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London: Veteran Hollywood actor Martin Sheen has been honoured at the Chicago International Film Festival in Illinois. The 71-year-old star made his big screen debut in the 1960s and has starred in several box office hits, including “Apocalypse Now“ and “Badlands“. Sheen was the star guest at the annual event in Chicago on Friday where […]

New Delhi: As Anna Hazare`s fast for early passage of his Jan Lokpal Bill entered the seventh day today, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said a solution "acceptable to all" should be found. "People raise their voice at times through their MPs or by themselves. There is nothing wrong in it. This is what democracy is. […]

Kolkata: In a fresh bid to end the week-long standoff with Team Anna, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Government is open to a "reasoned debate" on the Lokpal Bill and that the Parliamentary panel examining it can propose changes. "We are open to a reasoned debate on all these issues," Singh said at the […]

Washington: In the fourth such case, an American survivor of the 2008 Mumbai attacks has filed a lawsuit against ISI officials, including its chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha, along with leading LeT figures, charging the Pakistani spy agency of being involved in the planning and execution of the terror strike. The case filed in New York […]

Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan SinghWith Team Anna stepping up the heat on the corruption issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was open to reasoned debate on the Lok Pal Bill but made it clear that there was no single solution to tackle the problem. "We have introduced the Bill in Parliament which […]

New Delhi: Anna Hazare`s fast demanding a strong Lokpal entered the seventh day here today with his Team asserting that they have no intention to topple the government but defended the Gandhian`s remarks that it should go if the bill is not passed by August 30. Hazare`s fast inched close to 150 hours as hundreds […]

New Delhi:Expressing hope that differences between Anna Hazare and government could be sorted out soon, spiritual leader Baiyyuji Maharaj, who has emerged as a mediator, today said the government was trying “really hard“ to find a solution. Indore-based Maharaj, who is known to several top politicians from Maharashtra, said the crux of the dialogue is […]

Lahore:Relieved to be back in the Pakistan team after being cleared by the Cricket Board`s Integrity Committee, Shoaib Malik claims a “non-serious attitude“ towards documenting his earnings created the controversy over his finances. Malik, who last played in England last year in August, was cleared by the integrity committee on Friday and recalled to the […]

New Delhi: A group of people staged a protest outside HRD Minister Kapil Sibal`s residence in New Delhi Monday morning seeking his support for the Jan Lokpal Bill. The protest outside Sibal`s residence came following Anna Hazare`s call to stage demonstrations outside the residences of ministers and MPs to ask them their stand on the […]

New Delhi: Continuing their spectacular rally, gold futures scaled a fresh high of Rs 28,347 per 10 grams today as speculators engaged in creating huge positions, tracking a firming global trend as the economic slowdown and European debt crisis boosted demand for a safe haven. In addition, the weaker rupee and diversion of funds from […]

London: The Earth`s oldest fossils that show convincing evidence of cells and bacteria living in an oxygen-free world over 3.4 billion years ago have been discovered.   The discovery has been made by a team led by Dr David Wacey of the University of Western Australia and including Professor Martin Brasier of Oxford University, according […]

Mumbai: Fresh buying in select counters, mainly realty, consumer durables, capital goods and power, helped the BSE benchmark Sensex recover from early losses to trade nearly 21 points higher vis-a-vis its previous close in early trade today. The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange index resumed higher at 16,155.99 and hovered in a range between 16,237.41 and […]

Mumbai: The Indian rupee depreciated by 28 paise to a nine-month low of Rs 46.02 against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange on Monday, largely on capital outflow concerns. Dealers said weakness in the equity market and capital outflow concerns continued to exert pressure on the Indian rupee, which dipped […]

New Delhi: Fasting Anna Hazare has lost five kgs in the past seven days of his hunger strike with doctors today saying he is fine but his close aides are worried. "He has lost five kilograms in the past seven days. His weight has come down to 67 from 72 kg. His blood pressure is […]

London: England have put up exceptionally consistent performances to outwit India in the ongoing Test series but spinner Graeme Swann feels the hosts have also been quite lucky to find the visiting side`s top batsmen struggling for form. Barring Rahul Dravid, who has scored three hundreds so far, no other Indian batsman has clicked in […]