June 19, 2012
In a major boost to UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee, key NDA constituent Shiv Sena on Monday night assured him of its support in his bid for the top Constitutional post. "The Sena will support Pranab Mukherjee (in the Presidential polls)," Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut said here.
June 18, 2012
The Taliban published rare words of praise for India on their English language website, regarding media reports that India has declined the U.S.'s request to become militarily involved in Afghanistan.
Former Taliban fighters display their weapons.
June 18, 2012
Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal served a warning to the formidable Chinese ahead of next month's Olympics as she clinched her third Indonesia Open Super Series title after beating world number three Xuerui Li in a see-saw summit clash in Jakarta today.
June 18, 2012
Although Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is widely expected to make it to Rashtrapati Bhavan, former president APJ Abdul Kalam is said to be under pressure to contest against him. As per reports, Monday, the Trinamool Congress, BJP and Shiv Sena are keen that he jump into the fray and take on dada.
June 18, 2012
A new book has traced First Lady Michelle Obama's ancestry to white slave-owners in Georgia, whose white descendants have mixed feelings about the revelation.
New York Times reporter Rachel L. Swarns has traced the ancestry in her new book 'American Tapestry: The Story of the Black, White and Multiracial Ancestors of Michelle Obama'.
June 18, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani took notice of load shedding protests across the country and convened energy conference on Tuesday.
PM Gilani, who is in Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral prayer of Crown Prince Naif, issued the instructions to ministries of Water and Power and Petroleum to resolve the matter.
June 18, 2012
Expanding its probe into the disproportionate assets against Jaganmohan Reddy, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) questioned BCCI president N Srinivasan on Monday.
June 17, 2012
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – Daredevil Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk on a tightrope across the Niagara Falls, taking steady, measured steps Friday night for 1,800 feet across the mist-fogged brink of the roaring falls separating the U.S. and Canada.
Nik Wallenda makes his historic walk on a wire across Niagara Falls.
June 17, 2012
Scorecard: Sri Lanka 243 for 8 (Sangakkara 97, Jayawardene 40, Hafeez 2-37, Tanvir 2-43) beat Pakistan 199 (Ali 81*, Misbah 57, Perera 4-42) by 44 runs
Thisara Perera took a hat-trick, as Pakistan lost 7 for 13 to collapse to defeat in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka
June 17, 2012
If USADA has goods on Armstrong, it turns him into one of the biggest liars in sports history.
Lance Armstrong is a world-class liar and cheat, according to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency
