S.Korean president’s US trip ‘prelude to war’: Pyongyang
Seoul, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s recent visit to the United States is a “prelude to war”, North Korea has…
Bansal skips office, speculation rife about resignation
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, under a cloud over his nephew’s alleged involvement in bribery for a plum railway…
Girl of 15 refuses to marry, step-mother sets her on fire
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Three persons, including the step-mother, have been arrested in West Bengal’s Hooghly district after they set on fire a minor…
Guerrillas kill cop in south Kashmir
Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) A police officer was killed Friday in a guerrilla hit-and-run attack in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police officer…
Tesco seeks clarity on India’s retail FDI norms
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Britain’s biggest retailer Tesco Friday said it is waiting for more clarity on India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) policy…
Arjun Kapoor: My mom always said Salman was godsend
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Arjun Kapoor, who gives credit to Salman Khan for his foray into acting, says his mother Mona credits the superstar…
Girl in UP alleges gang-rape in moving car
Lucknow, May 10 (IANS) A girl in Uttar Pradesh said she was kidnapped from a busy market in Etawah and brutally gang-raped in a…
India hopes for stronger peace constituency in Pakistan (Comment)
India is keenly watching the evolving political situation in Pakistan as it readies to vote Saturday in pivotal national and provincial elections whose outcome…
Germany reaches out to young Indians
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) In a bid to reach out to young Indians, the German embassy here Friday launched a new interactive programme…
Kolkata’s famed Kalighat Temple set for makeover
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The over 200-year-old Kalighat Kali temple, one of the city’s landmarks visited by tens of thousands of devotees and tourists…