Nepal blocks king fete
Kathmandu, Sept. 21: Two years after the abolition of monarchy, Nepal’s deposed monarch, Mr Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah, was at the heart of a fresh row with the government preventing him from attending
Kashmir death toll touches 103; curfew continues
As curfew continued across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday, one more youth injured in clashes with security forces died in the hospital, taking the deaths in the unrest in the valley to 103 since June
Man fathers 6 kids with stepchildren
La Paz, Sept. 21: A 48-year-old Bolivian man has been charged with raping his two stepdaughters over the past nine years and fathering their six children.
The man was arrested in San Julian after let
After overbridge, Nehru Stadium ceiling falls
A portion of a false ceiling at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the Commonwealth Games, collapsed here on Wednesday, a day after a foot overbridge near the stadium came crashing down.
Ozone layer not vanishing
London, Sept. 21: The ozone layer is no longer depleting and could recoup its strength by 2048, says a United Nations report.
The phasing out of nearly 100 substances once used in gadgets like fridge
Scotland delays sending team for Commonwealth Games
A day after coming down hard on the unhygienic living conditions at the athletes' Village, Commonwealth Games Scotland said it was delaying sending its contingent to Delhi over health and safety fears
Bhanot vows clean up act in 36 hours!
New Delhi, Sept. 21: Admitting that there are concerns about hygiene and cleanliness at the Games Village here, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) secretary-general Lalit Bhanot on Tuesday
CRISIL to acquire Pipal Research for $12.75 mn
Credit rating agency CRISIL Wednesday said it is buying US-based knowledge process outsourcing firm Pipal Research in a $12.75 million deal.
CRISIL expects the acquisition to add more teeth to its hi
Julia thankful for lucky life
Actress Julia Roberts has been awarded the San Sebastian International Film Festival’s Donostia Prize for lifetime achievement.
Explosion rips through Iran military parade
A bomb has exploded during a military parade in north-western Iran, killing at least 10 people and injuring 30.
The governor of Azerbaijan province told the Mehr news agency that the death toll could