A 33-year-old Polish woman was raped by a cab driver who had offered her a ride while she was on her way to Delhi along with her two year-old-daughter from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday. A zero First Information Report (which will be numbered later by the police station under whose jurisdiction the […]
The direct talks set for Saturday between the warring sides of South Sudan have been delayed in absence of an agenda, the East African bloc IGAD said. According to sources of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the rival sides met Friday, but failed to agree on an agenda for direct talks to put […]
The BJP Saturday staked claim to be recognised as the main opposition party in the Karnataka assembly following the decision of the Karnataka Janata Party led by B. S. Yeddyurappa to merge with it. Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar told reporters here that a team led by him submitted a letter to Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa […]
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh announced here Saturday that Jharkhand would have an effective Lokayukta law by Feb 15. “Jharkhand will have its Lokayukta law by Feb 15. This will be according to the law passed by parliament,” said Ramesh after holding a coordination committee meeting of the Jharkhand government. The Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, […]
Iranian football club Esteghlal’s defender Pejman Montazeri Saturday joined Qatar’s Umm Salal. Montazeri will replace Australian defender Sasa Ognenovski in Umm Salal, reports Xinhua. The Iranian 31-year-old signed an 18-month deal with Umm Salal for an undisclosed fee. The Iranian international defender joined Esteghlal in 2007 and has won two Iran league and two Iran […]
India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has certified the GPS-aided, geo-augmented navigation (Gagan) system to service the aviation sector with the required navigation performance, the Indian space agency said Saturday. “The certification will enable the aircraft fitted with satellite-based augmentation system to use Gagan signal in space for en-route navigation and […]
Identical centuries from skipper Vijay Zol and Sanju Samson helped India lift the U-19 Asia Cup cricket title with a 40-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan in the final at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here Saturday. Put in, Samson and Zol struck 100s as India posted a competitive 314 for eight in 50 overs. Pakistan finished […]
Lashkar-e-Taiba bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda claimed Saturday that the Delhi Police did not arrest him in India but picked him up in Nepal. Tunda gave this information to Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Bansal while seeking the court’s direction to the police to furnish the details of the 16 blast cases pending against him. According […]
The successful launch of India’s heavier rocket – the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle-D5 (GSLV-D5) – Sunday not only means the indigenous cryogenic engine is performing well but also would pave way for sizeable savings, the space agency’s chief said Saturday. “When GSLV-D5 succeeds in its mission Sunday, it means the Indian cryogenic stage/engine is performing […]
Pakistan and India are continuing their back channel talks aimed at resolving vexed issues like Kashmir, Sir Creek and Siachen, and improve bilateral relations, Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s adviser on national security and foreign affairs, said Saturday. But any breakthrough could be expected only after the April-May general election in India, he […]