Iran sanctions spur boom for Pakistani diesel smugglers
JOGAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Some of the contraband is spirited across the mountains in Pepsi bottles carried by child smugglers. Yet more is loaded into […]
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U.S. F-22 stealth jets join South Korea drills amid sabre-rattling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military drills aimed at underscoring the U.S. […]
Big Pharma waits nervously on Glivec patent verdict
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Global drugmakers, battered by recent intellectual property decisions in India, are girding for a landmark court ruling on Monday with broad consequences […]
Govt not taking honest position on Sri Lankan issue: CPI
CPI accused the government of not taking an honest position on the Sri Lankan Tamils issue and asked it respond to the resolution adopted by […]
CBI is ‘Congress Bachao Institution’: Ramdev
Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday alleged that the CBI has become a tool in the hands of Congress that it is being used against Opposition […]
Protests at Ramlila Maidan do not help: Markandey Katju
Observing that anti-corruption protests gradually fizzle out, Press Council of India Chairman Justice (retd) Markandey Katju on Saturday said agitations like that of social activist […]
Versatile music producer Phil Ramone dies at 79: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Phil Ramone, a versatile music producer who won 14 Grammy Awards and worked with a glittering roster of stars like Billy […]
Nelson Mandela "comfortable", treated for pneumonia
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is comfortable and able to breathe without problems as he continues to respond to treatment in […]
Serena Williams gets record sixth Miami title
MIAMI (Reuters) – Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 6-0 and win the Sony Open for a […]
Surveillance video could give clue about missing Indian student Sunil Tripathi
A new surveillance video obtained by American law enforcement agencies could provide some vital clue about Indian-American Sunil Tripathi, who went missing on March 16. […]