NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed concern over the rising terror activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan and appealed to the world community to take note of it.
NEW DELHI - Industrialist Rahul Bajaj on Sunday said inefficiency and corruption were the two main reasons for poor implementation of government projects and there was a need to revamp the system for betterment.
GUWAHATI - The Election Commission (EC) has censured Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for violating the Model Code of Conduct during campaigning for the assembly bye-elections in the state.
ISLAMABAD - The detonating security situation in Pakistan has seen its world tourism ranking dropping from 111 last year to 113 in 2009, a new report says.
BEIJING - Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China - one that would exclude the United States.
A day-by-day look at President Barack Obama's trip to Asia:
KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under fire from his international partners to clean up his administration, insisted Sunday there's no place for corrupt officials within his government.
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II led Britain's annual ceremony for the country's war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported the 200th British soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - The Army chief of staff says it's important for the country not to get caught up in speculation about the Muslim faith of the alleged Fort Hood gunman.
LAS VEGAS - Eric Buchman has been eliminated from the World Series of Poker main event in fourth place after he couldn't survive enough all-in wagers to build back from a hand that left him short on chips.
LAS VEGAS - Jeff Shulman's run at the World Series of Poker main event is over after he lost a classic race against French poker professional Antoine Saout.
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority.
SHIMLA - A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer shot himself at his residence here early Sunday, an official said.
RANCHI - Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from a hospital here and was interrogated by the Income Tax (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials.
PATNA - Bihar Director General of Police Anand Shankar has slammed the reported practice of giving bottled mineral water to influential undertrials in the state.
RANCHI - Harendra Singh, the personal secretary of former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, allegedly threatened to shoot a news channel reporter in Ranchi Sunday when the latter asked him about his role in the Rs.2,500 crore money laundering scandal.
VILLAHERMOSA - The number of flood-victims in the rain-soaked Mexican Gulf coast states of Tabasco and Veracruz has risen to 206,000, an official said.
KATHMANDU - At least 16 people were killed and over two dozen injured in western Nepal Sunday when a commuter bus met with an accident, police said.
MEXICO CITY - Peruvian authorities have drafted an accord to be signed by political parties to prevent the infiltration of drug money in their nation's 2010 municipal and regional elections, an official said.
RANCHI - Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, who faces arrest on charges of laundering Rs.2,500 crore, was Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital here.
ISLAMABAD - In an effort to reach out to the Pakistani community abroad, the government has decided to establish an Overseas Pakistanis Forum under the chairmanship of Minister for Overseasn Pakistanis Farooq Sattar.
CHENNAI - Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Sports will be a part of the curriculum for Classes 1-12 in all Kerala schools, officials said Sunday.
LONDON - British Cabinet ministers have begun to question the future of the combat mission in Afghanistan as pressure on Gordon Brown mounts over the conflict, The Sunday Telegraph has learned.
LONDON - Joy and Callum MacKay, who are now a happily married couple, had first taken their marital vows while playing a game at the age of five.
LONDON - A firm that arranges drinking events for students in the UK may face a ban after an undergraduate urinated on a war memorial during an event organised by the organisation.
LONDON - A school in Britain has suspended two teachers after it emerged that some pupils watched a live sex show, while on a Far East cultural trip to Thailand.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Trouble appears to have broken out in the Kerala unit of the Congress over the question of former party state president K.
NEW DELHI - Acquisition of land for capacity addition to India's road network was not a problem but project financing and certain official requirements were, one of the country's major construction firms has said.
TAWANG - The Dalai Lama, who arrived in this strategic Indian border state on a much-watched visit Sunday to a rousing welcome by hundreds of monks, rejected Beijing's charges that he was spearheading a separatist movement.
NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Sunday censured Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for violating model code of conduct by making poll promises to influence prospective voters in the just concluded bye-polls in the state.
GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi reshuffled the top brass of the state administration, transferring 80 bureaucrats and 19 police officers in one sweep late Saturday.
NEW DELHI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K.
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Nothing like a little time apart to rekindle the affections that could lead to a baby panda.
NEW DELHI - Delhi will continue to experience foggy mornings and a rise in temperature during the week ahead, the weatherman said Sunday.
CANCUN, Mexico - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats as Ida strengthened into a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.
CANCUN, Mexico - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.
LONDON - Children who are raised with 'tough love' by their parents are likely to do well in life, a new report has found.
WASHINGTON - In a research lasting two decades, a scientist has studied ancient, deep-sea fossils to reconstruct the climates of Earth up to 250 million years ago.
NEW DELHI - Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma addressed a session on "Reinforcing Economic Imperatives: India's Global Engagements" at the 25th India Economic Summit jointly organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry and World Economic Forum in New Delhi.
NEW DELHI - Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Sunday said the average economic growth during the current Five-Year Plan period would be 9 percent.
NEW DELHI - Highway projects worth $20 billion will be up for bids over the next six months and the government's differences with private players over certain clauses in public private partnership projects would be ironed out, said Road Transport Minister Kamal Nath here Sunday.
NEW DELHI - There will be no change in the government's policy of a ban on foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail industry, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said here Sunday.
NEW DELHI - India may have faced the global downturn better than most countries but the road ahead to accelerated growth will not be an easy one to endure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday.
The outlook for India's merchandise exports now looks set to improve over the next few months, giving rise to hopes that a positive growth will finally be recorded by January 2010.
NEW DELHI - Despite his Indian alliance not going as smoothly as expected, the head of Japan's Nissan Motors and France's Renault SA, Carlos Ghosn said that their joint venture will be opening their factory in south India early next year.
NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday predicted India's economic growth for the current fiscal at 6.5 percent and said it can accelerate to 7 percent next year if monsoon were normal.
The House health care bill passed Saturday would: -Require most Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a fine.
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - China's premier stressed Saturday that his country's push to boost already burgeoning trade ties with Africa was "sincere and selfless," as the Asian powerhouse battled criticism its quest for natural resources was at the expense of the poverty-ravaged continent.
WASHINGTON - Democrats maneuvered a massive overhaul of the nation's health care system toward a make-or-break vote in the House on Saturday, getting a last-minute appeal from President Barack Obama to pass his top domestic priority.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.
LONDON - A British woman got the shock of her life when the daughter she had given up for adoption 22 years ago came back into her life only to steal her hubby.
BAGHDAD - U.S. forces on Thursday released five Iranian officials who were detained in January 2007 in northern Iraq on suspicion of aiding Shiite Iraqi militants, Iranian and Iraqi officials said.
Mullah Krekar, the founder of the militant organization Ansar al-Islam, but his whereabouts is very much open to all.
PESHAWAR - At least eight people were killed and over 30 injured in a suicide bombing at a bustling livestock market in this Pakistan city, less than a fortnight after a massive bombing killed over 110 people here.
VARANASI - Popular Hollywood star Goldie Hawn's arrival on a two-day visit here Saturday has sparked off speculation whether the purpose was a spiritual visit to the city she had known for 27 years, or she has plans to shoot a film early next year.
REGGIO CALABRIA - Flavia Pennetta sealed a second Fed Cup title for Italy 3-0 Sunday as she claimed the winning point of the weekend 7-5, 6-2 over American Melanie Oudin in the final.
WASHINGTON - A new video game developed by an online gaming site along with scientists from University of Michigan has been found to improve intelligence.
