The United States will give Pakistan an aid package worth $7 billion (about Rs 28,000 crore) to fight terrorism, the Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday. The aid package, being put together by the Democratic senator Joseph Biden, will mark a decisive break in US policy on Pakistan, which for much of the past nine years focused on President Pervez Musharraf and the Pakistani military as Washington's primary partners in the "war on terror".
Steve Bannon, a far-right figure, who has been given unprecedented power in the White House, said on his radio show in March 2016.
Max Mosley faced calls for his resignation on Tuesday after weekend newspaper allegations that the head of Formula One's governing body took part in a Nazi-style orgy with prostitutes.
India may play five-Test series in England in 2011 and 2015 -- for the first time in more than 50 years -- if the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the BCCI agree on a deal.
It is not clear at this stage whether Tata will take up the government's offer of taking a 25 per cent stake in the business.
Quoting a senior PML-Q official, the report said, "He's been sulking...He's retreated into a mental bunker, which is not healthy. He thinks everyone is out to get him and only listens to a small circle. It's a dangerous mindset to be in at this point in time. He could decide to hit back."
"They must ensure culture of peace and solidarity between different religious communities and spread a teaching which honours all human creatures,"
Cell phones don't trigger cancer -- this new study comes from Tokyo, Japan, the technological capital of the world. Researchers at the Tokyo Women's Medical University have carried out the study and found that mobile phone users have no greater risk of developing brain tumours than people who have never used them,
A Uk study has found that folic acid supplements taken prior to pregnancy slash risks of a premature birth.
"We have received information that after the Olympics 1 million Chinese are going to settle in the autonomous region of Tibet," the Dalai Lama said in an interview published in the Guardian on Saturday. He said: "There is every danger of Tibet becoming a truly Han Chinese land and Tibetans becoming an insignificant minority. Then the very basis of the idea of autonomy becomes meaningless."
Believe it or not, but a new record for the most expensive photograph ever has been set by landscape photographer Peter Lik's $6.5 million (about Rs 40 crore) snap titled the 'Phantom'.
Lord's may play host to neutral Test matches as part of an expanded programme of world-class fixtures stretching beyond the familiar diet of England Tests and one-day internationals. The idea is to help the MCC fund a 200m ground-redevelopment project.
UK sleuths come up with new evidence of Kafeel Ahmed's terror links
The couple arrived from India as friends in 2007 and went on to enter into a civil partnership in Scotland in 2008, which they converted into marriage last year.
Journalist, social science researcher, human rights activist and Rediff.com contributor, Praful Bidwai has passed away. He was 66.
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan says he will resign if the English FA find him guilty of racism over comments he made defending the appointment of controversial manager Malky Mackay.
The list, according to media reports, also features reducing ties with Iran and closing a Turkish military base.
The 24-page dossier outlines how the terror group is trying to build a state complete with guidelines for education, natural resources, industry, diplomacy, propaganda and the military.
In a letter to The Guardian, Rushdie, who last week won the Best of the Bookers award, said that he had broken wine writer Malcolm Gluck's record for book signings. Gluck's claimed his record is 1,001 copies in 59 minutes, set at a wine warehouse in London in 1998.
'I will need a few more pictures, sir, can I get some time from you for a more extended photo shoot?' asked Singh. Modi, ever-obliging before the camera, laughed. 'Sure, but let us plan to do it after my swearing-in is over in May!' The Balakot effect was evident. A fascinating excerpt from Rajdeep Sardesai's 2019: How Modi Won India.
Even as Alastair Cook ponders about his future as Test captain after the 4-0 series drubbing in India, England's assistant coach Paul Farbrace said the entire team is behind the lanky opener.
A Dutch teenager has been arrested for stealing virtual furniture from Habbo Hotel, a social networking website.
A Bishop on Saturday became the first Church of England priest to openly declare that he is gay and in a long-term relationship with a man.
Two years since Hashim Amla was called a 'terrorist' live on air by Dean Jones, the South African said he had forgiven Jones but the hurt caused by the remark lingers on.
It is not every day that one of the planet's richest men is arrested by his government.
Milind Bhade presents a list of 10 forts near Mumbai that offer a slice of history along with breathtaking views.
The Booker Of Booker winner will now have to compete against 41 others vying for the new Best of the Booker award.
Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone caused a social media storm on Tuesday when he said women racing drivers would not be taken seriously in the sport and dismissed the contribution of immigrants to Britain.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
British military scientists sent hundreds of Indian soldiers into gas chambers to test mustard gas during more than a decade of experiments that began before World War II, a media report said.
Fiona MacKeown, who visited Goa last week to follow up on the murder case, tells The Guardian that the man's identity is "common knowledge" in Goa. "I was approached by many people who told me his name. He is a powerful person with money. It would explain why the police have tried to cover up the case," she has been quoted as saying by the newspaper
The British government wants University staff to report suspicious activity by Asian students to the Special Branch to check extremism.
The Guardian newspaper reports that leaders of three of the insurgent groups said the armed resistance would continue till all foreign troops had left Iraqi soil and, in passing, blamed the Al Qaeda for mayhem targeting civilians
Indian conglomerate Tata and US car maker Ford are expected to complete the deal of the latter's luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover within a few days, a media report said on Monday. According to The Guardian newspaper, Ford is expected to complete the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata "within a few days." However, neither side has put a price on the marques. The price tag is likely to get closer to $ 2 billion. The deal was prolonged due to complexities in the agreement.
A Silicon Valley entrepreneur has launched a $1 million (Rs 6.2 crore) prize challenging scientists to discover the 'elixir of life' and push human lifespan past its apparent maximum of about 120 years.
More than a million Cadbury bars were pulled out of the shops across Britain over fears that they may have been contaminated.
McLaren are in no rush to sign a successor to departed double world champion Fernando Alonso.
The director drew parallels for Elizabeth, his first film on the British monarch, with former prime minister Indira Gandhi, and for Golden Age with Princess Diana.
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