Jammu | 1 hour ago
Home secretary reviews cross-LOC trade at Poonch
Jammu, May 17 - Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday visited Jammu and Kashmir's frontier Poonch district and discussed with local people issues concerning trade across the Line of Control - between Indian and Pakistani-administered Kashmir.Meeting a delegation of traders in Poonch, 240 km northwest of Jammu, on the second day of his two-day visit to the state, Singh discussed the problems fac ... read more

Madrid | 4 hours ago
Barcelona's Alves to miss cup final with broken collar-bone
Madrid, May 17 - FC Barcelona's Brazilian full back Dani Alves will miss the final of the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao after suffering a shoulder injury.The club issued an official communique confirming that Alves had fractured the right side of his collarbone during his side's Wednesday training session.The injury completes a miserable end to the campaign for Alves, who was sent off in hi ... read more

New Delhi | 22 hours ago
Supreme Court reserves verdict on Nupur Talwar's plea
New Delhi, May 16 - The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on Nupur Talwar's petition seeking review of its Jan 6 order directing her and her dentist husband Rajesh Talwar to stand trial for the 2008 murders of their daughter Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj.The apex court bench of Justice A.K. Patnaik and Justice J.S. Khehar reserved the verdict on the conclusion of arguments by ... read more

Paris | 2 days ago
Francois Hollande sworn in as French president
Paris, May 15 - Francois Hollande was sworn in as the new president of France Tuesday for a five-year term. He became the first Socialist leader to occupy the Elysee Palace in 17 years.On this occasion, Hollande said he was fully aware of the challenges facing France, including the debt crisis and weak growth. He will later name his prime minister, the BBC reported. As the new leader wanted the in ... read more

New Delhi | 3 days ago
High Court reduces Jaya Jaitley's surety amount
New Delhi, May 14 - The Delhi High Court Monday reduced from Rs.3 lakh to Rs.25,000 the surety amount to be deposited by former Samata Party chief Jaya Jaitley before visiting abroad. Jaitley is facing trial in a graft case.Justice Mukta Gupta, while allowing Jaitley's plea seeking a reduction in the surety amount that she was told to deposit ahead of a visit abroad, said Jaitley had earlier trave ... read more

New Delhi | 4 days ago
Social justice, terrorism major challenges: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi, May 13 - Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley Sunday said that social justice and terrorism were among the major challenges faced by Indian democracy as the nation celebrated 60 years of parliament.Social justice, elimination of poverty, healthcare, women's empowerment, these are all greater challenges in the decades to come, Jaitley said while speaking in the upper hous ... read more

Tehran | 4 days ago
Iran, Oman commanders discuss military cooperation
Tehran, May 12 - Iran and Omani military officialsSaturday held talks here on military cooperations during the 10th meeting of their joint military committee, reports said. The meeting is jointly chaired by Iranian Deputy Chief of Staff of Armed Forces for Operational Affairs Brigadier General Mostafa Salami and his Omani counterpart Rashed Bin Seif Bin Al-Rashidi, reported Xinhua, citing the semi ... read more

Guwahati | 4 days ago
Gadkari in Assam to review party activities
Guwahati, May 12 - Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari arrived in Assam Saturday on a two-day visit to review party activities in the northeastern states.His visit assumes significance ahead of the panchayat polls in Assam slated for December 2012 and assembly elections in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura early next year.On the first day of his visit, Gadkari inaugurated Atal Bihari Vajpayee ... read more

5 days ago
Russia tests Italian tank
Moscow, May 12 - Russia is testing Italy's Centauro tank and considers building it under license, a representative of the Oto-Melara company which makes the tank said Saturday.The first two machines with 105-mm and 125-mm guns are on trial..., he said.Two more Centauros with 120-mm and 30-mm guns will also join the trials in another six weeks. The tanks will take part in laboratory, driving and fi ... read more

Chennai | 5 days ago
Kudankulam n-plant a step closer to going on stream
Chennai, May 12 - The first unit of the protest-hit nuclear power project at Kudankulam is about to be commissioned. Officials have initiated the process to remove its dummy fuel.The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project - moved closer to going on stream as officials began the process to open the reactor's pressure vessel, its inspection and removal of dummy fuel.We got the permission from the AERB - ... read more