Punjab by-poll passes off peacefullyJALANDHAR - Polling in the by-election to the Nurmahal assembly seat in Punjab’s Jalandhar district passed off peacefully Friday, with the voter turnout expected to cross 70 percent, officials said. Manmohan Singh and Zardari will meet next week in RussiaNew Delhi, June 12 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister and Pakistani President will be meeting next week on the margins of Shanghai Cooperation Organistaion at the Russian Industrial city of Yeketenberg on June 16, disclosed Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon. Chandigarh denizens try hand at sculpture makingCHANDIGARH - In a pursuit to bring out an artist hidden in every individual, the administration of the union territory of Chandigarh organised a unique sculpture making workshop for citizens of the city and neighbouring towns. US Senator favours Israel making its own decisions on attacking IranJERUSALEM - An American Senator has said that Israel must be allowed to make its own decision on whether to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities, even if it is taken as a “last resort”. Unions approve contracts with The Greenbrier in W.Va.; bankruptcy court must OK itCHARLESTON, W.Va. — Unions representing more than 1,100 workers at The Greenbrier have ratified new contract agreements that freeze wages and were viewed as key to the southeastern West Virginia resort’s pending sale. Iran sends mixed signals to US: jailing American reporter and saying it wants warmer tiesTEHRAN, Iran — The Obama administration is reaching out to Iran. In return, Iran is — well, it’s complicated. The Islamic republic sentenced an American journalist to eight years in prison and launched a fervent new campaign to brand U.S. ally Israel as racist. And in the middle of all that, it said it was ready for a new beginning in relations with the U.S. after three decades of diplomatic stalemate. Khatami to run against Ahmadinejad in Iran presidential raceTEHRAN - Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami Sunday confirmed press reports that he will run against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential election in June. |