New mental health bill bans electric shocks, gives right to treatment
June 16, 2013
NEW DELHI: The right of mentally-ill patients to decide their mode of treatment, decriminalizing suicide for them and a ban on electric shock treatment without anesthesia are some of the progressive provisions of the new mental health bill proposed by the government.
Imran Khan damaged Pakistan cricket: Aamir Sohail
June 16, 2013
KARACHI: In the aftermath of the crushing defeat to India, former skipper Aamir Sohail has launched a scathing attack on one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers, Imran Khan, saying the World Cup-winning captain is responsible for the current state of sport in the country.
498 Indians hold offshore accounts in tax havens
June 16, 2013
NEW DELHI: A database of one lakh offshore entities in tax havens owned by, among others, 498 Indians with addresses in upscale enclaves in major cities, generated a huge buzz on Saturday with agencies expected to try and decipher the disclosures.
Indian couple wins right to stay in Australia
June 15, 2013
MELBOURNE: An Indian couple from Punjab have won the right to stay in Australia after applying for refugee status on the grounds that they may be subjected to honour killing in India for an inter-caste love marriage.
25 dead as bombs target women students in Pakistan
June 15, 2013
At least 25 people were killed in Quetta when militants blew up a bus carrying women students and attacked the emergency ward of a hospital treating survivors. The hospital attack lasted several hours and ended when security forces stormed the building, freeing 35 hostages. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
India beat Pakistan by eight wickets, surge to top of table
June 15, 2013
Brief Scorecard: India 102 for 2 (Dhawan 48) beat Pakistan 165 (Shafiq 41, Bhuvneshwar 2-19) by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Indian fans cheer their team on, India v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, Group B, Edgbaston, June 15, 2013
Congress seeks to fish in troubled waters, says JD(U) is secular
June 15, 2013
NEW DELHI: Seeking to fish in troubled waters, Congress on Saturday extended an olive branch to JD(U) describing it as a "secular and like-minded party" on the eve of a possible decision by Nitish Kumar's party to snap ties with the BJP-led NDA.
Bhupathi-Bopanna in semis of Aegon Championships
June 15, 2013
London — Indian tennis pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the men's doubles semifinals of the Aegon Championships with a hard fought victory over fifth seeded British pair Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray here.
India, US for close interaction between legal agencies
June 15, 2013
Washington — India and the US have agreed that their legal agencies associated with the enforcement of competition law would interact closely as envisaged under the framework of an MoU signed in September 2012.
India's visiting Minister for Corporate Affairs Sachin Pilot reviewed the MoU signed jointly by his ministry and Competition Commission of India with the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission with FTC chairperson Edith Ramirez.
Iran presidential election: Moderate Hassan Rouhani on course for outright win
June 15, 2013
DUBAI: Moderate Iranian cleric Hassan Rouhani looked to be heading towards an outright victory over his conservative rivals in the presidential election, initial results showed on Saturday.
