Ex-Rajasthan minister wants to undergo lie-detector test in rape case

JAIPUR: Arrested on rape charges, former Rajasthan minister Babulal Nagar wants to undergo a lie-detector test and has claimed to have had consensual relations with the alleged victim for over three years before a court which on Saturday remanded him...

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Hindu families should have at least three kids: RSS

KOCHI: The RSS has suggested that the Hindus should revisit their practice of "blindly accepting" family planning methods and start embracing big family norms.This would help check the reported demographic shift that is happening in favour of minorities...

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Crime against children rises by 66% in Assam in 2012

GUWAHATI: Crime against children has gone up by a whopping 66 per cent with 392 incidents reported in Assam last year and rape cases involving minors rising by nearly four-times, State Commission for Protection of Child Rights said on Saturday.Citing...

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Andhra Pradesh film industry suffers huge losses due to rains

HYDERABAD: The heavy rains lashing many parts of the state have hit the entertainment industry hard. "The occupancy in theatres is less than 20 per cent," said AP Film Chamber of Commerce Vijayawada branch secretary K Siva Prasad. That means, theatres...

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Sri Lanka's main Tamil party to stay away from Commonwealth summit

COLOMBO: In another blow for the troubled Commonwealth summit to be held here next month, Sri Lanka's main Tamil party on Saturday said it would boycott the event."We will not take part in CHOGM. But our staying away does not mean we are protesting against...

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Five bogies of goods train derails in Tamil Nadu, no casualties

CHENNAI: Five bogies of a goods train derailed near Beach Railway station here on Friday, but there were no casualties, official sources said.The train was going to Tiruchirapalli junction from Gudur when it derailed, they said.Since the incident occurred...

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Six detained South Koreans return home from North

SEOUL, South Korea: Six South Koreans have crossed the Demilitarized Zone from rival North Korea.The men returned home from detention on Friday to questions about how they ended up in the North and why Pyongyang was freeing them.Pyongyang's sudden release...

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Norway rejects US request to destroy Syria's chemical weapons

OSLO, Norway: Norway has turned down a US request to receive the bulk of Syria's chemical weapons for destruction because it doesn't have the capabilities to complete the task by the deadlines given, the Norwegian foreign minister said on Friday.Boerge...

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Indian man sneaks into Pakistan to visit grandparents' graves

ISLAMABAD: A badly injured middle-aged man from Rajasthan with a fractured leg limped into Pakistan's Sindh province, unnoticed by border guards of both countries, to visit the graves of his paternal grandparents.The man, identified as 50-year-old Abu...

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SC expresses reservation on passing order against hate speeches

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed reservation in framing of guidelines for restricting hate speeches by politicians and leaders of social and religious organisations."How can we stop people from making derogatory speeches? How can it be...

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Tagore as relevant today as he was when he won Nobel 100 yrs ago: Swedish ambassador

The Swedish embassy in India has made elaborate arrangements to celebrate the centenary year of Rabindranath Tagore's Nobel Prize in Literature. Swedish ambassador Harald Sandberg speaks to Subhro Niyogi on the historic event when the first non-European...

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Libyan air force colonel gunned down in Benghazi

TRIPOLI ( Libya): Libyan security officials say gunmen have shot dead an air force colonel as he left his home in the eastern city of Benghazi.It was the latest in a spate of assassinations in Benghazi recently. The killings are blamed on militiamen...

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First indigenous S-92 helicopter cabin by TATA Sikorsky JV

The author has posted comments on this articleManju V, TNN | Oct 24, 2013, 05.40PM IST MUMBAI: The India joint venture established between Tata Advanced Systems and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation on Thursday announced that its S-92 helicopter cabin...

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Next General elections will be a fight between Cong, RSS: Jairam Ramesh

BANGALORE: Union minister for rural development Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said the 2014 elections will be between the Congress and the RSS as there is no BJP."The RSS has taken full control of the saffron party by elevating Gujarat CM Narendra Modi to...

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Modi's campaign will wane, Congress will surprise again with win: PM

ON BOARD PM'S SPECIAL AIRCRAFT: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the Narendra Modi-led BJP campaign for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections "will peak early" and the country will be "once again surprised" by the results that will bring Congress...

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Phailin's effect on education: Rs 300 crore needed to fix campus damages in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: The state government has made an estimate of around Rs 300 crore to restore the damage caused by Cyclone Phailin in 50 higher educational institutions and undertake mitigation measures. The higher education department has pitched for a need...

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Cambodia witnesses fresh protests over disputed poll

PHNOM PENH: Thousands of Cambodia opposition supporters staged a demonstration amid high security on Wednesday over fiercely disputed elections that extended strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen's near three-decade rule, following bloody protests last month.Opposition...

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President Barack Obama appeals to allies to stick with health law

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is appealing to its allies in Congress, on Wall Street and across the US to stick with President Barack Obama's healthcare law even as embarrassing problems with the flagship website continue to mount.The website's...

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Free talk-time, recharge benefits for cyclone-hit Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: To help people connect with each other in the aftermath of devastation by cyclone Phailin, a mobile telephone service provider is offering free talk time in Odisha.Reliance Communications is offering a daily free recharge of 10 minutes for...

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14-year-old gang-raped in moving car in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons in a moving car in Aashiyana area here, police said on Wednesday.An FIR has been registered in this regard. Three accused Ramu, Babu and Nafees allegedly kidnapped the girl on October...

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Beijing adopts new smog emergency measures, may shut down industrial units

BEIJING: Beijing is seeking to tame its infamous smog by preparing emergency measures such as factory shutdowns and traffic limits to kick in when air pollution levels are high.The city government says the strictest emergency measures will take effect...

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Peace at borders important guarantor for progress in ties: Prime Minister

BEIJING: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that commitment by Indian and Chinese leaderships to maintain peace and tranquillity at borders pending boundary settlement is an important guarantor for further progress in Sino-Indian ties, particularly...

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi collects 1990 Sakharov prize for human rights at last

STRASBOURG (France): Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and long-time political prisoner, has finally collected the European Union's 1990 Sakharov prize for human rights.In Tuesday's stirring ceremony, European Parliament President...

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Sri Lanka Commonwealth meet: Drive to dissuade PM gets wide support, Amnesty says

CHENNAI: About 35,000 people from India have supported Amnesty International India's campaign to dissuade Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from attending the Commonwealth Head of Governments Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka, a statement from Amnesty International...

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Islamic police in Nigeria's Kano launch immorality crackdown

KANO, (Nigeria): Police who enforce Islamic law in Nigeria's northern city of Kano have arrested 150 people in the last week, including for indecent dress, as part of a crackdown on immorality, a spokesman said on Tuesday. Some people in Nigeria's second...

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John Kerry lauds Pakistan as important US partner

WASHINGTON: Ahead of the important meeting between Nawaz Sharif and US President Barack Obama, secretary of state John Kerry underscored the importance of ties between the two nations as he welcomed the Pakistan Prime Minister, who arrived here on a...

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Egyptian gunmen kill three outside church in Cairo suburb

CAIRO: Gunmen on a motorcycle fired on Egyptian wedding guests outside a Coptic Christian church in a Cairo suburb on Sunday night, killing three people, security sources said.The masked assailants shot randomly at the people as they left the church,...

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Schools, colleges to remain closed on Monday in Chennai, Tiruvallur due to heavy rain

CHENNAI: Chennai and Tiruvallur collectorates declared a holiday for schools and colleges in the respective districts on Monday following heavy rain.The continuous rain that lashed the districts on Sunday night and Monday morning compelled the collectorates...

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Pak claims two civilians killed in 'unprovoked' firing by India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday claimed that two of its civilians have been killed in "unprovoked" firing by Indian security forces along the line of control.Pakistan's Punjab Rangers claimed that two civilians were killed in border areas in Sialkot sector...

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Teenager among two killed in leopard attack in Gujarat

VADODARA: Two persons, one of them a teenager, were killed by a leopard in the past ten days in the adjoining Narmada district, Gujarat Forest Department sources said on Monday.Forest personnel have put up nearly a dozen cages around Kamsoli village...

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Filipino sultan who claimed Malaysian region dies

MANILA: A Philippine sultan whose armed followers invaded a vast Malaysian region, sparking a security crisis that left dozens of people dead earlier this year, died on Sunday of multiple organ failure. He was 75.Sultan Jamalul Kiram III's wife, Fatima...

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Death toll in earthquake which struck Philippines' tourist island of Bohol nearing 200

MANILA: The death toll from a killer quake in the central Philippines is likely to approach 200 as rescue teams focused on finding dead bodies buried under landslides and fallen structures, an official said on Sunday.A total of 185 deaths have been confirmed...

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Car bomb, clashes kill over 30 people near Syrian capital

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels blew up an army checkpoint outside Damascus on Saturday and more than 30 combatants from both sides died in the blast and ensuing clashes, a monitoring group said.The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 15 rebels...

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PM urged to exert pressure on Pakistan to probe attack on Indian fishermen

PUDUCHERRY: The National Fishermen Federation (NFF) has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to exert pressure on Pakistan to order an inquiry into the indiscriminate firing by Maritime Security Agency (MSA) of that country which left an Indian fisherman...

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Storm Raymond heads toward Mexico's southwest coast

MEXICO CITY: Tropical Storm Raymond homed in on Sunday on the southwest coast of Mexico, which is still recovering from devastating tropical storm hit just last month. Raymond, which grew to tropical storm strength in the early hours of the morning,...

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