Nine die in terror attack at Pakistan’s key airbase
byIslamabad: At least eight militants, wearing military uniform and lugging sophisticated weapons, were killed when they launched a brazen attack on a key Pakistani airbase…
News
Brazil to spend $579 million on World Cup security
byRio de Janeiro: The Brazilian government will spend 1.17 billion reais ($579 million) on the security of the FIFA World Cup 2014. State news agency…
Court frowns on ministers over Kudankulam launch date
byChennai: With the protest against Kudankulam nuclear power plant entering its second year, the Madras High Court hearing two petitions against the project Thursday came…
Britain threatening to take Assange by force: Ecuador
byQuito: Ecuador said Wednesday that the British government has raised the possibility of forcibly removing Julian Assange from the Andean nation’s embassy in London, where…
Lets be Kind to the Britishers
byIndia is now celebrating its 66th Independence Day but we still have a lot to accomplish, and above all, a lot of thinking to…
Freedom Acquiring New Meaning for Thinking India
byNew Delhi: Freedom as an idea is no longer what it was 65 years ago when India emerged from the shackles of British domination at…
Villagers in Tamil Nadu Observe ‘Black Day’ Against N-plant
byChennai: People in some villages in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district Wednesday observed a ‘black day’ to protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, an activist…
PM Moans Lack of Consensus, Vows to Fight Corruption
byNew Delhi: India’s economic growth has been hurt due to lack of political consensus on many issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared Wednesday. Addressing the…
Himachal Pradesh University to hold student poll on August 23
byShimla: Disagreeing with Vice-chancellor AND Bajpai move to hold indirect elections to the Students Central Association, executive council of Himachal Pradesh University on Tuesday…
Musafir to be Congress working president in Himachal
byShimla: Under intense lobbying by former union minister Virbhadra Singh, changes have been made in the Pradesh congress committees in the run up to…