India Tests Nuclear-Capable Missile
India tested its most advanced long-range nuclear-capable missile to date on Thursday, a launch experts say will serve as a deterrent against Pakistan and China. Agni V, an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, was launched from Wheeler Island, off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa, said Sitanshu Kar, a spokesman for India’s defense More...
Pak SC allows 3 Hindu women to decide their own future
ISLAMABAD: Three Hindu women, who were allegedly forced to convert to Islam and marry Muslims, were today allowed by Pakistan’s Supreme Court to decide their own future and where they want to live. A three-judge More...
Nato to discuss funding Afghan forces after pull-out
Nato foreign and defence ministers are set to meet in Brussels to discuss how to fund security forces in Afghanistan once international troops leave. They insist there will be no change in strategy despite Sunday’s More...
Top China politician ousted, wife suspected of Briton’s murder
Beijing: China’s Communist Party suspended former high-flying politician Bo Xilai from its top ranks and named his wife, Gu Kailai, a suspect in the murder of a British businessman, in revelations on Tuesday More...
Court bans reports on army movement episode near Delhi
Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday restrained the electronic and print media from publishing and broadcasting any news reports on the movement of two army units towards Delhi in January, as reported More...
No shortage of tank ammunition, says Antony, contradicts Army vice-chief
New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony has said that reports of the Army being short of tank ammunition are just “rumours.” “These are all rumours. I can assure you that the country is fully More...
Rick Santorum pulls out of US presidential race
Gettysburg: Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination. “We More...
Married Romeo paraded in undergarments by women
Guntur: 25-year-old Narasimha was paraded around town in his undergarments, wearing a garland of slippers. He attempted to take off the slipper-garland but it was put right back by the angry crowd following him More...
Special CBI court to hear Aarushi Talwar murder case today
Ghaziabad: The Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ghaziabad will hear the Aarushi Talwar murder case today. Aarushi’s parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, are facing arrest as the CBI appealed More...
Odisha hostage crisis: Deadline over, standoff continues
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha hostage crisis remains unresolved even as the deadline set by the two Maoist groups expired yesterday. The leader of the Odisha Maoist unit, Sabyasachi Panda, who is holding Italian national More...
