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Tehran, Sep. 18 (ANI): The father of an Iranian student, who died in jail after being arrested for protesting against President Ahmadinejad’s disputed re-election, has claimed that his son was beaten, got his bones broken and toenails pulled [...]

Srinagar, July 4(ANI): Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Saturday suggested that the issue of troop withdrawal and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir should be left to the Centre.

Ansari, who was the chairman of a working group on [...]

Udaipur, June 30 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday unveiled the statue of Maharana Pratap at the newly constructed international airport terminal in Udaipur.

Remembering the life and courage of Maharana Pratap, President Patil said the country is proud of him.

“Maharana Pratap [...]

Coimbatore, May 21 (ANI): Though the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’s chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s dead body was shown all over media channels on Tuesday by Sri Lanka Army, many Tamil refugees in the State don’t accept that he is dead.

The refugees are not [...]

Colombo, May 19 (ANI): The Sri Lanka President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his victory speech to the Parliament termed “the victory achieved by defeating the LTTE as the victory of the country” here on Tuesday.

He also assured the Tamils in the island nation, that protecting them was his responsibility, and that they would enjoy equal rights [...]

Colombo, May 17 (ANI): A visibly jubilant President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka from Jordan on Sunday where he announced his military’s victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

After arriving in Colombo having cut short his visit, [...]

Kolkata, Apr 16 (ANI): Different political parties in West Bengal evolve and churn out innovative, hard-hitting and impressive slogans to woo the voters as the key to their election campaigning.

The resounding cry of ‘Vande Mataram’ (homage to motherland) [...]

London, Mar.18 (ANI): Keen to resurrect his sagging tennis career, former world number eight Mark Philippoussis has decided to move back to Australia, his motherland.

Philippoussis has confirmed reports about a shift to Melbourne, where he is now living with his divorced mum in suburban Williamstown.

He also has plans of establishing an all-age tennis coaching clinic [...]

Islamabad, Mar.18 (ANI): Strengthening its capability, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has now attained powers of carrying nuclear warheads.

Addressing media persons on the sidelines of a book launch program, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief [...]

Imphal, March 12 (ANI): Thousands of youth turned up for recruitment rally in three districts of Thoubal, Imphal West, Imphal East and Bishnupur recently following a State Cabinet decision in Manipur to establish Village Defence Force (VDF) [...]

Taipei – Women’s world number two golfer Yani Tseng is mulling playing for a foreign country because she is unhappy about the neglect of the sport in her native Taiwan.
Tseng’s father Tseng Mao-hsin on Wednesday confirmed a news report from the United Daily News that lack of respect for the sport in her home [...]

London, Feb 20 (ANI): Pop singer Michael Jackson’s brother, Marlon, is working on a controversial project that will see a former slave port turned into a memorial for Africa’s former slave trade.
The Badagry Historical Resort, located near Badagry’s former slave port, will include a luxury resort that will house a Jackson Five museum, five-star hotel, [...]