Congress CM faces people’s ire over rising prices, power cuts
byVisakhapatnam: A day after Andhra Pradesh’s ruling Congress held its state conclave to begin preparations for 2014 elections, Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy today…
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Pakistan may disintegrate again, warns A.Q. Khan
byIslamabad: Pakistan is at present in a worse situation than it was in 1971, said disgraced nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, warning that “the day…
Welcome to ‘Rocket Town’: Here raining rockets is a way of life
bySderot (Israel): The skies are clear. The air raid sirens have stopped wailing and so has the rain of rockets. The pack of journalists…
Egyptians vote in referendum on draft constitution
byCairo: Egyptians today went to polling booths to vote in the first stage of the referendum on a draft constitution, which has led to…
Haryana pleads for reservation to more castes
byChandigarh: In a bid to please a major vote-bank in the state, the Haryana government has urged the union government to consider its request for…
Three robbers arrested in Haryana
byChandigarh: In a nearly two-month-old case, the Haryana police have arrested three people who had robbed a bag containing Rs.24,000 and a mobile phone from…
US must come together on shootings: Obama
byWashington: In a rare show of wrenching emotion, US President Barack Obama wiped tears from his face and choked on his words as he spoke…
Canada, EU too ask China to engage in dialogue on Tibet
byDharamsala: After the United States called for addressing policies that are pushing Tibetans to immolate themselves, Canada and the European Union (EU) have asked China…
Odisha to provide more teeth to its cooperatives
byBhubaneswar: Odisha has decided to amend its cooperative law to provide more teeth to its cooperative institutions and to bring it in conformity with amended…
27 killed in mass shooting in US school
byWashington: In one of the deadliest mass shootings in the US, at least 27 people, including 18 children, have been killed at an elementary school…