Latest News from indiatvnews.com http://www.indiatvnews.com/ Sun,26 May 2013 7:22:04 +0100 indiatvnews.com http://www.indiatvnews.com/images/indiatv-logo.png http://www.indiatvnews.com/ Feed provided by INDIA TV. http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/report-shows-big-drop-in-teen-births-in-us-11835.html Washington, May 25: The birth rate among American teenage girls has dropped considerably, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The birth rate among women ages 15-19 decreased by almost half from 1991 to 2011, from 62 to 31 births per 1,000..]]> 2013-05-25 20:13:50 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/un-to-honour-five-indian-peacekeepers-who-were-killed-11834.html United Nations, May 25: UN will honour over 100 UN peackeepers, including five Indians, who were killed.The International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers will be observed Wednesday to honour over 100 Blue Helmets (peacekeepers) deployed around the world,..]]> 2013-05-25 18:37:50 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/largest-sikh-festival-to-be-held-in-malaysia-11833.html Kuala Lumpur, May 25: The largest Sikh festival in the world outside Punjab, which commemorates the death anniversary of a revered saint, will be held in the Malaysian state of Malacca next week.The ‘Barsi’ celebrations commemorate the death of Sikh priest Sant Baba..]]> 2013-05-25 17:59:14 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/-indians-to-be-deported-from-saudi-arabia-up-kerala-to-be-hit-hard-11832.html Jeddah, May 25: With thousands of Indians set to return from Saudi Arabia due to the ‘Nitaqat’ law, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said state governments have been “forewarned” so that the situation does not become “unmanageable&rdqu..]]> 2013-05-25 16:47:42 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/fire-in-school-bus-kills-children-teacher-in-pakistan-11831.html Lahore, May 25: In a tragic accident, 16 children and a teacher were charred to death in Pakistan’s Punjab province today when a leaking gas cylinder triggered a fire in the bus taking them to school, police said.Seven children were injured in the incident on the outskirt..]]> 2013-05-25 19:37:09 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/afghan-taliban-attack-aid-group-guards-killed-11830.html Kabul, May 25: A Taliban suicide car bomber and five heavily armed gunmen attacked an international aid group’s guest house in the Afghan capital today, killing two guards and setting off an hours-long battle with security forces in an upscale Kabul neighborhood, authorit..]]> 2013-05-25 09:02:03 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/pakistan-releases-indian-fishermen-11829.html Islamabad, May 25: Pakistan yesterday released 45 Indian prisoners as a gesture of goodwill though confusion surrounded the move as Indian authorities here were not informed about it.“We have freed 45 Indian prisoners and they will be repatriated via Wagah tomorrow,&rdquo..]]> 2013-05-25 07:15:55 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/indian-american-wins-national-geographic-bee-11828.html Washington, May 24: Indian-American Sathwik Karnik (12) has won the prestigious National Geographic Bee contest after getting all five questions right as the children of community members continue to dominate the geography bee and the spelling bee competitions in the U...]]> 2013-05-25 00:01:40 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/bizarre-meet-the-world-s-hairiest-girl-11827.html New Delhi: Teased her whole life, Supatra Sasuphan gets called "Wolf Child" and "Monkey Face" by the other kids.  Now, though, the Guinness Book of World Records has named Supatra Sasuphan the world's hairiest girl, and suddenly she's the cool..]]> 2013-05-26 06:40:00 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/pak-to-resolve-all-issues-with-india-through-dialogue-nawaz-11826.html Lahore, May 24: Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif today said Pakistan wants to resolve all outstanding issues with India through dialogue.Sharif, whose PML-N party is set to form government following its victory in the May 11 polls, made the remarks when Indian High Commissione..]]> 2013-05-24 19:37:16 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/uk-arrests-men-over-incident-with-pakistan-plane-11825.html London,May 24: British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a civilian plane flying from Pakistan to England.A jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers t..]]> 2013-05-24 22:15:33 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/explosion-hits-heart-of-afghan-capital-11824.html Kabul, May 24: An explosion has sent smoke rising over the heart of Afghanistan's capital. The strong blast was felt several kilometers (miles) away.An Associated Press cameraman who witnessed Friday's blast said it was near a hospital for the National Securit..]]> 2013-05-24 19:16:52 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/us-diplomat-in-pakistan-kills-pedestrian-in-accident-11823.html Islamabad, May 24: An American diplomat accidentally killed a pedestrian while driving in the Pakistani capital on Friday, the U.S. Embassy has said.The embassy said in a statement sent to reporters that the diplomat hit the pedestrian near a market in Islamabad. The pedestrian..]]> 2013-05-24 18:26:13 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/india-likely-to-get-fresh-us-waiver-on-business-with-iran-11822.html New Delhi, May 24: India may soon get a fresh waiver from the sanctions imposed on doing business with Iran, the US indicated today while noting that India has made “tremendous progress” in reducing imports of oil from the Persian nation.  “I think India ..]]> 2013-05-24 17:46:56 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/suicide-bomber-kills-three-in-northwest-pakistan-11821.html Peshawar, May 24: A suicide bomber walked up to a vehicle owned by an Afghan religious leader in north-western Pakistan and set off his explosives killing three people, police said.The leader, Haji Hayatullah, was not harmed in the attack in Peshawar city because he was in a ne..]]> 2013-05-24 17:25:20 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/highway-bridge-collapses-in-washington-11820.html Washington, May 24: A number of vehicles and people fell into a river when a highway bridge collapsed in Washington state, officials said. But no death was reported.The four-lane bridge links Seattle with the rest of the US Pacific Northwest and Canada, Xinhua reported Friday. ..]]> 2013-05-24 16:26:47 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/-more-indians-in-saudi-arabia-to-get-exit-papers-11819.html Riyadh, May 24: India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force in the Gulf Kingdom.The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has released a second list of verification and delivery ..]]> 2013-05-24 16:25:08 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/earthquake-hits-russia-s-far-east-11818.html Moscow, May 24: A powerful earthquake has hit Russia’s Far East with slight tremors spreading westwards as far as Moscow.Marina Kolomiyets, spokeswoman for Obninsk’s seismic station of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said on Friday the epicenter was in the Sea of O..]]> 2013-05-24 16:14:52 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/pak-releases-indian-fishermen-11817.html Islamabad, May 24:Pakistan on Friday freed 45 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill, but confusion surrounded their release as Indian authorities here were not informed about it.The fishermen were freed from a jail in Karachi and put on a bus that will take them to the east..]]> 2013-05-24 15:54:41 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/heathrow-airport-closed-after-plane-makes-emergency-landing-11816.html London, May 24: Heathrow airport, Europe’s most busiest, was closed on Friday after a British Airways plane made an emergency landing.All 75 passengers and crew were safely evacuated from the plane, which landed on the airport’s northern runway, a Heathrow spokeswom..]]> 2013-05-24 15:41:10 http://www.indiatvnews.com/