Sydney, Sep 22 IANS Pakistani cricket authorities see the Is
SPO10SportsAustralians, New Zealanders recall fears visiting PakistanSydney, Sep 22 IANS Pakistani cricket authorities see the Islamabad blasts over the weekend as a human tragedy, while the Australians and New Zealanders recall their security concerns in going to the strife-torn Pakistan. The prospect of going to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy upset players in Australia and New Zealand last month after an earlier bomb attack outside Islamabad.If the Champions Trophy had been played as scheduled  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI
INT55International/DiplomacyAssam editor dropped from PM trip, MEA pleads helplessness LeadNew Delhi/Guwahati, Sep 22 IANS The editor of an Assamese daily who was dropped from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trip to the US and France because he couldn't get a US visa blames the Ministry of External Affairs MEA and says the treatment meted out to him forced him to feel he was a minority. However, a ministry official said granting visas was the "sovereign right" of a country and there was little it could do  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
BANGALORE/NEW DELHI
NAT57National/TerrorismDelhi blast suspect Saif taken to Karnataka, many questioned LeadBangalore/New Delhi, Sep 22 IANS Police and intelligence personnel Monday questioned suspects in Karnataka's Manipal town where Mohammed Saif, arrested after a shootout in Delhi, was taken to find the source of explosives used in the Sep 13 bombings in the capital and to unravel the Indian Mujahideen's network.Besides carrying out the interrogations in Manipal, a five-member Delhi Police and Intelligence  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
NEW YORK
INT62International/Diplomacy/Media/Defence'India refashions itself as global military power'New York, Sep 22 IANS From a country focused on self-defence against Pakistan and China, India has begun to refashion itself as an armed power with global reach. It is willing to dispatch troops in far away lands to protect its oil shipments, its expatriate population in the Middle East and shoulder international peacekeeping duties, the New York Times wrote Monday. While world attention has focused  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
BUS19Business/TechnologyUST Global wins Tivoli Partner awardThiruvananthapuram, Sep 22 IANS UST Global, the biggest software company in Kerala, has been awarded the best performing Tivoli Partner award by IBM in recognition of its efforts for promoting the Tivoli software brand in Asia Pacific.The award assesses the performance of partners worldwide in the areas of incremental sales, revenue, enterprise level engagements, practice strengths and future potential activity in the Asia Pacific region, UST said here Monday in a statement  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Mafia don discharged in Mumbai hospital shootout case
NAT72National/Law/CrimeMafia don discharged in Mumbai hospital shootout caseMumbai, Sep 22 IANS In a setback to Mumbai Police, Brijesh Singh, a notorious gangster and absconder in the sensational J.J. Hospital shootout case of 1992, was discharged from the matter by a special court here Monday.He was among the several proclaimed offenders in the case in which three others, including gangster Subhash Singh Thakur, have already been convicted.The designated Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act TADA Court Special Judge D  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Boucher denies souring of US-Pak ties over unilateral strike
Washington, Sept 15 ANI: Amid a series of strong statements emerging from Islamabad that the ongoing US strikes might prove counter-productive and could lead to straining of US-Pak ties, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard A. Boucher Monday said there was "no rift" in relations between Pakistan and US.Describing Pakistan as a "praiseworthy ally" in war against terrorism, Boucher said that contacts and cooperation would continue between two countries  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Terrorists seeking to intimidate Pakistani people, says S. A
Washington, Sept.21 ANI: An expert on South Asian affairs has claimed that the bombing of the Marriot Hotel in Islamabad and the resultant loss of 53 lives, besides injuries to many more, is an indication that terrorists want to intimidate the people of Pakistan.Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow on South Asia at The Heritage Foundation, said: "The horrific bombing of the Marriott Hotel Friday night in Islamabad while many Pakistanis were celebrating the traditional breaking of the fast for  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Excavation reveals 2300 BC as date for Stonehenge constructi
London, September 22 ANI: An excavation inside the Stonehenge has pinpointed the construction of the ancient site to 2300 BC, which is a key step to discovering how and why the mysterious temple was built.For centuries, archaeologists have marvelled at the construction of Stonehenge, which lies on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.According to a report by BBC News, the origin date for the site was decided by radiocarbon dating, and is said to be the most accurate yet. The dating is the major finding from an excavation inside the Stonehenge by Professors Tim Darvill and Geoff Wainwright  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
We were right not to tour Pakistan: Ponting
Sydney, Sep 22 ANI: Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that the expert security advice his team received halted what could have been a disastrous tour of Pakistan.A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives on Saturday in Islamabad, killing about 60 people and injuring 200 at the Marriott Hotel. It has been described as one of the biggest terrorist attacks in Pakistan's history, and there were fears more dead would be found inside the hotel, a popular gathering place for politicians, foreigners and the Pakistan elite  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
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