New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): French Ambassador to India Jerome Bonnafont has said that his nation is very much involved in developmental efforts in Afghanistan. "We are very much involved in order to consolidate peace, democracy and development in Afghanistan and clearly (the) London conference has been amongst those efforts to put together the international community and the Afghan union for that matter, the government of Hamid Karzai, to give a new boost to all those efforts for peace, against terrorism which is unacceptable scourge and for the development of Afghan people," he said on the sidelines of an event here on Sunday. (Continue reading)
London, Feb 1 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has unearthed the remains of an Iron Age settlement, working along the route of a new water pipeline in Kent, UK. (Continue reading)
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Abiding by the ultimatum issued by Union Law and Justice Minister M Veerappa Moily that the party would act tough on them if they did not disassociate themselves with the all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC), the Telangana Congress leaders are expected to meet on Monday to discuss the issue. (Continue reading)
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Feb 1 (ANI): Three election officials injured in a landmine blast, triggered by suspected Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. (Continue reading)
Melbourne, Feb 1(ANI): Australian selectors have named New South Wales all-rounder Steven Smith and Tasmanian batsman Travis Birt in their 13-man squad for the Twenty20 game against Pakistan at the MCG. (Continue reading)
London, Feb 1 (ANI): Australian Open finalist and World No.3 Andy Murray has said tight underwear may have played a part in his defeat in year’s first grand slam. (Continue reading)
Islamabad, Feb. 1 (ANI): While Shahid Afridi, who is facing a two-match ban for ball tampering, has apologised for his action during a match against Australia on Sunday, his manager has insisted that the Pakistani all-rounder’s desire to win led him to the embarrassing situation. “Shahid's desire to win today was there for all to see. There's nothing more to it, obviously Shahid is very sorry for his actions and as his manager I pray that he has learnt from it,” PakPassion.net quoted Umran, as saying. (Continue reading)
London, Feb 1(ANI): Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has given his backing to skipper John Terry after he was accused of having an extra-marital affair with the former partner of his international team-mate Wayne Bridge. (Continue reading)
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki Monday reported a 33.3 percent rise in sales in January at 95,649 vehicles compared to the like month last year.
The company exported 14,562 units during the month under review, it said in a regulatory filing. (Continue reading)
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Reports indicate that the Vice Chancellor of Manipal University recently visited the University of Kentucky to discuss opportunities for comprehensive collaboration between the two universities. (Continue reading)