Today at 12:33:02 - The singapore trial of UK author Alan Shadrake - for defamation and contempt of court over a book on the death penaly - opens and is adjourned.

Today at 12:33:02 - North Korea enters third round of talks with the US-led United Nations Command, days after a US military exercise.

Today at 12:33:02 - One man has been seriously injured by a grenade explosion in the Thai capital Bangkok, less than a week after a similar blast.

29/07/2010 at 23:54:17 - The skeleton of a man previously thought to be Tokyo's oldest living male resident has been discovered in his family home.

29/07/2010 at 19:32:00 - Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.

29/07/2010 at 19:15:34 - Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.

29/07/2010 at 17:28:05 - Congress-led UPA govt chose not to comment on reports of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi's name cropping up during CBI's interrogation of Amit Shah.

29/07/2010 at 20:58:08 - The Indian hockey team's former technical adviser Ric Charlesworth lambasted the Delhi CWG organisers, for scheduling matches in the middle of the day.

29/07/2010 at 16:43:12 - Johri had investigated murder of Sohrabuddin and Kauser bi. SC had slammed the investigation's failure...

29/07/2010 at 14:13:05 - Johri, who had headed the probe in the case while she was with state CID, is currently posted as Police Commissioner of Rajkot city.

Today at 11:28:06 - CRPF personnel were patrolling the area when the unidentified militants set off the explosion, sources said.

Today at 04:18:56 - Commending UK Prime Minister David Cameron for a “distinguished political career” and his “strong personal commitment”...

Today at 10:58:03 - Of all the grave questions news organizations are grappling with these days, one that is truly stumping them is which superlative to attach to Chelsea Clinton's wedding. A game of "Biggest Wedding of ...

Today at 10:58:03 - Take mice from freezer. Thaw (but not in the microwave, please). Feed to pet snakes. And do not forget to wash your hands. That is the message from public health officials in the wake of salmonella ou ...

Today at 10:58:03 - At a time when one in five 16-24 year olds in Britain are unemployed, the government has decided to scrap the default retirement age of 65 years from October. This means employers cannot tell workers ...

Today at 10:43:18 - People had placed candles outside the gates of the home of a Frenchwoman who authorities say has acknowledged suffocating eight of her newborn babies. Police had already sealed off the house in the no ...

Today at 10:43:18 - There is a new kind of Doctor's Room where doctors don't see their patients face to face. They treat them online, often without ever having met them. A virtual knock on the doctor's door. So who are t ...

Today at 12:28:05 - Internet giant Google "did not grab" personal details but it happened "accidentally" when it was collecting data from wi-fi networks, Britain's top information office has said.

Today at 10:58:06 - Expressing concern about the contacts by some elements in ISI with terrorist outfits, US has asked Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorists.

Today at 08:43:14 - In a surprise visit to Amman on Tuesday, Israel's prime minister tried to mobilize Jordan's king in his effort to persuade the Palestinians to resume direct peace talks, though the chief Palestinian n ...

Today at 08:43:14 - Nepal Supreme Court to give verdict on Charles Sobhraj today

Today at 08:43:14 - China will help Venezuela build three 300 megawatt (MW) electricity generating plants in return for oil deliveries under a long-term $20 billion financing deal, the Latin American OPEC nation said on ...

Today at 12:00:15 - London, July 30 (ANI): The man who harvested and published the personal details of 100m Facebook users has said that he only disclosed what was already public information. Ron Bowes, a security consu ...

Today at 12:00:15 - London, July 30 (ANI): A combo pill of two addiction drugs can help people lose weight, say US researchers. Naltrexone, commonly used to treat alcoholics and heroin addicts, and the anti-smoking drug ...

Today at 12:00:15 - Jammu, July 30 (IANS) Members of the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir are not too happy with Saifuddin Soz, leader of their ally Congress, for going public with government decisions on ...

Today at 12:00:15 - New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) S.Y. Quraishi Friday took over as India's new chief election commissioner (CEC), becoming the first Muslim in the country to occupy the post. He takes over from Navin Chawla, ...

Today at 12:00:15 - July 30, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The character essayed by Pooja Pihal a.k.a Shravani of “Pavitra Rishta' is annoying people because of her shouting. Her unleash of anger on Archana (Ankita Lokhand ...

Today at 11:43:04 - The Yemen-based wing of militant outfit al-Qaida has threatened to "cleanse the land" with a new army of 12,000 fighters.

Today at 10:58:04 - At a time when one in five 16-24 year olds in Britain are unemployed, the govt has decided to scrap the default retirement age of 65 years from October. This means employers can't tell workers attaini ...

Today at 08:28:03 - Canadian scientists said on Thursday that they have rediscovered the HMS Investigator, a famous British rescue ship that got trapped in Arctic ice 157 years ago while trying to track the fate of anoth ...

Today at 08:28:03 - Issuing a stern warning to ISI, a top American military official has asked the Pakistani spy agency to "strategically shift its focus", as any ties with the terrorist outfits that has come to light in ...

Today at 05:44:13 - US defence secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday the Pentagon is conducting an aggressive investigation into the source behind the leaking of tens of thousands of classified documents about the war ...

Today at 11:43:10 - The Indian rupee depreciated by 7 paise to 46.60 a dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today, largely on month-end dollar demand from importers and capital outflows by forei ...

Today at 11:13:11 - Toyota Motor Corp is developing a new low-cost car to attack fast-growing markets such as China and Southeast Asia, targeting a 2012 launch and a price under 1 million yen ($11,520), Japan's newspaper ...

Today at 11:13:11 - Daiichi Sankyo, Japan's No 3 drugmaker, said on Friday that its first-quarter recurring profit jumped nearly tenfold and kept its annual outlook, crediting its Indian arm Ranbaxy for the rise in profi ...

Today at 10:58:26 - BP Plc may not need to look far to find buyers for its $25 billion to $30 billion asset sales program -- many of the most likely bidders are already part owners of the assets in question.

Today at 10:58:26 - Days after the WikiLeaks went onto release more than 92,000 classified documents pertaining to the war against terrorism, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates acknowledged that thousands of such classifi ...

Today at 12:13:14 - At 10:10am, the partially convertible rupee was at Rs46.46/47 per dollar, after hitting Rs46.43, its strongest since 30 June and 0.15% firmer than Thursday's close of Rs46.53/54

Today at 11:28:10 - At 9:18am, the partially convertible rupee was at Rs46.55/56, marginally below Rs46.53/54 at close on Thursday

Today at 10:58:13 - At 9:01am, the 30-share BSE index was down 0.37% at 17,924.76 points, with 25 components declining

Today at 10:58:13 - Investors took advantage of early declines on Thursday to bargain hunt, particularly in the technology sector, which had fallen over 1% after tech firms Nvidia Corp and Symantec Corp gave weak outlook ...

Today at 10:13:11 - Asian stocks outside Japan were lower with materials and technology shares underperforming while consumer discretionary shares got a boost from Sony Corp's robust results

Today at 11:28:06 - The Telangana Rashtra Samiti is leading in 11 constituencies and the Bharatiya Janata Party in one.

Today at 10:58:07 - The CRPF personnel were patrolling the area when the unidentified militants set off the explosion at about 8:00 am.

Today at 10:58:07 - Narendra Modi says Congress has been using the investigating agency as it had accepted its defeat in Gujarat.

Today at 10:58:07 - Probe on into the leak of more than 90,000 secret military records to whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.

Today at 10:28:07 - The girl was forced to clean the toilets after her parents reportedly failed to pay the school fee.

Today at 10:13:12 - Central Vigilance Commission says there has been rampant corruption in several games related projects.

Today at 11:00:24 - While most of us constantly crib about Bangalore's crazy roads, construction menace, auto price hikes and so on, Japanese cartoonist Tadao Kagaya manages to see all of it through his comic binoculars.

Today at 11:00:24 - Three of my colleagues gave an entertaining performance at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall three nights ago. After the performance, we all sat in a room talking about office till the crack of dawn.

Today at 11:00:24 - Trust village commonsense to make sense of order. The lunch during the Day V of the Congress padayatra on Thursday was simple and arrangements were well coordinated at Kora village in Tumkur district ...

Today at 11:00:24 - As a young leader from the Hyderabad-Karnatak region, Priyank has the responsibility of preventing the Reddys from spreading their influence north of Bellary.

Today at 11:00:24 - The governor has the immunity of the Constitution and is not answerable to the court.

Today at 10:59:06 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks may have blood on its hands, the Pentagon said on Thursday, warning its unprecedented leak of secret U.S. military files could cost lives a ...

Today at 10:29:02 - HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, whose long hunger strike helped pressure the Cuban government into releasing political prisoners, left the hospital on Thursday, not fully recover ...

Today at 09:59:06 - QUITO (Reuters) - South American foreign ministers failed to mend broken ties between Venezuela and Colombia at a meeting on Thursday but the countries agreed that irregular armed groups were hurting ...

Today at 09:59:06 - BANGKOK (Reuters) - A bomb exploded in Bangkok early on Friday, seriously wounding a man and stoking fears of civil unrest following a deadly blast five days ago and violent anti-government protests i ...

Today at 07:44:04 - GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a powerful Mexican drug boss, was killed in a clash with security forces, local media reported on Thursday.

Today at 00:58:01 - The state of emergency was imposed to deal with anti-government protests.

Today at 00:58:01 - Federal authorities have ordered the closure of airspace over the small New York town hosting Chelsea Clinton`s wedding this weekend.

Today at 00:58:01 - Malaysia charged a former minister on Thursday in connection with a multi-billion-dollar government overspend on a free trade zone, in one of the country`s biggest financial scandals.

Today at 00:58:01 - With mercury breaking all records in Russia, prisons in the country have allowed inmates to get in electric fans to beat the heat and jail authorities have been asked to ensure proper ventilation i ...

Today at 00:58:01 - The General Assembly recognised access to clean water and sanitation as a human right.