Baghdad, May 11 (IANS) At least three people were killed and over 100 others wounded Saturday when a militant drove an explosives-laden tanker truck into the house of an intelligence officer in Iraq, a media report said. The attack took place around midday in northern province of Salahudin, Xinhua reported. [...]

Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Police have unearthed property worth Rs.750 crore so far by quizzing chit fund-aided Saradha Group’s arrested promoter Sudipa Sen and his top aides, an official said Saturday. Six motorcycles with red beacons and hooters allegedly used by company’s officials to carry cash was also seized. The [...]

Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Saturday congratulated the people of the country for showing faith in democracy despite threats to their lives. In a statement issued after the conclusion of polling‚ the commission condemned all those responsible for interfering with the people’s right to [...]

Mohali, May 11 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to score 150 for seven against Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League here Saturday. Parthiv Patel made 61 while Thisara Perera smashed 32 off 19 balls. Sandeep Sharma took three wickets on debut.

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Saturday that he had done nothing wrong and welcomed investigations into the case related to his nephew accepting a bribe for getting a senior official a plum Railway Board post. “I have given my statement on the first [...]

Jammu, May 11 (IANS) The Indian Army is training youth from a remote mountainous area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district for a mega recruitment rally beginning May 30, an official said Saturday. A defence spokesman said that under its ongoing Operation Sadbhavna (Goodwill) the army has picked youth from [...]

Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Malaysian pilot James Anthony Tan, a dyslexia patient attempting to fly half-way around the world in a single-engined aircraft, touched down here Saturday after completing nearly 36,400 km of solo flying. Twenty-one-year-old Tan stopped at Nagpur before flying to Kolkata, his 28th halt. “India is incredible,” [...]

Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) admitted Saturday that it failed to hold free and fair polls in the country’s largest city of Karachi, and called an emergency meeting to discuss complaints of rigging. The ECP statement followed a series of rigging allegations levelled by many [...]

Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) Bombings and street clashes left 15 people dead Saturday as millions of Pakistanis defied Taliban threats and voted to elect a new parliament and four provincial assemblies. The European Union Observers Mission praised the elections as “very encouraging” and said people appeared “much enthusiastic” about choosing [...]

Zhuhai (China), May 11 (IANS) After clinching a stunning pole position on his debut in the Formula Masters series, India’s 18-year old Raj Bharath secured his first podium finish of the season here Saturday as he came in third in the first race and followed it up with a sixth [...]