Fire kills eight at Russia drug rehab centre
BBC Online :Eight people have been killed after fire swept through a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts in Russia’s eastern Altai region, officials say.Six people...
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Don’t need a 56-inch chest to lead India, you need a big heart, Priyanka’s jibe at Modi
PTI , Rae Bareli :Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday said you don’t need a 56-inch chest to run the country,...
Afghan helicopter crash ‘a tragic accident’
BBC Online :A fatal helicopter crash in Afghanistan which killed all five UK personnel on board appears to have been a “tragic accident”, the MoD...
Al Qaeda chief urges Westerner kidnappings
Reuters, Dubai :Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, particularly Americans, who could then be exchanged for jailed jihadists including...
‘NKorean army must have power to win against US’
Reuters, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged the army to develop to ensure it wins any confrontation with the United States, the reclusive...
Ramdev booked for ‘honeymoon’ remark against Rahul Gandhi
TNN, New Delhi :An FIR was on Saturday filed against Ramdev for his vulgar comments against Rahul Gandhi.Triggering yet another controversy, the yoga guru on...
Akash missile test-fired successfully
PTI, Balasore :India on Saturday successfully conducted two rounds of trials of its indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial by...
Obama in landmark Malaysia visit
BBC Online :US President Barack Obama has arrived in Malaysia – the first serving American leader to visit the predominantly-Muslim nation since 1966.The visit signals...
No Modi wave in country, only Modi slaves: Kapil Sibal
ANI, New Delhi :Union law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for being myopic about their prime ministerial candidate Narendra...
Sad, but no control, says Manmohan
TNN, New Delhi :Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that he is sad over his brother Daljit Singh Kohli’s joining the BJP but added...
International monitors ‘seized’ in Ukraine
Al-Jazeera.com :Armed separatists in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk have seized a bus carrying international observers from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in...
5 NATO troops killed in Afghan copter crash
AP, Afghanistan :Five Nato troops died in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, the US-led military coalition said.The coalition said in a statement...