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Dhaka: Indian batsman Suresh Raina was on Thursday on the verge of missing his Dhaka-bound flight from Chennai for the World Cup after he failed to arrive on time to catch the team bus. Raina later reached the airport taking a cab. In fact, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had an embarrassed look on his […]

New Delhi: The US on Thursday said that it was "working hard" to assist Indian students left helpless due to closure of California-based Tri-Valley University (TVU) and resolve the issue in a fair and just manner. "As a parent of four children, I can imagine what parents are going through. They are worried about their […]

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying his remark on Amit Shah was the "biggest joke of 2011". "Prime Minister tried to associate Gujarat in his press conference to wash off the stains on himself. This is the joke of the year 2011. This […]

New Delhi: The CPI(M) on Thursday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s intention of undertaking major economic reform measures in the near future will "spell doom" for the people. Noting that Singh during a media interaction yesterday had given "an indication that major economic reforms are round the corner", senior party leader Sitaram Yechury said this […]

Lucknow: RLD on Thursday said the party will go it alone in UP Assembly elections, due early next year. "As of now, no talk is going on with any party for forging alliance ahead of the state polls," RLD chief Ajit Singh told reporters here when asked whether his party will go for a tie-up […]

Washington: Concerned that Pakistan based Lashkar-i-Taiba is expanding horizons, a top US security official has said the terror group has acquired capabilities to launch a Mumbai-type terrorist strike in Europe and other parts of the world. Any fresh strike by the group in India or anywhere else would hurt US national security interest and its […]

New York: A wide arc of countries in the Middle East from Yemen to Bahrain were ripe for popular revolt, unless sweeping political changes were made, a report ordered by US President has warned. Egypt, which witnessed a political turmoil leading to the toppling of 30-year-old regime of strongman Hosni Mubarak was identified as a […]

Cairo: Just a week after he stepped down as Egypt`s undisputed ruler for 30 years, a severely ailing Hosni Mubarak "has given up and wants to die" in his home country and has rejected offers of asylum in other states, a top Saudi official has said. The longtime Egyptian President Mubarak is "not doing well, […]

Mumbai: Bollywood heartthrob Hrithik Roshan, who is making his television debut as a dance reality show judge, is looking forward to a successful innings on the small screen after his two previous films bombed at the box office. "Only after biggest failure comes the biggest success," Hrithik said, after his biggies,`Kites` and `Guzaarish`, failed to […]

Washington: If captured, al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, branded as the world`s two most wanted terrorist would be sent to Guantanamo Bay detention centre, as top US security officials said they were in Pakistan and under greater pressure than any other time. "We would probably move them quickly into military […]

Panaji: The star-studded `sangeet` cermony of actress Lara Dutta and tennis star Mahesh Bhupati`s wedding will be held on Friday in Goa. The Candolim beach club, the venue of the ceremony, has been decked up in white keeping in tune with the theme for the occasion. Club Fresh is a popular hang out at the […]

New Delhi: Vishal Bhardwaj gave Shakespeare a rural makeover with `Omkara` and the director, known for his penchant for dark stories, has again teamed up with Ruskin Bond for his "wicked, dark comedy" `7 Khoon Maaf`. Bond turned scriptwriter for the movie and extended his short story `Sussanna`s Seven Husbands` into a novella at Vishal`s […]

New Delhi: Government on Thursday decided to lift ban on export of onions after its prices almost crashed in the domestic market, which triggered farmers` protest. The decision to this effect was taken by an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Food headed by Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. The government had banned onion export in […]

London: In a complete reversal of what motorists have been advised, a new study suggests that those who talk on phone or switch on the radio stations while behind the steering wheel may actually be driving safely. Researchers from Kansas University found that drivers who engage in a "secondary task" pay more attention to the […]

Paris: Issues of spurt in global food prices to "dangerous levels" and fragile economic recovery will figure prominently during the two-day meeting of the G-20 Finance Ministers beginning here on Friday. The meeting, which will also be attended by Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will deliberate on steps to moderate volatility in energy prices, check […]