23 hours ago
Suspected Maoists torch gram panchayat in Maharashtra
Gondia -, May 16 - A gram panchayat building was burnt down by suspected Maoists in the remote village of Toyagondi in Gondia district in eastern Maharashtra, police said here Wednesday.'The gram panchayat building was burnt down and a cabin of BSNL - tower was destroyed late Tuesday night,' an official from Salekasa police station, under whose jurisdiction Toyagondi falls, told IANS.While sources ... read more

Jakarta | 1 day ago
Permit denied for Lady Gaga's Indonesia show
Jakarta, May 16 - Pop star Lady Gaga may have to cancel a concert in the Indonesian capital after police declined to give a permit for the show amid protests from Islamic groups.Islamic organisations have said the 26-year-old singer's style puts the Muslim country's morality at risk.Protesters say they have a particular dislike of what they termed a provocative manner of dress and dance by Lady Ga ... read more

Chandigarh | 2 days ago
Furniture worth lakhs gutted in Chandigarh fire
Chandigarh, May 15 - Furniture worth several lakhs of rupees was gutted in a major fire that engulfed a furniture market in Chandigarh late night and could be controlled only by early Tuesday, police said.Firefighters had to battle the blaze in Sector 53 for four to five hours after it broke out late Monday.The furniture market, which is one of the bigger ones in the region and supplies furniture ... read more

4 days ago
21 militants killed in US drone strikes in Yemen
Aden, May 13 - At least 21 suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed when US drones fired missiles at two convoys and a hideout in Yemen, Xinhua reported.One drone fired rockets at a convoy of three pick-up trucks travelling on a desert road in Hareeb area of Shabwa province. Seven militants were killed and all the three vehicles were destroyed.The Al Qaeda militants were reportedly planning to att ... read more

5 days ago
Russia warns of destroying US missile shield
Moscow, May 12 - Russia is ready to destroy US missile defence facilities in Europe if Moscow considers them as real threats, Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has said.- raises our certain concerns, therefore we will destroy the missile defence, Xinhua quoted Serdyukov as telling reporters Friday.He said that the Russian forces would not need any additional means to fulfill that task as the exis ... read more

New Delhi | 5 days ago
Air India crisis deepens, sacks another 25 pilots
New Delhi, May 11 - Air India Friday sacked another 25 protesting pilots - taking to 71 the number dismissed - and asked aviation regulator Directorate General Of Civil Aviation - to cancel their flying licenses.The development comes even as the airline said it is working on a contingency plan to salvage its international operations as the pilots' agitation entered its fourth day, forcing the air ... read more

New Delhi | 6 days ago
Ajit Singh meets PM, asks pilots to get back to work
New Delhi, May 11 - Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Friday said the agitating Air India pilots must return to work after which all their issues can be discussed.As the agitation entered the fourth day forcing the airline to cancel six more flights, including one of Air India Express, and reschedule over a dozen, Singh met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and apprised him of the steps initiated to ... read more

Kabul | 6 days ago
16 die in flood in Afghan province
Kabul, May 11 - Sixteen people were killed and 20 went missing after floods ravaged Afghanistan's Takhar province, an official said.Heavy rains and flood took place in Takhar province, 245 km north of capital Kabul.The heavy rains continued for several hours which caused heavy flood. Sixteen people were killed and 20 are missing in Mandara village, Mustafa Rasouli, an official, told Xinhua. The fl ... read more

New Delhi | 7 days ago
Air India moves Supreme Court as pilots strike rocks parliament
New Delhi, May 10 - Air India Thursday moved the Supreme Court to force the striking pilots back to work as their agitation dragged on for the third day affecting the carrier's operation and rocking both houses of parliament with members saying the protest action is destroying the national airline and sending wrong signals to the world outside.The airline filed a criminal contempt against the agit ... read more

Islamabad | 8 days ago
Pakistani daily slams neglect of Katasraj temple pond
Islamabad, May 9 - The drying up of a sacred pond abutting the 900-year-old Katasraj temple complex in Pakistan is failure in the form of wilful neglect and exploitation, said a daily.An editorial in the News International highlighted the state of the Hindu temple at Katasraj in Punjab province, considered sacred due to the pond, which according to Hindu mythology was formed from Lord Shiva's tear ... read more