Manmohan to meet Chinese Premier Wen Jiabo in ASEAN Summit

Source : PTI | Wed, 21-Oct-2009

Beijing: Amid a war of words between the two countries, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabo and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will have an "important"meeting in Thailand on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit this week. Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhe... Read Story

A massage from snakes!

Source : MyNews Network | Wed, 21-Oct-2009

New Delhi: An Israeli health and beauty spa is offering a new service for its customers - a snake massage. The treatment consists of six non-venomous snakes massaging the client's aching muscles and joints for $70. Located in northern Israel, A... Read Story

Security situation has worsened, be prepared for all threats: PM

Source : Agencies | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

New Delhi: Emphasising that the overall situation in India's "immediate neighbourhood has worsened", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday cautioned the armed forces "to be equipped to deal with all threat scenarios", especially non-traditional ... Read Story

Reliance gas dispute like war between two nations: SC

Source : Agencies | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

New Delhi: The dispute over natural gas from Krishna-Godavari basin is not a fight between two companies, but one between two brothers, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, as it commenced hearing the high-profile legal batt... Read Story

Missed the new blockbuster in town? Catch it on DTH

Source : Robin Bansal | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

New Delhi: It's a way to beat piracy and it's a treat for small screen audiences. Direct To Home (DTH) television has started a new trend by showing big Bollywood movies at a nominal price within a few days of their release in the theatres.... Read Story

Sibal takes U-turn, now says 80% for IIT entrance exam ''not required''

Source : IANS | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

New Delhi: Retracting from his stand about raising the cut-off percentage for appearing in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) entrance exam, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal Tuesday said that scoring high would not be... Read Story

PM alerts defence chiefs to deteriorating security situation

Source : Agencies | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged senior defence commanders here to shore up their preparedness in the wake of the worsening security scenario in the sub-continent, especially in neighbouring Pakistan and Afghanistan. Officia... Read Story

No Chinese dam over Brahmaputra - PM assures Arunachal

Source : Syed Zarir Hussain | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

Guwahati: China has formally clarified to India that it is not building a dam over the Brahmaputra river on its side, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu said Tuesday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met a group of legislators and MPs from ... Read Story

Poor start in Markets after Diwali, Sensex ends 111 points red

Source : Agencies | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

Mumbai: A key Indian equity index shut shop 111 points in the red Tuesday as a variety of stocks across sectors came under selling pressure. The 30-scrip sensitive index, Sensex, of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,414.8 points, c... Read Story

Twin bomb blasts in Islamabad University, 15 dead

Source : Agencies | Tue, 20-Oct-2009

Islamabad: Twin blasts, including a suicide bombing, rocked the Islamic University campus in this Pakistan capital, killing at least 15 people and injuring 7.According to reports, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the girls' cafeteria inside t... Read Story