February 9, 2014
ISLAMABAD: An Islamic system of governance, introduction of Shariah law and release of jailed militants are part of a 15-point agenda finalized by the Taliban for peace talks with the Pakistan government, according to media reports on Sunday.
February 9, 2014
TeLEOS-1 is suitable for applications such as disaster and environment monitoring, maritime safety, urban planning and homeland security
Singapore: A Singaporean earth observation satellite will be launched with an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) next year, a senior official said today.
February 9, 2014
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has eased the rules for would-be asylum-seekers, refugees and others who hope to come to the US or stay here and who gave "limited" support to terrorists or terrorist groups.
February 9, 2014
As much as 27 centimetres (10.6 inches) of snow was recorded in Tokyo by late Saturday, the heaviest fall in the capital for 45 years, according to meteorologists
Tokyo: The heaviest snow in decades in Tokyo and other areas of Japan has left at least eleven dead and more than 1,000 injured across the country, reports said on Sunday.
February 9, 2014
GANGTOK: In a country ranked poorly on the health and environment front, Sikkim has done remarkably well to become India's first state with 100 percent sanitation coverage, according to a report of the drinking water and sanitation ministry.
February 9, 2014
NEW DELHI: Ace Indian shooter Abhinav Bindra added another gold at the Inter Shoot Tri series Shooting and became the first individual to win three gold medals in the event being held at Hague, Netherlands.
Beijing Olympics gold medalist Bindra was in roaring form as he clinched the yellow metal in the Air Pistol event on Saturday.
February 9, 2014
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal met Anna Hazare here late on Saturday shortly after the Gandhian took a jibe at the Delhi chief minister saying some people take bungalows despite having promised not to do so.
The meeting between Kejriwal and Hazare, lasted for around twenty minutes. AAP leaders described it as a "courtesy call".
February 9, 2014
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 503 and 105 beat India 202 and 366 (Dhawan 115, Wagner 4-62, Southee 3-81) by 40 runs
February 9, 2014
As India heads towards a bruising general election, one of the key issues in the minds of both people and political parties is jobs. Big parties and their star campaigners can already be heard harping on the theme. The reason is that the jobs scenario has been decidedly grim for more than a decade.
Jobs scenario has been grim for more than a decade.
February 8, 2014
Brief Scorecard: Sri Lanka 587 (Sangakkara 319, Shakib 5-148) and 305 for 4 dec (Sangakkara 105, Chandimal 100*) drew with Bangladesh 271 for 3 (Haque 100*, Perera 2-55) and 426 (Rahman 106, Kayes 115)
Chasing 467 runs to record a series-levelling victory, Bangladesh finished at 271-3 at Stumps on the final day
