Monthly Archives: May 2009
Punjab unrest: 25,000 passengers stranded in Jammu
Jammu, May 26 Over 25,000 stranded passengers, including pilgrims to the Vaishno Devi shrine, were battling scorching heat at the railway station here Tuesday following disruption of train service due… Read more
Buner 90 percent cleared of Taliban: Pakistani military
Islamabad, May 26 Pakistani forces have regained control over 90 percent of Buner district and increased their stranglehold over Mingora, the largest town in Swat, the military said Tuesday as… Read more
Karunanidhi urges PM to consider Sri Lankan Tamils’ welfare
Chennai, May 26 Though any interference in the internal affairs of another country has to be avoided, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to… Read more
MTN-Bharti deal could create telecom giant straddling India to Africa
Johannesburg, May 26 South African telecom giant MTN believes a potential deal with New Delhi-based Bharti Airtel has the makings of a telecom giant that would straddle India, the Gulf… Read more
All-women Bhangra team steals Punjabi show in US
Yuba City (California), May 26 West embraced East here as thousands mingled, ate and danced at the annual Punjabi American Heritage Festival.
Ahmadinejad wants debate with Obama on global issues
Tehran, May 26 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed his desire to hold a debate on global problems with his US counterpart Barack Obama at the United Nations.
Betel shop owner’s sons crack IIT entrance exam
Ranchi, May 26 Two sons of the owner of a small betel shop here cracked the highly competitive examination for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).
Baldwin banned from Philippines after sex remarks
London, May 25 American film and TV actor Alec Baldwin has been banned from entering the Philippines in spite of publicly apologising for joking about sex trafficking in the country.
Scientists find Salmonella’s weakness
London, May 26 Scientists seem to have found the achilles heel of a food poisoning pathogen like salmonella – its weakness for glucose. This discovery could provide a new way… Read more
24 killed, 110,000 affected as Cyclone Aila pounds coastal West Bengal
Kolkata, May 25 Cyclone Aila battered coastal West Bengal as well as state capital Kolkata Monday as it unleashed storms that uprooted trees, electricity poles and thatched homes, leaving a… Read more
