As protests gather strength, Nasheed supporters ask for international scrutiny of Maldivian judiciary

MALE: Protests are brewing stronger in the Maldivian capital following the arrest threat against deposed president and Maldivian Democratic Party leader Mohamed Nasheed, who has taken refuge in the Indian high commission in Male. The MDP, meanwhile,...

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British PM David Cameron to pay official visit to India next week

NEW DELHI: British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay a three-day official visit to India beginning on Monday during which he will hold delegation level talks with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.Cameron would be accompanied by a delegation including...

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Sushilkumar Shinde should clarify on Arun Jaitley surveillance issue: BJP

NEW DELHI: Condemning the "unauthorised surveillance" on its leader Arun Jaitley, BJP on Saturday said it will not take things "lying down" and asked home minister Sushilkumar Shinde to clarify on who ordered the collection of his call details.BJP president...

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Afghan forces ready to secure country after 2014: Hamid Karzai

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai reiterated Saturday that the Afghan security forces are entirely ready to ensure national security after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country by the end of 2014."Once the foreigners leave, Afghans will demonstrate...

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At least 15 killed, dozen injured after blast in Pakistan's Quetta

QUETTA, PAKISTAN: A bomb killed 15 people in a Shia Muslim area of the Pakistani city of Quetta on Saturday, police officials said. The officials said most of the dead were members of Pakistan's Shia minority, which has come under frequent attack from...

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Italian PM assures 'correct governance' of Finmeccanica

ROME: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that his government would guarantee the "correct governance" of state-controlled defence firm Finmeccanica following arrest of its chief executive on corruption charges in the Rs 3,600 crore VVIP helicopter...

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Rains bring down temperature in Punjab, Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Overnight rains in most parts of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh today led to a dip in the mercury in the region."The minimum temperature oscillated between minus three degrees Celsius below normal to four notches above normal in Punjab and...

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Pakistani Taliban rejects Rehman Malik's demand for ceasefire before talks

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban have rejected interior minister Rehman Malik's demand that any peace talks should be preceded by a ceasefire, saying any truce will follow the dialogue process.Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said...

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Bangladesh bans Japanese cartoon Doraemon to halt Hindi invasion

DHAKA: Bangladesh has banned the Japanese manga cartoon Doraemon from its TV screens over fears that youngsters who are hooked on the Hindi-dubbed version are struggling to learn their native Bengali.Information minister Hasanul Haque Inu told parliament...

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North Korea tells China it is prepared for fresh nuclear test: Source

BEIJING: North Korea has told its key ally, China, that it is prepared to stage one or even two more nuclear tests this year in an effort to force the United States into diplomatic talks with Pyongyang, said a source with direct knowledge of the message.Further...

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Atleast nine, including six militants, killed in terror attacks in northwest Pakistan

Islamabad: At least nine people, including six militants, were killed and ten others injured in two separate terror attacks in Pakistan's restive northwest today. The militants attacked Maryan police station in Bannu area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province...

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DA case: Jagan's judicial remand extended till Feb 27

HYDERABAD: A special CBI court today extended till February 27 the judicial remand of YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and others accused in the case of alleged disproportionate assets involving him.Jagan and the others accused - including...

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Kolkata police chief removed over mishandling of college clashes

KOLKATA: Two days after Special Branch sub-inspector Tapas Chowdhury was shot dead in violence at Garden Reach here, the Commissioner of Kolkata Police RK Pachnanda was shunted out from his post on Thursday.Additional DGP (Law and order) Surojit Kar...

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Narendra Modi as PM will dent India's image: Shabana Azmi

BHOPAL: Narendra Modi should never become prime minister of India as he still has the blood of innocent lives on his hands. In case he comes to power, India's image would be maligned, said film actor Shabana Azmi in the state capital to attend the campaign...

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Strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits remote Russian Far East

MOSCOW: A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook Thursday the remote and largely uninhabited Sakha region in Russia's Far East, ITAR-TASS quoted the local emergency ministry service as saying.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from...

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Raman to lead BJP to a hat-trick in Chhattisgarh, says Rajnath Singh

RAIPUR: Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh gave Chief minister Raman Singh a pat on the back for introducing the unique Food Security Act and other welfare schemes saying that he would lead the party to score a hat-trick in the upcoming assembly...

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Mughal Gardens set to open for public from February 16

NEW DELHI: The warm spring sunshine graciously bathes the floral carpets of exquisitely manicured lawns of Mughal Gardens adorned with myriad flowers of every description. Rashtrapati Bhavan's treasured gardens are set to be opened to the public from...

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Rashtrapati Bhavan Mughal Gardens set to open for public from February 16

NEW DELHI: The warm spring sunshine graciously bathes the floral carpets of exquisitely manicured lawns of Mughal Gardens adorned with myriad flowers of every description. Rashtrapati Bhavan's treasured gardens are set to be opened to the public from...

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Mahakumbh: Controversial godman Nityanand's appointment as mahamandaleshwar draws flak

LUCKNOW: Swami Nityanand, who hit the headlines in 2010 in connection with a sex scandal and was jailed on charges of sexual harassment, has been awarded the title of 'mahamandaleshwar' by the Panchayati Mahanirmani Akhara in the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela...

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Pak court orders speedy trial in Benazir assassination case

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court today directed an anti-terrorism court to conduct daily hearings in the 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case and to conclude the trial within three months.The Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore high court issued the order after...

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Facebook case: HC asks Maharashtra govt about action taken against cops

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court today directed Maharashtra government to file an affidavit stating what action it proposes to take against the police officials who arrested two girls from nearby Palghar district for posting comments on Facebook.The girls...

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Sabarmati jail staff under scanner after jailbreak attempt

AHMEDABAD: Sabarmati prison staff were today under the scanner of the Police probing the daring jailbreak attempt by serial blasts accused amid questions how iron rods and the jail map found its way into the barrack and the tunnel digging work went undetected...

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World must allow Syrians to 'defend themselves': Saudi foreign minister

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Tuesday said the international community should allow Syrians to "defend themselves" against President Bashar al-Assad's regime if it is unable to intervene on their behalf."If the international community is...

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Indian economy may grow at 7% next fiscal, Rangarajan says

The author has posted comments on this articleIANS | Feb 12, 2013, 07.35PM IST NEW DELHI: India's economic growth is likely to rebound to 6.5-7% in the financial year beginning April 1, 2013 and over 8% in the subsequent years, chairman of the...

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Obama to announce 34,000 troops to return from Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that 34,000 troops will return from Afghanistan by early 2014, a source familiar with the speech told Reuters."The President will announce that 34,000 troops...

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Pakistan prisoner Chamel Singh's family appeals to Omar Abdullah

AMRITSAR: Nearly a month after the brutal death of Indian prisoner Chamel Singh in Pakistan's Kot Lakhpat Jail, Deepak Singh , 20, son of deceased has appealed to chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdulalh to intervene to bring back the body of...

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Antony, Digvijaya have potential to become PM not Modi: Govindacharya

BHOPAL: Former BJP leader Govindacharya has said senior Congress leaders AK Antony and Digvijaya Singh have the "potential" to become Prime Minister, but not Narendra Modi or Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi."In my view, defence minister AK Antony...

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Earthquake jolts Garhwal region, no casualties

DEHRADUN: An earthquake of moderate intensity on Monday shook Garhwal region and its adjoining areas in the hill state of Uttarakhand but there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property.The quake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, occurred...

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Army chief General Bikram Singh leaves for Japan to bolster military ties

NEW DELHI: With India and Japan further cranking up their military ties across the entire spectrum, Army chief General Bikram Singh left for Tokyo on a four-day visit on Monday evening. There is a definite upswing in the strategic-military partnership...

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New India-Italy pact may help two undertrial Italian naval guards

NEW DELHI: Italian naval guards facing trial in India for shooting two fishermen may become beneficiaries of a new agreement between Italy and India that allowed convicts serving a prison sentence to be transferred to their home country to serve the...

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