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  Powerful bomb explosion at official's house in Manipur

  India | July 25, 2013 18:56 IST

  Imphal, July 25: Unidentified militants exploded a powerful bomb today at the house of a senior Manipur government official damaging two vehicles and parts of the wall in Imphal east district but no casualty was

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  World gymnastics body expels top Olympic official

  Other Sports | July 10, 2013 18:54 IST

  Lausanne, Switzerland, July 10: The top rhythmic gymnastics official from the London Olympics has been expelled from the sport's governing body for what it called "irregularities" during coaching courses for judges late last year.   The

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  Antony leaves for China on his first official visit

  India | July 04, 2013 15:37 IST

  New Delhi, July 4: Defence Minister A.K. Antony Thursday left for China on a four-day official visit during which he is slated to have talks on Sino-Indian border and discuss regional and global security.During the

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  Singh, Sharif may meet in New York in September: Official

  World | July 02, 2013 19:57 IST

  Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Jul 2: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif are likely to meet for the first time in September on the sidelines of UN General Assembly annual session

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  Govt official robbed of car

  India | June 30, 2013 15:26 IST

  Greater Noida, Jun 30: A naib tehsildar was allegedly robbed of his car by three motorcycle-borne youths in Surajpur area here, police said today.  In his complaint to the police, Anil Sharma, a Gazetted officer

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  Iraq official says Baghdad open to US military aid

  World | June 27, 2013 21:30 IST

  Baghdad, Jun 27: Iraq is open to greater American military cooperation as U.S. commanders explore ways to boost security assistance to the country, a top Iraqi official said on Thursday.The Chairman of the U.S. Joint

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  40 killed, 300 injured in Pakistan quake, says official

  World | April 17, 2013 13:14 IST

  Islamabad, April 17: At least 40 people were killed and over 300 injured in a powerful earthquake that rattled Pakistan Tuesday, an official with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) told Xinhua Wednesday.Irshad Bhatti, spokesman of

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  Official refuses SC order to arrest Pakistan PM

  World | January 17, 2013 12:52 IST

  Islamabad, Jan 17: The head of the Pakistani government's anti-corruption wing has refused an order by the country's top court to arrest the prime minister in a graft case.Fasih Bokhari, chief of the National Accountability

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  In 10 out of 17 districts in UP, officials reported forgeries against Salman Khurshid's NGO: report

  Politics | October 18, 2012 16:27 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 18 : The Indian Express reported today that officials in as many as 10 districts of Uttar Pradesh  raised questions about the genuineness of the reports on the checks done on works

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  Israel to lose 10,000 troops if it attacks Iran, says official

  World | October 08, 2012 9:05 IST

  Tehran, Oct 8 :  An Iranian official has warned Israel that it would lose at least 10,000 soldiers in the event of a military strike on Iran, Press TV reported."If the Israelis attack, Iran's deterrent

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  ICC official David Boon inspects Ranchi stadium

  Cricket | October 02, 2012 20:06 IST

  Ranchi, Oct 2: ICC official David Boon today inspected the new international stadium here, which is the probable  venue for India-England ODI match on January 19.  David Boon is the ICC match referee and he

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  India, Pak officials to meet on Jul 19 to discuss CBMs

  World | July 17, 2012 23:02 IST

  Islamabad, Jul 17: Senior officials of India and Pakistan will meet in Islamabad on July 19 to discuss measures aimed at facilitating travel and trade across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.The meeting

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  Police Finds Diary Of Defence Ministry Official

  India | April 01, 2012 21:14 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 1: Delhi Police have recovered a diary of the senior Defence Ministry official, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances along with his wife two days ago, in which he is believed

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  No Complaints Against TATRA, Says Defence Ministry Official

  India | March 26, 2012 20:31 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 26: None of the three services has complained against the British origin TATRA trucks, which are in the news in the wake of Army chief Gen V K Sngh's allegation of offer

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  3-4 EC Officials Died Of Heart Attack, Says Quraishi

  India | March 14, 2012 7:43 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 14: Conducting elections is a high-stress job and the stress on Election Commission (EC) officials resulted in fatal heart attacks to at least four officers during recent assembly elections in five states,

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  Akhilesh Says, BSP Regime Officials Trying To Defame SP For UP Violence

  India | March 09, 2012 15:52 IST

  Lucknow, March 9: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav today blamed officials appointed by the Mayawati regime of trying to defame his party for the recent spurt in violence in the state. Addressing a press conference

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  Syrian Official Defects To Protest Assad Crackdown

  World | March 09, 2012 10:02 IST

  Beirut, Mar 9: Syria's deputy oil minister announced his defection in an online video that emerged on Thursday, making him the highest ranking civilian official to abandon the regime since the uprising against President Bashar

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  Nepalese Man, 72, Declared Shortest Person Ever

  World | February 26, 2012 18:45 IST

  Katmandu, Feb 26: A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler on Sunday became the world's shortest person ever recorded.A doctor and Guinness World Records official measured Chandra Bahadur Dangi to

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  Death Toll In Honduran Prison Fire Rises To 359

  World | February 20, 2012 13:39 IST

  Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Feb 20: A doctor in Honduras says another victim of the worst prison fire in a century has died, bringing the death toll to 359.Dr. Juan Carlos Funez says 30-year-old Wilson Garcia has

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  Indore Zoo Tigers Tear Up Wounded Hawk Due To Officials' Negligence

  India | February 02, 2012 10:00 IST

  Indore, Feb 2: Two white tigers inside their enclosure in Indore Zoo here on Wednesday tore a wounded hawk to shreds in the presence of zoo staff, who couldn't believe their eyes. On Makar Sankranti