Five planes of Kingfisher Airlines have been grounded — four taken back by US-based leasing company ILFC and one confiscated by the service tax department — compounding troubles for the beleaguered carrier. Neither Kingfisher nor the lessor — International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) — offer

BEIRUT — Syrian rebels took full control of a sprawling military base on Tuesday after a two-day battle that left at least 35 government troops dead, an activist group said. It was the second major base captured in the country’s north by the rebels, who have been racking up victories in the area in

Former India captain Rahul Dravid is worried about the “skill, ability and talent” of the current crop of Indian cricketers. Dravid said the challenges Indian cricket face is from its domestic circuit, whose standards are falling. “People talk about attitude and say (the players) don’t care beca

Mumbai - 11 Dec 2012 (Reuters): Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is close to buying a 48 percent stake in debt-ridden Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines (KING.NS) for a little over 30 billion rupees, the Mumbai Mirror reported on Tuesday. A formal announcement of the deal could come around December 18

Jamnagar: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is finally be campaigning in Gujarat on the last day of campaigning for the first phase of elections. This comes shortly after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi both campaigned there. Mr Gandhi will address three rall

Islamabad: The Pakistan parliament today unanimously adopted a resolution asking the government to declare teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, the target of a recent assassination attempt by the Taliban, as the "Daughter of Pakistan". The resolution was moved in the National Assembly or low

[caption id="attachment_16632" align="aligncenter" width="318"] Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday said that the State had stopped releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu since Sunday evening, File photo[/caption] BELGAUM (KARNATAKA), December 10, 2012 : The Karnataka government ha

JAKARTA, INDONESIA, December 10, 2012 (AP): The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake struck offshore Tuesday morning, with the epicenter 147 miles (236 kilometers) northwest of the city of Saumlaki. The quake was reported at a depth of 96 miles (155 kilometers). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Cente

(IANS) / 10 December 2012 Hundreds of billions of solar systems like ours—comprising planets, asteroids and comets—may be residing in our Milky Way galaxy, which itself may be like a drop in the ocean of galaxies, feel scientists. The rarest and largest of galaxy groupings, called galaxy cluster

[caption id="attachment_16621" align="aligncenter" width="475"] Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu arrive at the premier of Hindi film Talaash, directed by Reema Kagti in Mumbai in November.[/caption] Mumbai: He never allowed her to hold his hand in public but 46 years of marriag

College in India's Haryana state to fine students Rs100 for breaking the dress code New Delhi,December 10, 2012 (AFP) : The Adarsh Women’s College in Haryana state, 110km west of New Delhi, said students would be fined 100 rupees (1.8 dollars) each time they broke the dress code.Picture used for

Doha - 10 Dec 2012: A six-year-old Indian boy drowned in a swimming pool at a recently built villa compound in Abu Hamour on Friday. The victim, identified as Thomas Nettickaden, was the son of Anshu Thomas Nettickaden, who is the sales manager at the Doha office of a UAE-based company, located i

New Delhi - 10 Dec 2012 (PTI): The disclosure that global retail giant Wal-Mart had spent about Rs 125 crore in the last four years to lobby with US lawmakers kicked up a political storm here with opposition creating pandemonium in the Rajya Sabha and promising to create further trouble tomorrow.

اقلیتی امور چے وزیر جناب رحمٰن خان چی شرکت بھٹکلیس نیوز / 10 دسمبر،12 بھٹکل / بنگلور / (آفاق لنکا) مسلم زاؤنچے ناطے امچو فرض اشے کہ امیں حضور صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم چی زاپنا اوپر عمل کرون امیوں دوسرا سبب ایک نمونہ زاؤنکاز ، ہیں زاپنا چو اظہار وزیر برائے اقلیتی امور جناب کے رحمٰن خان صاحب بھٹکل مسلم جم

(AFP) / 10 December 2012 President Mohamed Mursi has ordered Egypt’s army from Monday to take on police powers — including the right to arrest civilians — in the run-up to a divisive constitutional referendum that has triggered mass street protests. The decree, published in the government gazett

South African icon Nelson Mandela, now admitted to a hospital here, is doing well, said President Jacob Zuma. Zuma visited Mandela, also a former president, at the Pretoria hospital, the official news agency SAnews.gov.za said. "We continue to appeal to the media and the public to respect the pr

Dubai: Women will be represented in the boards of all government bodies and corporations, according to a resolution issued by the Cabinet on Sunday. Women’s representation in government company boards has been made mandatory during the Cabinet meeting chaired by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Ras

Dubai: Residential rents in Dubai increased by 17 per cent on average over the past 12 months due to a growing population and a limited supply in the most popular locations, according to a new report by real estate consultancy CBRE. “For tenants, this is a warning flag. We don’t want to see the mar