Mulayam Singh says China is our biggest enemy, calls UPA govt...
April 29, 2013
NEW DELHI: Members in the Lok Sabha on Monday voiced concern over intrusion by Chinese troops in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, with crucial UPA ally Samajwadi Party objecting to the upcoming visit of external affairs minister Salman Khurshid to Beijing.
South African-Indians seek enhanced ties with home country
April 29, 2013
JOHANNESBURG: Leading South African-Indians joined speakers from India and the US and have discussed ways to strengthen economic ties with their home country at a series of seminars hosted by the Indian High Commission.
"There were very good views shared in the conversations, which often lead to ideas and policies," said Rajiv Mehrishi, Secretary, and Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs after the seminars in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town over the past week.
Nadal beats Almagro for eighth Barcelona Open title
April 28, 2013
BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal extended his record number of Barcelona titles to eight as he brushed off a slow start to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday.
Ladakh incursion: Is China taking advantage of India’s leadership deficit &...
April 28, 2013
With China's "peaceful rise" giving way to a more muscular approach, Beijing has broadened its "core interests" and exhibited a growing readiness to take risks.
Boston suspects’ father postpones trip to US
April 28, 2013
MAKHACHKALA, Russia — The father of the two Boston bombing suspects said Sunday that he has postponed a trip from Russia to the United States because of poor health.
IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 14...
April 28, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 200 for 3 (Hussey 95, Raina 44) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 186 for 4 (Bisla 92) by 14 runs
Michael Hussey scored 95 and the match-winning run-out
Saturn to be visible to the naked eye this Sunday
April 28, 2013
NEW DELHI: Planet Saturn, known as the " Lord of the Rings", will be visible at its brightest today in the sky, as it positions itself directly opposite the Sun.
Saturn will be at its 'opposition' today at 13:58 IST, SPACE director CB Devgun said.
DMK to move SC against Jayalalithaa
April 28, 2013
Chennai — The DMK Saturday said it would move the Supreme Court against AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa for allegedly providing false declarations while filing her nomination papers during the 2001 assembly polls.
Begging becomes organized business in Pakistan
April 27, 2013
Investigators in Pakistan say that begging has become an organized business involved with local gangs. Islamabad police claim to have cracked down on begging; however, critics dismiss stricter enforcement of anti-begging laws as pointless.
US-based Sikh group seeks UN intervention for Bhullar
April 27, 2013
New Delhi — A Swiss NGO and a US-based Sikh group have sought UN intervention to "save" Devenderpal Singh Bhullar, whose petition seeking commutation of his death sentence to life imprisonment was rejected by the Indian Supreme Court earlier this month.
A Swiss NGO, Movement Against Atrocities and Repression (MAAR), and Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) have filed an appeal with Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Christof Heyns on April 25.
