Maoist nabbed with rifles in Jharkhand
A Maoist commander was arrested on Saturday with five rifles and some live cartridges in Jharkhand, the police said.
Sexsomniac Brit walks free of case
London, Oct. 29: In a landmark case, a Briton has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman because he suffers from sexsomnia, a media report said on Friday.
The rare medical condition caused the w
ISI agent held along Tripura border
Agartala: An agent of Pakistan's intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) along the India-Bangladesh border in southern Tripura, polic
Kanishka victims’ Xmas gift
Toronto, Oct. 29: Canada is set to disburse an ex-gratia payment to the Air India Kanishka victims before Christmas.
Though the Canadian immigration minister, Mr Jason Kenney, and the public safety m
Al Gore left car engine on during environment lecture
London: Former US vice president, Mr Al Gore, who is known for his climate conservation campaigns, has been accused of not switching off his car engine while he gave an hour-long lecture on environmen
England start as favourites, says Adam Gilchrist
London, Oct. 29: Former Australia star Adam Gilchrist claims England are favourites to win the forthcoming Ashes series.
Gilchrist believes England are in the perfect frame of mind to triumph on Aust
Miss US crowned Miss World
Sanya (China): Miss US Alexandria Mills, dressed in a crisp white evening gown, was crowned the 60th Miss World 2010 on Saturday evening in China's Sanya city.
Miss Botswana Emma Wareus, dressed in a
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