- Monsoon fury: Death toll rises to 81, rescue efforts hit
- Rains claim 11 more lives, over 73,000 stranded
- Jayawardene-inspired Sri Lanka advance to semifinals
- Monsoon fury: Death toll rises to 81, rescue efforts hit
- New Delhi: Monsoon rains wreaked fresh havoc in northern India leading to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslips as the death toll climbed to 81 and hundreds of pilgrims bound for Himalayan shrines remained stranded. Landslides left scores of tourists and pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh while thousands have been displaced in UP.
- Rains claim 11 more lives, over 73,000 stranded
- New Delhi: Rain fury claimed 11 more lives in north, taking toll to 73, even as 71,440 pilgrims bound for Himalayan shrines remained stranded in U'khand apart from 1700 people stuck in HP. Rescue efforts picked up momentum in flash flood and landslide hit areas of Himachal & Uttarakhand with a let up in the rains & decrease in water level in Ganga & its tributaries.
- Jayawardene-inspired Sri Lanka advance to semifinals
- London: A disciplined Sri Lanka set up a semifinal date with India in the ICC Champions Trophy after knocking out holders Australia by posting a 20-run win, with veteran Mahela Jayawardene caressing his way to an unbeaten 84-run knock here.
- Sushil Modi made leader of BJP in Bihar
- Modi meets Advani, seeks to put behind acrimony
- Rescue operations in full swing in Kinnaur
- BJP blames Nitish for violence during Bihar bandh
- 23 peacocks found dead in Rajasthan
- Ishrat case: CBI questions IB Special Director
- Karma's family to get Z+ security in Chhattisgarh
- Coalgate: CBI to take PMO's advisor's statement
- India assures Pak it can question 26/11 witnesses
- Verbal duel between NC minister, PDP MLAs
- Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims held up amid rains
- CBI closes probe in offshore mining licence case
- Four naxals held after encounter in C'garh
- RJD to vote against trust vote by JD(U)
- Discussions on Telangana on at 'highest level': Shinde
- 200 pilgrims flown in IAF choppers to safe places
- Govt launches schemes for free generic drugs
- DMDK seeks Congress support for RS polls
- Mamata surprised at yet another cabinet reshuffle
- Modi not visiting Ayodhya, says his office
- Illegal mining: Convicted Guj minister files appeal
- AP Assembly: TDP, Cong in war of words
- Ishrat encounter: CBI questions IB Special Director
- AP pilgrims stranded in U'kahand safe: Reddy
- 'Pak must take strong action on terror groups'
- Lone LJP MLA to vote in favour of Nitish
- Tackling child labour will be priority: Ola
- Stray violence mars Bihar bandh
- Cong raking up secularism issue to hide its failures: BJP
- BJP takes jibe at Mahant for "indulging in sycophancy"
- RJD MLC resigns as oppn leader in Bihar Council
- 2 suspected ultras arrested with arms, amos
- Modi meets Advani, spends time with Vajpayee
- No let-up in operations against Naxals: CRPF chief
- Pro-Tamil outfit workers arrested
- Yamuna crosses danger mark, people evacuated
- Prohibitory orders imposed in Shamli after protest
- Senior citizen beaten to death in Ghaziabad
- WB offers help to rescue stranded tourists
- JKLF chairman Yasin Malik, 12 supporters detained at Sangam
- I don't want to contest polls after 70, says Siddaramaiah
- Solar scam: LDF steps up stir, Chandy rules out resignation
- Nominations of eight candidates accepted
- AIMPLB criticises government for not amending Waqf Act
- Only Hindutva can transform country: RSS chief
- Digvijay alleges BJP created his negative image in 2003
- Goa VAT collection plunges as spending dips in mining belt
- MOU signed for DPR on Patna Metro
- Injured Naxal commander arrested from hospital
- "No damage to Gurdwara Gobind Ghat due to rains"
- Karna CM asks ministers to be honest
- Nitish thanks PM for describing him as secular
- Mixed response to BJP-sponsored bandh in Bihar
- Maoists axe constable to death
- Karna CM offers to hold dialogue with Naxals
- Narendra Modi meets BJP patriarch L K Advani
- HP CM evacuated from Kinnaur, 1700 still stranded
- Fraudsters in UP impersonate late S C Shukla
- LDF stalls proceedings in Ker Assembly over scam
- Sushil Modi made leader of BJP in Bihar
- New Delhi: BJP Parliamentary Board today appointed Sushil Kumar Modi as leader of party in Legislative Council and Nand Kishore Yadav as head of party in state Assembly.
- Modi meets Advani, seeks to put behind acrimony
- New Delhi: Seeking to put behind the acrimony witnessed last week, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi today met L K Advani, who had resigned after his appointment as party's poll panel chief.
- Rescue operations in full swing in Kinnaur
- Shimla: Rescue operations continued in full swing in the rain ravaged tribal Kinnaur district with about 150 persons rescued from Sangla and Rekong Peo and dropped off at Rampur till evening by one state and two IAF choppers which made about 15 sorties.
- BJP blames Nitish for violence during Bihar bandh
- Patna: The BJP claimed that spontaneous support by people made today''s ''Bihar bandh'' called by it successful and held Chief Minister Nitish Kumar responsible for the violence during the shutdown, called to protest against the JD(U)''s ''betrayal''.
- 23 peacocks found dead in Rajasthan
- Jaipur: Twenty-three peacocks were found dead at two different places in Rajasthan after consuming suspected poisonous food grains, police said today.
- Ishrat case: CBI questions IB Special Director
- Gandhinagar: CBI today grilled Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajinder Kumar regarding his alleged role in the conspiracy to carry out the fake encounter in which Ishrat Jahan and three others were killed nine years ago.
- Karma's family to get Z+ security in Chhattisgarh
- New Delhi: The Centre has decided to provide ''Z plus'' security to the family of Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed by Maoists in an attack in Chhattisgarh last month.
- Coalgate: CBI to take PMO's advisor's statement
- New Delhi: CBI will soon summon PM Manmohan Singh's advisor T K A Nair to record his statement in coal blocks allocation case even as it quizzed ex- Coal Secy H C Gupta & 2 PMO officials.
- India assures Pak it can question 26/11 witnesses
- New Delhi: India has given a written assurance to Pakistan that a legal panel of that country will be allowed to cross examine four witnesses in the 26/11 attacks case when it visits Mumbai for the second time.
- Verbal duel between NC minister, PDP MLAs
- Srinagar: The district development board meeting in Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir today witnessed a verbal duel between the ruling National Conference Minister Mohammad Akbar Lone and opposition PDP legislators over some infrastructure issues raised by the latter.
- Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims held up amid rains
- Pithoragarh: Incessant rain has held up the first two batches of the annual Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with officials in the Kumaon region saying that both the motorable and trekking route for the pilgrimage have been rendered unsafe by the downpour.
- CBI closes probe in offshore mining licence case
- New Delhi: CBI has closed its ongoing enquiry in connection with alleged irregularities in allocation of offshore mining rights given to companies for exploring minerals in the sea-bed of Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.
- Four naxals held after encounter in C'garh
- Raipur: Four ultras were arrested following a gun battle with policemen in Chhattisgarh''s Maoist-hit Sukma district.
- RJD to vote against trust vote by JD(U)
- Patna: Observing that the days of the JD(U) government were numbered after ''divorce'' from the NDA, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today said that his 22 MLAs would vote against the government in tomorrow''s trust vote.
- Discussions on Telangana on at 'highest level': Shinde
- New Delhi: With Telangana protagonists stepping up their agitation, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today held discussions with Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan, who briefed him about the current situation in the state.
- 200 pilgrims flown in IAF choppers to safe places
- Dehradun: With a slight improvement in the weather today, two IAF choppers ferried about 200 stranded pilgrims from the high altitude Kedarnath shrine to Fata helipad in Rudraprayag district.
- Govt launches schemes for free generic drugs
- New Delhi: Union Health Ministry''s ambitious schemes of providing free generic drugs at government health care centres have been launched after being put on hold last year due to financial constraints.
- DMDK seeks Congress support for RS polls
- Chennai: A day after the main opposition party DMDK entered the fray for the June 27 biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu, the party approached the Congress seeking support for its candidate.
- Mamata surprised at yet another cabinet reshuffle
- Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed surprise at yet another Union Cabinet reshuffle yesterday and wondered "what is the message" of this exercise.
- Modi not visiting Ayodhya, says his office
- Ahmedabad: In an apparent move to avoid stoking a fresh controversy as BJP comes to terms with a bitter separation from JD(U), Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has declined an invitation to visit Ayodhya, his office said today.
- Illegal mining: Convicted Guj minister files appeal
- Rajkot: Gujarat water resources minister Babu Bokhiria, who was convicted for illegally mining Rs 54 crore limestone, has filed an appeal challenging his conviction before the sessions court here.
- AP Assembly: TDP, Cong in war of words
- Hyderabad: A war of words broke out between the main opposition TDP and ruling Congress members in Andhra Pradesh Assembly this afternoon as Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy sought to defend the "tainted ministers," who were under the CBI scanner in Jagan''s illegal assets case.
- Ishrat encounter: CBI questions IB Special Director
- Gandhinagar: CBI today questioned Intelligence Bureau Special Director Rajinder Kumar in connection with the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case at its office here.
- AP pilgrims stranded in U'kahand safe: Reddy
- Hyderabad: Over 3,000 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh stranded in Uttarakhand for the past four days were safe and efforts were on to rescue them and send back to the state, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said.
- 'Pak must take strong action on terror groups'
- Pune: Holding that a "peaceful and stable" Pakistan was in India''s interest, Defence Minister A K Antony today said that the neighbouring country must initiate strong action against terrorist groups operating from its soil, in order to improve Indo-Pak ties.
- Lone LJP MLA to vote in favour of Nitish
- Patna: The lone MLA of the Lok Janshakti Party in Bihar today said he would vote for the Nitish Kumar government in tomorrow''s trust vote in the Assembly, bringing cheer to the JD(U) camp.
- Tackling child labour will be priority: Ola
- New Delhi: Tackling child labour issues will be a priority, Shish Ram Ola, who has taken over as new Labour and Employment Minister, said here today.
- Stray violence mars Bihar bandh
- Patna: Stray violence marred the Bihar bandh called by the BJP with party workers clashing with JD(U) supporters in the state capital as normal life was affected in several districts today.
- Cong raking up secularism issue to hide its failures: BJP
- Hyderabad: Congress party and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are talking about secularism only to cover up their failures in governance and corruption, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu alleged here today.
- BJP takes jibe at Mahant for "indulging in sycophancy"
- Raipur: Ridiculing Union minister and Chhattisgarh Congress Committee acting president Charan Das Mahant''s statement that he would "sweep the state party office" if UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi asks him to do so, the ruling BJP today accused him of indulging in sycophancy.
- RJD MLC resigns as oppn leader in Bihar Council
- Patna: Gulam Ghaus of Rashtriya Janata Dal today resigned as leader of opposition in Bihar Legislative Council as BJP, after severing ties with the JD(U), assumes role of the principal opposition.
- 2 suspected ultras arrested with arms, amos
- Haflong (Assam): Two suspected insurgents with arms, ammunition and some documents were arrested from Lumding railway station in Dima Hasao district in Assam.
- Modi meets Advani, spends time with Vajpayee
- New Delhi: On his first visit to Delhi as head of BJP's election campaign committee, Narendra Modi met L K Advani & is understood to have discussed political developments.
- No let-up in operations against Naxals: CRPF chief
- Greater Noida: Operations against Naxals will continue and there will be no let-up on this front, CRPF chief Pranay Sahay told his troops here today.
- Pro-Tamil outfit workers arrested
- Udhagamandalam (TN): Some 600 activists belonging to pro-Tamil Eelam outfits were today arrested for allegedly attempting to march to the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington, 15 km from here, where two Sri Lankan defence personnel are undergoing training.
- Yamuna crosses danger mark, people evacuated
- New Delhi: People from low-lying areas along the Yamuna were today evacuated as the water level in the river crossed the danger mark.
- Prohibitory orders imposed in Shamli after protest
- Muzaffarnagar: The police imposed prohibitory orders in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh following protest by BJP in which vehicles and shops were allegedly damaged by the protesters.
- Senior citizen beaten to death in Ghaziabad
- Ghaziabad: An elderly man was allegedly beaten to death when he resisted a loot attempt by unidentified armed assailants at his residence in Kannoj area of Muradnagar locality here early today, police said.
- WB offers help to rescue stranded tourists
- Kolkata: The West Bengal government today offered assistance to its Uttarakhand counterpart and said arrangements should be made to airlift tourists and pilgrims belonging to this state.
- JKLF chairman Yasin Malik, 12 supporters detained at Sangam
- Srinagar: JKLF chairman Yasin Malik and his 12 supporters were today detained at Sangam on Jammu-Srinagar National highway when they was heading to earthquake-hit Doda region to distribute relief material, police sources said.
- I don't want to contest polls after 70, says Siddaramaiah
- Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said he does not want to contest elections after attaining the age of 70.
- Solar scam: LDF steps up stir, Chandy rules out resignation
- Thiruvananthapuram: As the CPI(M)-led LDF Opposition stepped up the agitation over the solar scam inside and outside the Assembly, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today categorically rejected the demand for his resignation asserting that he had not done any wrong.
- Nominations of eight candidates accepted
- Chennai: The nominations of eight candidates, including DMK''s Kanimozhi and CPI''s D Raja, for the June 27 biennial elections to six Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu, were today accepted after scrutiny.
- AIMPLB criticises government for not amending Waqf Act
- Lucknow: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board today criticised the central and state governments for not amending the Waqf Act as per its demands despite several assurances.
- Only Hindutva can transform country: RSS chief
- Meerut: Backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi''s elevation in the BJP, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat today said that Hindutva was the only way to bring about change in the country.
- Digvijay alleges BJP created his negative image in 2003
- Bhopal: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh has alleged that BJP created an ''anti-employees'' image of him before the 2003 Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh which led to his party''s downfall.
- Goa VAT collection plunges as spending dips in mining belt
- Panaji: The Goa government today said spending by people in the mining belt of the state has plummeted considerably, triggering a slump in collection of Value Added Tax (VAT).
- MOU signed for DPR on Patna Metro
- Patna: The Bihar government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a consultant - Rites Ltd - for feasibility study and Detailed Project Report preparation for the proposed 30-km Patna Metro railway project, officials said today.
- Injured Naxal commander arrested from hospital
- Patna: A wanted Naxal commander has been nabbed by security agencies from a hospital in Patna where he was secretly getting treated for bullet injuries suffered during a CRPF encounter.
- "No damage to Gurdwara Gobind Ghat due to rains"
- Patiala: The main building of Gurdwara Sahib of Gobind Ghat in Uttarakhand is safe and none of the ''Birs'' (religious scriptures) of Guru Granth Sahib were lost due to rains as was feared, Chairman of Uttarakhand Minorities Commission Narinder Jeet Singh Bindra said today.
- Karna CM asks ministers to be honest
- Bangalore: Over a month at the helm, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said he was working towards "visible changes" in administration and asked his ministers to be honest enough to have the "moral courage." "Like charity begins at home..I have told my ministers that they will have the moral courage only if they are honest and only then can their words carry weight with the bureaucrats," Siddaramaiah told journalists here.
- Nitish thanks PM for describing him as secular
- Patna: A day after PM Manmohan Singh described him as secular, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today thanked him for the praise, saying the words give him comfort.
- Mixed response to BJP-sponsored bandh in Bihar
- Patna: Life was today partially hit in Bihar during a bandh called by BJP to protest against JD(U) pulling out of NDA with workers of the two parties clashing in the state capital and train services being disrupted in several places.
- Maoists axe constable to death
- Raipur: An assistant constable was axed to death allegedly by a group of naxals in Maoist-hit Kondagaon district of Chhattishgarh, police said today.
- Karna CM offers to hold dialogue with Naxals
- Bangalore: Offering an olive branch, the new Congress government in Karnataka today appealed to Naxals to come forward to hold a dialogue with it and said it would welcome their surrender.
- Narendra Modi meets BJP patriarch L K Advani
- New Delhi: Gujarat CM Narendra Modi today met BJP patriarch L K Advani, his first interaction since being anointed the party's poll campaign committee chief that led to the split in NDA.
- HP CM evacuated from Kinnaur, 1700 still stranded
- Shimla: HP CM Virbhadra Singh, who was stranded in tribal Kinnaur district for nearly 60 hours due to landslides triggered by incessant rains, was evacuated this morning.
- Fraudsters in UP impersonate late S C Shukla
- On the basis of fake documents, a man sold 21 ''bigha'' land of the former CM Shukla in Meenapur village in Mohanlalganj, police said.
- LDF stalls proceedings in Ker Assembly over scam
- Thiruvananthapuram: Continuing to target CM Oommen Chandy over solar scam, LDF opposition today kept up their protest in state assembly, forcing suspension of question hour.
- G-8 summit focuses on clampdown on tax-dodging
- US man discovers debris from Russian Space Station
- Swiss lawmakers reject deal to end US tax spat
- Pak's Punjab govt allocates millions of rupees for JuD centre
- Obama strongly defends NSA surveillance
- Afghan envoys to travel to Qatar for Taliban talks
- N Korea denounces US over spying revelations
- US ramping up support for Syrian opposition: Obama
- Singapore, India working on Asian FTA
- "ACC clean chit to GMR does not change our stand"
- Govt streamlining rules for MLM firms: Pilot
- "Top Nazi war crimes suspect charged in Hungary"
- Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must resume: China
- NASA announces 8 new astronauts, half are women
- Obama: 'blunt' talks with China's Xi on hacking
- Palestinian statehood at 'dead-end': Israel minister
- Kerry defers Pak visit because of Syrian crisis
- UNESCO takes Iran's Bam citadel off danger list
- US open to bilateral or P5 +1 talks with Iran: Obama
- Facebook CEO meets SKorean president
- Afghan president's forces taking security lead
- SKorea top North envoy heads to US
- Pak's FM proposes condition to withdraw sale tax
- Srinivasan sworn in as top US court judge
- Obama appoints Sloan as envoy for Guantanamo
- Pak's Punjab govt allocates mlns for JuD centre
- North Korea must verifiably end its nuclear prog: US
- White House briefs Indian officials on Xi's visit
- Special envoy appointed for Gitmo closer
- Obama, Putin estranged on Syria but seek progress elsewhere
- US unveils USD 300 million in new aid for Syrian refugees
- Taliban to open Doha office today: Jazeera TV
- Ban to hold talks with Chinese leaders
- Six soldiers killed in attack on Mozambique armoury: reports
- 11 dead in attack on school, soldiers: Nigerian military
- G-8 summit focuses on clampdown on tax-dodging
- British Prime Minister David Cameron, host of the two-day G-8 summit at a remote lakeside golf resort in Northern Ireland, promised "significant developments on tax" in a tweet before heading into a morning discussion on the subject with the leaders of the United States, Germany, Russia, France, Italy, Canada and Japan.
- US man discovers debris from Russian Space Station
- Washington: A US man has stumbled upon a palm-sized rock which turned out to be space debris from a decommissioned Russian space station that washed up on a river bank in Amesbury.
- Swiss lawmakers reject deal to end US tax spat
- Geneva: Swiss lawmakers have rejected a government-backed banking bill meant to end a high-profile legal standoff with the United States over suspected American tax cheats.
- Pak's Punjab govt allocates millions of rupees for JuD centre
- Lahore: Punjab govt of Pak has given Rs 61 million in its budget for 2013-14 for a centre of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the body of banned terror group LeT that carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
- Obama strongly defends NSA surveillance
- "The one thing people should understand about all these programmes, though, is they have disrupted plots, not just here in the United States but overseas as well," he said.
- Afghan envoys to travel to Qatar for Taliban talks
- Kabul: Afghan government envoys are to travel to Qatar to try to open peace talks with the Taliban on a possible deal ending 12 years of conflict, President Hamid Karzai said today.
- N Korea denounces US over spying revelations
- Seoul: North Korea, one of the world''s most repressive societies, branded the United States a "kingpin" of human rights abuses today following revelations of the US government''s Internet surveillance programme.
- US ramping up support for Syrian opposition: Obama
- "In terms of what my goals are, the goals are a stable, non-sectarian, representative Syrian government that is addressing the needs of its people through political processes and peaceful processes," Obama said.
- Singapore, India working on Asian FTA
- "We are working with India on the regional comprehensive economic partnership that involves ASEAN plus the six other countries Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, Singapore and India," the city state''s Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said today.
- "ACC clean chit to GMR does not change our stand"
- Male: Taken aback by the country''s anti-graft watchdog ruling out any corruption in the leasing of the international airport to GMR, Maldivian government today stuck to its stand saying the contract was illegal and hinted it will be challenged in the court.
- Govt streamlining rules for MLM firms: Pilot
- New York: With an aim to segregate genuine marketing cos from those operating ponzi schemes, corporate affairs & consumer affairs ministries are working on rules.
- "Top Nazi war crimes suspect charged in Hungary"
- Budapest: Top Nazi war crimes suspect Laszlo Csatari, accused of overseeing thousands of Jewish deportations during World War II, was charged with war crimes today in Hungary, prosecutors said.
- Israeli-Palestinian peace talks must resume: China
- Beijing: China called for resumption of peace talks between Israel and Palestinians at a conference in Beijing, as rising global power seeks greater diplomatic influence in Middle East.
- NASA announces 8 new astronauts, half are women
- Houston: NASA has selected eight new gen-next astronauts to explore new destinations in the solar system, including an asteroid and Mars, and for the first time ever half of the new candidates are women.
- Obama: 'blunt' talks with China's Xi on hacking
- "We had a very blunt conversation about cyber security," Obama, told the popular "Charlie Rose" show in an interview, referring to his recent meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in California early this month.
- Palestinian statehood at 'dead-end': Israel minister
- Jerusalem: Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett has said that the idea of a Palestinian state was at a "dead end", prompting the Palestinians to accuse him of sounding the death knell of a two-state solution.
- Kerry defers Pak visit because of Syrian crisis
- Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry had said last week that Kerry was expected to visit Pakistan in the last week of this month. Pakistani officials said that the trip had been delayed till the first half of July due to an escalation in the crisis in Syria.
- UNESCO takes Iran's Bam citadel off danger list
- Phnom Penh (Cambodia): Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Jun 18 (AFP) Iran''s ancient citadel of Bam, almost completely destroyed by a major earthquake in 2003, has been removed from the UNESCO list of "World Heritage in Danger", a spokesman said today.
- US open to bilateral or P5 +1 talks with Iran: Obama
- However, Obama was cautious in his approach with the new Iranian leadership noting that the real power still rests with the supreme leader and Tehran needs to show the international community on abiding by its commitment.
- Facebook CEO meets SKorean president
- Seoul: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has met South Korean President Park Geun-hye in Seoul to discuss ways to stimulate entrepreneurship and venture firms in Asia''s fourth-largest economy.
- Afghan president's forces taking security lead
- Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced at a ceremony today that his country''s armed forces are taking over the lead for security nationwide from the US-led NATO coalition.
- SKorea top North envoy heads to US
- Seoul: South Korea''s top envoy on North Korea left today for a meeting in Washington with his US and Japanese counterparts, two days after Pyongyang proposed direct, high-level talks with the United States.
- Pak's FM proposes condition to withdraw sale tax
- Dar made the suggestion yesterday during a meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance of the Senate or upper house of parliament against the backof considerable criticism from politicians for tax increases proposed in his budget.
- Srinivasan sworn in as top US court judge
- Washington: Indian-American legal luminary Sri Srinivasan was sworn in as a judge in US Court of Appeals for DC Circuit, 2nd most powerful court in US after SC.
- Obama appoints Sloan as envoy for Guantanamo
- "This decision reflects the Administration''s commitment to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay," State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters yesterday.
- Pak's Punjab govt allocates mlns for JuD centre
- Besides a grant-in-aid of over Rs 61 million for the JuD centre known as ''Markaz-e-Taiba'', the provincial government has allocated Rs 350 million for setting up a "Knowledge Park" at the centre and other development initiatives.
- North Korea must verifiably end its nuclear prog: US
- "The international community has been very consistent and clear that North Korea must verifiably end its nuclear problem, and to achieve the goal of denuclearization North Korea must engage in authentic and credible negotiations that produce concrete denuclearization actions," State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters yesterday.
- White House briefs Indian officials on Xi's visit
- Washington: The White House has briefed India on the summit meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, which was held recently in California.
- Special envoy appointed for Gitmo closer
- "This decision reflects the Administration''s commitment to closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay," Psaki told reporters at her daily news conference.
- Obama, Putin estranged on Syria but seek progress elsewhere
- Enniskillen (UK): Enniskillen (UK), June 18 (AFP) Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have aired clashing views on Syria, but pledged to at least try to keep alive a frail and much-delayed effort to hold a Geneva peace conference.
- US unveils USD 300 million in new aid for Syrian refugees
- Enniskillen (UK): Enniskillen (UK), June 18 (AFP) US President Barack Obama will tell G8 leaders that Washington is offering a new USD 300 million aid package for refugees inside and outside Syria, a senior official said.
- Taliban to open Doha office today: Jazeera TV
- Doha: A Taliban office, touted as a tool to help facilitate talks between the militants and the Afghan government, will open today in Doha, the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television reported.
- Ban to hold talks with Chinese leaders
- United Nations: United Nations, Jun 18 (AFP) UN leader Ban Ki-moon will launch talks with Chinese leaders in Beijing today, with North Korea and Syria set to top the agenda.
- Six soldiers killed in attack on Mozambique armoury: reports
- Maputo: Maputo, Jun 18 (AFP) Armed men have killed six soldiers in a pre-dawn attack on a military weapons depot in central Mozambique, independent television reported.
- 11 dead in attack on school, soldiers: Nigerian military
- Details were sketchy and the information could not be independently confirmed. Mobile phone lines have been cut in much of the northeast since the start of a military offensive targeting Islamist extremist group Boko Haram on May 15 and access to the area is limited.
- TATA partners with Nigerian state on safe driving
- 'India needs to step up exports to deal with high CAD'
- FinMin proposes sweeping changes in FDI regime
- Way ahead for Food Bill likely to be found tomorrow
- Gujarat needs to do more on social sector:Montek
- CPI leader Dasgupta attacks Moily again over RIL
- Oil Min letter seeking removal of then ASG missing?
- Sensex snaps two-day uptrend, down 103pts
- New Holland Fiat India to invest over Rs 1,200 cr
- Printer, copier & MFP market dips 9% in Q1: Gartner
- RBI eases rules for forex option premium payment
- Govt to review compensation practices at companies
- Mines Min comes out with new guidelines to promote research
- Govt should stick to clarifications on retail FDI: CAIT
- Ban on milk items imports from China may extend
- MSME Min to hold talks with banks for easier credit
- New financial products needed for infra growth: FM
- Vodafone slashes data prices by 80 pc in 3 circles
- Marginal increase in domestic passenger traffic
- ICICI hits Chinese bond market with issue
- SABMiller India appoints Grant Liversage as MD
- Natchiappan takes charge as MoS Commerce and Industry
- Forbes to honour top 100 Indian leaders in UAE
- FIPB clears 16 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,647 cr
- India had 2,152 phishing attacks in April;4th highest globally
- Investors redeem $8 bn from emerging mkt bond, equity funds
- BHEL wins Rs 450 crore R&M contract from Mahagenco
- Case-I power plants can pass through fuel hike
- Oscar takes charge of Road Transport and Highways Ministry
- Rupee weakens by 59 paise vs dollar in late morning
- Sensex snaps 2-day winning spree, drops 89 pts
- BSE Sensex down by 80 points in early trade
- Rupee plunges 56 paise against dollar in early trade
- TATA partners with Nigerian state on safe driving
- Abuja: From Paul Ohia Abuja, Jun 18 (PTI) Indian automobile giant TATA is collaborating with Nigeria''s state of Lagos to equip drivers with prerequisite skills and training in driving technology.
- 'India needs to step up exports to deal with high CAD'
- Islamabad: With efficacy of recent steps by New Delhi to curb gold import yet to be tested, Reserve Bank of India today said the country would have to increase exports to deal with challenge of high current account deficit (CAD).
- FinMin proposes sweeping changes in FDI regime
- New Delhi: Seeking to promote India as an investment destination, the Indian Finance Ministry proposed sweeping changes in the FDI regime, favouring higher sectoral caps in almost all sectors including defence, multi-brand retail and telecom.
- Way ahead for Food Bill likely to be found tomorrow
- New Delhi: A decision on the way ahead for the ambitious Food Security Bill is expected to be taken tomorrow with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi holding deliberations on the matter.
- Gujarat needs to do more on social sector:Montek
- New Delhi: After securing an approval for a plan size of Rs 59 k crore for this fiscal, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi today sparred with the Centre over social sector development in the state.
- CPI leader Dasgupta attacks Moily again over RIL
- New Delhi: Launching a fresh broadside at Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily, CPI leader and MP Gurudas Dasgupta today said no action has been taken against Reliance Industries for deliberately keeping natural gas output low and is instead being rewarded by a steep hike in prices.
- Oil Min letter seeking removal of then ASG missing?
- New Delhi: A Petroleum Ministry letter asking the Law Ministry to replace the then Additional Solicitor General A S Chandiok from a crucial case against Essar Steel is "untraceable".
- Sensex snaps two-day uptrend, down 103pts
- Mumbai: The Sensex today retreated from one-week high levels to end nearly 103 points down on selling pressure in rate-sensitive sectors and fresh weakness in rupee, amid global markets adopting caution ahead of US Fed''s decision over continuing monetary stimulus.
- New Holland Fiat India to invest over Rs 1,200 cr
- Greater Noida: New Holland Fiat India, a part of Fiat Group, today said it plans to invest over Rs 1,200 crore over the next three years to expand its presence in the country.
- Printer, copier & MFP market dips 9% in Q1: Gartner
- Mumbai: The market size of printer, copier and multi-function products declined by nearly 9 per cent to 6.90 lakh units in the first quarter of 2013 as users cut spending, research firm Gartner said today.
- RBI eases rules for forex option premium payment
- Mumbai: The Reserve Bank today relaxed premium payment rules for banks on some forex options by allowing the buyer of such instruments to spread the payment over the maturity of the contract.
- Govt to review compensation practices at companies
- New Delhi: The government is looking to review the guidelines governing executive pay practices at the companies to bring them in tune with the changing times in terms of the economic advances in the country.
- Mines Min comes out with new guidelines to promote research
- New Delhi: The Mines Ministry has come out with a new set of guidelines to promote research in the sector including development of new alloys and exploration of rare minerals.
- Govt should stick to clarifications on retail FDI: CAIT
- New Delhi: The government should stick to the recent clarifications released on FDI in multi-brand retail trading and not ease the conditions for foreign retailers, traders body CAIT today said.
- Ban on milk items imports from China may extend
- New Delhi: An inter-ministerial panel has recommended extending ban on imports of milk and its products from China for one more year as the neighbouring country has not provided any data addressing the safety concerns.
- MSME Min to hold talks with banks for easier credit
- New Delhi: The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Ministry will hold consultations with banks to persuade them for improving flow of credit to small sector.
- New financial products needed for infra growth: FM
- New Delhi: Development of infrastructure & expansion of financial products such as IDFs & takeout finance are crucial to country achieving 8 % growth, FM P Chidambaram said.
- Vodafone slashes data prices by 80 pc in 3 circles
- New Delhi: In a significant move, Vodafone India today said it has reduced data charges by up to 80 per cent in three circles and the new cheaper rates will be rolled out nationally in a phased manner.
- Marginal increase in domestic passenger traffic
- New Delhi: Domestic passenger traffic marginally grew by less than a percentage point in the first five months of this year to almost 260 lakh, which was two lakh more than the same period last year, official data showed today.
- ICICI hits Chinese bond market with issue
- Mumbai: Country''s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has hit the Chinese debt market for a benchmark issue of about USD 500 million.
- SABMiller India appoints Grant Liversage as MD
- New Delhi: Brewery firm SABMiller India today appointed Grant Liversage as the Managing Director of the company.
- Natchiappan takes charge as MoS Commerce and Industry
- New Delhi: E M S Natchiappan today took charge as Minister of State for Commerce and Industry and said he will make all efforts to boost country's exports.
- Forbes to honour top 100 Indian leaders in UAE
- Dubai: Forbes Middle East will honour the top 100 Indian leaders in the UAE for the first time, recognising their contribution in public life, society, communities and especially in business.
- FIPB clears 16 FDI proposals worth Rs 1,647 cr
- New Delhi: The government has approved 16 projects envisaging foreign investment worth Rs 1,647 crore, while deferring Punj Lloyd''s proposals for lack of security clearance.
- India had 2,152 phishing attacks in April;4th highest globally
- New Delhi: India, that has about 137 million Internet users, accounted for 8 per cent of the total phishing attack volume worldwide in April 2013, after the US, UK and South Africa, a report by IT storage solutions firm EMC said.
- Investors redeem $8 bn from emerging mkt bond, equity funds
- New Delhi: Emerging market bond and equity funds witnessed their biggest weekly redemptions since the third quarter of 2011 as they withdrew more than USD 8 billion last week, according to a report.
- BHEL wins Rs 450 crore R&M contract from Mahagenco
- New Delhi: State-run BHEL today bagged a renovation and modernisation contract worth Rs 450 crore from Maharashtra State Power Generation Corp (Mahagenco).
- Case-I power plants can pass through fuel hike
- New Delhi: New power projects that will come up under the Case-I bidding norms would be allowed to pass through any increase in fuel price to the end consumer.
- Oscar takes charge of Road Transport and Highways Ministry
- New Delhi: Oscar Fernandes took charge as Minister of Road Transport & Highways & said he will work towards getting speedy environment clearances for projects.
- Rupee weakens by 59 paise vs dollar in late morning
- Mumbai: The rupee weakened by 59 paise to 58.46 against the American currency in the late morning trade on sustained dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of higher dollar overseas amidst capital outflows.
- Sensex snaps 2-day winning spree, drops 89 pts
- Mumbai: Sensex snapped 2 day winning spree by slipping 89 pts due to selling pressure in rate-sensitive counters mainly in banking, consumer durable & auto.
- BSE Sensex down by 80 points in early trade
- Mumbai: BSE benchmark Sensex on Tuesday fell by almost 80 points in early trade due to profit-booking after two sessions of gain.
- Rupee plunges 56 paise against dollar in early trade
- Mumbai: The rupee today plunged by 56 paise, or almost 1 per cent, to trade at 58.43 against the dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to renewed dollar demand from importers and appreciation of the US currency overseas.
- HC allows HongKong firm to tow drifting ship
- Five sentenced to life for murder
- SC to hear WB plea against CBI probe in custodial death
- Man gets 7 years RI for raping woman
- HC declares youth 'juvenile', sets aside life sentence
- Seven get life term in 2010 murder case
- PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of internet data
- CBI told to file charge sheet in Ishrat case by July 4
- HC acquits 2 of charge of killing dacoit, wife
- Cops tortured us for confessions in IPL case: Bookies
- HC asks govt to keep a post vacant in Railway Claims
- Illegal mining: Convicted Guj minister files appeal
- Kin of Army school teacher gets Rs 18.34 lakh
- Factory owner sentenced for death of woman worker
- Jharkhand High Court rejects Cong leader's bail plea
- HC allows HongKong firm to tow drifting ship
- Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today allowed a Hong Kong-based company, prospective buyers of MT Pratibha Tapi, which has started drifting towards the city shores, to arrange for the logistics to tow the oil tanker and provide fuel to another ship MT Pratibha Indrayani.
- Five sentenced to life for murder
- Jehanabad (Bihar): A local court today sentenced five persons to life imprisonment in a murder case five years ago.
- SC to hear WB plea against CBI probe in custodial death
- New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear West Bengal government''s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order for a CBI investigation into the alleged custodial death of a Trinamool Congress worker in Dhaniakhali police station area in Hooghly district.
- Man gets 7 years RI for raping woman
- Seoni (MP): A local court has sentenced a man to seven-years rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping a woman last year.
- HC declares youth 'juvenile', sets aside life sentence
- New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has declared a youth "juvenile" and set aside his life sentence in a case of causing grievous hurt during a robbery in 2008, observing that there was a laxity on the part of police and trial courts for not examining his age.
- Seven get life term in 2010 murder case
- Jabalpur: A local court has awarded life imprisonment to seven persons in 2010 Rohit Jain murder case.
- PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of internet data
- New Delhi: The issue of the US National Security Agency monitoring internet data of India today reached the Supreme Court with a PIL filed seeking its direction to the Centre to initiate action against internet companies for sharing information with foreign authority in "breach" of contract and violation of right to privacy.
- CBI told to file charge sheet in Ishrat case by July 4
- Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court today allowed CBI''s plea for shifting out IPS officer Satish Verma from the Ishrat Jahan case probe and asked it to file charge sheet by July 4.
- HC acquits 2 of charge of killing dacoit, wife
- Mumbai: Bombay High Court has acquitted two persons of the charge of killing a dacoit and his wife, saying the duo had acted in self defence.
- Cops tortured us for confessions in IPL case: Bookies
- New Delhi: Three bookies, arrested in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, today alleged in a court here that the Delhi police has extorted their confessions in the case by using "third degree torture and coercion".
- HC asks govt to keep a post vacant in Railway Claims
- New Delhi: The central government has been directed by the Delhi High Court to keep a post vacant for a Member of the Railway Claims Tribunal on the plea of a former Member (Judicial) who was not given re-appointment for the position in 2011.
- Illegal mining: Convicted Guj minister files appeal
- Rajkot: Gujarat water resources minister Babu Bokhiria, who was convicted for illegally mining Rs 54 crore limestone, has filed an appeal challenging his conviction before the sessions court here.
- Kin of Army school teacher gets Rs 18.34 lakh
- New Delhi: The family members of a Army school teacher, who had died in a road accident in Ahmedabad in 2010, has been awarded a compensation of Rs 18.34 lakh by a motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) here.
- Factory owner sentenced for death of woman worker
- New Delhi: A Delhi court has sentenced a factory owner to eight months in jail for the death of a woman worker and burn injuries to six others after he threw thinner at them leading to a fire.
- Jharkhand High Court rejects Cong leader's bail plea
- Ranchi: Jharkhand HC rejected bail petition of a Congress leader and his alleged accomplice in the ''cash-for-votes'' case, which was cracked by the police
- Dhoni's security is foolproof: Jharkhand DGP
- Harbhajan turns counsellor for stranded pilgrims
- Dalmiya wrong in accepting illegitimate post: Bindra
- Divij, Raja in 2nd round of Wimbledon qualifiers
- Lahiri guns for title at Worldwide Selangor Masters
- National cycling coach dies in road accident
- India's friendlies cancelled due to clash with dates
- "Academies require good coaches for cricketers"
- Indian father sues school cricket coach
- India eye miracle vs Aus in FIH WL quarters
- Sai, Thulasi & Arundhati cross first qualifier
- Arun Prasad in joint lead
- Saina still eyes first title of 2013 in Singapore
- England test awaits South Africa in CT semifinal
- Anand draws with Gelfand
- Maradona wins lawsuit against Chinese firms
- Victory for Leander Paes on 40th birthday
- Nigeria swamp Tahiti in Confed Cup opener
- Maradona wins lawsuit against Chinese firms
- Football needs glamour quotient but don't lose I-League: Sunil
- Dhoni's security is foolproof: Jharkhand DGP
- Ranchi:There would not be any compromise on the security of Team India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar said today.
- Harbhajan turns counsellor for stranded pilgrims
- Dehradun: Cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who has been stranded in Joshimath, today took the role of a counsellor alongside ITBP personnel as he met a number of pilgrims hit by incessant rains and floods.
- Dalmiya wrong in accepting illegitimate post: Bindra
- New Delhi: Former BCCI president and a member of the anti N Srinivasan group, I S Bindra, has lashed out at the Board''s interim head Jagmohan Dalmiya for accepting what he termed an "illegitimate stop-gap" arrangement.
- Divij, Raja in 2nd round of Wimbledon qualifiers
- London: Divij Sharan and Purav Raja moved within a win from qualifying for the Wimbledon men''s doubles event after recording a comfortable straight set win here.
- Lahiri guns for title at Worldwide Selangor Masters
- Lahiri, who dropped from fourth to tenth at the Queen''s Cup, is gung-ho as he begins his hunt for a fourth Asian Tour title.
- National cycling coach dies in road accident
- New Delhi: Former India cyclist and current national coach Ruma Chatterjee died in a road accident in the wee hours today after being hit by a speeding vehicle on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway.
- India's friendlies cancelled due to clash with dates
- New Delhi: Indian football team''s hopes of rising in FIFA rankings have been dashed with cancellation of two international friendlies against Philippines and Malaysia owing to rescheduling of the SAFF Cup.
- "Academies require good coaches for cricketers"
- Vijayawada: Former India batsman V V S Laxman today stressed on the need for good coaches to train budding cricketers at academies.
- Indian father sues school cricket coach
- Durban: A South African lawyer has sued his son''s school cricket coach for R2.1 million, alleging that his son was not allowed to become the captain of any age group sides till he was playing in under-15 category because of his Indian origin.
- India eye miracle vs Aus in FIH WL quarters
- Rotterdam: An error-prone India need nothing short of a miracle to secure a direct berth in next year''s hockey World Cup as they take on formidable Australia in the quarterfinals of the men''s competition of the FIH World Round 3, here tomorrow.
- Sai, Thulasi & Arundhati cross first qualifier
- Singapore: Rising shuttlers Sai Praneeth, P C Thulasi and Arundhati Pantawane reached the second stage of the qualifying round of the Singapore Super Series at Singapore Indoor Stadium here today.
- Arun Prasad in joint lead
- Prasad shares the lead with Vladimir Georgiev of Macedonia, Zybnyk Hracek of Czech Republic and Nils Grandelius of Sweden. The four leaders are followed by a pack of 15 players having six points apiece including Indian Grandmasters Abhijeet Gupta, M R Venkatesh, Deep Sengupta, Vidit Gujrathi, International Master Ashwin Jayaram and Indian women champion Mary Ann Gomes.
- Saina still eyes first title of 2013 in Singapore
- Singapore: After failing to retain crowns in Thailand,Saina Nehwal will now look to break her nine-month title draught when she begins her campaign in Singapore Super Series.
- England test awaits South Africa in CT semifinal
- London: South Africa will look to shed their big tournament ''chokers'' tag that has haunted them for long as they go into semi-final of Champions Trophy against England here tomorrow
- Anand draws with Gelfand
- Playing after the first rest day, Anand got something to play for but his last world championship challenger also up to the task in defense and the draw was a just result.
- Maradona wins lawsuit against Chinese firms
- Beijing: Diego Maradona will get 3 million yuan (USD 4.90 lakh) as compensation from 3 Chinese companies for using his name in an online game without his consent.
- Victory for Leander Paes on 40th birthday
- Eastbourne (Britain): Indian tennis legend Leander Paes celebrated his 40th birthday with a victory in first round of the men's doubles event at the Aegon International here.
- Nigeria swamp Tahiti in Confed Cup opener
- The African champions only arrived in Brazil 36 hours before the game after a row over bonus payments, but they could even afford some wasteful finishing as they leapfrogged world champions Spain to the top of Group B.
- Maradona wins lawsuit against Chinese firms
- A Chinese court awarded the judgement in response to a lawsuit filed by the the former Argentina national coach.
- Football needs glamour quotient but don't lose I-League: Sunil
- New Delhi: At a time AIFF and its commercial partner IMG-Reliance are planning to float an IPL-style football league, India skipper Sunil Chhetri today said that the sport needs to increase its glamour quotient but not at the cost of ignoring the I-League.
- Would love to work in Bollywood: Jackie Chan
- 18 Indian films showcased at Shanghai film festival
- Kiran launching online voting for 'Ship of Theseus'
- Sabyasachi Mukherjee to be grand finale designer for LFW
- Kareena, Emraan to team up for a romantic film
- Bengali film to dwell on Narmada Bachao movement
- 100 crore club does not fascinate Deepika Padukone
- Anuj Sachdeva was sceptical to do soap again
- Queen Latifah to play Ghanaian ruler
- TV actor Anuj was sceptical to do daily soap again
- Would love to work in Bollywood: Jackie Chan
- New Delhi: Asked if he would like to star in a Bollywood movie, international actor Jackie Chan emphatically said, "Yes, definitely, absolutely."
- 18 Indian films showcased at Shanghai film festival
- Beijing: K J M Varma Beijing, June 18 (PTI) Eighteen Indian films are being screened the Shanghai International Film Festival showcasing 100 Years of Indian Cinema.
- Kiran launching online voting for 'Ship of Theseus'
- Mumbai: Indian Filmmaker Kiran Rao, who is releasing ''Ship of Theseus'' in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata initially, has come up with an online voting option for audiences to view the movie in other cities.
- Sabyasachi Mukherjee to be grand finale designer for LFW
- Mumbai: Noted designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee will present his collection at the grand finale of LFW Winter/Festive season this year. His collections have won accolades and critical acclaim.
- Kareena, Emraan to team up for a romantic film
- Mumbai: Actors Kareena Kapoor and Emraan Hashmi have teamed up for a romantic film which will go on the floors later this year. They have signed together for a romantic drama.
- Bengali film to dwell on Narmada Bachao movement
- Kolkata: Kolkata, June 18 (PTI) Director Kingshuk De''s upcoming film ''Nadi Re Tui'' will focus on the Narmada Bachao movement.
- 100 crore club does not fascinate Deepika Padukone
- Mumbai: 2 of her films this year - ''Race 2'' & latest ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani''- have entered elite Rs 100 crore club, but Deepika Padukone does not attach much significance.
- Anuj Sachdeva was sceptical to do soap again
- Mumbai: Popular TV actor Anuj Sachdeva, who has stepped in the shoes of fellow Farhan Khan in daily soap ''Chhanchhan'' as a replacement, says he was in two minds initially to accept the show.
- Queen Latifah to play Ghanaian ruler
- London: Rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah is set to portray Ghanaian hero Peggielene Bartels on the big screen after Will Smith snapped up the rights to pen a book about her life.
- TV actor Anuj was sceptical to do daily soap again
- Mumbai: Popular TV actor Anuj Sachdeva, who has stepped in the shoes of fellow Farhan Khan in daily soap ''Chhanchhan'' as a replacement, says he was in two minds initially to accept the show.
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