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Time to go back to Tagore's beliefs: Mukherjee

May 24, 2013 at 4:54 PM

Shimla, May 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday inaugurated a study centre-cum-museum dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here.

Bihar to turn village into peacock breeding centre

May 24, 2013 at 12:54 PM

Patna, May 24 (IANS) Bihar plans to turn a village into a breeding centre for the Indian national bird peacock, forest officials officials said Friday.

Helen Flanagan caught 'shoplifting 200 pounds worth of products' from Boots

May 24, 2013 at 11:42 AM

London, May 24 (ANI): Helen Flanagan has been caught shoplifting 200-pound worth of items from Boots.

Oz cricketer apologises for calling woman accusing rugby star Te'o of assault as 'psycho, bad news'

May 24, 2013 at 10:54 AM

Sydney, May 24 (ANI): An Australian cricketer has offered an apology for a tweet in which he called a woman accusing Australian rugby league star Ben Te'o of assaulting her, as 'bad news' and 'psycho'.

Russia to build new parliament compound

May 24, 2013 at 6:14 AM

Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new Russian parliamentary centre will be built in central Moscow, that will house both the upper and lower houses as well as their administrative and support services, an official said.

Berlusconi at centre of massive tax fraud, says court

May 24, 2013 at 6:14 AM

Milan, May 24 (IANS/AKI) Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi played a key role in a "massive" fraud by his media group, appeals judges in Milan have said.

New light rocket Angara ready for launch

May 24, 2013 at 3:34 AM

Moscow, May 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's first light-class modification Angara 1.2PP carrier rocket is ready for its maiden launch, its manufacturer Khrunichev Center said.

Bomb hoax in Delhi

May 23, 2013 at 9:02 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Panic gripped people in a multi-storey building here after a letter warning of a bomb inside was recovered Thursday afternoon, police said. However, the threat turned out to be a hoax.

Style your tresses with ease

May 23, 2013 at 4:46 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The right hair cut, hair accessories and hair-styling products can enhance how your tresses look, and make it easy for you to maintain them.

ICC launches Champions Trophy website

May 23, 2013 at 2:14 PM

Dubai, May 23 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday launched the official event website for the Champions Trophy, which will be held in England and Wales June 6-23.

Hollywood star Steven Seagal visits Chechnya

May 23, 2013 at 7:42 AM

Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hollywood star Steven Seagal spent some time with Ramzan Kadyrov, the former militant fighter who now heads Chechnya, in the latest in a series of visits by Western celebrities to the volatile Russian republic.

UN asks Russia for more peacekeepers

May 23, 2013 at 4:14 AM

New York, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has been asked to increase the level of staff it commits to UN peacekeeping missions around the world, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said.

Justin Bieber abandons pet monkey

May 22, 2013 at 3:34 PM

Washington, May 22 (ANI): Justin Bieber has finally left his monkey to become a German property.

Violence in Stockholm suburbs: Indians affected

May 22, 2013 at 12:46 PM

Stockholm, May 22 (IANS) More than 40 Indian families in densely populated Stockholm suburbs are worried over explosive protests in the past week, which one Indian immigrant described as "unusually fearome".

Iran's most-reform minded candidate blocked from running for presidential election

May 22, 2013 at 12:30 PM

London, May 22 (ANI): One of Iran's most reform-minded presidential candidates has been barred from contesting next month's presidential election.

Jessica Alba honoured for philanthropy

May 22, 2013 at 9:10 AM

Los Angeles, May 22 (IANS) Actress Jessica Alba has been honoured in recognition of her philanthropic efforts towards children-related issues.

Chinese Premier visits TCS centre in Goregaon

May 21, 2013 at 5:42 PM

Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) global development centre in suburban Goregaon east here Tuesday.

George Michael 'lucky he didn't die'

May 21, 2013 at 4:54 PM

London, May 21 (ANI): A driver has revealed that she had to slam her brakes hard in order to avoid hitting George Michael after he tumbled out of his Range Rover at 70 mph.

I can't wait to be a dad, says Prince William

May 21, 2013 at 4:06 PM

London, May 21 (ANI): Prince William has revealed that he cannot wait to be a father, after he was given another gift, a babygro with the words: "My daddy is a hero", for his unborn child.

Musharraf granted bail in Benazir Bhutto murder case

May 21, 2013 at 11:18 AM

Rawalpindi, May 21 (ANI): Former Pakistan military chief and president Pervez Musharraf has been granted bail in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.

Shinde to attend India-US security dialogue

May 19, 2013 at 8:06 PM

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will lead a high-level delegation to the US next week to attend the Indo-American Homeland Security Dialogue, a statement said Sunday.

Lohan avoiding Mueller in rehab?

May 19, 2013 at 2:38 PM

Los Angeles, May 19 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly avoiding Brooke Mueller, who wants to become her close friend, in a rehab.

George Michael discharged from hospital following rush hour car crash

May 18, 2013 at 3:50 PM

London, May 18 (ANI): George Michael, who suffered non-threatening injuries following a car crash on Thursday, has now been released from the hospital.

George Michael hospitalised after car crash

May 18, 2013 at 2:14 PM

London, May 18 (IANS) Singer George Michael was airlifted to a hospital after he was pulled out from a wreckage of a 70,000 pounds-worth Range Rover. He suffered head injuries in the car crash.

Inmates clash in Goa jail, probe ordered

May 18, 2013 at 1:34 PM

Panaji, May 18 (IANS) Prison authorities Saturday ordered a probe into a clash between inmates that left three under-trials injured in a Goa jail late Friday.

Siddaramaiah inducts 28 into his ministry

May 18, 2013 at 11:26 AM

Bangalore, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday inducted 28 members into his five-day-old ministry, the first Congress ministry in the state after nine years.

Warne says IPL spot fixing scandal 'kick in the teeth' for cricket

May 18, 2013 at 10:54 AM

Sydney, May 18 (ANI): Australian spin great Shane Warne has said that the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal felt like a kick in the teeth for the game of cricket.

Strauss backs 'big ego' Pietersen for successful English Ashes prospects

May 18, 2013 at 10:22 AM

Sydney, May 18 (ANI): Former England captain Andrew Strauss has said that it is important for England to have star batsman Kevin Pietersen fully fit for a successful Ashes series, even though he has a big ego.

Manmohan Singh only power centre in UPA Govt.: Digvijay Singh

May 18, 2013 at 9:42 AM

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh has said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the only power-centre in the UPA Government and calls all shots.

Bieber gets hefty bill for pet monkey

May 18, 2013 at 8:38 AM

Los Angeles, May 18 (IANS) Pop sensation Justin Bieber will have to pay hefty bills to the quarantine centre caring for his pet monkey Mally.

HPCA to name indoor facility after Tendulkar

May 16, 2013 at 7:02 PM

Dharamsala, May 16 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) has decided to name an indoor facility in its picturesque stadium here after Sachin Tendulkar.

Man U ace Ferdinand chooses club over England football team

May 16, 2013 at 5:02 PM

London, May 16 (ANI): English footballer Rio Ferdinand said that he prefers to stay on at his club Manchester United as opposed to the national team, adding that it has been a big decision for him to quit the national team to prolong his career as the centre-back at Manchester United.

Exit process of expats from Saudi Arabia to start May 18

May 16, 2013 at 4:38 PM

Dubai, May 16 (IANS) Passport authorities in Saudi Arabia will start stamping the exit papers of stranded expatriate workers from May 18 to help them leave that country.

Indian IT infrastructure to increase expenditure by 10 percent rise to $2.1 billion this year

May 16, 2013 at 2:46 PM

New Delhi, May 16 (ANI): The Indian IT infrastructure market including server, storage and networking equipments is expected to increase its spend by ten percent making the market rise to 2.1 billion dollars this year.

Top US official resigns

May 16, 2013 at 11:50 AM

Washington, May 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has said that the acting commissioner of Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is at the centre of a scandal that subjects conservative groups to extra scrutiny, has resigned and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has accepted it.

Release Kashmir's political prisoners: Activists

May 15, 2013 at 9:42 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Members of civil society group of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday urged the centre to release all the political prisoners of the state to ensure peace in the region.

Ferdinand retires from international football

May 15, 2013 at 6:38 PM

London, May 15 (IANS) England centre-back Rio Ferdinand has decided to retire from international football and concentrate on his club career with the Premier League giants Manchester United.

Vidya Balan stuns in Sabyasachi's lehenga-choli at Cannes

May 15, 2013 at 6:22 PM

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Looking gorgeous in a maroon-black combination lehenga-choli and dupatta, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan wowed with her desi look at a cocktail at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival that kickstarted Wednesday.

Revive higher education in India: President

May 15, 2013 at 4:30 PM

Lumani (Nagaland), May 15 (IANS) India lacks quality academic institutions and there is a need to revive higher educational institutions, President Pranab Mukherjee said here Wednesday.

Americans poke fun on social media over alleged spy arrest

May 15, 2013 at 6:22 AM

Washington, May 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Two wigs, a typed spy recruitment letter, a compass and an atlas of Moscow in the days of GPS and smartphones. These are some of the items Russian officials say they found when a US diplomat was caught allegedly attempting to recruit a Russian agent to spy for America's CIA.

Abu Dhabi gives $10 mn for development in Palestine

May 15, 2013 at 1:18 AM

Abu Dhabi, May 15 (IANS/WAM) The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) will provide a grant of 39.5 million dirhams (around $10 million) to the Al Noor Association for culture and development in Palestine.

Yuvraj launches Cancer Detection Centre in Ranchi

May 14, 2013 at 5:18 PM

Yuvraj's YOUWECAN in collaboration with Apollo Gleneagles Cancer Hospital launched the centre.

Chantelle Houghton slams ex Alex Reid again

May 14, 2013 at 3:50 PM

London, May 14 (ANI): Chantelle Houghton, who split with Alex Reid more than eight months ago, still seems to be at war with her former beau.

LiLo wants to leave Betty Ford center

May 14, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Washington, May 13 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan desperately wants to leave the Betty Ford center, where she is spending her 90 days rehab, but the prosecutors are not letting her go.

Prosecutors demand six years prison for Silvio Berlusconi during 'Bunga Bunga' parties trial

May 14, 2013 at 11:34 AM

London, May 14 (ANI): Prosecutors have said there is 'no doubt' former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had paid for sex with underage prostitute and abused his office to cover it up.

Rotating house in Oz up for grabs

May 14, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Melbourne, May 14 (ANI): A house in Canberra north that can rotate 360 degrees at the touch of a button is up for auction and is expected to fetch just over 1 million dollars.

Odisha alerts fishermen of cyclonic storm

May 13, 2013 at 11:10 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (IANS) Odisha Monday advised fishermen to remain cautious while venturing into sea as gusty winds triggered by cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' would prevail along the coast.

UPSC denies result goof up, link to candidate's 'suicide'

May 13, 2013 at 7:34 PM

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Monday said IAS aspirant V.Y. Manjunath, who allegedly committed suicide over a goof up in the civil services exam results, had not even qualified the preliminary exam held in 2012.

JLR opens new engineering test facility in Dubai

May 13, 2013 at 5:58 PM

Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Tata Motors' British luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Monday opened a new engineering test centre in Dubai to conduct extreme hot weather vehicle research, testing and development.

Erosion of trust is India's biggest problem: Narendra Modi

May 13, 2013 at 3:58 PM

New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Launching an attack against the Congress-led government at the centre, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday said erosion of trust in governance was the biggest problem the nation faced.

CSKA beats Barcelona for 3rd at Euroleague

May 13, 2013 at 3:50 PM

London, May 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian side CSKA Moscow recovered some pride by beating Barcelona of Spain 74-73 to take third place at Euroleague basketball's Final Four here.

Social support helps ease pain in breast cancer patients

May 13, 2013 at 1:58 PM

Los Angeles, May 13 (IANS) New research conducted by an assisted care centre based in the US shows that breast cancer patients who have the support of friends and family can manage pain and other symptoms better.

Pakistanis voted for change: Daily

May 13, 2013 at 10:54 AM

Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) The decision of Pakistan's voters is unambiguous, "they wanted and voted for change", said a daily Monday, a day after unofficial results showed that Nawaz Sharif was poised to return as prime minister for the third time.

China forecasts seven typhoons in 2013

May 12, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Beijing, May 12 (IANS) Between seven and nine typhoons will land along China's coastal areas this year, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre said Sunday.

18 rescued before ship sinks in China river

May 12, 2013 at 10:14 PM

Beijing, May 12 (IANS) Eighteen crew members of a ship were rescued shortly before their vessel sank in the Yangtze river in China, maritime authorities said Sunday.

Bangladesh issues warning as cyclone Mahasen approaches

May 12, 2013 at 7:42 PM

Dhaka, May 12 (IANS) Maritime ports in Bangladesh were Sunday advised to take adequate precautionary measures as cyclone Mahasen originating in the southeast Bay of Bengal, moved slightly towards the northwest.

(AFTER 3)India's first gems bourse coming up in Jaipur

May 12, 2013 at 3:34 PM

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India's first gems bourse is coming up in Jaipur at an initial investment of Rs.50 crore (Rs 500 million/9 milllion USD) to facilitate organised trading of gem stones that would garner a sizeable business from abroad.

Mercury rises to 46.4 degrees, heat wave sweeps Odisha

May 11, 2013 at 8:46 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) The heat wave continued to sweep Odisha Saturday, with one town recording over 46 degrees Celsius, an official said.

Man U players want retiring Fergie to lift PL trophy instead of captain

May 11, 2013 at 9:42 AM

London, May 11 (ANI): Manchester United players reportedly want their retirement-bound boss Sir Alex Ferguson to be the person to be presented with the Premier League trophy on Sunday, instead of captain Nemanja Vidic.

Mercury soars to 46.3 degree in Odisha town

May 10, 2013 at 11:02 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 10 (IANS) The heat wave condition intensified in Odisha with one of its towns Friday recording a maximum temperature of 46.3 degree Celsius,the highest so far in the state this summer, official said.

Boston suspect spends 23 hours a day alone in jail cell

May 10, 2013 at 4:38 PM

Boston, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Wearing a bright orange prison jumpsuit, Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spends 23 hours a day alone inside a small cell in a high-security housing unit at a federal medical detention centre in Devens, Massachusetts, a prison spokesman said.

Prince Harry could reunite with blonde model from Las Vegas scandal

May 9, 2013 at 4:24 PM

London, May 9 (ANI): Prince Harry, whose US trip starts from May 9, faces the prospect of meeting up with the blonde model, who is at the centre of his naked escapades in Las Vegas.

'Star Trek' fans get double treat with audi's new Spock vs Spock ad

May 9, 2013 at 3:12 PM

Wellington, May 09 (ANI): Audi of America has lined up Star Trek's original Spock, Leonard Nimoy, in a head-to-head with the franchise's new Spock, Zachary Quinto in their new advert.

Jamia prepares 'brains' to help India understand neighbours

May 9, 2013 at 11:04 AM

New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Jamia Millia Islamia, one of the country's oldest universities, has embarked upon a series of country-specific programmes to prepare a cadre of experts to fulfil the research needs of the government and think tanks, something which foreign service officials are perhaps not adept at doing, the university says.

Justin Bieber books 60 hotel rooms in Dubai to avoid trouble

May 7, 2013 at 4:08 PM

London, May 7 (ANI): Justin Bieber's team has given Dubai tourism a boost by booking 60 rooms - at two different hotels in the city - to make sure that he stays out of trouble.

LiLo being allowed to take powerful drug Adderall for attention deficit disorder at rehab

May 7, 2013 at 3:13 PM

Washington, May 7 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is not drug free at the Betty Ford Center, it has been revealed.

Kerala forests now have nearly 100 tigers

May 7, 2013 at 12:08 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, May 7 (IANS) The number of tigers in Kerala's forests has gone up to 100 due to excellent protection measures for the wildlife, an official said Tuesday.

Former investigator says Pistorius 'intentionally' killed girlfriend Steenkamp

May 7, 2013 at 9:52 AM

Washington, May 7 (ANI): The retired investigator, who was once at the centre of the Oscar Pistorius case, has said that he is convinced that the Paralympic athlete had intentionally killed his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

ISRO to launch five rockets in 2013

May 6, 2013 at 5:04 PM

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), May 6 (ANI): Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) is planning launch five rockets in 2013 from its launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here. This will include a mission to Mars.

India to have five rocket launches, including Mars mission, in 2013

May 6, 2013 at 1:20 PM

Chennai, May 6 (IANS) India's space agency is planning to have a total of five rocket launches in 2013 from its rocket launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here. This will include a mission to Mars later this year.

Boston bombings: Pro-Tsarnaev posters come up in Chechnya

May 6, 2013 at 7:40 AM

London, May 6 (IANS) Posters expressing support for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second man charged with last month's bombings at the Boston Marathon, have been put up on walls in Chechnya's capital Grozny, BBC reported.

Syria deploys missile defence batteries towards Israel

May 6, 2013 at 5:40 AM

Dubai, May 6 (IANS) Syria has deployed missile defence batteries towards Israel in response to an alleged Israeli attack that targeted a Syrian army facility in the capital Damascus Sunday, a media report said.

Andy Dick offers to visit Lindsay Lohan

May 6, 2013 at 5:00 AM

Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Actor-comedian Andy Dick says he won't mind paying a visit to Lindsay Lohan in rehab centre if the troubled actress is willing to meet visitors.

Preparation on for Bieber's trouble free trip

May 6, 2013 at 12:28 AM

Los Angeles, May 6 (IANS) Singer Justin Bieber's management teams is reportedly making sure that nothing goes wrong during his Dubai visit.

Israeli attack opens door to all eventualities: Syria

May 5, 2013 at 8:36 PM

Damascus, May 5 (IANS) The Israeli attack against positions of the Syrian army earlier in the day "opens the door widely before all eventualities", the Syrian government said Sunday.

Iran condemns Israeli air strike on Syria

May 5, 2013 at 4:04 PM

Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran Sunday condemned Israeli air strikes earlier in the day on Syria and urged regional countries to resist such acts of "aggression", said foreign ministry spokesperson Ramin Mehman-Parast.

Ronaldo prepares for sensational Man U return

May 5, 2013 at 3:32 PM

London, May 5 (ANI): Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly admitted that he will be prepared to make a sensational return to his former club Manchester United.

Syria blames Israel for striking military facility

May 5, 2013 at 2:28 PM

Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Israel carried out a missile attack on a military research centre outside capital Damascus early Sunday.

Fergie confident about getting 'Glazers' full backing to sign in 'hard cash' top name for Man U thi

May 5, 2013 at 12:44 PM

London, May 5 (ANI): Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he will have full financial backing from his club's American owners if he manages to make a big-name signing for this season and keep United at the summit of English football.

Mesa in charge of Cuban baseball team till 2017

May 4, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Havana, May 4 (IANS) Cuban baseball manager Victor Mesa, who led the national team to a fifth place at the III World Classic, will continue for the next fours years till 2017.

US tightening visa rules for students

May 4, 2013 at 9:48 AM

Washington, May 4 (IANS) In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, the US will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the US have valid student visas, according to various media reports.

More special schools will help autistic children: Tharoor

May 3, 2013 at 7:32 PM

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) More special schools can create awareness among parents and help in social acceptance of children with neurological disorders, Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor said here Friday.

Anarchic region of star formation found in dust cloud

May 3, 2013 at 2:52 PM

Washington, May 3 (ANI): Using the Danish Faint Object Spectrograph and Camera (DFOSC) on the Danish 1.54-meter telescope at European Southern Observatory's La Silla Observatory in Chile, astronomers have spotted an anarchic region of star formation inside an interstellar cloud.

LiLo upset with last minute rehab switch

May 3, 2013 at 12:44 PM

London, May 3 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan is finally going to rehab after getting a last-minute switch from a New York to a California based facility.

Over-protective parents trigger depression among teens

May 3, 2013 at 11:16 AM

Sydney, May 3 (ANI): Teaching over-protective parents to control their emotions could be the key to preventing mental illness in their children, researchers have claimed.

Lindsay Lohan unhappy with rehab visit, says father

May 3, 2013 at 6:20 AM

Los Angeles, May 3 (IANS) Actress Lindsay Lohan could not stop crying when she was was heading to a rehabilitation centre here, says her father Michael Lohan.

Dubai's driverless metro impresses Japanese PM

May 3, 2013 at 1:24 AM

Dubai, May 3 (IANS/WAM) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a control centre of the Dubai Metro to acquaint himself with the functioning of the Middle East's first driverless passenger metro.

Mamata accuses centre of inaction against 'Ponzi' firms

May 2, 2013 at 9:00 PM

Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Attacking the opposition over its demand for a CBI probe in the chit fund muddle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday accused the central government of inaction against the burgeoning 'Ponzi' firms.

Cairn setting up centre of excellence in Jodhpur

May 2, 2013 at 5:00 PM

Jaipur, May 2 (IANS) Cairn India is setting up a centre of excellence in Jodhpur that will provide world class training for upgrading skills of people engaged in the oil and gas industry.

Damiao set for Tottenham move, says Internacional

May 2, 2013 at 2:28 PM

Rio de Janeiro, May 2 (IANS) Brazil's Internacional has conceded it is likely to lose star striker Leandro Damiao to English football club Tottenham Hotspur next season.

Rapid mutations in H7N9 virus pose 'global threat': Research

May 2, 2013 at 2:12 PM

London, May 2 (ANI): The deadly H7N9, which has swept through China, has moved a step ahead in becoming a global threat as key mutation signs suggest the spread of the disease between humans, a new research has revealed.

Delhi launches pension plan for informal sector workers

May 1, 2013 at 10:12 PM

New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The state government Wednesday launched the Delhi Swavlamban Scheme, to offer a pension for workers in the unorganised sector.

Obama says Guantanamo Bay prison must close

May 1, 2013 at 1:16 PM

Washington, May. 1 (ANI): President Barack Obama has said the prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba must close, amid a growing prisoner hunger strike there.

'Bring back generation-based incentives for wind power fast'

April 30, 2013 at 10:52 PM

Chennai, April 30 (IANS) Even though the government has been sending out positive signals for the wind energy sector, it is time for it to actualise measures like re-introducing generation based incentives (GBI) and a standard bidding document, said a senior industry official.

NBA centre Jason Collins says he is gay

April 30, 2013 at 4:44 PM

New York, April 30 (IANS) NBA centre Jason Collins has admitted he is gay, the first active male professional athlete in American major leagues to reveal so.

Zeta-Jones gets treatment for bipolar disorder?

April 30, 2013 at 1:08 PM

London, April 30 (IANS) Welsh actress Catherine Zeta-Jone has reportedly registered at a treatment centre for her bipolar disorder.

Primark announces compensation for victims of Bangladesh factory disaster

April 30, 2013 at 11:48 AM

London, Apr. 30 (ANI): Primark has announced it will compensate victims of the factory collapse in Bangladesh that has so far claimed the lives of at least 382 people.

Former Indian envoy's wife contributes to Ethiopia's eyecare

April 30, 2013 at 11:32 AM

Addis Ababa, April 30 (IANS) Ethiopia, with one of the highest blindness prevalence rates in the world, will soon get a major boost in medical treatment facilities with the opening of a state-of-the-art ophthalmology centre initiated by the wife of a former Indian ambassador to this East African nation.

Soldier in Zimbabwe sexually abused by female rapists for 4 days

April 30, 2013 at 10:28 AM

Washington, Apr 30 (ANI): A 25-year-old soldier in Zimbabwe was allegedly kidnapped and detained for four days by suspected female rapists, who are said to have sexually abused him several times before releasing him early this week.

Tell centre to scrap Sethu Samudram, TN urges SC

April 29, 2013 at 10:52 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Supreme Court to direct the central government not to proceed with the implementation of the Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project in the Palk Strait.