Shah also said that the return of pilot Abhinandan was a diplomatic victory.
Indian boxer Vijender Singh's appeal over the 'unfair penalty points' awarded to his opponent during the semi-final bout was rejected by the Commonwealth Games Federation on Tuesday. The offiicals rejected India's protest over the four penalty points docked against world number one Vijender in his 75-kg middleweight semi-final defeat by Anthony Ogogo of England on Monday.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Thursday docked 60 per cent of his match fee while his teammates received a 30 per cent fine each for maintaining a slow over-rate during South Africa's second innings in the third and final Test in Cape Town.
A peace caravan to Gaza travels through the middle-east to a rousing reception. The caravan is part of an effort to lift the two-year blockade of Gaza by Israel.
The court ruled in a judgment running to over 100 pages that the commission can order an investigation into a complaint of an anti-competitive agreement or abuse of dominant position in the market.
Lieutenant General Avadesh Prakash, former military secretary who is facing court martial in the Sukna land scam, is likely to approach the Armed Forces Tribunal against the disciplinary action initiated against him by the army.
Avram Grant resigned as Portsmouth manager on Thursday, signing off with an open letter to the club's fans thanking them for their role in a 'wonderful and uplifting experience.'
The 143-metre-long warship, with 6,000-tonne displacement, has "versatile control systems with signature management and radar cross-section reduction features."
The Indonesian government on Friday said the situation at a dry dock, where thousands of local workers attacked their Indian colleagues after being called 'dumb', was under control, even as one of the four Indians injured in the incident remained in critical condition. Nearly 41 Indians working for PT Drydock World Graha in Batam Island were evacuated to the Barelang police station on Thursday by a police patrol boat after some 10,000 Indonesian workers attacked them.
With lines like "He was very diplomatic", "I don't think he got my question right," the students let it be known who they thought came out trumps.
Close to where the Obamas will stay in Mumbai is the British-named dock that launched a German-named ship that gave America its most famous song.
Sheela Bhatt lifts the lid off a Gujarat government scheme, piloted by Law Minister Amit Shah, currently in the dock over the Sohrabuddin encounter, to offer prime plots cheap to judges
Subhash Chandra, Chairman, Zee & Essel Group has received the Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from the University of East London (UEL).
As per a study, while some individuals eat less when they're stressed, most increase their food intake -- and crucially, the intake of calorie-dense food high in sugar and fat.
India and Pakistan are talking once again today at the official level. The preparation on the Indian side leaves no doubt that the focus will be on terrorism. The foreign ministry is consulting with the home ministry, defence ministry and security agencies. Pakistan will be placed in the dock. We can reasonably expect Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to press for the complete unravelling of the 26/11 conspiracy.
Here are a few remarkable moments out of the 340 days Kelly spent far, far away in space.
Jabir Moti, 51, who was arrested by Scotland Yard last year, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates' Court in London at the start of his trial.
A judicial magistrate the fishermen to jail in Karachi, two days after they were arrested by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing in the country's waters.
The Indian cricket team was on Sunday fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their defeat to Sri Lanka in the final of the tri-nation series at Dambulla.
For the MV Khailijia 3, one of the two ships which collided last Saturday off the coast of Mumbai, the track record does not read very well. In July, it was found that the ship had developed some cracks and had to offload its cargo mid-sea.
'When there is a change in the wind speed or the stress exerted on the surface, it will change the ocean currents.'
Congress complained against Modi, Shah, Irani; the BJP against Rahul Gandhi.
World number one Rafael Nadal won a battle of attrition against fellow left-hander Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan 7-6(4), 6-4 to seal Spain's spot in the final eight of the inaugural ATP Cup in Perth on Wednesday. Meanwhile his long-time rival, world number two Novak Djokovic, had an easier outing in Brisbane, strolling past Chile's Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-3 to stay undefeated in the new year.
West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh was on Friday summoned to the state assembly and ordered to pay Rs 1000 as 'punishment' by Speaker H A Halim for taking a photo in the House with his mobile. The Speaker asked the DGP, who was produced by the marshal in a temporary dock set up in the well of the assembly, whether he had taken a photo in the House with his mobile phone camera on Thursday.
Temperamental pacer S Sreesanth is in the dock after he sarcastically clapped at Rajasthan Royals opener Michael Lumb and umpires, during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur.
AAP alleges that the BJP is trying to woo voters with food and alcohol before the polls
At war, the Jalashwa can carry and launch a full infantry battalion in a single wave. At peace, the Jalashwa can evacuate 1,000 people in a single trip. Ajai Shukla explains why the Indian Navy's new tender for more ships like the Jalashwa must be treated with special urgency.
A Melbourne court today adjourned the hearing of the case of Gursewak Dhillon, accused in the death of toddler Gurshan Singh Channa, till June 29.
The arrival of this cruise vessel marks a new beginning for the Cochin Port
There were 35 defects that still remained to be resolved. Of these, 29 could not have been resolved during the monsoon since they required testing in absolutely calm seas. Nor is the Khanderi being commissioned with a full complement of its primary weapon, the torpedo.
Rohit Sharma has been docked 15 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent during India's 14-run defeat to the West Indies in their Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight Group F match in Bridgetown.
She's here. The driving winds and pelting rain of Hurricane Florence's western edge began to batter the United States East Coast, giving the region a taste of what's to come as the monster storm moves ashore. Even though the one-time Category 4 tempest has been downgraded to a Category 2, it's still packing lethal 100-mph winds and the potential for 13-foot storm surges and 40 inches of rain, officials warned.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was docked 20 per cent of his match fee, while his team-mates were fined 10 per cent for maintaining a slow over-rate during their win over New Zealand during their Super Eight match in their Twenty20 World Cup in Barbados.
An Indian tennis team will travel to Pakistan after 55 years. The last time they sparred on Pakistan soil was way back in March 1964 in Lahore, where India won 4-0.
'For me, I don't feel sad because I wouldn't even know what I'm expected to feel'
"Lieutenant General Avadesh Prakash has taken leave for ten days beginning Tuesday," senior Army officers said in New Delhi amidst speculation that he was asked to proceed on leave by Army chief General Deepak Kapoor.
The pilots of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's ill-fated Bell 430 helicopter had tried to contact the Air Traffic Control, Chennai, at least twice and had desperately called for guidance, as they had lost their route. The revelations can put the ATC Chennai in dock for negligence leading to the fatal crash.
A Saudi Arabian prince, the grandson of King Abdullah who was charged with battering his aide to death, was jailed for life by a British court with the judge observing "no one in this country is above the law."
From ice-capped Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world, to the warships off South Korea, Indian armed forces on Tuesday joined the International Yoga Day celebrations.
In yet another accident involving the Navy, one civilian worker was killed and two were injured in an accident at the under-construction nuclear submarine at the shipbuilding centre of Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam on Saturday night.
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