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Tens of thousands protest government in Georgia

The demonstration, which drew at least 40,000 people, was seen as a test of the opposition`s public ...

ITBP scales Everest, begins world record ski down

A six-member team of the paramilitary ITBP on Saturday scaled the world`s tallest peak Mount Everest...

Panel set up to examine pol science textbooks

The government has set up a panel headed by former UGC chairman S K Thorat in the wake of the cartoo...

Sibal opposes toons on political class in textbook

Under attack over the cartoon row, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal acknowledged that cartoons on the politi...

US: Toddler on `no-fly list`

About 20,000 people are on the no-fly list, according to a counter-terrorism official, including 500...

NCERT asked to remove Ambedkar cartoon: Sibal

The objectionable cartoon, credited to Shankar`s Children`s Book Trust, appears in chapter I titled ...

Pakistani textbook says 9/11 happened last year!

A Pashto textbook for Class 5 students says the 9/11 terror attack happened in 2011 and the General ...

Remarkable outburst from old black hole captured

Astronomers have observed an extraordinary outburst produced by a black hole in a nearby galaxy, whi...

Postal dept to hold football tournament in Srinagar

Department of Posts will hold an All India Postal Football tournament at Bakshi stadium here in Augu...

Delhi: Man`s body found in dustbin

A 39-year-old man was on Sunday found murdered and dumped in a dustbin in south-west Delhi, police s...

Coming up, a multi-language pocketbook on Akhilesh

If you`re curious about UP`s new CM, wait till a 200-page multi-language pocketbook on Akhilesh Yada...

New-born girl found abandoned near dustbin

A four-day-old girl child was found abandoned near a dustbin in Udyog Vihar here by a three wheeler ...

ITBP sets off to undertake Ganga rafting voyage

Armed with a message to keep Ganga clean, personnel of paramilitary force ITBP today embarked on a m...

Tornado hits Oklahoma, more expected this weekend

Forecasters are warning of a major tornado outbreak in Kansas and Oklahoma this weekend, and Oklahom...

Biggest earthquakes since 1900

Here is a factbox showing the 10 strongest earthquakes recorded since 1900.

CPM’s new politburo: Buddhadeb in, VS out

While former WB CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee retained his place in the politburo, former Kerala CM VS ...

Mamata wants end of Marx, Engels in WB textbooks

Trinamool Congress defended the move, claiming the attempt is to "correct the imbalance" which was t...

ITBP sets off to set unique record at Mt Everest

A 23-member team of ITBP was today flagged off here on a mountaineering and ski expedition to Moun...

300 pitbulls saved from Philippine dogfighting arena

An animal rights group in the Philippines said today that it helped police bust a South Korean syndi...

Maharashtra Opposition stages walkout on TB cases

Opposition members staged a walkout from the Maha Legislative Council expressing dissatisfaction ove...

US: Jet makes emergency landing over bomb scare

The captain of JetBlue Airways Flight 191 from New York`s John F. Kennedy International Airport was ...

NE: Footbridge collapses, American couple injured

An American couple and 35 other people sustained minor injuries when a footbridge collapsed in Megh...

Fiery weather explosions detected on Venus

Researchers have observed a type of space weather outburst on Venus, which are quite common on Earth...

Class 10 New ICT textbook with animation and GIS

Class 10 students in Kerala would be taught cartography using the detailed GIS and will also be able...

Crush racism in Football: British PM Cameron

In July, John Terry will become the first high-profile footballer to stand trial for racially abusi...

Egypt to charge security officials in soccer violence

More than 50 suspects will be referred to a criminal court to be charged for the violence and three...

Egypt protesters seek justice over stadium deaths

Fans and activists said they would take matters into their own hands unless justice was done.

Israelis told to sleep with gun under pillow

Terror attack in India, a botched attempt in Georgia, 3 blasts in Thailand have prompted Israeli dip...

Barack Obama mentoring daughter’s basketball team

Michelle Obama said the First Dad has taken a stronger role than previously known by actively instru...

E-textbooks knocking at Indian classroom doors

For a generation that has learnt to articulate thoughts in 140 characters and knows its smartphones ...

UN appeals India to ratify CTBT

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has appealed to eight countries, including India, to ratify the CTBT to bring...

Egyptian government building set ablaze

Protests disrupted the heart of Cairo for a fourth day and public figures demanded a faster transiti...

Omar Abdullah visits Hazratbal

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited Hazratbal shrine on the eve of `Eid-e-Milad-un-...

Egypt soccer violence: 10 killed in three days

Egypt`s streets continued to simmer with anger with 10 lives lost over three days, as fuming prote...

Egypt: Football deaths bring new cycle of violence

Six people have been killed in the latest bloodshed that followed a violent melee and stampede after...

Egypt braces for more violence after football riot

Egyptian officials have vowed to get to the bottom of Wednesday’s clashes in Port Said.

Egyptians demand end to military rule; 4 killed in violence

Clashes erupted around Egypt after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiralle...

Egypt`s soccer riot: Players give up football

Egyptian activists have accused the police and military of failing to intervene to stop the mayhem.

Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy

The tragedy followed an Egyptian league match between football teams - Al-Masry and Al-Ahly.

Who is responsible for Egypt soccer violence?

Angry politicians decried a lack of security at the match between Port Said team al-Masry and Cairo`...

English football team are al Qaeda’s next target?

Preston North End manager left his players bewildered after he sent a text asking them to be prepare...

Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights

A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing an...

New Yahoo CEO says company needs to "do better"

Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson tried to manage expectations on his first earnings call as the ...

Arunachal launches DOTS plus for TB patients

The service was launched at DOTS Plus Site at Arunachal State Hospital, Naharlagun yesterday.

Intel ships new Atom processors to PC makers

The third-generation Atom processor-based platform introduces several new features for low-power des...

Anna now in CIA`s political pressure group list

Anna Hazare and his organization -India Against Corruption - has made it into the American spy agenc...

Botanical expo lures big crowd

The five-day show titled "Open House" lured nearly 50,000 people turned up to see the rich biologic...

IED recovered by ITBP in Chhattisgarh

An IED suspected to have been planted by Maoists was recovered by ITBP personnel in the course of an...

UN chief urges countries to ratify CTBT

Ban`s remarks came as he welcomed Indonesia`s ratification of the CTBT.

MHA lists successes, setbacks of 3 years under PC

With P Chidambaram completing three years as Home Minister, the Centre on Thursday gave a list of ...

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