By Arun Kumar Washington/New Delhi: In a bid to clinch a deal at the ongoing Paris climate conference, President Barack Obama is busy calling up various world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He called up Modi on Tuesday "to discuss the ongoing Paris climate conference", according to a White House readout of the call. "Both leaders emphasised their personal commitment...
Islamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Pakistan next year, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said here on Wednesday. Modi will participate in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit, Swaraj told the media. This will be the first prime ministerial visit from India to Pakistan since Atal Bihari Vajpayee visited the South Asian neighbour in January...
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed repeated adjournments in the pre-lunch session after the Congress members created a ruckus over the National Herald case for the second consecutive day and the BJD members protested over the Polavaram project. Chairman Hamid Ansari adjourned the house till 2.00 p.m. when it assembled at 12.15 p.m. after three brief adjournments. Soon after...
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to restrain the city government from enforcing it's decision to allow even and odd number cars to ply in Delhi on alternative dates, saying the decision is on a "trial basis". A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath refused to pass any order on two PILs against...
By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi: If you are looking for a low-budget smartphone loaded with next generation features (and do not want to get lost in the crowded segment), Meizu m2 has to be on the top of your buying list. With this new product, Meizu -- one of China's top 10 smartphone and consumer electronics manufacturers - has made the...
Chennai: Rains resumed here late on Tuesday after a two-day respite, adding to woes of the people hit by floods and torrential rains for a week. The Met Office has predicted heavy showers till December 11. According to weather office, there might be heavy rains in coastal Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, due to low pressure formed around the Bay of Bengal....
Los Angeles: Actor Burt Reynolds says he has no sympathy for actor Charlie Sheen, who has been diagnosed as HIV positive. Reynolds, 79, says Sheen is paying the price for his party-loving lifestyle and so he doesn't feel sorry for the "Two and a Half Men" actor in any way, as per reports. Reynolds, whose career was beset by HIV rumours...
Islamabad: A former Pakistani minister has alleged that India was a main hurdle in normalisation of Pakistan-Afghanistan relations, the media reported on Wednesday. Rehman Malik, who currently serves as chairman of the Senate standing committee on interior and narcotics control, on Tuesday said the Indian leadership and intelligence agencies did not want Pakistan and Afghanistan to resolve bilateral issues through talks,...
Mumbai: Key Indian equity indices opened a tad lower and were trading flat on Wednesday, even as their Asian peers continued to see sharper declines, mainly on account of some weak economic data from China and the developments in the global commodity markets, notably the continuing decline in crude oil prices. Against the previous close at 25,310.33 points, the sensitive index...
Delhi Test match Between India and South Africa was one of those Test matches that have some unusual records to its name. In the Delhi Test the South African team played very slowly in the second innings and made 143 runs in their 143.1 overs and this was a record in itself that at the end the run rate was...
