CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore would have to undergo his 18-month prison term with the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing his plea challenging the sentence awarded to him for molesting 14-year-old Ruchika Girhotra about 20 years back.

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the over seven-year-old military operations in Iraq which overthrew the then dictator Saddam Hussein's regime, as he shifted focus to Af-Pak region, where the Al-Qaeda leadership "remains anchored".

WASHINGTON: The CIA fears that the growing instances of homegrown terrorists like David Headley would make other nations believe that the US is an "exporter of terrorism" and prompt them to reduce cooperation with it, according to fresh secret documents posted by WikiLeaks.

LANJIGARH, Orissa: Making a visit here against the backdrop of the Centre rejecting environment clearance for the bauxite mining project of Vedanta, Rahul Gandhi hailed the decision as a victory for tribals of the area and vowed to fight for their cause.

NEW DELHI: HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has apologized to chess wizard Vishwanathan Anand over the controversy on conferring an honorary doctorate to him and made it clear that his nationality was never questioned by the ministry.

LAS VEGAS: Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete, 22, was crowned Miss Universe 2010 here, beating off competition from 82 contestants including Miss India.

"Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge... At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom." - Jawaharlal Nehru.

NEW YORK: Indian colors, dominated by orange, white and green literally engulfed midtown Manhattan as nearly 75,000 people sporting an uncanny sense of Indianness converged to celebrate India's 64th Independence Day on Sunday Aug 15.

NEW YORK: "If Christopher Columbus were to land on the shores of New York on Aug 15th, he would surely think he was indeed in India!" was an astute, if a little cheeky observation by popular Bollywood actress Preity Zinta who led the India Day Parade on Madison Avenue this year.

NEW YORK: As has become a tradition with Nasdaq - the world's largest exchange group - over the past few years, this year too the exchange recognized India's rise as an economic power by celebrating its Independence Day.