US ready to aid Libyan Opposition: Hillary Clinton Posted: The Obama administration stands ready to offer "any type of assistance" to Libyans seeking to oust Moammar Gaddafi, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday, adding a warning to other African nations not to let mercenaries go to the aid of the long-time dictator.
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Tunisian Prime Minister announces resignation Posted: Tunisia's embattled Prime Minister said on Sunday that he will resign, bowing to a key demand of protesters after at least five people died in a groundswell of new unrest in this North African country.
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Justice Balakrishnan should break silence, says ex-CJI Posted: The pressure is mounting on former Chief Justice of India (CJI) KG Balakrishnan. After Income Tax authorities probing charges of illegal wealth against his three close relatives said they have found black money, Balakrishnan's peers say they are disappointed and that he must clear his name.
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Libya: Over 500 Indians flown home, but thousands still stranded Posted: As the protests against the regime of Moammar Gaddafi continue in Libya, there has been a mass exodus of people from the North African nation. Over 500 Indians returned home onboard two Air India flights on Sunday. But thousands are still stranded.
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Special training for J&K police to deal with stone throwers Posted: Around 5000 personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police are being specially trained to deal with street protests and stone throwers with minimal force and non-lethal weapons.
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Diary sheds light on Queen Victoria's relationship with Indian servant Posted: Abdul Karim was a 24-year-old Indian servant of Queen Victoria, who gained her affection in the final 15 years of her reign. Their relationship sent shock-waves through the royal court, and ended up being one of the most scandalous periods of her 64-year reign.
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North Korea threatens US, South Korea with 'all-out war' Posted: North Korea threatened "all-out war" in response to exercises by South Korean and US troops due to start on Monday and told Seoul to stop cross-border propaganda, upping the rhetoric against its arch rivals.
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Now, a mobile app to accurately detect cancer Posted: Developed by a team at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, the device is claimed to be up to 100 percent accurate at telling the difference between benign tumours and their malignant counterparts.
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Kate Middleton invites butcher, shopkeeper for royal wedding Posted: In a rare gesture, Prince William's bride-to-be, Kate Middleton has invited a butcher, a postman and an India-born shopkeeper and his wife from her village in Berkshire for her royal wedding on April 29.
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Orissa: Ten bogies of Puri-Delhi Neelanchal Express derail Posted: One person was injured when Puri-New Delhi Neelachal Express hit a road roller and derailed near Bhadrak, about 120 km from Bhubaneswar on Sunday, railway sources said.
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Four dead in Tunisia after renewed violence Posted: Four people have died in new unrest in the Tunisian capital between stone-throwing protesters and police on the sidelines of demonstrations against the interim government, officials have said.
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Taliban bet on fear over brawn as tactic Posted: This year the spring offensive by the Taliban and other insurgent groups has a new and terrifying face: the insurgents are using suicide bombers who create high casualties to sow terror and are planning an assassination campaign as well, Afghan and American military analysts say.
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India backs United Nations sanctions on Libya Posted: India and other members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have unanimously slapped tough sanctions on the Moammar Gaddafi regime in Libya.
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Facebook helps in catching thief Posted: After making a name in catching up friends online, Facebook has now helped in apprehending a thief at a shopping mall near Massachusetts.
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Obama says Gaddafi's time is up as Libya's leader Posted: US President Barack Obama dropped the careful condemnation, threats of consequences and the reminders to Moammar Gaddafi's regime about its responsibility to avoid violence. In their place he delivered a more forceful message to the Libyan leader: Leave.
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