Indias first priority is spurring economic growth: Manmohan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that Indias first priority is spurring economic growth so that it could eradicate dire poverty. ANI
US may conduct raids against terrorists operating from Pak tribal areas
US can go after the terrorists operating from Pakistans tribal areas to check rising Taliban attacks against American troops in Afghanistan and to disrupt resurgent al-Qaida operatives efforts to map strikes against the US homeland. ANI
Bats find new place to roost - bra and trousers!
Two Brit women got the shock of their lives when they discovered bats lurking in their clothes. ANI
NWFP Government, Taliban agree to amend Shariat Act
The NWFP Government and the Taliban in Swat headed by Maulana Fazlullah agreed to bring amendments in the 1999 NWFP Shariat Regulation Act with mutual understanding. ANI
Germanys 639-year-long concert crawls to its 6th chord!
It has taken seven years, and now the slowest and longest concert in the world has crawled to its sixth tone change on July 5 in the German town of Halberstadt. ANI
Six people killed in attack outside US consulate in Istanbul
Three Turkish policemen and three gunmen were killed outside US consulate in Istanbul today, when three assailants opened fire at the police checkpoint after jumping from a white car around 11:00 a.m. ANI
No quantitative restrictions on Indias GHG emissions: Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his intervention at the Major Economies Meeting (MEM) here today said that sustained and accelerated economic growth is critical for all developing countries and we cannot consider quantitative restrictions on our greenhouse gas emissions. ANI
Dr Whos Daleks more familiar to kids than barn owl
Children spend so little time outdoors, they are more likely to recognise fictitious Dr Who monsters like the Daleks than real life animals such as a barn owl, according to a new survey. ANI
Tornado hampers UFO from landing!
A British man from Lancashire has claimed that a tornado prevented a UFO from landing near where he stood. ANI
Three Goya drawings rake in 4 mln pounds at auction
Three drawings by Spanish artist Goya, presumed lost for over 130 years, have raked in nearly 4 million pounds after going under the hammer at Christies in London. ANI
TV chefs setting bad hygiene example by not washing their hands
Celebrity chefs are setting a bad example to millions of viewers by ignoring basic standards of hygiene when they appear on television, claims a leading health expert. ANI
Cheneys staff censored global warming-related testimony
An official attached with U.S. Vice President Dick Cheneys office has been accused of editing out six pages from a global warming-related testimony given by Julie L. Gerberding, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ANI
New Labours Deputy leader secretly campaigning to become UK PM
The deputy leader of Britains Labour Party, Harriet Harman is secretly campaigning to become her partys first woman Prime Minister should Gordon Brown be forced out of 10, Downing Street. ANI
Prince Harry turns builder as he helps build Lesotho school
British royal Prince Harry rolled up his sleeves and got down to the serious business of helping build a new school for orphans in Lesotho. ANI
Pak Taliban organizationally distinct from Afghan group
A new US report prepared by the prestigious US Council on Foreign Relations has claimed that that Taliban movement in Pakistan was organizationally distinct from the Afghan group. ANI
Historian claims Pak history a creation of successive establishments
An eminent Pakistani historian has reportedly said that Pakistan history had been dictated by successive ruling establishments, and hence it represented their willful perversion of facts. ANI
Oz bank to outsource 400 new jobs to India by year-end
The National Australia Bank (NAB) has reportedly decided to outsource nearly 400 new jobs to India by the year-end. ANI
Brown wants all Brits to drive Volts-wagons
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is spearheading a campaign to promote the use of hybrids and electric vehicles in the car industry during his visit to Japan to attend the Group of Eight Summit. ANI
New Yorkers allow loaned Concorde to rot in abandoned airfield
Fury has erupted over the shabby treatment of the supersonic airliner, Concorde, in New York. ANI
French Prez Sarkozy warned not to meet Dalai Lama
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who confirmed he would attend the opening ceremony of Beijings summer Olympic Games, has been warned by China not to meet with Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in France in August. ANI
Chinas economy to become worlds biggest in 2035
Chinas economy will overtake that of the United States by 2035 and be twice its size by 2050, a study released Tuesday by a US research organization concluded. ANI
UPA Government will come back to power: Kamal Nath
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government will not only survive the current political crisis, but will come back to power. ANI
G-8 nations support long-term cooperative action against global warming
Leaders of the Group of Eight nations today supported a shared vision for long-term cooperative action, including emission reductions, that assures growth, prosperity, and other aspects of sustainable development. ANI
Osamas son declares jihad against West through poetic rant
Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Ladens school going son, Hamza bin Laden, is continuing with his fathers mission of hate. ANI
Internet dating making women vulnerable to assault on real date
Women who agree to meet the men they have been chatting on the Internet for months are being told to take care following an increase in the number of women being attacked when on a real date with their online friends. ANI
US very keen to take strategic, global relationship with India forward
The United States is very keen to take its strategic relationship with India forward, said President George W Bush after his 40-minute meeting with Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here this morning. ANI
Dungeon mum ready to talk about cellar ordeal
Elisabeth Fritzl, the Austrian woman who was held captive by her father for 24 years in a dungeon and bore him seven kids, is all set to give a full interview to police about her cellar ordeal. ANI
Female suicide bomber threatens attacks in Lahore
Following an untraced phone call made to the police by a possible woman suicide bomber, law enforcement agencies in Punjab capital Lahore have stepped up security in the city. ANI
Federal system will harm Nepal national unity fears Nepal Peoples Front
Nepal Peoples Front (NPF) chairman Chitra Bahadur KC said that creating states on the basis of ethnic communities will gives rise to regional as well as communal conflicts and put a serious dent on Nepal national unity. ANI
Nepal Government makes alternate arrangement for budget
The Nepal Cabinet has approved a Seven Party Alliance (SPA) decision allowing the Government to make alternate arrangement for budget of the coming fiscal year, which begins from mid-July. ANI
Taliban to convert two girls schools into madarassas in Bajaur Agency
Extremists belonging to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have reportedly taken over two girls primary schools in the Bajaur Agency, and announced to convert them into madarassas. ANI
Nepal Madhesi parties to study the supplementary bill
The Madhesi parties of southern Nepal have said they would study the latest supplementary bill on Constitution amendment registered by the government at the Constituent Assembly (CA) secretariat today. ANI
US Congress may not have time to pass Indo-US Nuke deal
Despite Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singhs daring effort of shunning his Left coalition partners and announcing going ahead with the Indo-US deal, it seems the US Congress may not be able to give its final approval, as it requires at least 30 days of continuous session to consider it which is not likely to happen in the days to come. ANI
US Congress may not have time to pass Indo-US Nuke deal
Despite Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singhs daring effort of shunning his Left coalition partners and announcing going ahead with the Indo-US deal, it seems the US Congress may not be able to give its final approval, as it requires at least 30 days of continuous session to consider it which is not likely to happen in the days to come. ANI
Pak politicians acting as bystanders as country sits on powder keg
Politicians in Pakistan seem to be oblivious of the explosive situation Pakistan was currently going through, and taking advantage of this behavior of the political leaders, extremists have dared to enter into the main cities like Peshawar, said a report on the creeping Talibanisation of the NWFP, published in online magazine Salon. ANI
Sikh tourism can help Pak earn 500 mln dlrs
By promoting Sikh tourism and allowing Sikh tourists to land directly at the Lahore Airport, Pakistan can earn up to 500 million dollars per year, a visiting editor of a local paper in Amritsar, India, said in Lahore. ANI
PPP leader Sherry Rehman on terrorists hit list
Pakistans Interior Ministry has advised PPP leader and federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Sherry Rehman to restrict her public movements as she was on terrorists hit list. ANI
Pak intelligence report warns suicide bombers enter Islamabad, Lahore
Intelligence reports have suggested that at least three suicide bombers had entered into Islamabad with designs of carrying out attacks on important political and religious personalities. ANI
Indo-US ties in good shape ever, says Manmohan Singh after meeting Bush
On the sidelines of the ongoing G-8 summit in Hokkaido in Japan, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today met US President George W Bush. ANI
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