MUMBAI, Feb. 12: The state government had something to cheer about when actor Shah Rukh Khan’s film My Name Is Khan opened to full houses across the city when it was released on Friday despite sporadic protests by the Shiv Sena.

Devotees take a dip in the Brahma Kund of Har Ki Pauri during the decade’s first Shahi Snan on Mahashivratri at the Kumbh Mela in Hardwar on Friday. PHOTO: Biplab Banerjee

Islamabad, Feb. 12: Pakistan on Friday said it would raise the core issues with India and press for resumption of the stalled peace process through the composite dialogue when it sends its foreign secretary to New Delhi on February 25 for talks.

New Delhi, Feb. 12: In a move that could see cricket make its Olympic debut as early as the 2020 Summer Games, the International Cricket Council was on Friday granted full recognition by the International Olympic Council.

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Feb. 12: The Centre on Friday announced the terms of reference for the Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee, saying it would examine both the demands for a separate state of Telangana as well as a united Andhra Pradesh.

New Delhi, Feb. 12: Firm and consistent goading and monitoring by the Centre without any job reservation seems to be having the desired effect in terms of increasing Muslim recruitment for government jobs. As per the latest data available with the government,

New Delhi, Feb. 12: President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine is determined not to run for election again, but he wouldn’t speak with the same degree of certainty about the prospects of reconciliation with Hamas or the outcome of the proposed US-mediated talks with Israel.

Washington/Beijing, Feb. 12: US President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama at the White House on February 18, notwithstanding a warning from China that it could cause "further damage" to bilateral ties.

The US Capitol is seen at twilight in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. The city’s National Weather Service said Washington’s winter snowfall broke a 110-year-old record with Wednesday’s blizzard setting a new mark at 139.4 cm. The second blizzard in a week buried the US northeast, leaving thousands without power. From Washington to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, cities largely ground to a halt with governments shut down, public transport scaled back, thousands of flights cancelled and some highways closed. PHOTO: AP

New Delhi, Feb. 11: Defence minister A.K. Antony on Thursday said the Indian government was willing to resume negotiations with Pakistan despite not being fully satisfied by Pakistan’s anti-terror efforts since "Indo-Pak relations always have a huge bearing on regional peace and security".