JERUSALEM: Wary of al Qaeda-linked factions gaining strength in neighbouring Syria, Israel had asked the US to accept Russian initiative to destroy Syrian chemical weapons, saying it believe... Read more
Muzaffarnagar: More than a week after communal violence broke out in the Muzaffarnagar region claiming 47 lives, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice pre... Read more
Salustiano ‘Shorty’ Sanchez was born in 1901 – the year Queen Victoria died and Picasso held his first exhibition. The world’s oldest man – a card-playing music... Read more
Boulder, Colorado (CNN) — Colorado residents kept a wary eye on the sky as more rain is forecast for Sunday, and with it more fears of gushing rivers and cascading mudslides. Boulder C... Read more
President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected Delhi Lokayukta’s recommendation to administer “caution” to Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and recover a sum of Rs 11 crore either fr... Read more
The Land Acquisition Bill would be notified by early next year after framing of rules, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh said today and stressed the legislation will play an important role in cur... Read more
JERUSALEM: Washington’s top diplomat arrived in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over plans to destroy Syria’s chemical arms and peace talks w... Read more
Mumbai: Mumbai police is expected to file a chargesheet in a couple of days against five accused in the photojournalist’s gang-rape case in Mumbai that triggered nationwide outrage.... Read more
The BJP’s PM-in-waiting Narendra Modi has the biggest stake and faces the toughest challenge in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP is in complete disarray in this politically crucial state with the high... Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today said that the international community must ensure Syria is stripped of its chemical weapons as a lesson to its ally Iran. Any impre... Read more