NEW DELHI: Reaching out to the Sikh community in the wake of the shooting incident at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin, US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell today offered her prayers at a Gurudwara here and said the incident will be probed thoroughly."...United States through the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as the local police will conduct a thorough...
NEW YORK: Inter-faith groups have condemned the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting incident, describing it as a "senseless" act of violence on religious freedom and urging the Obama administration to take steps to ensure prevention of hate crimes against religious minorities in the country.Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) expressed solidarity with the families of victims, who were killed and injured...
NEW DELHI: Apparently paving the way for the formation of a political party, Team Anna today disbanded itself and decided not to have any more talks with the government on Lokpal issue.The dissolution of Anna Hazare's team came three days after it ended its indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar here with plans for formation of a political alternative to...
NEW DELHI: JD-U president and NDA convenor Sharad Yadav today said BJP leader L K Advani's contention that after the next elections there may be a non-BJP, non- Congress Prime Minister is based on "prediction" and he does not agree with it."L K Advani is the NDA working chairperson. But he has predicted and I do not go by...
JAMMU: Prime accused in the Delhi High Court blast Amir Ali was among two Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed today in a fierce gun battle with Army troops in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.Acting on a tip off, troops of 17 Rastriya Rifles cordoned off Trothil forest belt in Kishtwar district and took the two hiding militants in the...
CHANDIGARH: Anuradha Bali alias Fiza, the estranged second wife of former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chandermohan, was today found dead under mysterious circumstances in her house in Mohali near here.Police said the 39-year-old Fiza may have died four-five days back.The body of the former Assistant Advocate General of Haryana was found in her bedroom in a highly decomposed state,...
NEW DELHI: The Power Ministry today proposed to carry out independent audit of transmission grids within three months, a move that comes amid massive failures of grids last week that affected half of the country's population.The decision was taken at a meeting here chaired by Power Secretary P Uma Shankar and attended by members of various sectoral bodies and...
TOPEKA, Kan.: State insurance regulators are complying with part of the federal health insurance reform law that requires more scrutiny of health insurance rate increases above 10 percent at a time when Gov. Sam Brownback's administration is strongly opposing other provisions of the law.
The Kansas Department of Insurance has added more steps to increase scrutiny of requests for increases...
LONDON: The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's centre after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms, according to key industry figures.
Many businesses complain they are being sidelined as tourists make a beeline for the Olympic Games and avoid the capital's other attractions and shopping destinations, while non-sports fans opt to stay at...
NEW YORK: "Hindutva (Hindu-ness) is an antidote to widespread corruption in India." "Sanskrit is the most perfect language for computers." "Hindus must get united and take all necessary action to safeguard their future." "Hindus must become a formidable force on the global level for Vedic Dharma." "India is a secular country because Hindus are in the majority." "The DNA...