

Sunday 29 November '09
Sri Lanka's former top General Sarath Fonseka, who quit following a spat with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Sunday announced that he will be the joint candidate of opposition parties in the Presidential polls.Sunday 29 November '09
Indo-US services trade is likely to grow to an ambitious $150 billion in the next six years: CIISunday
29 November '09In a case of sabotage, Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar on Sunday said somebody "deliberately" put radioactive tritium in a water cooler at the Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant.Sunday
29 November '09A senior IAS officer allegedly committed suicide at his official residence here by shooting himself early on Sunday, police sources said.Sunday
29 November '09SBI is in advanced stages of opening 23 more branches abroad over the next four months.Sunday
29 November '09The investigation into Tiger Woods' car accident has been "delayed" as the golf superstar is yet to make himself available for an interview by the police.Sunday
29 November '09Mangeshkar has been conferred France's highest civilian award, the Insignia of 'Officier de la Legion d'Honneur'.Sunday
29 November '09The computer-based Common Admission Test in around 50 centres across the country were on Sunday rescheduled to allow necessary repairs to be completed at the labs.Sunday
29 November '09Doha trade talks are likely to dominate the 3 day WTO conference of 153 trade ministers.Sunday
29 November '09PMEAC does not expect the Dubai debt crisis to trigger another meltdown in the world.Sunday
29 November '09Aimed at taking its reforms process on a fast track, the HRD Ministry plans to introduce three Bills on higher education, including one on setting up of a national accreditation body during the current parliament session.Sunday
29 November '09Egypt termed IAEA resolution censuring Iran over its nuclear programme as 'unbalanced' saying that UN nuclear watchdog 'failed' to take into account the regional dimension.Sunday
29 November '09Triple Olympic gold medalist sprinter Usain Bolt will take part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi said here.Sunday
29 November '09India and Canada have reached a landmark agreement on civil nuclear cooperation after months of hectic negotiations, paving the way for supply of Canadian atomic technology, equipment and uranium to New Delhi.Sunday
29 November '09The Navy has launched a hunt for a new set of fighter jets to operate from the aircraft carriers it will have in service five to six years from now.Sunday
29 November '09Maoists today blew up a panchayat hall and a school building in Jharkhand's Palamau district,hours before enforcing a 48-hour statewide bandh from Saturday night.Sunday
29 November '09Despite a brilliant solo effort by Adrian Barath, who scored a Test century on debut, the West Indies suffered an innings and 65-run defeat on the third day of their first Test against Australia at the Gabba here on Saturday.....Sunday
29 November '09Shane Bond (3/46) produced a desperate piece of brilliance in the last session of the first Test to help New Zealand go 1-0 up with a 32-run victory over Pakistan at the the University Oval here on Saturday....Sunday
29 November '09Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has warned his maturing team there can be no more age excuses if the club fail to land any honours for a fourth successive season....Saturday
28 November '09Ahead of the second phase assembly polls on December two in Jharkhand, CPI (Maoist) has called for a 48-hour state-wide bandh from midnight tonight.Saturday
28 November '09K Rosaiah was nominated the Congress Legislature Party leader by party chief Sonia Gandhi, bringing down the curtains on the issue of sucessor to late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.Saturday
28 November '09One person was killed and three others were injured in an explosion in a garbage heap that was set on fire in Agra district.Saturday
28 November '09The toll in the twin bomb blasts in Assam's Nalbari town on November 22 rose to eight with a person succumbing to injuries on Saturday, official sources said here.Saturday
28 November '09Three more persons succumbed to swine flu today even as 139 fresh cases of the disease were reported across the country.Saturday
28 November '09BSF jawans deployed along the International Border arrested seven Burmese nationals who were trying to cross over to Pakistan.