New Delhi : The Union Council of Ministers is expected to be expanded on Thursday during which...
Jalandhar : A protestor was killed by an SAD municipal councillor allegedly in self defence after being attacked in the district where authorities relaxed curfew, clamped in the wake of largescale violence following the killing of a sect leader in Vienna, for two hours today. A mob allegedly attacked councillor Balbir Singh Bittu, SAD Councilor of Ward No.
11, late last night and burnt his car, police sources said. Bittu, in self-defence, opened fire at …
New Delhi : The Union Council of Ministers is expected to be expanded on Thursday during which representatives of DMK and other UPA allies would be among those inducted in the government. The indications of the second phase of swearing-in taking place on Thursday came after a Congress core group meeting chaired by party President Sonia Gandhi here today.
The meeting, which was attended by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister A K Antony, political …
Surprise singing sensation Susan Boyle made a new television appearance Sunday, showcasing once again her soaring voice — but refusing to compromise on the frumpy look that made her an Internet sensation.The shy church volunteer gave a rousing, but occasionally nervous, performance on the “American Idol”-style show “Britain’s Got Talent,” with a version of the song “Memory” from the musical “Cats.”
Members of the public voting in a telephone poll picked her as the best …
Johannesburg : Buoyed by the success of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), its chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said the eight-team tournament will be expanded to 10 teams in 2011.
Modi said the IPL will be back in India next year and the cramped International Cricket Council (ICC) schedule does not leave any room for the possibility of a second IPL in a calendar year in 2010.
“We have been missing …
Chandigarh : Girls continued to outshine boys in the Class X examination held by the Central Board of Secondary Education results...
Kolkata : About 24000 people have been rendered homeless in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas District, the area worst hit by...
New Delhi : Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee formally assumed charge of his portfolio - an office he returns to after a...
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to civil rights activist Binayak sen, who has been lodged in...
Johannesburg : Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League final between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Deccan Chargers won the IPL...
Hanoi : North Korea’s announcement of a second nuclear test and Myanmar’s trial of pro-democracy...
Surprise singing sensation Susan Boyle made a new television appearance Sunday, showcasing once again her...
Colombo : Asserting that the LTTE has been “totally destroyed”, Sri Lanka has said that...
London : Former British premier Tony Blair was so influenced by religion that he believed...
SYDNEY – Thousands of homeowners remained isolated in Australia’s flood-hit northeast Sunday, where authorities said...
TEHRAN, Iran – The popular social networking site Facebook is being blocked in Iran in...
BONGHA, South Korea – Thousands streamed to a village in rural South Korea on Sunday...
New Delhi : The excitement of the Indian elections has transferred online to one of...
Kobe : The number of confirmed swine flu cases in Japan soared to at least...
Washington : The assistant principal of a New York school died on Sunday after being...