Monitoring of Muslim students in US sparks outrage
Yale University is objecting to the monitoring of Muslim student association websites by New York P ...

‘Cong responsible for backwardness of Muslims’
Targeting the Congress, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh alleged it was responsible for backwardness ...

`Resurrected` Mugabe turns 88, “fit as a fiddle”
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe turned 88 Tuesday, joking about reports circulating for years of hi ...

Pakistan to seek Interpol’s help to arrest Musharraf
Pakistan will ask Interpol for help in arresting ex-President Pervez Musharraf for his failure to pr ...

No deal with Iran on way forward: IAEA
The UN atomic agency said on Wednesday that "intensive efforts" by its team visiting Iran on the way ...

`Russia will counter US missile defence`
Russia will continue with the overhaul of its missile defence unless the US drops its plans for a Eu ...

Pakistani FM to meet Clinton in London
Pakistan`s Foreign Minister said she would meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Thursday`s ...

Radiation from disaster detected off Japan`s coast
Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almos ...

In Pak, Meira Kumar talks peace in flawless Urdu
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Tuesday floored an audience that included her Pakistani counterpa ...

Syria: Over 100 people killed, Red Cross urges truce
Syrian forces killed over 100 civilians as they blitzed the city of Homs and a village in Idlib pro ...

Chavez surgery unsettles Venezuela ahead of election
Venezuela`s President Hugo Chavez has said he will undergo surgery in the coming days to remove a " ...

Darfur rebels release last three UNAMID staff
Rebels in Sudan`s Darfur region have released two Sudanese interpreters and a Yemeni police adviser ...

Curb on EC: Govt denies, but Note out in the open
A daily published the ‘secret agenda note’ which disclosed the government’s intention to take the mo ...

High-level meet of Naxal-hit states today
The Home Ministry has convened a meeting of top police and civil officers of Maoist-affected state ...

US signals possibility of arming Syrian rebels
The US appeared to open the door to eventually arming Syria`s opposition, saying that if a political ...

Megaupload`s Kim Dotcom granted bail in NZ
Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom was freed on bail in a surprise move, after a New Zealand judge dismissed ...

Memogate: Pak commission records Ijaz testimony
Mansoor Ijaz arrived at the Pakistan High Commission in London to testify before the commission via ...

Will sort out Iran oil issue with India: US
The Obama administration has exuded confidence that it would comfortably sail through the challeng ...

Our law will apply: India tells Italy
Amid increased diplomatic pressure from Italy, India stood its ground on Wednesday and reiterated th ...

Custody row: ‘Protective’ Norway’s next move?
The bizarre story of the two Indian children being kept in ‘protective’ care by Norwegian authoritie ...

`Israel itself must decide on Iran strike`
Leading US Republicans told Israel on Tuesday it must make up its own mind whether to launch a preem ...

UP polls: War of words intensifies
The war of words has intensified among political parties in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. ...

Mulayam vows to eliminate hooliganism from UP
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has vowed to eliminate hooliganism from Uttar Pradesh ...

Anna to decide on next course after meeting aides
Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare said he would decide future course of his agitation after holding ...

Afghan Quran row: US tenders apology
the US has apologised to the people of Afghanistan on the "inappropriate treatment" of the holy Qura ...

Obama has `fought against religion`: Romney
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is wading into the social and religious issues that he ...

26/11: SC to hear intercepted talks tomorrow
The intercepted conversation between the executors of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and their Pakistani ...

No links with Samjhauta bomber: Aseemanand
Swami Aseemanand, under arrest in connection with right-wing terror acts, on Wednesday denied any li ...

Cold kills 24 kids in Afghan province
Twenty four children have died over the past four days in Badakhshan province due to snowfall, chill ...

Italian ministers post salaries online
Italian ministers Tuesday posted their salaries and assets online in an effort to boost transparency ...

US Embassy in Kabul on lockdown amid protests
The US Embassy in Kabul said on Wednesday its staff were on lockdown and all travel was suspended am ...

SC concerned over delay in deciding mercy pleas
Expressing concern over delay by the Centre and state governments in deciding mercy pleas of prisone ...

`Govt to withdraw TADA cases on Abu Salem`
Days after the Supreme Court stayed the TADA proceedings in two cases against gangster Abu Salem, th ...

Five dead in shooting at spa in Atlanta suburb
Five people were killed in a shooting at a health spa in an Atlanta suburb on Tuesday in what appear ...

‘Happy with Karzai`s readiness to talk to Taliban’
The US was pleased by the willingness expressed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai to talk directly to ...

A very unusual bomb attack and India’s tightrope
There are fears of India becoming a ‘proxy battleground’ between the West and Iran. ...

No role in Bhutto`s assassination: Musharraf
Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has denied allegations about his involvement in the assassin ...

‘Curb on EC’ a media creation: Govt
The government on Wednesday dismissed all suggestions that it is planning to take the model code of ...

Baby Falak has shown no sign of recovery: Doctors
Even after undergoing five life saving surgeries in the past 36 days of stay in a hospital here, t ...

Top IM operative held in Bihar
In a major breakthrough, the Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested a top operative of terror outfit Ind ...

Next contempt hearing against Gilani on Feb 28
Pakistan`s Supreme Court Wednesday adjourned the contempt of court case against PM Yousuf Raza Gila ...

Independent candidate booked for violating code
A case has been registered against the brother of an Independent candidate in Uttar Pradesh Assemb ...

N Korea develops new long-range artillery
North Korea has developed new multiple rocket-launchers with an effective range of 170 kilometres, ...

Supporters of parties lock horns during live show
Supporters of various political parties locked horns here during a live television show on the fut ...

Australian FM Rudd resigns amid dispute
Australia`s Foreign Minister resigned on Wednesday amid an ongoing leadership squabble, saying he co ...

Off-loading of woman passenger: Inquiry sought
Demanding "strict and immediate action" against the guilty over off-loading of a differently- able ...

CVC awaits sanction for prosecuting corrupt babus
The Central Vigilance Commission is awaiting for over four months the sanction to launch prosecuti ...

Never attempted to disrepute EC: Congress
Coming under attack on reported move to curb the powers of Election Commission, Congress on Wednesd ...

R2P selectively used for regime change: India
Citing the example of Libya and Syria, India expressed concern that the UN principle of "responsib ...

Iran not seeking atomic weapon: Supreme leader
Iran`s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Wednesday insisted that his country is not seeking an ...

Nine Afghan girls injured in NATO air raid
Nine schoolgirls were injured in a NATO helicopter attack in Afghanistan`s eastern Nangarhar provi ...

UN terms Quran burning a sad mistake
The UN Wednesday termed the burning of the Quran and other religious materials in Afghanistan by US ...

Huge rare pink diamond found in Australia
Named the Argyle Pink Jubilee, the huge rough stone was found at Rio`s pink diamond operations in th ...

Taiwan to arm subs with US missiles: Report
The Navy, which ordered the US-built Harpoon missiles in 2008, recently test-fired the weapons in th ...

Don’t do politics on NCTC: Cong to Oppn
Slamming the Oppn for doing politics on the NCTC, the Congress on Wednesday said that fight against ...

Phoolan Devi`s controversial legacy alive in UP po
A huge coloured photograph of Phoolan Devi adorns the wall of the first floor office of a shoe showr ...

US, French journalists killed in Syria
The French govt identified two Western reporters killed in Syria as Remi Ochlik, from France and Mar ...

Hasina proposes Yunus to be World Bank President
According to the source, Hasina deviating from harsh criticism of Yunus, appreciated his role in fig ...

Iraq eyes options in case Hormuz closed
Iran has threatened retaliation for Western sanctions, including a possible halt of shipping throu ...

Red Cross meets Syrian Opposition in Geneva
Russia voiced support today for a daily two-hour humanitarian cease-fire in Syria. ...

Karzai urges calm as 6 die in Afghan Quran protests
The US embassy said their staffs were in "lockdown" and travel had been suspended as thousands of pe ...

India better off under British? RSS thinks so
In what can spur off a controversial debate the RSS said that the country was in a much better situa ...

6.1-magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia
A 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake Wednesday struck off Indonesia`s eastern Maluku islands, meteo ...

4 bodies located in Italy cruise liner wreck
Up to four bodies have been located in the wreckage of the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Conco ...

Protesters throw eggs at Swedish cartoonist
The artist has received numerous death threats from radical Islamists. ...

Assad seeks to bomb Homs into submission, alarms world
The Red Cross has called for daily ceasefires to allow in urgently needed aid in cities like Homs. ...

N Korea calls Seoul nuke summit a `childish farce`
The South has said Pyongyang can send a delegate to the conference involving some 50 world leaders. ...

Germany urged to halt castration of sex offenders
Under German law, serious sex offenders can volunteer for the operation as part of their treatment. ...

Three Georgian soldiers killed in Afghan south
Georgian troops have been in Afghanistan since 2004, a commitment that underscores Tbilisi`s ambitio ...

Gilani seeks result-oriented talks with India
Pakistan is a peace loving country that wants good relations with all its neighbours, including Indi ...

Goa`s Christians focus of our attention, says BJP
BJP leader Aarti Mehra said the party has made conscious efforts to reach out to the Christian comm ...

Gay sex: SC asks about law in other countries
Supreme Court asked anti-gay rights groups to furnish information regarding legal provision prevaili ...

Mulayam misleading Muslims on job quota: Rahul
Congress star campaigner Rahul Gandhi accused SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav of making promises to ...

`Two Indian kids in foster care not stateless`
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said the kids were neither orphans nor sta ...

Argentine train slams into station, 49 killed
They said the train was unable to stop, presumably due to faulty brakes, and it slammed into the buf ...

Mubarak`s trial leaves Egypt with open wounds
Egypt has not pursued a truth and reconciliation body such as the commission in South Africa. ...

Ethiopian troops seize key Somali rebel bastion
The loss of Baidoa in central Somalia is a major blow for the al Qaeda-backed al Shabaab rebel group ...

Haqqani was behind memo, Ijaz tells Pak commission
Ijaz made the claim while deposing via video link from London before Pak SC appointed commission p ...

26/11 probe: US Attorney Gen assures help to India
The assurance was given to Indian ambassador Nirupama Rao by US Attorney General Eric Holder in a m ...

Egypt wraps up legislative elections
Many polling stations were empty in the final day of voting for members of the Shura Council. ...

Libya court orders civil trial for Gaddafi "loyalists"
Defense lawyers welcomed the ruling, saying most of the accused were civilians. ...

AG branch yet to change Army chief`s date of birth
The Adjutant General`s branch of the Army has not yet changed the date of birth of Gen V K Singh in ...

Mulayam eager on tie-up with Cong: Rahul
Star campaigner Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Samajwadi Party was keen on forging an alliance w ...

Manmohan a man of peace: Gilani
Gilani also told Meira Kumar that India-Pak bilateral dialogue, which was resumed last year, had ent ...