Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Sunday distanced itself from spokesperson Rajiv Shukla's comments on Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray for picking on Sachin Tendulkar. In a press statement, Board ...

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned Friday's attack by Shiv Sena activists on the offices of IBN-Lokmat network channel in Mumbai and Pune. ...

Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel Kalyan Singh's bid to return to the party he walked out of twice before seems to have been viewed favourably by the ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna here today. Mottaki is on a two-day visit to India. Earlier in the day, he met ...

New Delhi, Nov 16 (ANI): The Foreign Minister of Iran, Manouchehr Mottaki, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today. Mottaki is on a two-day visit to India. The two leaders reportedly discussed ...

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) International Hockey Federation (FIH) vice-president Antonio von Ondarza Saturday said that Hockey India (HI) election would be held by the end of January. Ondarza dismissed fears that the ...

Havana, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Chinese electrical appliance company Haier and Cuban Group of Electronics will set up a joint company here to produce television sets, the firms announced Friday. The company will ...

New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Disney Television International India will rename the kids' channel Jetix as Disney XD and the change will go into effect on Children's Day Nov 14. "Disney ...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 11 (IANS) City-based IT services provider SunTec Business Solutions has tied up with Poland's Sygnity to offer billing solutions to banking and financial intuitions in the European country. SunTec and Sygnity ...

Washington, Nov 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Government controlled U.S. mortgage finance company Fannie Mae announced on Thursday about their unique rental program which is aimed at helping homeowners who can’t pay back their ...

Washington, Nov 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Government controlled U.S. mortgage finance company Fannie Mae announced on Thursday about their unique rental program which is aimed at helping homeowners who can’t pay back ...

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday clarified that he was not aware that a resolution had been passed against the national song 'Vande Mataram' by Muslim clerics ...

Rome, Nov 3 (DPA) David Beckham is due to be back at AC Milan where he will play from January to the end of the season on loan from Los Angeles ...

London, Nov 3 (ANI): Ace footballer David Beckham is all set to return to Spanish giant AC Milan as he bids to play the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The ...

By Madhuri Dey Oct. 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) American President Barack Obama is facing charges of dithering regarding the policies he is taking on the issue of the war in Afghanistan. The issues have ...

Gangtok, Oct 29 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari inaugurated the Regional Conference on "Right to Education with Special Reference to Sikkim and its impact on Legal Awareness Campaign" here today. The conference ...

Washington, October 29 (ANI): Sarah Palin has slammed CBS News for allowing a stage to Levi Johnston, the father of her grandchild, to speak lies that defame her. Johnston had alleged on ...

Quito, Oct 28 (DPA) An Ecuadorian Air Force helicopter crashed Tuesday as it flew near Quito air base during celebrations to mark the 89th anniversary of the service, Ecuadorian media reported. Two Air ...

New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje met senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Friday and submitted her resignation as leader of opposition in ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) President Barack Obama has competition at home. It seems Americans view his wife Michelle more favourably than him, indicating a reversal of fortunes since his ...

Noida, Oct 22 (IANS) Two students doing their B.Tech from the Amity University here allegedly consumed poison, doctors said Thursday. The duo is now out of danger. The college authorities said ...

Havana, Oct 22 (RIA Novosti) Cuban rum producers intend to increase supplies to Russia to more than a million litres a year, a vice-president of a rum producing company said. Cuba's current rum ...

Mumbai, Oct 22 (ANI): The BJP-Shiv Sena on Thursday expressed disappointment over the Assembly poll verdict and conceded defeat in Maharashtra. Blaming the Raj Thackeray-led MNS for its defeat, BJP Vice ...

Bogota, Oct 20 (EFE) Colombian prosecutors have decided to open an investigation into the alleged ties between Vice President Francisco Santos and right-wing militias. Acting Attorney General Guillermo Mendoza Diago has told a ...

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 19(ANI): PPP vice-president Dr Loga Bala Mohan has asked political parties representing the Indian community in Malaysia to stop deceiving the public with exaggerated figures of their membership. He said ...

Kuala Lumpur, Oct 19 (IANS) The multitude of political parties claiming to represent Malaysia's 1.8 million Indians could be detrimental to the community in the long run, a veteran politician has ...

New Delhi, Oct. 16 (ANI): Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Dao Viet Trung and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met here on Friday. The two discussed bilateral issues and areas of comprehensive ...

New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Rising gold prices had kept buyers away from stores for a long time, but shopkeepers here have a reason to celebrate, as sales have shown an upward ...

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will Monday inaugurate the fourth national convention on Right to Information (RTI) organised by the Central Information Commission (CIC), an official statement said ...

Washington, Oct.9 (ANI): The United States is planning to work with those Al-Qaeda and Taliban members who cut-off their ties with these banned outfits, in order to resolve the Afghan crisis, ...