Beijing | 17 hours ago
'China's foreign trade outlook grim'
Beijing, May 15 - The outlook for China's foreign trade remained grim but the full-year target of a 10-percent rise is still achievable, authorities said Tuesday.The country might register a trade surplus in 2012, which will narrow from last year's trade surplus of $155.14 billion, Ministry of Commerce - spokesperson Shen Danyang said at a press conference in Beijing. China's foreign trade will be ... read more

Kolkata | 1 day ago
Didn't expect the match to stretch to the last ball: Bravo
Kolkata, May 15 - Terming the match between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders as one of the best matches of IPL 5, Chennai player Dwayne Bravo, who struck a last ball six to win the game, Monday said he did not expect the match to stretch to the last ball after having a brilliant start.This is one of the best matches of IPL 5. If you need to score six runs off the last ball, there is o ... read more

Kolkata | 1 day ago
Back to back defeats won't affect team morale: Gambhir
Kolkata, May 15 - Dismissing suggestions that back to back defeats might affect team morale, Kolkata Knight Riders - captain Gautam Gambhir Monday night said he was hopeful of a turnaround as the team has got two more games in the league stage of the tournament.No question of - affecting the team morale. We have played very good cricket throughout the tournament. We played both the games to the be ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
No Indian push on unconstitutional polls: Maldivian president
New Delhi, May 14 - Assuring the world that his nation was committed to democracy, Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed, who is on his first official visit to India, said Monday New Delhi was not pushing the Indian Ocean nation to do anything unconstitutional on holding presidential elections.Waheed, who was propelled to the Maldivian presidency under extraordinary circumstances after incumbent Moh ... read more

New Delhi | 1 day ago
Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
New Delhi, May 14 - In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean nation's President Mohamed Waheed Monday said his predecessor Mohamed Nasheed was trying to instil fear among the international community over fundamentalism.Nasheed has been trying to scare Indians, Waheed, who is in India on a five-day visi ... read more

Bangalore | 1 day ago
Karnataka BJP government safe, for now
Bangalore, May 14 - Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party government is safe for now as former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Monday announced that he has temporarily put off the decision to quit the party.I had decided to quit. This was my decision at 12 noon. But I am putting it off by a few days in view of appeal by party president Nitin Gadkari and senior leader Arun Jaitley and several religiou ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 2 days ago
Achuthanandan versus Vijayan - and CPI-M?
Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 - The feud between the Communist Party of India Marxist's - two tallest leaders in Kerala - V.S. Achuthanandan and Pinarayi Vijayan - appears to be headed for an exciting finish, with the former now taking on not just his bete noire but the party itself.In stinging remarks, Achuthanandan Saturday warned that party state secretary Vijayan will soon meet the fate of the on ... read more

Thiruvananthapuram | 3 days ago
Vijayan will meet Dange's fate: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 - In stinging remarks, CPI-M veteran V.S. Achuthanandan warned Saturday that his rival Pinarayi Vijayan will soon meet the fate of the once iconic Indian Communist S.A. Dange who was shown the door by the party.Achuthanandan, a former Kerala chief minister who is now the opposition leader in the assembly, made the statement following the recent murder of former CPI-M lea ... read more

Madrid | 4 days ago
Guardiola prepares for last league game as Barca coach
Madrid, May 11 - Pep Guardiola will sit in the FC Barcelona dugout for the last time in a Spanish Primera Liga match when his side travel to play Betis Saturday night.The match is one of just two on the last weekend of the season in Spain in which neither side has anything to play for. Barcelona are assured of finishing second behind Real Madrid, while Betis can celebrate after a season which has ... read more

Hyderabad | 4 days ago
Ex-minister fires another salvo against Andhra CM
Hyderabad, May 11 - Denied permission to address the media at the Congress Legislature Party - office, former Andhra Pradesh minister P. Shankar Rao Friday lodged a police complaint against Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy for violating provisions of the the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - Act.The senior legislator, who has been publicly attacking the chief minister, termed him anti-Dal ... read more