2014

Islamabad :  The Pakistani Sikh community has threatened to launch a countrywide agitation if the government fails to provide security to them, media reported Monday. All Pakistan Hindu Rights Movement chairman Haroon Sarb Diyal Sunday…
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New Delhi/Islamabad :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday offered Indian assistance to Pakistan for flood relief operations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, but Islamabad said its relief and rescue operations were proceeding effectively.…
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Jammu/Srinagar :  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday visited flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir to review the situation and announced special assistance of Rs.1,000 crore while Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked people not to panic and…
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irmingham :  Mahendra Singh Dhoni's poor judgement in refusing singles in two balls in the last over saw India going down by three runs to England in a thrilling finish in the one-off Twenty20 international at Edgbaston here Sunday. A…
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Madrid : A Spanish man broke the Guinness record for slicing ham non-stop for 40 hours. Gregorio Perez, started slicing ham Friday night and continued till Sunday in Valladolid city. Perez wielded a knife without stopping and carved 36…
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London :  A 60-feet asteroid about the size of a normal house flew past Earth Sunday posing no threat to humans, NASA reported. The asteroid 2014 RC passed over New Zealand at a close distance of 40,000 km from earth. An asteroid of same…
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Islamabad :  The Pakistan government and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) have said that progress has been made during the latest round of talks, media reported Monday. A three-hour meeting was held Sunday in Islamabad at the residence…
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New York :  Serena Williams beat Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win her sixth US Open and 18th Grand Slam title Sunday, BBC reported. The World No.1 American won 6-3 6-3 at Flushing Meadows in New York. The victory moves Williams…
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Mumbai :  A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Monday was trading 172.22 points or 0.64 percent up as oil and gas stocks surged. Good buying was seen in oil and gas, capital goods, healthcare and banking stocks, while marginal…
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BLUNT BUTCHER JAMMU: Notwithstanding high pitch raised by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah against any move to defer the upcoming elections to Legislative Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir, slated later this year, there is likelihood of these to be…
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