Disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of a nuclear war with India, accusing the West of projecting the two countries as 'irresponsible'."It's all western propaganda to put blame on us and to put blame on India and to project us as irresponsible countries. I never believe that in future there will be any war between the two countries," he said.
Former national security advisor M K Narayanan was on Sunday sworn in as the West Bengal Governor by Calcutta High Court Chief Justice M S Shah at the 'Throne Room' of the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who underwent a coronary by-pass surgery, is recovering well, doctors attending on him said on Monday. Referring to the prime minister's diet, D'Silva said Dr Singh had taken coconut water and porridge on Monday morning.
Four heart specialists from the Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, are leading a team of doctors operating upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Saturday.The 11-member team from AHI, led by Ramakant Panda, is heading the team of doctors who are performing the bypass graft surgery on 76-year-old Dr Singh.Helping them would be doctors and technical staff drawn from different departments of AIIMS.
Saurashtra's veteran left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja bagged his 22nd five-wicket haul as the defending champions scored an innings and 243-run victory against Manipur to move into the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals from Group A in Rajkot on Sunday.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.
The 19-year-old Panghal put up a dominant show in the 53kg category, winning all her bouts without much fuss.
Senior Muslim leader, veteran Parliamentarian and Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi was bid a tearful adieu by lakhs of his supporters on Tuesday when he was laid to rest at the Dargah Agha Dawood in Hyderabad.
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has been conferred with a Honourary Doctorate of Science by the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom in recognition of his eminence in the international community as a scientist, educationist and statesman. This is the 33rd Honourary Doctorate received by Kalam from Indian and foreign universities.
Images from Day 3 in the first Test between South Africa and India, at SuperSports Park, Centurion, on Thursday.
The architect of India's economic reforms, Manmohan Singh, has another big mission on his hands now.
In nearly 100 seats, the BJP stands almost no chance of winning. In 200 seats, it is a direct fight between the BJP and the Congress where the BJP has an upper hand. In 243 seats, the BJP is pitted against regional parties and it is not going to be easy. That is why 400 seats may end up as a pipe dream, states Ramesh Menon, author of Modi Demystified: The Making of a Prime Minister.
Here is the story of a humble farmer who developed a unique cardamom variety called 'Njallani', but did not know how to apply for a patent.
The 73-year-old leader on Thursday emailed his resignation letter to the Speaker soon after he was allowed by Singapore to enter the city-state on a "private visit".
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI match played Between South Africa and India in Gqeberha, South Africa on Tuesday.
In layman's terms, "Think of a road. If you are going on a road and there is a big traffic jam, you take the car from a different route and you join back later on the main road. When you have a blockage in your artery, we take another artery from a different place and we connect it to the original artery, below the blockage. Hence, the blockage gets bypassed, says Dr Aashish Contractor, Head of Department, preventive cardiology & rehabilitation, Asian Heart Institute.
Buffet first among seven all-time best investors.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone denied talks with Arsenal about a possible takeover bid on Saturday but said he was always open to offers.
Amitabh Bachchan could not contain his excitement as he cheered for his son Abhishek Bachchan's team, in the Pro Kabaddi 2019 match, in Mumbai, on Wednesday.
The longest-serving Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister and popularly known as mama (maternal uncle) and 'paon-paon wale bhaiya' (foot soldier), Shivraj Singh Chouhan has emerged as the hero of his party's stunning victory in the state assembly elections.
Sunday also proved to be a good day for Delhi's star 400m runner Amoj Jacob, whose winning time was 45.92 seconds.
World champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn crashed out of the India Open Super 750 badminton tournament
Travis Head's counter-attacking hundred and his unbroken 251-run stand with Steve Smith put Australia in charge on 327/3 on the opening day of the WTC final against India.
For India, it is a symbol of will and a successful feat of arms.
The legendary Bengali actress has been admitted to the intensive coronary care unit of a nursing home here with high blood pressure and fever.
Pakistan's Punjab police have booked former prime minister Imran Khan and 1,500 of his party workers for attacking and setting on fire a top army officer's house in Lahore.
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone made it clear on Saturday he wants to buy Arsenal, but accepted the Premier League club is currently not for sale.
'I traced 76 children within two-and-a-half months,' says Assistant Sub Inspector Seema Dhaka.
The 22-year-old has signed on an eight-and-a-half-year contract in deal worth 100 million euros ($108 million).
The F1 supremo told US Grand Prix organisers that he could take the race elsewhere if he cannot agree a new deal with Indianapolis.
Scotland stunned Ireland as Oman beat UAE in the ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers.
From the pinnacle of Veer Zara's teary romance, the transition to Pathaan and Jawan must have entailed a lot of resetting, rewiring, and recalibration in the mind. But SRK has done it. And done it well, notes Sandeep Goyal.
Formula One has said it hopes to get the season started some time in the European summer with a reduced calendar of 15-18 races.
Mumbai were ahead by 257 runs in the first innings after Musheer Khan struck an unbeaten 203, with Baroda reaching 127/2 in reply by the close of play on day two
Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets since April 9, as the government ran out of money for vital imports; prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed and there are acute shortages in fuel, medicines and electricity supply.
Yuzvendra Chahal might be despondent after the selectors snubbed him for the T20I series against Australia, but the leg-spinner channelised his angst positively with a six-wicket burst against Uttarakhand.
Meg Lanning was awestruck seeing Shafali Verma's powerhitting
Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh continues to be on life support systems after he was operated upon for a head injury at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi after he had a fall at his residence.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh is in a critical condition after being operated upon for a head injury at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi following a fall at his residence. Doctors at the hospital said that examination showed he was in a state of coma.
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