Mumbai: An iron-tight security blanket enveloped the Wankhede Stadium from morning on Saturday to ensure no untoward incident takes place during the Cricket World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka. A three-tier security check, including metal detectors, baggage detectors and sniffer dogs, was put in place and every one was physically frisked by CISF […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has said his talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the cricket World Cup semi-final in Mohali involved all "core and outstanding" issues between the two countries, including the Kashmir problem. "During my meeting with Dr Manmohan Singh, and at all our previous meetings, all […]

(image) New Delhi: Awareness about autism, its early diagnosis and non-discrimination with children stricken with the neurological disorder is necessary for their welfare, advise experts. Autism constitutes 11 per cent of the diseases prevalent globally and this number is likely to reach 14.7 percent by the year 2020. "In India alone, an estimated one in […]

(image) Islamabad: Confusion surrounding the extension granted to Pakistan`s ISI chief Ahmad Shuja Pasha has been cleared after Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the General would remain in the post for another year. Media reports had earlier said that the PPP-led government had given an extension to Lt Gen Pasha, a close aide of […]

Washington: US immigration authorities have started accepting applications for H-1B work visas, the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, for the fiscal year 2012. "Cases will be considered accepted on the date USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Service) receives a properly filed petition for which the correct fee has been submitted; not the date that […]

Washington: President Barack Obama has strongly condemned the attack on a UN compound in Afghanistan that left 12 people, including eight workers of the world body, dead during a demonstration against the burning of Quran by a US pastor and asked all parties to reject violence. "I condemn in the strongest possible terms the attack […]

Mumbai: Even as a large number of people are disappointed at not getting tickets and passes for the World Cup final today, a select group of farmers will be there to cheer India at the Wankhede stadium here. In one of its kind initiative, food and beverages maker PepsiCo, which is a global sponsor of […]

(image) New Delhi: Best wishes poured in from people of different walks of life today for the Indian cricket team to lift the World Cup today with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi hoping the `Men in Blue` would emerge victorious. As the nation waited with bated breath to know the outcome […]

Washington: Insisting that Muammar Gaddafi has lost legitimacy to rule, the US has hoped that the military action against him by the international coalition would result in the "brutal" Libyan leader ending his regime. "We believe that the Libyan people no longer want Gaddafi to remain in power as the leader of Libya," White House […]

New Delhi: Soha Ali Khan wants to do more masala films in Bollywood but says she does not want to be a part of the rat race.         The actress, who was missing from the big screen in 2010 after the release of her commercial film Tum Mile in 2009, says she is happy in […]

London: Bad behaviour in teenagers seems to have a biological basis, for a study has found that it is actually linked to the stunted growth of the "caring-sharing" areas of their brains. Researchers at Cambridge University have found that yobs and hoodies have smaller regions of the brain that deal with emotions and the ability […]

Cuttack: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday said his government was committed to boost the morale of state police, over a month after the abduction of Malkangiri district collector and his subsequent release from Maoists following negotiation.  "Efforts are on to boost the morale and motivation of state police," Patnaik said while addressing the […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the Andhra Pradesh government for not furnishing the names of independent experts to study the environment and other related impact of controversial Polavaram irrigation project. A bench of justices Mukundakam Sharma and A R Dave, directed the AP government to submit the names of the experts by […]

Cuttack: Due to negligence or lack of government empathy, the historic Idgah ground here lies unattended. The first general meeting of the Utkal Sammelani to press for a separate state was convened here on 30th and 31st December in 1903 by the prides of Orissa like Madhusudan Das, Fakir Mohan Senapati and Maharaja Krushna Chandra […]

Bhubaneswar: Fish eaters of Bhubaneswar would now be able to get fresh fish from the famous Chilika Lake at reasonable rates with the Central Co-operative Society of Fishermen opening an outlet here. In its effort to make available lake fresh fish at the outlet, opened at Badagada area here on the occasion of Orissa Day […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s trendsetting news channel Odisha Television Limited (OTV) organized its first convention ‘Foresight’ on Saturday here. The convention saw the congregation of distinguished speakers who deliberated on the pivotal issue of the perceived and real roles of the politicians concerning the society. The convention not only threw light if the political leaders are serving […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear state government`s plea challenging Centre`s decision to cancel environmental clearance given to Vedanta bauxite mining project in Niyamgiri Hills. A bench headed by Justice P Sathasivam decided to adjudicate the dispute between the state government and the Centre arising out of Ministry of Environment and […]

New Delhi: India`s first woman photographer Homai Vyarawalla, tribal artist Jivya Soma Mhase, yesteryear actor Shashi Kapoor, Chhau dance exponent Makar Dhwaj Darogha and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were among those who were conferred the Padma awards on Friday.  President Pratibha Patil gave away the awards at a function at the Rashtrapati […]

Mumbai: The ICC on Friday night lifted the ban on news television channels covering the world cup finals following intervention by Information and Broadcasting Ministry, but will seek legal action against them for alleged violation of media guidelines. "…the ICC has decided to commence legal action against the companies involved and will also seek to […]

Dehra Dun: Renowned conservationist Brijendra Singh has been appointed as the honorary wildlife warden of the famous Jim Corbett National park to join the ranks of India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, officials said on Friday. A notification regarding the appointment of Singh, who is also a member of the Indian Wildlife Board, was issued […]