Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) The centre Thursday rushed additional paramilitary forces to troubled West Midnapore district to tackle the Maoists, even as the left wing ultras said they were prepared for talks ...

Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) After Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi is facing heat on the state government's much-publicised land reforms and Thursday had to clarify that credit ...

Cairo, Nov 3 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak here Wednesday to discuss the resumption of Israel-Palestine talks that were stalled over the Israeli construction ...

Islamabad, Oct 31 (IANS) India is isolating itself globally on Pakistan by insisting that Islamabad first eliminate its terror infrastructure before peace talks can resume, an editorial in a leading English ...

By F. Ahmed and Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, Oct 29 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday ended a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir saying that curbing terrorism by Pakistan was not ...

Srinagar, Oct 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that Maoist violence needed to be dealt with "in a holistic way", with a combination of security measures and administrative steps ...

New York, Sep. 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said that terrorism will be the main focus during the talks with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday. ...

New York, Sep 24 (IANS) In a startling volte face, Pakistan admitted Thursday that Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks had not been arrested as had ...

Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has suffered a jolt with its vice president and general secretary -- the husband-wife duo of Sanjan and Sanjay Ghadi -- quitting ...

Guwahati, Sep.1 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday set a September 15 deadline for the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) a.k.a. the "Black Widow" terror group to surrender. Talking to reporters here, ...

London, Aug 18 (DPA) The Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing in which 270 people died moved a step closer to being freed from jail Tuesday as a court in ...

Berlin, July 23 (DPA) The supervisory board of German carmaker Porsche early Thursday approved a 5 billion euro ($7.1 billion) capital increase that could clear the way for a takeover by Volkswagen. The ...

New York, June 13 (DPA) The UN Security Council Friday unanimously gave the green light for the air and sea interdiction of vessels suspected of carrying banned weapons and nuclear materials to ...

Mumbai, Apr.15 (ANI): The trial of Ajamal Amir Kasab,the lone surviving terrorist of the Mumbai attacks will be taken up by a court here on Wednesday in person. According to a Times Now ...

Colombo, April 14 (DPA) Tamil rebels Tuesday called for an unconditional permanent ceasefire as a precondition to peace talks with the Sri Lankan government. The call from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ...

By Sujeet Kumar Raipur, April 14 (IANS) "Save our girl children from the clutches of traffickers, and then ask for votes", is what angry villagers of three Chhattisgarh constituencies are telling ...

She is the premium costume designer in Bollywood today. She has also designed the look for Sylvester Stallone and Brandon Routh in the upcoming film Kambakkht Ishq. States Shabina, "Film styling is ...

London, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said Pakistan has to "convince" India that it is "absolutely sincere" in not allowing its territory to be used for terror acts ...

Toronto, March 4 (IANS) Canada markets, which hit the lowest levels since 2003 Monday, suffered more losses Tuesday as the nation's central bank cut down interest rates to a historic low of ...

Chennai, Feb 28 (IANS) A commission appointed by the Supreme Court has begun investigations into last week's violent clashes between police and lawyers in the premises of the Madras High Court, a ...

Washington, Jan 6 (ANI): Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered how metastatic cancer cells select their next site of infection. Cancer biologist Amato Giaccia, PhD., the Jack, ...

Peshawar, Nov 19 (ANI): The NWFP government has reportedly set laying down of arms as the foremost condition for peace talks with the Swat-based Taliban. According to official sources, the condition was ...

Dubai, Nov 5 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has banned illiterate foreigners from taking up jobs in the country following a study on the crime scene in the country.Saudi Minister for Interior Prince Naif ...

Dhaka, Sep 14 (IANS) Consolidating their hold over their parties ahead of the general elections, former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has been made president for life of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party ...

Islamabad , Aug 8 (ANI): The IAEA Safeguards Agreement announced for India last week will serve as a precedent for other countries, including Pakistan , to enter into similar agreements to ...

DPA Geneva, July 20 (DPA) Iran and world powers, including the US for the first time, failed to find a way towards full negotiations in Geneva Saturday, as Tehran's representatives did not agree ...

DPA Geneva, July 19 (DPA) Iran has refused to commit itself to stopping uranium enrichment as demanded by the European Union, the US and other world powers, EU's chief diplomat Javier Solana indicated ...

Geneva, July 19 (IANS) Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili and the European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana Saturday started a new round of talks on Tehran's nuclear issue here ...

DPA Harare/Johannesburg, July 4 (DPA) Police in Zimbabwe have put seven elected opposition members of parliament on a wanted list in a move that is likely to further jeopardise the possibility of a ...

Tehran, June 15 (IANS) Iran's parliament will shortly debate the package of concessions presented by European Union foreign relations chief Javier Solana seeking to resolve the nuclear issue, speaker Ali Larijani Sunday ...