Younger India may beat ageing China: Howard
Sydney, Oct. 31: China is rapidly ageing because of its one-child policy and this will allow India, a younger country, to supersede it as the dominant nation in Asia before the end of the 21st century
CA caught in Big Ben trouble
London, Oct. 29: Cricket Australia’s (CA) provocative Ashes advertisement, ‘Don’t forget to pack the urn,’ featuring holographic images of Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke on the historic Big Ben, has
Flag-lowering at Wagah border to become history
Islamabad: The traditionally hostile flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border post between India and Pakistan will become a relic of the past after almost five decades from Monday as authorities fro
Bofors, Qureshi in semis
St Petersburg (Russia), Oct. 29: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi erased a one-set deficit against Janko Tipsaveric and Viktor Troicki to storm into the semifinals of the St Petersburg Open here
Suspicious packages on cargo flights in threat to US
Oct 30: President Barack Obama warned of a "credible terrorist threat" to the US Friday after two packages containing explosive materials were found on US-bound cargo flights at airports in Britain an
PM announces visa on arrival for four Asean countries
Oct 30: Nationals from Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Laos would be given visa on arrival from Jan 1, 2011, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced here Saturday.
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Bihar jails' security tightened after Maoist threat
Security of two Bihar jails was tightened on Saturday after an intelligence report that Maoists may target the prisons to free their cadres, the police said.
You bet! On Diwali, teen patti wins over poker
Oct 30: What is the favourite card game of Indians on Diwali? As much as people like to deal in poker throughout the year, their love for gambling with 'teen patti' - also called 'flash' - in the fest
Adarsh controversy: Chavan in Delhi to meet Sonia
Oct 30: Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan arrived here Saturday to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over the controversy surrounding Mumbai's Adarsh housing society meant for families of Kargil
Geelani to intensify stir ahead of Obama visit
No curfew was imposed in Srinagar on Saturday even though the separatists called for a shutdown and hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani asked people to intensify protests ahead of US President B