US investigates ‘act of terror’ in Boston (Roundup)
byWashington, April 16 (IANS) As a shell-shocked America Tuesday looked for answers in the Boston marathon bombings that left three people dead and 176…
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22 killed as major quake hits Pakistan (Fourth Lead)
byIslamabad, April 16 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed, over 100 others injured and hundreds of houses collapsed in earthquake that hit parts…
Boston bombings cruel act of terror: Hagel
byWashington, April 16 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Tuesday called the deadly bombings at Boston Marathon a “cruel act of terror,” while saying…
US should stop hostile policy if it wants dialogue: North Korea
byPyongyang, April 16 (IANS) Negotiations with the US would be possible only when Washington stops its hostile policy and nuclear threat against the Democratic…
PM condoles quake deaths
byNew Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday condoled the loss of life, injury and damage to property in the massive earthquake…
New scale developed to assess dementia in tribal populations
byShimla: Finding the internationally used scale for assessment of dementia difficult to apply in elderly tribal populations, doctors of Tanda medical college, Kangra have developed a…
India’s growth to rise to 6.2 per cent in 2014: IMF
byWashington, April 16 (IANS) Lowering India’s growth projections by just a notch, the the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday predicted that this will rise…
SC reserves order on Italy’s plea on marines
byNew Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday reserved its order on the plea by the Italian government challenging a National Investigation Agency…
Cease violence, India tells Syrians
byNew Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India Tuesday appealed to “all sides” in Syria to cease violence “and resolve all issues peacefully”. On the occasion…
Nine die as tremors rock Pakistan (Third Lead)
byIslamabad, April 16 (IANS) Nine people were killed in Pakistan Tuesday following a powerful earthquake in neighbouring Iran, a media report said. Nine people…