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US officer who assaulted Indian grandfat...

US officer who assaulted Indian grandfather arrested; FBI to probe incident

Washington: An Alabama policeman, who allegedly assaulted a 57-year-old Gujarati man, has been arrested, six days after the brutal accident sent shockwaves among the Indian community. In another development, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will be conducting a probe into the matter to... read more »

INS Viraat to be decommissioned in 2016

INS Viraat to be decommissioned in 2016

The Navy is learnt to have taken the call to retire the decrepit warhorse INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier that has had a service life of 56 years as on date — first as HMS Hermes in the Royal British Navy and in its present avatar since 1987. Viraat — which saw action in the Falklands War and... read more »

Cricket World Cup launched with quirky o...

Cricket World Cup launched with quirky opening ceremony

Children mingled with cricketing greats in “backyard” matches and Maori warriors shared the stage with morris dancers as the Cricket World Cup opened today with a vibrant and quirky ceremony in Christchurch. Thousands of fans crammed leafy Hagley Park to see the launch of the first World Cup in... read more »

Sachin has faith on Indian team

Sachin has faith on Indian team

News Details :  In his interview regarding the new Worldcup season Sachin Tendulkar the cricket god of India said all his experiences and favourites for world cup. Uncovering an obscure passionate side to his identity, resigned batting legend Sachin Tendulkar reviewed how “happy... read more »

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Jagan calls on president, urges him to keep Andhra united

Jagan calls on president, urges him to keep Andhra united

New Delhi/Hyderabad – YSR Congress party chief Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Saturday called on President Pranab Mukherjee and urged him to keep Andhra Pradesh united. Opposing the central... read more »

Law should take its own course: Speaker on Tejpal case

Law should take its own course: Speaker on Tejpal ...

Kolkata – Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Saturday said the law should take its own course in the Tarun Tejpal alleged sex assault case and... read more »

India successfully tests Dhanush ballistic missile

India successfully tests Dhanush ballistic missile

Bhubaneswar – India Saturday successfully tested its nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush from a naval ship in the Bay of Bengal, an official... read more »

Solar scam a ccused to take Achuthanandan to court

Solar scam a ccused to take Achuthanandan to court

Thiruvananthapuram – Saritha Nair, main accused in what has come to be called the “solar scam” in Kerala, has filed a complaint against V.S.... read more »

Need more mechanisms to ensure women, child safety: PM

Need more mechanisms to ensure women, child safety: PM

New Delhi – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday stressed the need to put in place more institutional mechanisms to ensure the safety and security of... read more »

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Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Washington – US President Barack Obama reached out to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and updated him about the ongoing negotiations between world powers and Iran over its nuclear... read more »

100 dead in Strong Philippines typhoon

100 dead in Strong Philippines typhoon

More than 100 people were killed and nearly 800,000 displaced in the Philippines after one of the strongest typhoons on record flattened homes and... read more »

Voting begins in Maldives presidential polls

Voting begins in Maldives presidential polls

Voting began in the Maldives’ latest attempt to elect a president Saturday, as a constitutional deadline approached. “Voting has commenced across the... read more »

The United States loses its UNESCO voting right

The United States loses its UNESCO voting right

The United States has lost its voting rights at UNESCO after an official said it missed a crucial deadline, two years after halting its dues payments to... read more »

125,604 evacuated as typhoon hits Philippines

125,604 evacuated as typhoon hits Philippines

Manila – More than 125,000 people were evacuated to safety as typhoon Haiyan, believed to be the strongest cyclone of the year, made landfall over Guiuan... read more »

12-year-old boy with fake gun dies after shot by US officer

CLEVELAND: A 12-year-old boy shot by police after apparently grabbing what turned out to be a replica gun died from his wounds on Sunday, a day after officers responded to an emergency call... read more »

Iran releases British-Iranian woman on bail

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities released a British-Iranian woman on bail, the semi-official ISNA news agency said. The report quoted Sousan Moshtaghian, mother of Ghoncheh Ghavami, as saying a... read more »

India’s Father Kuriakose Chavara and Sister Euphrasia canonised by Pope in Vatican

Two Kerala-born Indian Catholics Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara and Sister Euphrasia were canonized by Pope Francis on Sunday at St Peter’s Square in Vatican. Back in Kerala, special... read more »

Iran nuclear deal: Deadline day brings talk of extension

Negotiators in Vienna, Austria, are set to make a final push to try to reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear programme ahead of a 23:00 GMT deadline. They said earlier “serious... read more »

PM Narendra Modi expects fruitful cooperation from opposition; pr...

Winter session of Parliament beginning today is all set to be a contentious affair with several Opposition parties deciding to oppose the insurance bill and corner the government on black money... read more »