Tiger Woods to return next week from knee lay-offWASHINGTON - Golfer Tiger Woods will make his comeback to the PGA Tour next week after an eight-month layoff that saw him recovering from a knee surgery and becoming father for the second time. 20 killed as Madagascar army fires on demonstratorsANTANANARIVO - The Madagascar military opened fire on an anti-government demonstration Saturday killing at least twenty people, according to eyewitness reports. Duleep Trophy: West Zone in command against SouthCHENNAI - West Zone took a firm grip on the five-day Duleep Trophy final by scoring 459 in their first innings and then reducing South Zone to 106 for four at stumps on the second day at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Friday. Shilpa was nervous for Raj at press conferenceNEW DELHI - Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty says she normally feels ‘calm and happy’ when boyfriend Raj Kundra is by her side. But while announcing her association with the Rajasthan Royals she was a bundle of nerves because it was her first press conference with the ‘love of her life’. Tamil Nadu government terms as ‘illegal’ pro-LTTE shutdownCHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government Sunday termed ‘illegal’ the Feb 4 shutdown called by the ‘Lankan Tamils Protection Movement’ (LTPM) and warned it of stern action if the agitation affected the movement of essential commodities and services. Americans in Bangalore raise a toast for new presidentBANGALORE - In small groups at upscale restaurants and pubs and in homes, around 6,000 US citizens living here raised a toast Tuesday night as Barack Hussein Obama took oath as 44th president of their country. Bangalore’s Obama fan club could not make it to WashingtonBANGALORE - A group of techies in India’s IT hub of Bangalore canvassed for Barack Obama through emails and SMSes during the election campaign last year, but they could not make it to Washington to witness his inauguration as they have projects to finish and deadlines to meet. With intelligence warning of terror attacks, Assam on high alertGUWAHATI - A maximum security alert has been sounded in Assam with intelligence reports about terrorists trying to stage violent attacks in the run-up to Republic Day, officials said here Monday. Moscow summit ‘last chance’ to resolve gas crisis: EUBRUSSELS/MOSCOW/KIEV/BERLIN - Saturday’s gas summit between Russia and Ukraine is the ‘last and best chance’ for both sides to salvage their reputation as reliable suppliers, the European Union (EU) said Friday as it faced another freezing week. Canada’s top bank bats for nation’s cricketTORONTO - Cricket in Canada got a major boost Tuesday when Scotiabank, the nation’s top bank, and the sports governing body Cricket Canada launched a national school programme to promote the sport. In two years, Kolkata may get monorail running on LPGKOLKATA - A monorail service running on cooking gas? With an eye on the record books, that is exactly what a Kolkata-based company has planned for the city two years on. Airports Authority of India allowed to exercise mini-ratna powersNEW DELHI - The government Tuesday appointed HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh, industrialist Sajjan Jindal and architect Hafiz Contractor as non-official directors of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), allowing it to exercise powers of the ‘mini-ratna’ status conferred on it last month. Mulayam meets PM, hopes for allianceNEW DELHI - Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav Tuesday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove ‘hurdles’ in the way of an alliance between his party and the Congress for the Lok Sabha election. Samajwadi Party names five more Lok Sabha candidatesNEW DELHI - The Samajwadi Party Monday announced five more candidates for the lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh. US will pursue Mumbai probe for as long as it takes: MulfordNEW DELHI - Days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Mumbai attack must have had the support of official agencies in Pakistan, the US Friday said it can’t ‘make accusations without proof’ but underlined that it would ‘press ahead’ to bring the perpetrators of the carnage to justice. BJP draws roadmap to general elections, sticks to terrorNEW DELHI - As the countdown to a general election begins, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is keen to hit the ground running and feels that the twin issues of insecurity of life and livelihood will continue to resonate despite this manifesto not cutting much ice with voters in the recent state assembly polls. International Finance Corp to spend $6 bn in emerging marketsNEW DELHI - International Finance Corp (IFC), a World Bank member organisation, Tuesday anounced it will spend $6 billion to support the private sector in emerging markets hit by the global financial crisis. Bush authorizes airlift into DarfurWASHINGTON - US President George W. has authorized the airlift of equipment to Sudan’s Darfur region in support of a UN peacekeeping mission, the White House said Monday. National Conference emerges single largest partySRINAGAR/JAMMU - The National Conference Sunday emerged a clear winner in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, winning in 20 seats and leading in seven. Locations frequented by Prabhakaran bombed: Sri LankaCOLOMBO - Sri Lankan jets Saturday carried bombed two locations suspected to be frequented by Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, the defence ministry said. Manmohan Singh’s ‘no war’ statement hailed in Pakistani mediaISLAMABAD - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s declaration that there was ‘no question of war’ post-26/11 has been hailed in two Pakistani editorials, even as a noted analyst has termed as ‘headstrong’ New Delhi’s ‘attitude’ in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. Andhra villagers clash with police over land acquisition for SEZHYDERABAD - Villagers protesting against Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday clashed with the police as authorities allegedly tried to forcibly acquire their lands. |
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