January 19, 2014
LONDON: A mysterious rock which appeared in front of the Opportunity rover is "like nothing we've ever seen before", according to Mars exploration scientists at Nasa.
January 19, 2014
Strange things without any rational basis can happen in a nation of 128 crore people. Now, Arvind Kejriwal is projected as an “honest and different politician” who fights evil. Only when the electronic media calm down will his real face emerge.
AAP President - Arvind Kejriwal
January 19, 2014
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban on Sunday rejected a call by the United States to put down their weapons and start peace talks with the Afghan government.
The White House on Saturday urged the insurgent group to lay down its arms. The call was part of a condemnation of a Taliban attack on a Kabul restaurant which claimed the lives of 21 people, including two American professors.
January 19, 2014
MELBOURNE: Veteran Indian star Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek on Sunday sailed into the Australian Open quarter-finals after a straight-set win over the unseeded pair of Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus in the men’s doubles competition in Melbourne.
January 19, 2014
NEW DELHI: Six homeless persons lost their lives to the chill and rain on Friday night. The bodies found one after another on Saturday around Kashmere Gate threw into focus the state's failure to make a shelter plan and a policy for the homeless despite directives from the Supreme Court and the Delhi high court.
January 19, 2014
The attack on the temple was the latest in a string of incidents against Hindus, who make up about 8.4 per cent of Bangladesh’s population of 150 million.
Idols Destroyed In Attack on Hindu Temple in Bangladesh
January 19, 2014
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for "frank" summit talks with China and South Korea to help solve historical and territorial disputes that have soured ties between the neighbours.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
January 19, 2014
BERLIN: The US intelligence service will continue to spy on foreign governments, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast Saturday, although he assured Chancellor Angela Merkel that he would not let intrusive surveillance harm their relationship.
President Barack Obama on US Intelligence Service
January 18, 2014
VISHAKHAPATNAM: Confident of getting the better of Sri Lanka in the upcoming limited-overs series, Indian women's team captain Mithali Raj said the home side's experienced batting line-up would be its biggest strength in the matches starting Sunday.
India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a three-ODI and three-Twenty20 series starting on Sunday.
January 18, 2014
PATNA: Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde drew attention toward alleged "misuse" of social media in forking old "provocative" photographs to foment communal riots and said his ministry was mulling to put a check on it.
