ISLAMABAD, Sept 30: In yet another sectarian assault, a suicide bomber targeted a rally of Shia Muslim minority in Pakistan's volatile south-western city of Quetta, killing 73 people and injured dozens of others. The blast took place at about 3:00 pm when an estimated 2000 people gathered in Quetta's Meezan Chowk to mark solidarity with the Pal.....

London, Sept 03: A powerful explosion on Friday damaged parts of Hare Krishna temple located in London's Leicester suburb. However, no casualties have taken place in the incident. Although the cause of the incident is still to be ascertained, it is believed that the explosion occurred due to a blast in the cylinders kept in the temple's kitchen.....

New Delhi, Sept 03: Defence Minister A K Antony and his Korean counterpart Kim Tae-Young signed five-year defence cooperation accord on sharing of military expertise and technology. "Heralding a new chapter in the history of defence cooperation, India and South Korea today signed two landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to give a huge boos.....

NEW DELHI, Sept 03: Sonia Gandhi was on Friday elected Congress president unopposed for a fourth time. Thanking party workers for their support, Gandhi described her re-election as party chief as a "great responsibility". "I am grateful to all Congress workers across the country for supporting me... The post of Congress president is a great r.....

Washington, Sept 03: Pakistan's nuclear arsenal has prevented a conventional war with India and made the "nation walk with heads held high", boasts notorious Pakistani scientist AQ Khan, considered the father of Islamabad's clandestine nuclear weapons programme. "Our nuclear programme has ensured our survival, our security, and our sovereignty .....

Shadow correspondent JAMMU, sEPT 03: Reacting sharply to the derogatory words used by three senior PDP leaders including Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Dilawar Mir and A. R. Veeri, senior leader of National Conference, Dr. Mustafa Kamal has termed their statement another proof of PDP's anti-Kashmiri role. In a statement issued here on.....

By Bashir Assad SRINAGAR, SEPT 03: Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief, Aasiya Andrabi and her aide who were arrested last week, have been booked under Public Safety Act and shifted to Kot Balwal. Official sources said that Aasiya and her aide, Sofi Fahmeeda were shifted to Kote Balwal Jail in Jammu today morning from the Women's Police Station Rambagh so.....

New Delhi, Sept 03: Describing the situation in Kashmir as "critical and tragic", a delegation from the civil society, which visited the Valley recently, Friday called for the immediate withdrawal of the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who led the team, told reporters her.....

Asif Iqbal Naik KISHTWAR SEP 03: In a dramatic move, Divisional Commander of local militant outfit Hizbul Mujahdeen and kingpin of 1.06 crore JK bank Kishtwar robbery Firdous Ahmed Mattoo alias Prince resident of Drabshala surrendered before Kashmir police today at Shrigupara. According to the reports, Prince remained mostly active in Palmar.....

By Yash Bhasin Jammu, Sept 03: Like many other laws (prohibitory in nature), ban on smoking in public, child labour, to quote the two out of many, the ban on sale, storage, use & transportation of polythene carry bags has become null & void at least in J&K. Despite the ban imposed about a year back, through an Act of the State legislature & ru.....

Shadow correspondent JAMMU, AUG 03: Jammu Police on Friday busted inter- state gang of motorcycle lifters and in this connection recovered 21 bikes and arrested 2 persons. In a press conference held here on Friday- SP headquarters - JS Johar said that Police recovered stolen motorcycles after busting a gang of inter-state bike lifters and arr.....

Shadow Correspondent KISHTWAR, SEPT 03: Kishtwar is known as land of Sapphire and it is generally believed that few notorious gangs are always indulging in illegal smuggling of Sapphire from this place to other parts of the country. District Police Kishtwar has always played an active role and kept special vigilance to trap such nefarious elem.....

Hyderabad, Sept 03: State Bank of India (SBI) opened 'crorepati-only' branch in Hyderabad today. And the government lender has inaugurated first of its kind branch for High Networth Individuals (HNI) where it takes minimum Rs 1 crore to open an account. According to bank officials, an attractive feature of the branch is lockers. "They are open .....

BEIJING, Sept 03: A huge traffic jam stretching at least 120kms reappeared in northern China on Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, reports said. State television broadcast images of a long line of mostly cargo trucks inching slowly through Inner Mongolia on a major highway leading toward Beijing. .....

LONDON, Sept 03: A 15-year-old Briton has become the youngest student to gain a place at Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is considered one of the toughest in the world and former scholars include Isaac Newton. Arran Fernandez was educated at home by his father, Neil. He starts a mathematics degree .....