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  After sweets from Pakistan, bitter pill for BSF - firing at forward post

  India | August 15, 2012 22:48 IST

  PTIJammu, Aug 15: Hardly had they savoured the sweets from the other side of the border, BSF troops were fired at by Pakistan Rangers at a forward post in Samba sector in the seventh ceasefire

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  CBI officials to visit violence-hit Bodo areas for probe

  India | August 08, 2012 12:15 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 8: A team of CBI officials will visit violence-hit areas of Assam tomorrow after Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi decided to recommend a probe by the Central agency into the clashes.Although CBI has

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  Four hurt, none gored at Spain's running bulls

  World | July 14, 2012 14:08 IST

  Spain, Jul 14: Officials say four thrill-seekers are being treated for cuts and bruises but no one was gored as thousands of runners packed the streets of the San Fermin festival, eager to share in

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  Cambodian deaths tied to common child illness

  World | July 09, 2012 15:45 IST

   Cambodia, Jul 9: A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to the mysterious deaths in Cambodia that caused alarm when a cause could not immediately be determined, health officials said Monday.Lab

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  Bombs kill four in Iraq as violence grinds on

  World | July 01, 2012 19:23 IST

  Baghdad, Jul1: Bombers killed four people in two Iraqi cities, officials said Sunday, as al-Qaida's affiliate ramped up attacks six months after the last American troops withdrew.Three coordinated bomb attacks within minutes of each other

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  FIFA delays appointing anti-corruption officials

  Football | May 22, 2012 20:32 IST

  Budapest (Hungary), May 22: FIFA President Sepp Blatter's anti-corruption drive hit another delay on Tuesday, even as football's world governing body appointed the first woman to its inner circle.FIFA pushed back plans until July to

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  Gayle to meet WICB officials ahead of his much-awaited return

  Cricket | May 11, 2012 16:27 IST

  Port-of Spain, May 11: The West Indies Cricket Board has asked Chris Gayle to meet with WICB officials to put an end to 'residual matters' related to their seemingly concluded spat after the destructive batsman

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  CBI to question defence ministry officials

  India | April 28, 2012 22:51 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 26: After BEML and Tatra Sipox officials, the CBI is now planning to quiz Defence Ministry officials in connection with alleged irregularities in the Tatra all-terrain vehicle deal.CBI sources said names of

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  Officials Touch Bibi Jagir's Feet In Jail, Cong Seeks Their Sacking

  India | March 31, 2012 20:12 IST

  Chandigarh, Mar 31: Video footage showed senior Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur, convicted in her daughter's abduction case, is getting VIP treatment in Kapurthala jail with prison officials touching her feet. Forced to resign as

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  Money Seized From RS Candidate's Brother, EC Halts Vote Count

  India | March 30, 2012 21:24 IST

  Ranchi/New Delhi, Mar 30: Over Rs 2 crore was today seized allegedly from a car owned by the younger brother of an independent Rajya Sabha candidate, after which the Election Commission ordered that vote count

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  Nasheed Regime's Officials Barred From Leaving Maldives

  World | February 08, 2012 16:43 IST

  Male, Feb 8: The Maldives police today confirmed a travel ban on members of former president Mohamed Nasheed's administration, pending investigations into possible abuses of power.Nasheed resigned yesterday following weeks of anti-government protests capped by

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  Mathai Arrives In US To Hold Key Talks With Officials

  World | February 06, 2012 8:54 IST

  Washington, Feb 6: India and the US will discuss a host of bilateral and regional issues during talks between top American officials and Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, who arrived here on Sunday.Mathai, who is here

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  Top Delhi Police Officials' Assets Made Public

  India | June 16, 2011 16:23 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 16: Almost all top officials of Delhi Police own more than one piece of land or building, most of which were purchased and not inherited. City Police Commissioner B K Gupta owns

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  SLC Asks Malinga To Return From IPL

  Cricket | April 21, 2011 14:56 IST

  Colombo, Apr 21: Sri Lanka's selection committee has asked Lasith Malinga to return home from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and undergo rehabilitation after the fast bowler made himself unavailable for the upcoming Test series

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  India, Pak To Discuss Siachen On April 22

  World | April 03, 2011 15:59 IST

  Islamabad, April 3 : Top Indian  and Pakistani defence officials would reopen stalled talks on the world's highest battlefield - Siachen - in yet another attempt to demilitarise the area. “The defence secretaries of both

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  French Jets Strike Gaddafi's Planes As Libyan Rebels Advance

  World | March 27, 2011 17:12 IST

  Tripoli/Washington, Mar 27: Backed by air strikes from coalition forces, Libyan rebels today advanced westwards after recapturing the strategic towns of Ajdabiya and Brega, as French fighter jets destroyed five air force planes and two

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  Games Organising Panel Officials Slapped With Fraud Charges

  India | March 15, 2011 22:17 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 15: Former CWG Organising Committee top officials Lalit Bhanot and V K Verma, held for allegedly resorting to irregularities in awarding lucrative logistic provisioning contracts to a Swiss firm for the mega

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  CBI Questions Anil Ambani On Dual Tech, Role In Swan Telecom

  India | February 16, 2011 19:47 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 16: The CBI today questioned ADAG chairman Anil Ambani amid allegations that his group received favours from former Telecom Minister A Raja in getting dual technology and a role for Reliance Telecom

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  Egypt Forms Panel To Rewrite Constitution; Fires 2 Officials

  World | February 15, 2011 20:53 IST

  Cairo, Feb 15: The Egyptian military today constituted a panel of legal experts, including a member of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to suggest amendments to the Mubarak-era constitution while firing two top security officials for

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  Myanmar's Suu Kyi On Cusp Of Freedom: Officials

  World | November 12, 2010 17:59 IST

  Yangon, Nov 12 (AFP) Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is on the verge of being freed from house arrest, officials in the military-ruled country said today, as anticipation grew among her legions of