Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) The Congress forged ahead of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Thursday as officials counted tens of thousands of votes polled in last month's state election. After two hours of vote count that began at 8 a.m., the BJP was trailing the Congress.

Dubai, (WAM): DubaiSat-1, the UAE-owned and operated earth observation satellite, has relayed a high-quality image of the area in Dubai that will be developed into the recently announced Mohammed bin Rashid City. The satellite, which was launched by the Emirates Institution for Advanced Science

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday termed as extremely unfortunate the snatching of the quota for promotions bill inside the Lok Sabha by a Samajwadi Party (SP) MP, saying it is a sad day for parliamentary democracy and the incident should be condemned in

Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi is not wearing saffron today. The ubiquitous stole with the BJP's lotus symbol that he wore during his campaign too is missing. He has visited his mother, been the gracious victor in looking up rival Keshubhai Patel and will in some time arrive at the BJP's office in Ahmedab

Riyadh - Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Turki, secretary-general of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL), will chair the maiden meeting of the general assembly of the new Halal International Authority (HIA) in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, Al-Turki will announce the names of the membe

NEW DELHI: The hours-long gang-rape and near-fatal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus in New Delhi triggered outrage and anger across the country Wednesday as Indians demanded action from authorities who have long ignored persistent violence and harassment against women. In the streets and i

Washington: Samsung has overtaken Nokia as the top mobile phone brand for 2012 and has opened up a decisive lead over Apple in the smartphone market, a research firm said Tuesday. This will mark the first time in 14 years that Finnish-based Nokia will not sit atop the global mobile phone business

Bangalore: One head constable attached to Karnataka Lokayukta (Bangalore) and seven other government officials on Wednesday came under the Lokayukta net with its police officials unearthing from them Rs 7.5 crore worth allegedly disproportionate assets. Speaking to reporters here, Lokayukta ADGP

(AFP) / 19 December 2012 Future computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM said in its annual forecast on Monday. The seventh annual ‘IBM 5 in 5’, a list of innovations that have the potential to hav

New Delhi: Families of youths arrested in terror cases in last few years are planning to form their representative body to take up their cases in an organized way. Senior Journalist Mohammed Ahmed Kazmi led a delegation of 20 persons from the victim families and discussed the proposal with leaders o

FAIZABAD/LUCKNOW: The special CBI court in Lucknow on Monday issued non-bailable warrant against Samajwadi Party MP from Qaiserganj Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former Shiv Sena MLA Pawan Pandey, accused in the Babri masjid demolition case, for not being present during the trial. Also, they weren't

New Delhi : As Assembly elections in Gujarat came to a close today, the Press Council of India said a four-member fact-finding team sent by it has found “large-scale” practice of paid news, both in the print and visual media, in the state. “The full report about this is still being prepared and s

MANGALORE, December 18, 2012: Smashed windows, glass shards, broken bottles and bricks greeted early morning worshippers at three mosques on the outskirts of the city on Monday. While the president of the mosque management committee at the Kulai Masjid accused Sangh Parivar activists of the attac

Bhatkal – 17 Dec 2012: Annual General Body Meeting of Anjuman will be held on Sunday, 6th January 2013 at 10:30 am at Islamia Anglo Urdu High School’s Usman Hasan Hall. This was announced by the General Secretary of Anjuman Hami-e-Muslimeen, Mr Abdul Raheem Jukaku. Providing the details he sa

The authority opposes construction under NH 48 [caption id="attachment_17599" align="aligncenter" width="636"] The NHAI itself is constructing a railway overbridge for the SWR near Nelamangala using the cut-and-cover method.[/caption] Bangalore - The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

Faiz Naama’, brought out by Chintana Pustaka, launched [caption id="attachment_17595" align="aligncenter" width="636"] Chiranjeevi Singh, Fakeer Mohammed Katpadi, Muhammad Azam Shaheed, and Hassan Nayeem Surkod, during an evening with Faiz and release of book ‘Faiznama’, in Bangalore on December

[caption id="attachment_17591" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Women activists stage a protest in New Delhi on Tuesday condemning the gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a city bus. Photo:Sushil Kumar Verma[/caption]   NEW DELHI, - Mr Shinde said Delhi Police has issued orders to BPOs and other

Dubai – 17 Dec 2012: Bhatkali staff working at Dubai’s famous family owned entity with a large portfolio of Swiss Watch brands, Ahmed Seddiqi hosted a farewell party in honor of Mr K.M. Burhan, who retired after serving the company for 37 years. The program was held at Raddison Blue Hotel in Deira