departmental proceedings against him.Eastern Frontier Rifle - Special Inspector General Benoy Chakraborty had lashed out at the state government for 'misusing' and 'ill-treating' the ... read more

New Delhi | 17 hours ago
India among first countries Saudi will ink extradition pact with: Envoy
New Delhi, Feb 21 - India will be among the first countries Saudi Arabia will sign an extradition treaty with when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits that country later this month, according to Saudi Ambassador to India Faisal Hassan Trad.Manmohan Singh's visit will be the first by an Indian prime minister to Saudi Arabia since Indira Gandhi's visit 28 years ago. Stating that bilateral cooperati ... read more

London | 19 hours ago
A tour that traces the life of Princess Diana for tourists
London, Feb 21 - A tour tracing the life of Princess Diana, who died in 1997, has been launched here, taking tourists on a trip that includes the London flat where she lived before meeting Prince Charles, Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey.The three-hour trip, costing pound75, shows all the key places in 36-year-old Diana's life, Daily Express reported Sunday. Princess Diana's London is offe ... read more

Mexico City | 21 hours ago
18 tons of stolen explosives found in Mexico
Mexico City, Feb 21 - The police recovered 18 tons of explosives that had been stolen hours earlier in northern Mexico, authorities said.The industrial-use explosives were stolen from a tractor-trailer on a highway near the border between the states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, prompting federal police and army soldiers to launch an operation to relocate the material, the federal Public Safety Secr ... read more

New Delhi | 21 hours ago
Delhiites wake up to warm Sunday
New Delhi, Feb 21 - A warm and sunny morning greeted people in the national capital Sunday.The maximum temperature was 25.5 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season while the minimum was recorded at 11.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the average. 'Temperature will continue to rise in the coming days but the chill will remain because of the cool northwesterly winds blowing through th ... read more

Paris | 23 hours ago
Casanova: The man who seduced 122 women
Paris, Feb 21 - History has been unkind to Giacamo Casanova, reducing his contribution to Western culture to the use of his name as a synonym for womaniser and philanderer. Casanova has particularly fallen out of favour today, in a world in which safe sex, women's liberation and political correctness have made pariahs of men who pride themselves, as Casanova did, of having seduced more than 100 wo ... read more