Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Colourful giant billboards and tight security welcome 1,500 delegates and dignitaries at the venue of the seventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the country’s annual convention to connect with its diaspora starting here Wednesday evening.
Kathmandu, Jan 7 (IANS) Even as Nepal’s Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda claimed his former guerrilla party was not seeking to interfere in religious matters, its cadres have taken over the house meant for the bathing rituals of revered Hindu deity Pashupatinath.
London, Jan 7 (IANS) There were “indirect connections†between the terrorists who attacked Mumbai in November and individuals in Britain, the head of Britain’s spy agency says.
London, Jan 7 (IANS) There were indirect links between Mumbai attack terrorists and British individuals, chief of the British intelligence agency MI5 said here Wednesday.
Raipur, Jan 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas are planning attacks at police bases or civilians in Chhattisgarh, after security forces launched massive offensive against the leftist insurgents deep into their hideouts located in forested areas of the state, according to officials.
Colombo, Jan 7 (IANS) Sri Lanka has said that neighbouring India “clearly demonstrated” its stand on the island’s war against the Tamil Tiger rebels in the north, by calling for the extradition of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, if captured alive.
Colombo, Jan 7 (IANS) Sri Lanka has said that neighbouring India “clearly demonstrated” its stand on the island’s war against the Tamil Tiger rebels in the north, by calling for the extradition of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, if captured alive.
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP is among seven people named for fraudulently selling a plot of land in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Wednesday.
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Security has been tightened here amid reports of a threat to top leaders attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the annual diaspora meet organised by the government from Wednesday.
Hyderabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Shares of Satyam Computer Wednesday crashed by over 72 percent to Rs.50 from a opening of Rs.179.10 on the bourses around 1 p.m., following the resignation of its founder-chairman B. Ramalinga Raju after he admitted to a Rs.40 billion (Rs.4,000 crore or $823 million) fraud - the largest in India Inc.