New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Canada were held to a 2-2 draw by Italy in the second game of the women's hockey Olympic qualifier at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here Saturday. Italy were quick off the block and forced a penalty-corner within four minutes of play
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday accepted charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist David Headley and eight other Pakistanis for the 2008 Mumbai attack. Those named in the charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) include Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed and two officers of the Pakistani spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) India's fight against cancer becomes tougher with more incidences of colorectal cancer (CRC) coming up, say doctors in the national capital. "Commonly known as bowel cancer, this form of cancer malignant cells grow in the tissues of the colon or rectum leading to formation of tumors," Dinesh Chandra Doval of Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre told
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) All ministers will speak according to the Election Commission guidelines, Law Minister Salman Khurshid said after the poll panel gave notice to Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma for promising sub-quota for Muslims if his party was voted to power in Uttar Pradesh. Salman Khurshid, who has been censured by the commission for a similar promise, told a news channel: "The Election Commission has given guidelines
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday took cognizance of the charge sheet filed by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) against Pakistani American David Coleman Headley and eight others for planning terror attacks in India. The formal charges were filed by the NIA Dec 24,
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Defending the government's proposed powerful counter-terror intelligence hub, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni Saturday said the matter should not be "politicised". "There have been discussions not once but many times in the country whenever innocent people became victims of terrorist attack and everyone has said there should be no room for politics in such issue," Soni told reporters.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Election Commission Saturday issued notice to Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma and said it was evident that the Congress leader "deliberately and wilfully" made the sub-quota remark. In its notice, the commission said the model code of conduct specifies that "there shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes".
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New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) This weekend, the book cart rolls in light humour and racy stories.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Nordic carrier Finnair, whose cabin crew performed an inflight dance, as a treat for Indian guests on Jan 26 (Indian Republic Day), reported a surge of 25 percent of advance booking on its Delhi-Helsinki flights, post the promotional initiative, said an official here Saturday. "In a short time, the advance bookings on Finnair went up by about 25 percent," said Kari Stolbow, director, Indian Subcontinent for Finnair
