Sreesanth among 3 Rajasthan Royals players held for spot fixing
byNew Delhi: Three Rajasthan Royal players, including India’s fast bowler Sreesanth, have been arrested in Mumbai by the Delhi Police in connection with spot…
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India abstains from UN resolution on Syria
byUnited Nations, May 16 (IANS) Calling it a “sleight of hand” and a “dangerous precedent which we cannot acquiesce in”, India abstained on a…
Bank officials held in Russia over $1.5 mn bribe
byMoscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The CEO and a senior manager from Rosbank, the Russian subsidiary of French banking giant Societe Generale, have been…
CIA ‘spy row’ won’t affect ties with US: Russian senator
byMoscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The detention of an alleged CIA agent in Moscow by Russian counter-intelligence will not threaten relations between Russia and…
Obama to host Myanmar president at White House
byWashington, May 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet his Myanmarese counterpart Thein Sein here May 20 and discuss democracy building in the…
Woman gets death for ‘illegal’ fund-raising in China
byBeijing, May 16 (IANS) A 39-year-old businesswoman has been sentenced to death by a court in China for “illegal fund-raising”. The court in Wenzhou…
Putin to reply to Obama’s letter
byMoscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin will take up the issues of missile defence and cooperation between the US and Russian…
Russian climber dies after falling from Everest
byMoscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian mountain climber Alexei Bolotov died while attempting to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, the Russian Mountaineering…
Nine killed, 65 wounded in Baghdad car bombings
byBaghdad, May 16 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 65 others wounded as six car bombings struck the Iraqi capital, an interior…
Pilot killed in light plane crash in Russia
byMoscow, May 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) An Antonov An-2 light plane crashed in southern Russia’s Stavropol region, killing the pilot, police said. The plane was…