Chicago: LeT operative David Headley, a Pakistani-American who has confessed to plotting the Mumbai terror attacks, is likely to be questioned about his "several" girlfriends and wives by lawyers of co-accused Tahawwur Rana at a federal court here. Rana`s counsels said they had received a voluminous number of e-mails authored by Headley, including a portion […]

United Nations: The UN Security Council was on Tuesday divided on imposing a no-fly zone over Libya, even though the Arab League has urgently called for the measure after Muammar Gaddafi`s advancing army regained control of some rebel-held towns. "We would like the Council to act as swiftly as possible and we would like a […]

New Delhi: Terming as "very serious" reports on leaked diplomatic cables suggesting a "US tilt" in 2006 Cabinet, the BJP on Tuesday demanded that the government clarify its stand on the issue. "It is a very serious matter. Government should give a statement. We want the the government to clarify… whether a report has been […]

New Delhi: The six-member panel of eminent doctors, which replaced a tainted Medical Council of India last year, has "total freedom" to regulate medical education in the country, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. "Board of Governors (of MCI) has total freedom whatsoever. We do not interfere except for policy directions," Health and Family Welfare […]

Chennai: After days of haggling, ruling DMK and its key ally Congress on Tuesday finalised on the 63 constituencies to be contested by the national party for the April 13 assembly elections, amid indications by the Congress about possible power-sharing in case the combine won. "The aspirations of Congress men and women will be met," […]

New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Tuesday demanded an immediate halt to the setting up of a nuclear power project in Jaitapur and the environment clearance given to it, saying the crisis in nuclear reactors in Japan following the tsunami warranted a re-examination of the project. The party also claimed that the imported European Pressurised Reactors […]

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party and BJP made a common cause in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday over the alleged highhandedness of the Mayawati administration in Uttar Pradesh, prompting Speaker Meira Kumar to seek a report from the Union Home Ministry. Kumar sought report from the Ministry on complaints by SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and […]

New Delhi: With Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament being on a spree of questioning people from various sections in 2G case, it has not gone down well with JPC Chairman P C Chacko who feels that PAC has gone beyond its mandate and wants a "conflict" to be avoided. Chacko underlined that PAC`s mandate […]

Mumbai: Leading multinational banking majors have paid more advance tax in Q4 FY 11 indicating a healthy financial performance from their side while its been a mixed bag from Indian banks, especially public sector ones. Citibank and Deutsche Bank have both paid a significantly higher advance tax in Q4 FY 11 at Rs 400-crore and […]

Indian Wells (USA): Indian tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman set up a dream match against world number one Rafael Nadal after his stunning three-set win over Xavier Malisse in the BNP Paribas ATP Masters here. Somdev shocked Belgium`s Malisse 6-1 3-6 7-6(5) in his third round match in the USD 3,64,500 hard court tournament. It will […]

Chennai: England batsman Jonathan Trott on Tuesday admitted that the players are far from being "fresh" in the World Cup due to hectic schedule in the past five months but said it was "foolish" talking about it as they are facing a do or die situation in the tournament. Nothing less than a win against […]

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Pakistan have eased into the quarter-finals of the cricket World Cup but the 1992 champons are keen to go into the knockout stage with victory over world champions Australia in their final league match. Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by seven wickets in a rain-curtailed match yesterday to secure the fourth and final quarter-final […]

Bangalore: Defending Champions Australia are already in the quarterfinals but their spinners have struggled so far in the tournament and they would be keen to prove their worth when they meet Canada in their penultimate group A World Cup match here on Wednesday. The title-holders have already booked a berth in the knock-out stage with […]

New Delhi: Publication of Wikileaks reports suggesting that a "US tilt" was visible in the Indian Cabinet reshuffle of 2006, on Tuesday prompted the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha to allege that the pro-American shift by the UPA government was a "shameful" act. CPI-M members in the Rajya Sabha raised the issue and said the […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who is currently in the news for her alleged `marriage` and break-up with Ranbir Kapoor, says it is just a rumour. "These kinds of talks are just rumours. They are a part and parcel of the industry. One just has to smile and concentrate on work," Katrina told media. When […]

Kolkata: Actress Soha Ali Khan was left `terrified` while shooting for the upcoming British film `Life Goes On` as she found the task of acting alongside her mother Sharmila Tagore daunting. "Soha found the part quite daunting after Sharmila went to rehearse her scenes with Soha. The first scene between them was a difficult and […]

London: Grumpy aged men now have a good reason to cheer up — they`ll outlive optimists, says a study. Researchers have found that being cantankerous is the key to reaching old age — this is because happier characters are likely to take more risks through their lives including eating unhealthy foods, drinking and smoking. The […]

Kasargod (Ker): A stray tiger, which had been giving sleepless nights to the people of Madikai panchayat in Kasargod district the last couple of weeks, was captured on Tuesday, forest department sources said. The tiger, estimated to be about seven years old, was trapped in an iron cage installed at a plot by the Forest […]

Mumbai: India Inc is now increasingly taking to flexible working hours at the office as it finds that it helps in containing costs and pushing up employee productivity, a survey said. Four-fifths of companies in India are now offering their staff flexible working and a majority of these companies are finding that it is bringing […]

New Delhi: Faced with rising number of complaints of vulgarity on television shows, Government today said it would soon constitute a council headed by a retired judge with representation from civil society to regulate such content. "We are right on the threshold of announcing a self-regulatory mechanism to monitor content on television," Information and Broadcasting […]