New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the private ward at the 'LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases' here tomorrow. More »Azad to inaugurate private ward at 'LRS Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases'
London, June 20 (ANI): The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has admitted that it used aerial surveillance drones over the US soil to aid investigations. More »FBI admits using aerial drones for surveillance over US
Washington, June 20 (ANI): The FBI has reportedly foiled a plot to kill US president Barack Obama with a deadly X-ray weapon. More »FBI foils plot to kill Obama with X-ray weapon
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Bollywood movie production giant Yash Raj Films (YRF) is geared up for its southern innings, which begins with the Tamil and Telugu remake of successful Hindi movie "Band Baaja Baaraat". More »YRF's southern journey gathers steam
DOHA (Reuters) - Preliminary Afghan peace talks in Qatar between U.S. and Taliban officials are unlikely to take place on Thursday as had been expected, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. Asked if the meeting would happen on Thursday, the source replied: "There is nothing scheduled that I am aware of." Asked if that meant they would not happen today, the source added: "Yes that's correct." A senior U.S. ... More »US-Taliban talks in Qatar not expected Thursday - source
Los Angeles, June 20 (IANS) British comedian Russel Brand says that actress Mila Kunis turned down his advances because she was in a relationship with Macaulay Culkin. More »When Kunis spurned Brand's advances
By Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one occasion. U.S. Representative Chris Smith, an outspoken supporter of Chinese dissidents since the 1980s, described repeated instances of various people he says were from NYU interfering in his attempts to meet with Chen. ... More »Lawmaker, university spar over 'control' of Chinese dissident in U.S
By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was 51. Gandolfini, whose role as Tony Soprano made him a household name while transforming the HBO network and ushering in a new era of drama on American television, had been scheduled to attend the closing of the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily on Saturday. ... More »Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) China's manufacturing activities fell to a nine-month low this month, according to a preliminary survey from HSBC. More »China's manufacturing activity at nine-month low: HSBC
Wellington, June 20 (IANS) New Zealand's economy grew by 0.3 percent in the March quarter, with the nationwide summer drought offsetting the effects of the reconstruction of the earthquake-battered Canterbury region, the government statistics agency reported Thursday. More »Drought slows New Zealand economic growth
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Senior BJP leader L.K. Advani met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here Thursday, a day after their meeting was deferred when the BJP veteran conveyed that he was "unwell". More »Advani meets RSS chief
Paris, June 20 (IANS) The $10.4 billion contract for 126 multi-role medium range combat aircraft that India has awarded to French aircraft maker Dassault for its Rafale aircraft has not got bogged down in any controversy nor were certain issues holding it up, Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh has said. More »Rafale deal is progressing, not bogged down: Indian minister
Shimla, June 20 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government and the Indian Air Force Thursday speeded up its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past five days in Kinnaur district, which has been cut off following landslides, an official said here. More »Rescue operation picks up pace in landslide-hit Himachal
Rome, June 20 (IANS) Actor James Gandolfini, known playing the central character in popular TV series "The Sopranos", is no more. He was 51. More »'The Sopranos' actor James Gandolfini dead
By Anurag Kotoky NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance programme that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said. The expanded surveillance in the world's most populous democracy, which the government says will help safeguard national security, has alarmed privacy advocates at a time when allegations of massive U.S. digital snooping beyond American shores have set off a global furore. ... More »India sets up elaborate system to tap phone calls, e-mail
Patna, June 20 (IANS) Former Bihar minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey's two relatives were killed while he survived nature's fury at Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, a state where 300 people from Bihar are missing. More »300 from Bihar missing in Uttarakhand
Buenos Aires, June 20 (IANS/EFE) Three robbers, two of whom were dressed as Orthodox Jewish rabbis and the third as a security guard, Wednesday held up a Buenos Aires bank and fled with the contents of several safety deposit boxes, police said. More »Robbers dressed as rabbis hit Argentine bank
Paris, June 20 (IANS) Two world aviation industry giants, Airbus and Boeing, are engaged in fierce commercial battles for winning big orders for their long-haul airplanes at the 2013 International Paris Air Show. More »Airbus, Boeing compete for mega deals at Paris Air Show
London, June 20 (IANS) A new research in Australia has suggested how much weight a baby gains during its first month could determine its intelligence quotient (IQ). More »Child's IQ linked to early weight gain
Islamabad, June 20 (IANS) Terrorists need to be answered in the same language they have long employed, "the language of force", said a Pakistani daily following a suicide blast at a funeral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that killed 35 people, including a legislator. More »An eye for an eye: Pakistani daily after funeral bombing