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Everything you need to know about Bemina Chowk: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Bemina Chowk: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

It'd be cute to have a boy: Khloe Kardashian

May 24, 2013 at 4:06 PM

Los Angeles, May 24 (IANS) Socialite Khloe Kardashian says she wants a son when she and basketball player-husband Lamar Odom finally start a family.

Khloe Kardashian keen to have baby boy

May 24, 2013 at 11:58 AM

Washington, May 24 (ANI): Khloe Kardashian has revealed that she would like to have a boy after she finally starts a family with husband Lamar Odom.

PETA to hold protest against Air India

May 22, 2013 at 4:30 PM

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Wearing prisoner uniforms and animal masks, activists will stage protest May 23 outside the Air India office here after the carrier backtracked on its ban on transporting animals for cruel tests, the PETA said Wednesday.

Pak bomb blast victims' families protest against India conferring 'hero' title to Sarabjit

May 6, 2013 at 1:29 PM

Islamabad, May 6 (ANI): Family members and relatives of the victims of the bomb blast, said to have been carried out allegedly by Sarabjit Singh, have strongly condemned the act of the Indian government through which it honoured and called the murdered death-row convict a "hero".

Constant comparisons to my sisters made me stronger, says Khloe Kardashian

May 1, 2013 at 2:36 PM

London, May. 1 (ANI): Khloe Kardashian has said that being constantly critiqued about the way she looks "stings" - but has also made her "stronger."

Quake jolts Pakistan

May 1, 2013 at 1:56 PM

Islamabad, May 1 (IANS) A moderate earthquake of 5.8-magnitude rocked parts of Pakistan Wednesday, a media report said.

IED defused on Srinagar road used by Omar

April 30, 2013 at 11:08 PM

Srinagar, April 30 (IANS) A major tragedy was averted Tuesday after an improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused on the Srinagar-Muzzafarabad highway on which Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had passed twice during the day, police said.

Surviving Boston bombing suspect may not be able to speak after throat injury: US official

April 21, 2013 at 12:20 PM

Washington, Apr. 21 (ANI): The surviving suspect of the Boston Marathon bombings may not be able to talk after he suffered an injury to his throat, a federal official has said.

Tremor felt in Valley, no damage reported

April 16, 2013 at 5:56 PM

Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) A high intensity tremor that rocked Pakistan-Iran border Tuesday was also felt in the Kashmir Valley although no damage to life or property has so far been reported from anywhere here.

Central delegation reviews security, development and employment initiatives in J-K

April 13, 2013 at 4:04 PM

Jammu, Apr. 13 (ANI): A Central delegation headed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Kumar Seth arrived here on Saturday on a day-long visit to review the security situation, development and employment initiatives.

Grimshaw, Hagan keen to buy Price's car

April 4, 2013 at 5:16 AM

London, April 4 (IANS) TV and radio presenter Nick Grimshaw and TV show "Geordie Shore" star Holly Hagan want to buy former model Katie Price's pink Range Rover after she tweeted about wanting to sell the vehicle.

Myanmar may use force to curb riots

March 29, 2013 at 4:34 AM

Yangon, March 29 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein has warned of using force as a last resort to suppress the current rioting in the country and protect people.

Srinagar guerrilla attack: BSF trooper dies of injuries

March 21, 2013 at 3:21 PM

Srinagar, March 21 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, who along with two others was injured in a guerrilla attack in Srinagar early Thursday, has succumbed in a hospital here, a BSF official said.

Three BSF troopers injured in Srinagar guerrilla attack

March 21, 2013 at 10:49 AM

Srinagar, March 21 (IANS) Three Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were injured here Thursday when separatist guerrillas fired at their vehicle.

Srinagar attack Pakistani militants' job, say police

March 19, 2013 at 3:54 PM

Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) The March 13 suicide attack here, in which five CRPF troopers were killed, was carried out by two Pakistani LeT militants with support from terror commanders from across the border, a top police official said Tuesday.

Afghan police kill 12 Taliban fighters

March 18, 2013 at 12:25 PM

Kabul, Mar. 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Units of Afghan national police during series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours have killed 12 Taliban militants, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here on Monday.

Khloe Kardashian 'almost faked a heart attack' to not host 'X Factor'

March 16, 2013 at 11:02 AM

London, Mar. 16 (ANI): Khloe Kardashian was so nervous before hosting the US 'X Factor' that she wanted her mum (and manager) Kris Jenner to call the show and tell them she had suffered a heart attack so she didn't have to go to work.

Pakistani guerrilla held for Srinagar attack

March 14, 2013 at 11:02 PM

Srinagar, March 14 (IANS) The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday arrested a Pakistani militant in Srinagar believed to have been part of a 'fidayeen' (suicide) attack which killed five troopers the day before.

J-K Govt conducts security review after militant attack

March 14, 2013 at 8:22 PM

Jammu/Srinagar, Mar.14 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Home Minister Sajjad Kichloo said Thursday that the state government is effectively reviewing security in the Kashmir Valley after five paramilitary personnel and two militants were killed in a gun battle in Bemina.

BJP takes to streets in Jammu over deadly Kashmir encounter

March 14, 2013 at 6:46 PM

Jammu, Mar. 14 (ANI): Supporters of the opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took to the streets and clashed with policemen on Thursday to express their ire against the militant attack, which killed five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Wednesday.

Shinde hints Pakistan behind Srinagar attack

March 14, 2013 at 3:34 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The two terrorists killed in Srinagar seemed to be foreign 'fidayeen' (suicide attackers), Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinder said Thursday.

Pakistan-made items found on bodies of killed terrorists: Shinde

March 14, 2013 at 2:14 PM

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday said Pakistan-manufactured arms and ammunition were found on the bodies of the two terrorists who were killed in Wednesday's attack in Srinagar, adding that they seemed to be foreign fidayeen (suicide attackers).

'Signatures of Lashkar-e-Taiba seen in Srinagar attack': CRPF

March 14, 2013 at 2:14 PM

Srinagar, Mar 14 (ANI): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) believes there aresignature signs of the Lashkar-e-Taiba being involved in the attack outside a public school in Srinagar in which five jawans and two militants were killed.

Pakistan-made items found on killed terrorists: Shinde

March 14, 2013 at 1:26 PM

New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) The two terrorists killed in Wednesday's attack in Srinagar seemed to be foreign fidayeen (suicide attackers) and items recovered from them appeared to be of Pakistani origin, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said Thursday.

BJP will oppose withdrawal of AFSPA from J and K: Rudy

March 14, 2013 at 12:30 PM

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Thursday made it clear that his party will not agree on the withdrawal of the armed forces special powers act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir.

Was Srinagar fidayeen attack a one-off incident? (Comment)

March 14, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Srinagar, March 14 (IANS) The deadly fidayeen (suicide attack) strike in Srinagar Wednesday, which occurred after three years, has brought back gory memories of blood and bombs. Many in the state government, however, say it was a one-off incident.

Pak rejects Indian allegations of involvement in attack on CRPF, beheading of soldiers

March 14, 2013 at 11:42 AM

Islamabad, Mar. 14 (ANI): Pakistan has strongly rejected allegations by senior Indian officials about the country's involvement in an attack on members of India's Central Reserve Police Force and beheading of two Indian soldiers on the Line of Control.

More political thought required to restore peace in J and K: Karat

March 14, 2013 at 11:26 AM

Srinagar, Mar 14 (ANI): Communist party of India (Marxist) general secretary Prakash Karat said on Thursday that political thought process should be given more consideration to restore peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

Five CRPF troopers, two terrorists killed in Kashmir

March 13, 2013 at 9:42 PM

Srinagar/New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Five CRPF troopers and two terrorists were killed in Srinagar Wednesday when the guerrillas attacked a paramilitary picket in the first terror attack in the Kashmir Valley in three years.

Curfew in Srinagar after man's death in firing

March 13, 2013 at 9:42 PM

Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Following the tension that gripped Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir after a 24-year-old man was killed in CRPF troopers' firing, the authorities announced curfew in the city, beginning Wednesday midnight.

'Terrorists who attacked CRPF camp in Srinagar were from Pakistan': R.K. Singh

March 13, 2013 at 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Mar. 13 (ANI): Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh on Wednesday said the terrorists who posed as cricketers and attacked the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Srinagar were from Pakistan.

Five CRPF men, two terrorists die in Kashmir

March 13, 2013 at 3:10 PM

Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Five CRPF troopers and two terrorists were killed here Wednesday when the guerrillas attacked a paramilitary picket in the first terror attack in the Kashmir Valley in three years.

Militants attack on CRPF camp in J&K; seven died

March 13, 2013 at 2:58 PM

Seven people, including five paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, were killed, and seven others injured Wednesday when terrorists attacked a CRPF camp here. Two guerrillas were also killed in the attack, police said...................

CM informs J&K assembly of 'suicide attack'

March 13, 2013 at 1:10 PM

Jammu, March 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday informed the legislative assembly in Jammu that a suicide attack by terrorists on a camp of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the outskirts of Srinagar left five troopers and two guerrillas dead.

Militants attack CRPF camp, 5 jawans, two ultras killed

March 13, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Srinagar, Mar 13 (ANI): Militants on Wednesday stormed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Bemina area of Srinagar, killing five jawans and injuring seven others.

Seven killed, seven injured in Srinagar guerrilla attack

March 13, 2013 at 12:22 PM

Srinagar, March 13 (IANS) Seven people, including five paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, were killed, and seven others injured Wednesday when terrorists attacked a CRPF camp here. Two guerrillas were also killed in the attack, police said.

Pakistani election official shot dead

March 12, 2013 at 5:18 PM

Islamabad, March 12 (IANS) An election official in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province was Tuesday shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Quetta city, a media report said.

Easier baggage scanning for women in Delhi Metro

March 8, 2013 at 9:15 PM

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Female passengers will have trouble-free baggage scanning at Delhi Metro stations in new frisking booths, chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) said here Friday.

Frisking queues at metro stations to get shorter: CISF

March 8, 2013 at 8:19 PM

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Delhi Metro commuters will soon get relief from the long wait in queues for frisking with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) planning to shorten this time by deploying more gadgets and personnel, the paramilitary force's chief said Friday.

Snooki loses 42 pounds and debuts post-baby bod in bikini

March 7, 2013 at 12:59 PM

Washington, Mar. 7 (ANI): Reality star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, who shed 42 pounds after her baby boy Lorenzo's birth, has now shown her post pregnancy body in revealing bikini.

15 injured in clashes in Kashmir (Roundup)

March 6, 2013 at 9:15 PM

Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Clashes between stone-pelting mobs and the security forces continued Wednesday at many places in Kashmir leaving 15 people injured, including seven security force personnel, even as curfew continued in many Srinagar areas and other parts of the Valley.

Two killed in Gurgaon

February 27, 2013 at 6:35 PM

Gurgaon, Feb 27 (IANS) Two people were killed and another was injured in a drunken brawl here, police said Wednesday.

Strike leads to chaos in Delhi Metro

February 20, 2013 at 11:21 PM

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi Metro saw a huge rush of commuters during office hours Wednesday due to the nationwide strike, leading to delays and chaos.

Curfew in Srinagar, other towns partially relaxed

February 13, 2013 at 1:53 PM

Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Authorities Wednesday relaxed curfew restrictions in some areas of Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley to enable residents to buy essential commodities.

Woman missing from Delhi Metro station

February 11, 2013 at 2:11 PM

New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A 24-year-old newly married woman went missing from the highly congested Chandni Chowk Metro Station here, police said.

Delhi's Chandni Chowk to be redeveloped

February 4, 2013 at 9:58 PM

New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Dangling power cables, narrow and congested streets and alleys which have marred the skyline of the capital's heritage Chandni Chowk, may not be seen any longer as the Delhi government has decided to redevelop the Walled City.

Beating Retreat ceremony to be held in New Delhi today

January 29, 2013 at 2:39 PM

The Beating Retreat ceremony - a military ceremony held on marking the end of Republic Day celebrations - will be held today at Vijay Chowk, New Delhi amid tight security..........................

Beating Retreat ceremony to be held in New Delhi today

January 29, 2013 at 11:10 AM

New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Elaborate security and traffic arrangements have been made for the Beating Retreat ceremony in New Delhi today, marking the end of Republic Day celebrations.

Five Metro stations to be closed partially Tuesday

January 28, 2013 at 6:48 PM

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Five Metro stations in central Delhi will be closed for a few hours during the Beating Retreat ceremony Tuesday, a Delhi Metro official said.

Srinagar mourns 1990 killings

January 21, 2013 at 2:57 PM

Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Shops and businesses remained closed in city centre Lal Chowk and adjacent areas Monday to remember the 1990 killings of 40 protesters in Gaw Kadal area of the city in firing by security forces.

IIT Delhi studying pollution at Delhi Metro stations

January 20, 2013 at 5:18 PM

New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Are you breathing polluted air in the underground Metro? This is precisely what the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is trying to find out. Are the tens and thousands of commuters inhaling polluted air and what impact will this have on their health?

Khloe Kardashian happy to be heavier

January 20, 2013 at 11:21 AM

Los Angeles, Jan 20 (IANS) Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian has accepted her curves and has no desire to be super skinny anymore, but believes that people will always criticise her figure.

Delhi Metro felicitates volunteers

January 17, 2013 at 7:05 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Metro Thursday felicitated eight volunteers for their services in spreading civic sense among commuters.

Trains from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. enough: Delhi Metro chief

January 17, 2013 at 5:21 PM

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Delhi Metro Chief Mangu Singh Thursday ruled out services for longer time each day. He said the last trains routinely reach depots at midnight, and the first leave a little before 5 a.m..

Khloe throws husband out of house

January 17, 2013 at 3:37 PM

Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS) Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian has reportedly thrown husband Lamar Odom out of their $4 million mansion.

Canadian-Pakistani cleric Qadri says politicians have made country 'failed state'

January 15, 2013 at 4:25 PM

Islamabad, Jan. 15 (ANI): Canadian-Pakistani religious cleric and Minhajul Quran International (MQI) chief Tahirul Qadri, who is leading a "million-march" calling for "electoral reform" in Pakistan, has criticised the government for having made the country a 'failed state'.

90 killed, over 260 injured in Pakistan blasts

January 11, 2013 at 12:25 AM

Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) At least 90 people were killed and over 260 injured Thursday in four blasts - three of them in Quetta - in Pakistan's Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces Thursday.

56 killed in twin blasts in Pakistan's Quetta

January 11, 2013 at 12:09 AM

Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS) At least 56 people, including a journalist and a senior police official, were killed and over 160 injured as two back-to-back bomb blasts hit Pakistan's Quetta city Thursday evening, Geo News reported.

Bedi takes Mushtaq on a guided tour of Old Delhi

January 8, 2013 at 7:05 PM

New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Former India cricketer and legendary left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi Tuesday took his close friend and former Pakistani all-rounder Mushtaq Mohammad through the streets of Old Delhi visiting some historic places.

Even after cremation, protests rage on in Delhi (Second Lead, With Images)

December 31, 2012 at 8:21 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Protests against violence on women continued in the national capital Monday, a day after the city's gang-rape victim was cremated under heavy security.

Three Metro stations in and around Connaught Place to be closed from 7:30 p.m.

December 31, 2012 at 4:53 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (ANI): In view of security restrictions in the area, entry into and exit from the Rajiv Chowk, Barakhamba Road and Patel Chowk Metro stations will be closed from 7:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve today.

Even after cremation, protests rage in Delhi

December 31, 2012 at 1:49 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Students and women Monday continued their protests in the Indian capital against violence on women, a day after the city's gang-rape victim was cremated under heavy security.

Five of ten Delhi Metro stations reopen

December 30, 2012 at 2:13 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Five out of ten Delhi Metro stations that had remained shut since Saturday were opened Sunday afternoon, a DMRC official said.

Delhi gang-rape protests: Ten Metro stations to remain closed today

December 30, 2012 at 11:25 AM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): Ten Metro stations in Central Delhi have been closed down on Sunday as well to prevent the agitators from reaching India Gate and Raisina Hill, the epicentre of the protests against the brutal gang-rape.

Despite barricades, Delhi sees protests (Third Lead)

December 29, 2012 at 12:29 PM

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Hundreds gathered in the heart of the Indian capital Saturday following the death of the gang-rape victim in Singapore even as security forces sealed off India Gate and nearby areas.

Iand B Minister Tewari urges people to maintain calm following death of Delhi rape victim

December 29, 2012 at 11:33 AM

Ludhiana, Dec 29 (ANI): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari today appealed for calm across the country following death of the Delhi gang-rape victim in a Singapore Hospital.

J&K home department report shows violence ebbing

December 28, 2012 at 12:29 PM

Jammu, Dec 28 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir home department's report for the year 2012 has brought some good news. In the year 2012, the state witnessed the lowest number of terror-related violence since militancy erupted 23 years ago.

Five of nine closed Metro stations opened

December 25, 2012 at 6:37 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) After being shut for three days, five of the nine Delhi Metro stations were opened Tuesday evening, an official said.

Nine metro stations still shut, commuters hit

December 25, 2012 at 3:41 PM

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Commuters were hit hard and Delhi Metro lost more than 200,000 passengers as nine stations, including two major ones, were shut for the third day Tuesday to check gang-rape protests.

Students stage protest against Delhi gang-rape in Srinagar

December 24, 2012 at 10:53 PM

Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) A group of Kashmiri students Monday evening staged a peaceful candle light protest in the heart of Srinagar to protest the brutal gang-rape of a 23-year old student in Delhi.

Two Metro stations open partially

December 24, 2012 at 8:45 PM

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) After being shut for two days, the Rajiv Chowk and Central Secretariat Delhi Metro stations were partially opened Monday evening, a metro official said.

Gang-rape protest: Nine metro stations to stay shut Monday

December 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Unaware that nine Metro stations would stay shut Monday, hundreds of commuters got a rude shock in the morning, unable to emerge from or enter several metro stations in central Delhi. The decision to shut these stations was taken after protests in the heart of the capital turned violent Sunday.

Nine metro stations to stay shut today

December 24, 2012 at 11:01 AM

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, in a statement Monday, said nine metro stations would remain closed Monday, after protests in central Delhi turned violent Sunday.

Khloe Kardashian's Christmas shopping worry

December 24, 2012 at 7:41 AM

Los Angeles, Dec 24 (IANS) Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian hates Christmas shopping, as she often worries forgetting a member of her large family while buying presents.

Google takes Delhi's iconic Chandni Chowk market online

December 17, 2012 at 10:30 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Google India Monday unveiled a special project intended to make Chandni Chowk, the iconic market of old Delhi, easily accessible to users worldwide.

Delhi's electricals market fire rages on, building may crash

December 14, 2012 at 7:24 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) A blaze that broke out in an electricals and electronics goods market in the capital Thursday continued to rage on for the second day Friday. With more than 30 shops already gutted, the old building faces the danger of collapsing, fire service officials said.

Delhi's electricals market fire rages on, building may crash

December 14, 2012 at 6:12 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) A blaze that broke out in electricals and electronics goods market in the capital Thursday continued to rage through for the second day Friday, with more than 30 shops gutted and raising the danger of the old building collapsing, fire service officials said.

Fire breaks out at Bhagirath Place in Chandni Chowk (Update)

December 13, 2012 at 8:36 PM

Chandni Chowk (Delhi), Dec. 13 (ANI): A major fire broke out in the electronics market at the Bhagirath Place in Chandni Chowk here on Thursday evening.

Fire breaks out at Bhagirath Place in Chandni Chowk

December 13, 2012 at 6:36 PM

New Delhi, Dec 13 (ANI): Fire broke out at the Bhagirath Place in Chandni Chowk on Thursday evening.

Two killed in Delhi accident due to fog

December 12, 2012 at 10:08 PM

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Two people were killed when a mini-truck and an autorickshaw collided here due to fog, police said.

Lok Janshakti starts fast to protest Muslim youths' arrests

November 30, 2012 at 4:31 PM

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has launched an indefinite hunger strike here to protest "the arrest of Muslim youth in the name of fighting terrorism" and has also demanded a white paper on the banned Indian Mujahideen outfit, which has been held responsible for terrorist attacks in India.

Pak court extends stay on renaming Lahore chowk after Bhagat Singh

November 30, 2012 at 4:23 PM

Lahore, Nov. 30 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has extended a stay on renaming Shadman Fawara Chowk after Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh as the city district government failed to submit its reply.

Militant attack in Bemina claims life of CRPF jawan

November 28, 2012 at 9:27 PM

Srinagar, Nov.28 (ANI): One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed in a militant attack in the Bemina area near Srinagar early on Wednesday morning.

CRPF trooper killed in Srinagar attack

November 28, 2012 at 3:27 PM

Srinagar, Nov 28 (IANS) A trooper was killed in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Thursday when militants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp.

Authorities impose restrictions in Srinagar

November 25, 2012 at 11:17 AM

Srinagar, Nov 25 (IANS) Authorities imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar Sunday as part of the precautionary security measures for Muharram.

Explosives?laden truck seized in Pakistan

November 22, 2012 at 8:26 AM

Islamabad, Nov 22 (IANS) A major terrorist incident was averted in Pakistan when a truck loaded with around 600 kg of explosives was seized in Peshawar city, Geo News reported.

Migratory birds keep date with Kashmir

November 18, 2012 at 10:59 AM

Srinagar, Nov 18 (IANS) Heralding the arrival of winter, migratory birds have started arriving in the wetlands of the Kashmir valley from Siberia, eastern Europe, China and the Philippines.

Snooki turns redhead

November 14, 2012 at 4:59 AM

New York, Nov 14 (IANS) Reality TV star Snooki has dyed her hair red.

2 killed, 10 injured as blast hits paramilitary force's vehicle in S.W.Pakistan

November 13, 2012 at 2:43 PM

Islamabad, Nov. 13 (Xinhua-ANI): At least two people were killed and about ten others injured when a roadside planted bomb hit a paramilitary force's vehicle in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta on Tuesday afternoon, reported local media Dunya.

Two killed in Pakistan blast

November 13, 2012 at 2:35 PM

Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 10 injured Tuesday when a roadside bomb hit a paramilitary vehicle in Pakistan's Quetta city, Xinhua reported.

Officials stop release of birds in national park

November 11, 2012 at 2:51 PM

Hyderabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha's wife and other bird lovers were Sunday prevented from releasing birds at the KBR National Park here.

Report sought on traffic cop's plea against judges

November 8, 2012 at 8:13 PM

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday sought a report on a traffic policeman's plea seeking action against two judges for allegedly making him work as a peon in a court for issuing a challan to the brother of one of them.

Khloe confident of getting pregnant

November 7, 2012 at 6:40 AM

Los Angeles, Nov 7 (IANS) Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian and her husband Lamar Odom have been trying for a baby for around three years with no success, but she insists she's not worried as she knows it will happen eventually.

Gunmen attack Pakistan charity, three dead

November 5, 2012 at 1:27 AM

Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Gunmen stormed an office of a charitable organisation in Pakistan Sunday night, killing at least three people and injuring six others.

Pak stalls renaming chowk after 'Hindu' Bhagat Singh following objections over religion

October 31, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Lahore, Oct. 31 (ANI): The plan to rename Fawara Chowk in Lahore after Indian freedom fighter Bhagat Singh has been put on hold after it drew objections from "certain sections of society".

Khloe Kardashian puts family plans on hold

October 29, 2012 at 9:28 AM

Los Angeles, Oct 29 (IANS) Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian's dream of becoming a mommy is being put on hold.

US man too drunk to pose for mugshot gets help from cops

October 11, 2012 at 3:48 PM

London, Oct 11 (ANI): A man from Texas, who was arrested for public intoxication outside an Irish pub, was so drunk that the police had to forcibly hold his head up so that they could take his mugshot.

Easy to make a film today, but difficult to release it: Mithun

October 4, 2012 at 1:34 PM

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) At 62, Mithun Chakraborty, who is enjoying the work he is getting as an actor, feels nowadays it is easier to make films than to release them in theatres.

Hazare says no differences with Kejriwal, asks him to contest against Sibal (Roundup)

October 1, 2012 at 7:58 PM

New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Anna Hazare Monday denied any differences with ex-teammate Arvind Kejriwal even as the two spelt out their different paths -- the former to forge ahead with a non-political movement against corruption and the latter to announce formation of a political party Tuesday.

Bhagat Singh's statue to be placed in Lahore

October 1, 2012 at 2:38 PM

Islamabad, Oct 1 (IANS) A Pakistani institute that works for promotion of peace with India has welcomed the decision to rename a city centre in Lahore after Bhagat Singh, and said it plans to install a statue of the martyr there.