46 killed, 71 wounded in Iraq attacks
Baghdad – At least 46 people were killed and 71 wounded in a wave of attacks across Iraq Wednesday. At le! ast 10 people were killed and 30 wounded in a suicide bomb attack at a funeral around 25 km from the capital city, reported Xinhua citing a police source. In Ramadi city, two suicide... read more »
Exiled Syrian opposition to partake in Geneva II meet
Damascus – Head of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmad Jarba announced Wednesday night that his group, which is the main opposition umbrella in exile, will attend the Geneva II peace conference. Jarba made the announcement during a visit to Egyptian capital city after the Syrian government... read more »
Cyclone Lehar to hit AP coast near Machilipatnam, Nellore
The very severe cyclonic storm, ‘Leher’ which lay over southeast and adjoining central Bay of Bengal will intensify further and move west northwestwards and cross Andhra Pradesh coast near Machilipatnam on Thursday afternoon. On Tuesday it was said that the cyclone will cross the coast... read more »
Tarun Tejpal summoned Goa Police by 3 pm on Thursday for interrogation
The request for bail by Tehelka founder Tarun Tejpal, accused of raping a colleague, will be decided on Friday, the Delhi High Court said today. It refused to stop the Goa Police from arresting him till then. The 50-year-old editor has been ordered to meet the Goa Police for interrogation at 3 pm... read more »
West Indies score 263/5 against India
Kanpur – A quick-fire unbeaten 67-run partnership between Darren Bravo (51 not out) and Darren Sammy (37 not out) catapulted the West Indies to 263 for five against India in the third... read more »
File report on Virbhadra probe, HC tells CBI
New Delhi – The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the CBI to file a status report on its ongoing investigation into the alleged corruption complaint against Himachal Pradesh Chief... read more »
WikiLeaks doubts ‘unauthorized’ US’ Assange ‘unlikely to face char...
Sydney – Wikileaks has doubts over new claims by US officials that Julian Assange is unlikely to face charges for publishing secret documents. Assange will not be coming out of the... read more »
Sensex trades flat during pre-noon session
Mumbai – A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading flat at 34.33 points or 0.17 percent down in the pre-noon session Wednesday. Good buying was observed in auto and... read more »
Working with Rima motivated Tashu Kaushik
Chennai – Southern actress Tashu Kaushik says working with co-star Rima Kallingal in forthcoming Malayalam thriller “Escape from Uganda” motivated her to perform better a! nd in the... read more »