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New Delhi: India has surpassed hopes and expectations with the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and should aim for hosting the Olympics, Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib on Tuesday said. "I like Indian culture so I had high hopes. But, they surpassed my hopes and expectations. It was...

Washington: In the aftermath of the unearthing of a plot in which Pakistan-based terror groups were planning Mumbai-type attacks in Europe, a top US military official has said the militant outfits are seeking global reach, though the Afghan-Pak border area remains the "epicentre of terrorism"...

Beijing: Dismissing Sino-India rivalry as an "outdated" and "obsolete" geopolitical concept orchestrated by west, a state run newspaper said Asia and world have enough space for both to grow, even as it accepted that there are some bilateral issues to be resolved. Blaming the "westerners and...

The fourth season of Bigg Boss seems all set to get bigger and better with one of the Hollywood's most famous figures ready to make an entry into the house. If rumours are to be believed, blonde bombshell Pamela Anderson is ready to sizzle the Indian small screen with her appearance in the...

Washington: The United States has a secret "retribution" plan to bomb every known al-Qaeda compound or training camp in the event of another 9/11-like attack on American soil by terrorists based in Pakistan, according to a new book. Under this plan, the US would bomb or attack every...

London: A plot to target or kidnap British athletes and fans coming to India for the 2010 Commonwealth Games has emerged over their country’s support to the war in Afghanistan. Security sources have warned of “specific intelligence” about a threat by an unnamed al Qaeda-linked group to take...

Tehran: Iran's parliament speaker on Saturday called US President Barack Obama an "international villain" for saying the United States supports the Iranian people's democratic aspirations. "How dare Obama announce that he wants to help the Iranian nation? He should know that he is an...

London: Multi-billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg likes to wear worn out jeans, cheap T-shirts and lives in a rented house. To relax, he likes drinking beer and eating fast food with workmates, it was reported in London on Friday. The man responsible for connecting over 500 million...

Ohio: Growing up near the air force base in Dayton, Ohio, Tejdeep Singh Rattan knew he wanted to serve in uniform. When the military discouraged him, he persisted but again got a cold shoulder. When he was turned away a third time, Rattan -- an observant Sikh with a turban and beard -- became...

For the past few months we had the “honour” to read many articles and news reports in which above countries have been described as mayor threats and terrorism/terrorist supported states without any sustainable evidence. It is not a secret that these states are facing much political and...

Manila: A Philippine court has sentenced a father to 14,400 years in prison after he was convicted of the near daily **** of his teenage daughter over the course of a year. A trial court originally condemned the man, a rickshaw driver, to die in March 2006 after he was convicted of 360 counts...

Washington: US President Barack Obama believed that the "cancer of terrorism" was in Pakistan and the war on terror in Afghanistan could not be won without attacking and eliminating the al Qaeda and Taliban safe havens in the Pakistani tribal belt, according to a new book. The...

Next month's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi are under serious risk of being called off says New Zealand team chef de mission Dave Currie. The unprepared state of the athletes village has stunned delegates from several nations in the Indian capital and Currie said there was a mountain to...