Suicide bomber targeting Afghan minister killed
Police in Afghanistan shot dead a suicide bomber on Sunday while he was trying to target Afghanistan's Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, Xinhua reported.
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Nusrat Bhutto dies, Pakistan declares mourning
Nusrat Bhutto, the mother of assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, has died in Dubai of a protracted illness. She was 82.
The Pakistan government on Sunday postponed all political activi
Kejriwal siphoned off Ramlila cash: Agnivesh
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal had siphoned `70-80 lakhs of India Against Corruption (IAC), headed by Anna Hazare, and diverted the money to his private trust, alleged activist Swami Agnivesh who ha
Aamir to anchor talk show on TV
After Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, it’s Aamir Khan’s turn to make his debut on the small screen. The actor will be seen in a yet-to-be titled show which he calls his “most ambitious project”.
Asha in Guinness for 11,000 records
Singing legend Asha Bhosle entered the Guinness World Records on Thursday for the most single studio recordings.
435 Indian students of Tri-valley get transfers to other schools
US authorities have approved the transfer of 435 Indian students of the Tri-Valley University to other institutions, indicating some progress in addressing the plight of nearly 1,800 Indian students a
Next year, fitness must for Amarnath pilgrims
From next year, all those undertaking the Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir will have to be medically fit for the arduous journey to the cave shrine located at 13,500 ft in the Himalayas, say s
Karunanidhi meets Sonia Gandhi
DMK chief M. Karunanidhi met Congress president Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday even as a special CBI court was set to frame charges in the 2G spectrum case in which his daughter and MP Kanimozhi is one
Shed pessimism, Indian economy intrinsically strong: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said there was no need for pessimism over the fundamentally strong Indian economy, with the current slowdown just a short-term phenomenon due largely to the ongo
Raja, others charged in 2G case
A special CBI court on Saturday charged former communications minister A. Raja, along with others accused in the 2G spectrum case, for criminal breach of trust that could entail a maximum punishment o