Jul 11 2008
The Kerala [Images] Assembly on Friday adopted a rare resolution asking the Centre to drop the Indo-US nuclear deal, amidst uproar.
Jul 10 2008
With the government readying to operationalise the Indo-US nuclear deal, Aditi Phadnis juxtaposes the common Left arguments with the official position.
Jul 10 2008
Israel’s defence minister has warned of his country’s readiness to act against Iran if it feels threatened.
Jul 10 2008
Salman Rushdie was named winner of the Best of the Booker award for Midnight’s Children, the Man Booker website reported
Jul 10 2008
With U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf and the rhetoric between Iran and Israel growing more heated, Tehran on Wednesday test-fired nine missiles, including at least one capable of striking Israel and other U.S. allies and interests in the Middle East.
Jul 9 2008
So it’s back to square one again! When the G8 nations were just looking like taking the climate issue seriously, the developing nations decided to play the spoilsport. Actually, the major developed and developing nations had agreed and pledged to...
Jul 9 2008
Unesco Monday gave the go ahead for India to add another rail line to its Mountain Railways of India World Heritage site - a stretch that served Shimla, the one-time British summer capital in India’s northwest.
Jul 8 2008
“Foreigners” were behind Monday’s devastating bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, a spokesman for Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said.
Jul 8 2008
Iran would strike Israel and the U.S. Navy in the Persian Gulf as a first response to any American attack on its nuclear program, an aide to Supreme Leader Ayataollah Ali Khamenei said.
Jul 8 2008
The great apes, namely the gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and the orangutans are our closest genetic relatives. But that didn’t stop us from slaughtering them as usual! Now, reports suggest that orangutans are likely to be the first ones to bid...