Tawang spruces up to receive Dalai Lama on Sunday
A grand public reception awaits Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in the bordering hill town of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, which is located at 10,000 feet from the mean sea level, with the entire town as well the 400-year-old Tawang Monastery wearing a festive look. Reward for backing Cong govt? Ministerial berths
All the seven Independent Members of Legislative Assembly, who bailed out the minority Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in Haryana during a confidence vote in the state assembly, were rewarded with ministerial berths during the expansion of the 13-day-old Congress ministry on Saturday. With the induction of six Cabinet ministers and three Ministers of State, the size of the Hooda ministry has gone up to ten, including the chief minister. BJP's 'compromise formula' to save Karnataka govt
A last-ditch attempt by the Bharatiya Janata Party high command to resolve the ongoing crisis in the Karnataka government appears to have failed, with the rebel state ministers -- Tourism Minister Janardhan Reddy, Revenue Minister Karunakar Reddy, Chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation Somashekhar Reddy and Health Minister B Sriramulu -- sticking to their demand for the removal of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. Army warms up to Akash missile
India's long-criticised Akash anti-aircraft missile is now blazing towards success. After years of rejection from the military, the Akash is being accepted as a world-class missile. US army base gunman was 'nicest guy you'd meet'
An United States military psychiatrist, accused of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage at a key defence base, has been moved to the trauma centre of a San Antonio medical facility. The tragedy unfolded when Major Hasan walked into a soldier readiness centre at the base and opened fire, in the worst attack against the military by one of its own men, killing 12 soldiers and one defence department civilian.A neighbour said he was the 'nicest guy'. Hundreds of Indian students stranded in Australia
Hundreds of Indian students studying in Australia have been left in the lurch, with the sudden collapse of the Global Campus Management Group closing down four colleges in Sydney and Melbourne on Thursday.The collapse has particularly come as a major blow for the Australian government, which has been working hard to rebuild the image of the country's education scenario. FBI recovers Qaeda videos from LeT operative
Giving a new dimension to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba plot to attack Indian facilities, Federal Bureau of Investigation's sleuths have recovered two inflammatory Al Qaeda videos, containing speeches by Osama bin Laden and other terrorists, from the house of Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was arrested in October. Produced by 'As Sahab Media', commonly acknowledged to be the media wing of the Al Qaeda, one of the videos is titled 'Bombing of Denmark Embassy'. US: Attorney Sheela Murthy wins top awards
Sheela Murthy, founder, president, and managing attorney of the Murthy Law Firm, has won the Philanthropist of the Year award from the United Way of Central Maryland for her $1 million gift to United Way, a large portion of the sum being marked to go to India. America reacts with shock, grief at army shootout
The shooting rampage in a southern United States military base in Texas, which killed at least 12 soldiers and wounded over 30 others, has sent shock waves across the country.Deeply saddened by the tragic events at Fort Hood, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a statement, "My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the fallen, the wounded, and all those touched by this incident," he said. Brigadier fired upon in Pak capital
In the third attack in two weeks targeting senior army commanders in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, gunmen opened fire on an army vehicle on Friday, injuring a brigadier and his driver Day not far when Kashmir will be free: Sharif
In an apparent bid to ensure his party's victory in the forthcoming Gilgit-Baltistan elections, Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has one again played the 'Kashmir' card.Addressing an election rally in Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghanchay region, Sharif said he does not mince words to deceive people and stressed that 'the day is not far when Kashmir will be free.'Nawaz urged the people to make the 'Lion', the PML-N's symbol, emerge victorious in the November 12 elections. Can spicy Indian curry prevent swine flu?
Spicy Indian curries could prevent swine flu and common cold just like any prescribed medicine available with the chemists, claim Russian doctors. "You can strengthen immunity by consuming spicy food like curries, as spices like turmeric, ginger and cumin also posses excellent therapeutic effect," an unnamed official said. Besides the intake of spicy food, people have been advised to consume raw onions and garlic, which contain anti-viral properties. Upset at Iraq posting, US army major guns down 12
An American soldier gunned down 12 people at Fort Hood, Texas, the largest United States army base in the world, on Thursday.While some media reports claimed that the soldier had been gunned down, others stated that he was alive and had been taken into custody. The soldier was identified as Major Hassan Malik.Two other soldiers were also arrested in connection with the shooting.Malik, who was going to be deployed to Iraq, started firing from two handguns. 'We are breaking down barriers for doctors'
H Rayudu Koka, the chief of Ontario's physicians body discusses with rediff.com's Ajit Jain what the province and Canada are doing to enable international medical graduates to practice medicine there. Revealed: Blackwater's hiring spree in Pakistan
According to The Nation, the US firm has offered some of the retired Pakistani officials a whopping salary package of $60,000 (nearly Rs 28 lakh) per month. But what is more noticeable is that it has hired former CIA officer Steven Cash to operate as commander-in-charge of its operations in Peshawar. Exposed: Goa's murky drug world
The statements made by witnesses in the Central Bureau of Investigation's chargesheet in the Scarlett Eden Keeling case has exposed the underbelly of drug cartel run in Goa through beach shacks. British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling was found dead at Anjuna on February 18, 2008. Why Shobha could be Yeddyurappa's nemesis
Yeddyurappa will have to take one of the hardest decisions of his political career when he drops Shobha from the ministry in order to save his chair. Explain role in terror activities, Pak tells India
Pakistan has once again accused India of being involved in terror activities inside its territory, saying New Delhi must explain its role in promoting terrorism in the country. Responding to Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's remarks, the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson said, "India must explain its own conduct in sponsoring and abetting terrorism and militancy in our region."Earlier, Rao had urged the international community to pressurise Islamabad. Scientist vs establishment battle simmers in CSIR
All it took was a letter from Ayyadurai addressed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for sparks to fly. In the letter, he cried foul over the manner in which he had been asked to pack his bag for 'taking on the CSIR leadership'. Though the CSIR cites a high pay package demand from Ayyadurai as reason for his termination, the Indian-American scientist and entrepreneur believes he has been victimised. It is illegal and irrelevant, he claims. 'Resolve JK row to alleviate Pak crisis'
An influential United States lawmaker, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Intelligence and Terrorism Risk Assessment, has said that if the Obama Administration can help resolve the Kashmir imbroglio, it may help alleviate Pakistan's continuing security threat perception vis-?-vis India and turn Islamabad from this obsessive focus to confronting the existential terrorist threat from within.