Sri Lanka moves to allow Prez to run again
The Sri Lankan government has approved lifting the two-term limit for Presidents in a move that would allow incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse to run for office again, an official said on Friday.
Patient’s son kills doctor in China
Angry over a hospital for being unable to save his cancer-stricken father, a Chinese man on Friday stabbed a doctor to death and seriously injured a nurse at the facility in the latest in a series of
23 dead, 300 hurt in Kyrgyz clashes
At least 23 people were killed and 300 injured in ethnic clashes in south Kyrgyzstan, a stronghold of deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, prompting the interim government to declare a state of emerge
Gene tempts men to fall for ‘pretty’
Ever wondered why men often fall in love with a pretty woman at first sight? Well, it’s because of their “ancient” genetic preference for beautiful females, a new study has claimed.
No Kashmir talks with Pak as of now
India is not going to discuss substantive issues like Kashmir with Pakistan in the proposed rounds of dialogue but is only attempting to create the “right atmosphere” for removing the trust deficit for a broad dialogue later.
IAF officer plea to tribunal on dismissal
A Court Martial has recommended dismissal of a senior IAF officer after finding him guilty of “outraging the modesty” of junior female colleague. Wing Commander H.S. Virk, posted in Agra, was tried by the General Court Martial (GCM) in Bareilly last month after a lady officer alleged that he was passing objectionable comments on her.
Damon will not play Bourne
The deadly assassin Jason Bourne is all set to return on the big screen but this time minus actor Matt Damon, who will not be portraying him.
The 39-year-old actor played the titular character in The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.
Zellweger, Cooper to tie knot?
Hollywood star Renee Zellweger has sparked rumours she is preparing to wed boyfriend Bradley Cooper, after she was snapped leaving a wedding gown store in Hollywood.
Punjab: Ambika Soni elected unopposed
Union minister Ambika Soni was on Thursday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Punjab.
Congress nominee Soni and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) general secretary Balwinder Singh Bhunder were declared elected unopposed after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations for the two seats ended this evening, Punjab Vidhan Sabha secretary and returning officer Ved Parkash said here.
Karzai looking to Pak to end insurgency?
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has lost faith in the US strategy in Afghanistan and is increasingly looking to Pakistan to end the insurgency, according to reports in the British media from Kabul.