Indian envoy, TMDP leaders call on Maoist leadership
Newly appointed Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood on Sunday called on the Communist Party of Nepal- Maoist (CPN-M) leadership. ANI
MPRF proposes new govt formation prior to CA meet
Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum (MPRF) on Sunday floated the proposal to form the new government prior to the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly (CA). ANI
Businesswomen must be superior than men
Matching their pace with men doesnt seem to satisfy women, at least not in the realm of business. A new survey has revealed that women think they have to be superior than men in order to succeed in business. ANI
Pranab Mukherjee to attend IBSA meeting in South Africa
Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reached Cape Town to participate in the fifth meeting of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Ministerial Trilateral Commission, which is beginning today. ANI
How doctors one-man campaign exposed Josef Fritzls truth
The Austrian doctor whose actions led to the capture of Josef Fritzl says his suspicions were raised within seconds of meeting the devil dad. ANI
Austrian cops to quiz dungeon dads wife again
Rosemarie, the wife of sex beast Josef Fritzl, is to be questioned again by police to determine whether she knew about his secret life in the cellar. ANI
Mum dives straight in to save man from shark attack
A courageous mum risked her life to save a man savaged by a 4m shark just off a popular beach in Western Australia. ANI
Vatican introduces Latin website
Latin, the Vaticans official language, has finally entered its website alongside Italian, English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. ANI
Voters expect next U.S. President to fix the economy
Americans are expecting the next president to provide economic relief, but a distinguished University of Mississippi economics professor says that the experience with tax-rebate initiatives indicate that most Americans will save their rebates or use them to pay bills. ANI
Indian-born researcher blames US, media for global food crisis
An Indian-born University of Buffalo food security expert has blamed the United States and the media for the global food crisis by claiming that policy makers have not paid enough attention to the link between food systems and global warming, besides the impact of fossil fuels. ANI
Koirala says will talk with coalition partners on government formation
Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has announced that he has started a dialogue with leaders of all political parties within the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and other newly emerged Terai-based parties on the issue of government formation and commencement of smooth proceedings of the Constituent Assembly which is set to convene within a fortnight. ANI
Inter-faith prayers offered for Nirmala Deshpande in Karachi
Inter-faith prayers were offered at the Jinnah Medical and Dental College here on Saturday for Indian peace activist Nirmala Deshpande, who recently died in New Delhi. ANI
Pak lawyers to observe May 12 as Black Day
Lawyers across Pakistan will observe Monday (May 12) as a Black Day to condemn the killing of innocent civilians in Karachi on the same day last year. ANI
BlackBerry leading to irrational behaviour among users
Much like drugs and alcohol, the BlackBerry smartphone has become an addiction that is not only controlling lives and increasing stress loads, but is even threatening relationships with loved ones. ANI
Britain at risk of losing one fifth of its churches
A new research has shown that Britain will lose up to a fifth of its churches in the space of a generation if an appropriate action is not taken to stop the decline. ANI
Jenna Bush weds Henry Hager in a low-key ceremony
President George W. Bushs daughter Jenna married the son of a prominent Virginia Republican at the presidents ranch in Crawford, Texas on May 10. ANI
Rent-a-dog service faces flak from animal welfare organizations
Hassles like money or constant care and cleaning stops many from owning a pet of their own no matter how much they desire to have one. But a new rent-a-dog service coming to London might just make the day for such pet-lovers. ANI
Hindus urge India Censor Board to halt Hollywood movie The Love Guru
Hindu groups have contacted Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board) and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of India, urging them not to screen upcoming Hollywood movie The Love Guru till its presenter Paramount Pictures makes necessary changes in it.Bhavna Shinde, representing Hindu Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Society for Scientific Spirituality, in communiqués to these organizations, said, ...stop distributing or screening the movie till Paramount has made necessary changes to the movie, so that it will not hurt the feelings of the worldwide spiritual and Hindu community.If the trailer is an indicator of the content of the movie...then we feel that this movie is most likely to hurt the sentiments of seekers from various spiritual paths...it will hurt the religious sentiments of millions of Hindus worldwide, who hold the Guru-disciple relationship as sacred, she said. ANI
Pakistan to export 52,000 tons of cement to India
Pakistan will export about 52,000 tons of cement to India in the next two months. ANI
Sporadic aid trickles into Burma
Aid for Cyclone Nargis survivors in Myanmar is trickling in sporadically, and the United Nations fears that only a quarter of the survivors have received aid so far. ANI
Now, former UK Deputy PM Prescott defends Brown
Former British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott is the latest entrant to the controversy surrounding Gordon Brown over his alleged pressure tactics on Tony Blair. ANI
UK soldiers are taking loans to eat, says report
Many soldiers in the British Army are living in poverty, and some of them are so poor, that they are unable to eat and are forced to rely on emergency food voucher schemes set up by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), claims a damning and highly sensitive internal report. ANI
Gilani may seek dissolution of Pakistan Parliament if coalition collapses
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza gilani and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Asif Ali Zardari are reported to be seriously thinking of dissolving the National Assembly if their coalition arrangement with Nawaz Sharifs Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) collapses. ANI
Sarabjit Singh should be pardoned, says Gilani
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reportedly advised President Pervez Musharraf to pardon Indian death row inmate Sarabjit Singh after reviewing his case. ANI
U.S. considering Anbar model for FATA
Concerned about the possible resurgence of militancy and extremism in Pakistans Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the Bush Administration is reported to have suggested to Islamabad to implement the Anbar model i.e. to train local communities in the use of arms to counter al Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants. ANI
PPP-PML-N London talks end in deadlock
Talks between key leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) on the sacked judges restoration issue being held here have ended in a deadlock. ANI