Chennai: Union minister and former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh died here Tuesday after a prolonged illness. He was 67.
August 15, 2012
New Delhi — The government proposes to give away free medicines through government hospitals and health centres and also plans to expand health services to small cities and towns.
This was announced here by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the nation on Independence Day.
August 15, 2012
Washington — Indian Americans from East to West coast celebrated India's 66th Independence Day with colourful parades, Bollywood stars and cultural performances but with a prayer in their hearts for the Wisconsin gurdwara attack victims.
August 14, 2012
August 14, 2012
The wife of a Maryland man abducted in Pakistan is pleading for his return on the anniversary of his disappearance. Warren Weinstein suffers from high blood pressure, sever asthma and a heart condition.
Wife of Maryland man abducted in Pakistan urges return
August 14, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON - The first Candlelight Vigil outside the White House, honoring the victims of the Oak Creek Gurudwara tragedy and expressing solidarity with the Sikh community, was held Wednesday by a group of young activists led by Dilroop Sidhu, Gursean Singh, Sabrina Mangat and Sahib Kaur.
August 14, 2012
The Central Intelligence Bureau warned that a terror attack was likely to occur at an airport in India, prompting an increase of security. The Intelligence Bureau also provided the names of the suspects, which include two pilots and two couples.
August 13, 2012
Twenty-three policemen injured during this Saturday's violence led by a group of Muslim associations in Mumbai. Peace reigned in Mumbai on Sunday, but police continued to maintain strict vigil all over the city and surroundings.
August 13, 2012
Negotiations are underway for cricket-mad sprint king Usain Bolt to play in Australia's Twenty20 Big Bash League, with Shane Warne leading the campaign to bring him to Melbourne.
August 13, 2012
In his first public remarks about Paul Ryan's pick to be the presumptive Republican vice presidential candidate, President Barack Obama called the lawmaker "a decent man" but painted him as a champion of "top down" economic policies that favor the rich.
Barack Obama shares his views on GOP VP candidate Paul Ryan
August 12, 2012
New Delhi — The much awaited Yash Raj Films' romantic action thriller "Ek Tha Tiger", which sees Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif coming together after four years, is a complete package and it has many USPs, says its director Kabir Khan.
