Wrestling will make it to 2020 Olympics: Sushil Kumar
St. Petersburg, May 29 (IANS) India’s double Olympic medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is confident that his sport will be able to make the cut…
Court offers relief to Congress MP Mahabal Mishra
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) In a relief to Congress MP Mahabal Mishra, the Delhi High Court Wednesday set aside a trial court’s summons…
Top Pakistani Taliban leader killed in drone strike
London, May 29 (IANS) Waliur Rehman, the second-in-command of the Pakistani Taliban was killed in a suspected US drone strike Wednesday, BBC reported. However,…
God particle pioneers win Spanish award
Madrid, May 29 (IANS) British physicist Peter Higgs, Belgian Francois Englert and CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, have won Spain’s Prince of…
New IAF chopper unit to help fight Maoists
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The anti-Maoist operations in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh are set to be augmented with the air force putting in…
Balmer Lawrie eyes tourism firm
Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) Public sector Balmer Lawrie is in “active discussion” with an Indian tour operating firm, having tourism business in the Far…
Choice is to perform or perish, Antony tells DRDO
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The final operational clearance of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) should not be extended beyond 2014, Defence…
SC caution on delay in graft cases involving public servants
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said that in corruption cases involving public servants, the courts should guard against hyper-technical contentions…
Red Cross office attacked in Afghanistan, one killed
Kabul, May 29 (IANS) A group of terrorists Wednesday attacked an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in east Afghanistan’s…
Baseball, squash, wrestling shortlisted for 2020 Olympics
St. Petersburg: The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) here Wednesday recommended that baseball, squash and wrestling be proposed to the…