Farooq backs ‘boss’ Omar on AFSPA
New Delhi : Union minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Thursday said his son, Omar Abdullah as the chief minister is the “boss”…
Women Kabaddi team’s bus catches fire, two die
Bathinda (Punjab) : Two drivers were killed and half a dozen players were seriously injured when a bus carrying the Indian women Kabaddi team…
24 percent cap on FDI by international airlines proposed
New Delhi : India’s civil aviation ministry has proposed a cap of 24 percent on foreign direct investment (FDI) by international airlines in domestic…
Soni backs Katju on media’s self-regulation
New Delhi : Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Thursday defended Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju for initiating a debate on…
iPod nanos recalled fearing battery fire
London : Technology giant Apple has launched an emergency worldwide recall of iPod nanos amid fears that their batteries could catch fire, The Sun…
Naveen Patnaik injured after slipping
Bhubaneswar : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik suffered a ligament injury in his right ankle after slipping and falling near his residence here Thursday,…
Food inflation declines , still in double digits
New Delhi : India’s food inflation declined for the second consecutive week at 10.39 percent for the week ended Nov 5, but still continued…
New Greek government wins confidence vote
Athens : The new Greek coalition government led by Lucas Papademos has won the confidence vote in parliament. The government comprises the country’s two…
Bullet shatters White House window
Washington : The US Secret Service charged with protecting President Barack Obama is investigating two bullets that hit the White House, one of them…
Dawood held in high esteem in Pakistan: Musharraf
New Delhi : Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf has said that although he can’t confirm gangster Dawood Ibrahim’s presence in Pakistan, the suspected mastermind…