New Delhi, Feb. 16: The Trinamul Congress for now seems "safe" from the Maoist threat in West Bengal. CPI (Maoist) functionaries, speaking to this newspaper, made it clear that the outfit "will not attack or target the Trinamul Congress".

Hyderabad/Mumbai/Delhi, Feb. 16: Responding to the threat to withdraw from the third edition of the Indian Premier League, the IPL governing council on Tuesday granted two matches to Deccan Chargers in their catchment area of Cuttack with promises of

New Delhi, Feb. 16: When the India and Pakistan foreign secretaries meet here on February 25, the chances are they will re-live Sharm el-Sheikh (July 16, 2009) in its key dimensions.

Washington, Feb. 16: The celebrated pharaoh Tutankhamun had a club foot, walked with a cane and was killed by malaria, a study that harnessed modern genetic testing and computer technology to lift a veil on the secrets of ancient Egypt showed Tuesday.

Washington, Feb. 16: United States and Pakistani spies have captured the Taliban’s top military commander, US media reported, but the militia on Tuesday denied his arrest and said he was still leading the fight in Afghanistan.

New Delhi, Feb. 16: A majority of school boards on Tuesday agreed on the implementation of a common curriculum for science and mathematics in Classes 11 and 12 from 2011.

Sachin Tendulkar hugs Virender Sehwag after scoring his fourth consecutive Test century on the second day of the Test against South Africa in Kolkata on Monday. India rode on Tendulkar’s 47th century and Sehwag’s 19th ton (165) to reach 342 for five. South Africa had scored 296 in their first innings.PHOTO: Reuters

Kolkata, Feb. 15: After months in hibernation, the Maoists struck again with a vengeance, carrying out twin attacks on two security force camps at Sildah and Dharampur in West Midnapore on Monday. At least 21 Eastern Frontier Rifles jawans were killed.

Bengaluru, Feb. 15: Saturday’s blast at Pune’s German Bakery was planned four to five months ago by former officers of the Pakistan Army who are now key members of banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) in Karachi, according to a captured

Hyderabad, Feb. 15: The Deccan Chargers on Monday threatened to pull out of IPL-3 if the home games of the defending champions are not rescheduled in Hyde-rabad and Visakhapatnam as originally planned.