June 7, 2012
Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhuphati sailed through the mixed doubles semi-finals in the French Open, winning the first two sets against their opponents. Depending on the outcome of the second semi-final match, the two Indian players may face their colleague Leander Paes who is teamed up with Russia's Elena Vesnina.
June 7, 2012
Afghanistan has accused Pakistani spies of poisoning schoolgirls in an attempt to sabotage Afghanistan’s education system. Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence is criticized in Afghanistan for its links to the Taliban.
June 7, 2012
India indicated its unease over the US move to shift bulk of its naval fleet to the Asia Pacific region to counter China by making it clear that it favours a multilateral security architecture in the area.
June 7, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh set a target of adding of 2000 MW of nuclear power capacity within the next year.
This 2000 MW power will be added after commissioning two 1,000 MW units of the Kudankulam Atomic Power Project.
June 7, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – The national capital region got its first-ever South Asian Film Festival offering a rare treat to movie-goers and a great platform for film-makers, actors and actresses, alike.
June 6, 2012
Five days after retiring as Chief of the Army Staff, Gen VK Singh on Tuesday affirmed his belief in civilian supremacy over the military "rooted in justice and fairness", and said any violation of this "must be resisted".
June 6, 2012
Nagpur: A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight with 114 passengers on board made an emergency landing at the Nagpur airport today due to some technical snag.
In a statement issued by IndiGo airlines, it said the flight, 6E308 from Hyderabad to Delhi, was diverted to Nagpur this morning after the pilot received an engine vibration indication in the cockpit.
June 6, 2012
Washington: Growing strong, the small Indian American community is a powerful symbol of the best of America and is playing a key role in strengthening the relationship between the two largest democratic countries of the world, a top Obama Administration official said today.
June 6, 2012
WASHINGTON – The United States has agreed to reimburse US$1.18 billion or almost 75 per cent of the claims Pakistan has submitted for the expenses incurred in the fight against militants along the Afghan border, diplomatic sources told Dawn.
The money comes from the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), which is used for reimbursing Pakistan and other US allies helping it in the war against terror.
June 6, 2012
An Indian sports ministry monitoring panel has disclosed that the nation's official wrestling training camp serves "rotten" food to sportsmen preparing for next month's London Olympics. Among the wrestlers at the camp is Sushil Kumar who won the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.
