It’s Ramdev show at fast venue
June 3rd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) 'Anna caps' were missing, as were reverberations of Anna Hazare slogans, and an array of life-size posters of yoga guru Baba Ramdev could ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Delhi engineer’s vehicle promises safer rural transport (With Image)
January 24th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) India's rural mobility scenario could soon see a much-awaited change with a Delhi engineer's indigenously developed vehicle set to give the locally made but accident-prone ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Youthful songs, fresh compositions ruled the charts (2011 In Retrospect)
December 20th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) No item numbers, but original peppy compositions - that was the hallmark of Bollywood music in 2011. The first big hit was "Darling", in ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Westwood wants a major in the east
October 10th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 10 (IANS) World number two golfer Lee Westwood thinks men's golf should create a new Major in the Asia-Pacific region.The 38-year-old Englishman made the suggestion, despite being a ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
End of an era for bull-fighting in Spain’s Catalonia
September 26th, 2011 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) The age-old tradition of bull-fighting came to an end in Spain's Catalonia region with a final show held Sunday in Barcelona, BBC reported.Lawmakers in Catalonia -- ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Yemen tribal leaders not playing ball with govt. in handing over Qaeda operatives
November 13th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa, Nov 13 (ANI): Yemeni tribal leaders are reportedly refusing to support their government to root out terrorism, claiming that handing over local al-Qaeda operatives and their American born spiritual leader, Anwar ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Afghan mission costs hinder Polish army modernization
September 1st, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 1 (DPA) Poland's participation in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan is so expensive that it is hampering efforts to modernize the country's armed forces, Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said ... Read more...
Posted in World |
US needs to differentiate between India and Pakistan (Comment)
August 6th, 2010 - 9:46 am ICT by IANS
By Harold A. Gould
Many parallels now exist between how America descended into the Vietnam quagmire and certain trends that are becoming increasingly evident as America commits ever more resources to its ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Del Potro to stay strictly Italian amid Shanghai’s Asian delights
October 11th, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Bill Scott
Shanghai, Oct 11 (DPA) Argentine culinary creature of habit Juan Del Potro won't bow to local sensitivities as he plays as third seed at the Shanghai Masters, with the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Taliban attacks spreading into Pakistani heartland: Experts
March 8th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore/New Delhi, Mar.8 (ANI): Last Tuesdays attack on Sri Lankan cricket players heralds the spread of Taliban-trained groups into Pakistani heartlands, feel experts.
The commando-style strike in Lahore left eight people dead ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Many Thais to loose jobs
February 23rd, 2009 - 12:18 am ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
Thailand to face unemployment and could worsen in the months ahead and force factory workers back to the kingdom's rural heartlands says the Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij.The 45-year-old Mr Korn told the ... Read more...
Mumbai terror strike is a message aimed at Obama
November 28th, 2008 - 7:32 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne/Mumbai, Nov.28 (ANI): The terror strikes in Mumbai this week, which have resulted in the death of over 100 people and injuries to another 327, not only is a devastating assault ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Former UK PM Thatcher will get a 3m-pound state funeral
July 14th, 2008 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will be the first Prime Minister since Sir Winston Churchill to be given a state funeral when she passes away.
It maybe ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Estonians ready for battle in Afghanistan’s ‘Hell Land’
May 28th, 2008 - 9:51 am ICT by admin
By Nick Allen
Helmand (Afghanistan), May 28 (DPA) The desert landscape shudders to explosions of mortar and rocket shells, small arms fire and grenade blasts as the Estonian troops stage final battle rehearsals ... Read more...
Posted in World |