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Orders reserved on anticipatory bail plea filed by Kumaraswamy

Karnataka HC reserved orders on the anticipatory bail petition filed by former CM HD Kumaraswamy.

Iran`s Guard commander visits disputed islands

Abu Musa sits on the western edge of the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the rout...

‘Develop infrastructure on Indian side of border too’

Rio expressed happiness over PM`s visit to Myanmar where he announced assistance for infrastructure ...

Govt makes exploitation of Andaman tribes jailable

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for promulgation of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Protection ...

Tourists stranded after landslides in Sikkim

Landslides triggered by rains have snapped the road link between Gangtok and Tsomgo Lake, leaving ab...

Ireland: Police forces raid brothels, arrest 8

Police say several hundred officers in both parts of Ireland are mounting a crackdown on prostitutio...

Prospect of Thaksin return heats up Thai politics

Thaksin had been ousted by a 2006 military coup after being accused of abuse of power and disrespect...

GDA land allotment policy draws flak from Allahaba

The court sought to know "how many officers and employees of Ghaziabad Development Authority have be...

Lost photos reveal history of Greenland ice loss

A set of 80-year-old photographs unearthed in a basement archive has proved that Greenland`s ice was...

Reptile Tuatara spits on mammal chewing theory

The tuatara’s complex chewing technique raises doubts about the supposed link between chewing and hi...

Thai webmaster sentenced in free speech case

A Thai court handed an eight-month suspended sentence to a website editor for failing to quickly rem...

Nagaland govt to crack whip on illegal collection

Nagaland Home minister Imkong Imchen reviewed at a high level meeting the situation arising out of e...

Obama reference to `Polish death camp` faulted

US President Barack Obama`s reference to a "Polish death camp" while honouring a Polish war hero is ...

Thailand: Suu Kyi vows to help Myanmar migrants

Thailand hosts around 2.5 million impoverished Burmese who have fled here to work low-skilled jobs.

Sacked Military Secretary to challenge court marti

Dismissed from Army for his role in the Sukna land scam, former Military Secretary Lt Gen Avadesh Pr...

Suu Kyi leaves for first visit abroad in 24 yrs

Aung San Suu Kyi left for Thailand to attend a World Economic Forum meet ahead of her European tour,...

Air Canada plane makes emergency landing

An Air Canada jet made an emergency landing after an engine shut down shortly after takeoff from Pea...

Poland`s police arrest 42, including football fans

Poland co-hosts Euro 2012 with neighbouring Ukraine and is stepping up security ahead of the tournam...

Another arrest in UK phone-hacking row?

A 42-year-old woman was on Monday arrested by the police on suspicion of money-laundering offences i...

PM appeals to Ireland to vote yes to EU treaty

Ireland`s current EU-IMF loans are due to run out by next year, and treaty specifies that only ratif...

2 killed, 7 injured as race car goes out of control

Police say two people have been killed and seven injured after a race car went out of control on a r...

Tawade seeks CBI probe in alleged irregularities in MHADA land

Oppn Leader in Maha Legislative Council Vinod Tawade has demanded a CBI probe into the alleged acqui...

Army Chief clears Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash’s dismissal

Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash was found guilty by an Army court in the Sukna land scam case.

Easter Island statues have bodies!

Archaeologists have discovered that the famous Pacific isle statues have bodies buried beneath them.

Finland: Two killed in shooting; gunman held

Officers arrested the suspect outside Hyvinkaa, some five hours after he fired several shots at peop...

Solar powered plane flies over Mediterranean for its last rehearsal

A solar powered plane takes off for its “last rehearsal” before a round-the-world attempt in 2014.

UK: Three charged over £4 mn fake coin haul

Scotland Yard has seized over 4 million pounds of counterfeit coins in raids and charged three men i...

HC quashes acquisition of land in another Gr Noida village

Acquisition of land in yet another village of Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh was on Fr...

Francois Hollande `to pop the question to Valerie`

French President Francois Hollande and girlfriend Valerie Trierweiler are set to marry ‘in the near ...

Thai King makes 1st trip outside Bangkok in years

Thousands of Thais lined the roads from Bangkok to the historic capital Ayutthaya to catch a glimpse...

All French combat troops out from Afghan in 2012: Hollande

Francois Hollande said that France`s troops have carried out their mission in Afghanistan and it is ...

UK police seize record number of counterfeit coins

Scotland Yard says that it recovered more than GBP 4 million worth of fake coinage from a freight co...

Solar plane begins first transcontinental flight

An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental fligh...

ED files case in Suganidevi land scam in Indore

ED filed a case against BJP MLA and three partners of a company in connection with the Suganidevi la...

Assam to reclaim land lost in erosion

The Assam government is launching a mega project to reclaim the land the state has lost over the yea...

`Russia has no business in NATO missile defence`

On Sunday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen announced the "first step" in the European m...

TN: Boy posts slanderous message about teachers

A class XII boy student has been arrested for allegedly posting photographs of two women teachers wi...

Over 100 huts gutted

Over 100 huts were gutted when a fire broke out in Girdhari Nagar locality here on Tuesday afternoo...

New Zealand troops to leave Afghanistan early

New Zealand will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2013, a year earlier than previously schedu...

New Zealand troops to leave Afghanistan early

New Zealand troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan next year -- a year earlier than previous sche...

K`taka sets up committee to probe Wakf land scam

Karnataka Government has set up a high-level committee to look into encroachment of Wakf properties,...

Raj land scam: BJP seeks Guj guv`s removal

BJP alleged that Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal had given "false information" of herself being a far...

Noida land scam: Rajiv Kumar records statement

IAS officer Rajiv Kumar, facing trial for role in the Noida land allotment scam appeared in a specia...

Chargesheet filed against BSY in land scam

Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Monday filed a chargesheet against Yeddyurappa and Katta Subramanya Na...

Land records of over 1,000 villages computerised

Out of 2,150 villages of 13 tehsils, under Jammu division consideration, computerisation process of ...

Francois Hollande may make Carla Bruni history

Francois Hollande unveiled his cabinet led by a bevy of young and stylish Mademoiselles on Saturday ...

Six members of Irish network held for terrorism

The arrests were made in a joint operation carried out by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and...

Myanmar `slaves` rescued in Thailand

Currently four million Myanmar migrant workers are in Thailand and only half of them have travel doc...

Thailand: ‘Gold’ foetuses for black magic found

Six roasted foetuses covered with gold were found stuffed into travel bags in a Bangkok hotel room.

Hollande meets Obama, vows early Afghan pullout

French President Francois Hollande said that Paris is committed to providing assistance to Afghan se...

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US-Pak: An affair gone wrong
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KKR celebrations mock Bengali pride
The WB govt’s KKR celebration was ‘overboard’.

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