Washington: The White House has said the US covert operation to kill al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was conducted in a manner fully consistent with the laws of war. "The (Special Operations) team had the authority to kill Osama bin Laden unless he offered to surrender; in which case the team was required to accept his surrender if the team could do so safely," White House Press Secretary Jay...
08:18 AM, May 05, 2011
The top secret operation by the US special forces to kill Osama bin laden was code named Geronimo after a late 19th century Apache chief. The entire operation lasted 40 minutes and was carried out by a team called Seal 6 said to be the best of the best special forces. ...
02:09 PM, May 03, 2011
New Delhi: Three crude bombs were recovered on Monday night inside a compartment of the Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express after the train reached Dhanbad station, police said. After getting information about the bombs, a police team searched the train thoroughly and recovered the crude bombs hidden under a berth in the D-4 compartment, SP (Railways) Praveen Srivastav told newsmen here. No arrests were, however, made. A bomb squad from Ranchi...
07:14 AM, Apr 26, 2011
London: An important inscribed Mughal emerald personal seal set in a diamond encrusted gold bangle and bearing the name of an East India Company officer will be sold at an auction here in April and is estimated to fetch 50,000 pounds. Auctioneers Bonhmas said that the rectangular table-cut emerald has a lower price estimate of 30,000 pounds at the April 5 sale of Indian and Islamic Art. The three-line Persian...
03:22 PM, Jan 23, 2011
New Delhi/Kolkata: Congress president Sonia Gandhi expressed "her deep grief and anguish" over the train tragedy in West Bengal and wished speedy recovery to the injured. A statement from All India Congress Committee (AICC) said, "While conveying her deep condolences to the bereaved families, she also wished speedy recovery for the injured." RJD chief Lalu Prasad said, "It's unfortunate that incidents like these are happening so often. Utmost caution is...
01:04 PM, Jul 19, 2010
Incessant delays, derailment, terror attacks, inability to deal with emergency-like situation - the state of affairs for the Railways in the recent past hasn't been a rosy one. Is it time to consider privatising the Railways in order to improve the overall standards of the services? Will the entry of private players help the Railways improve its level of efficiency and security?
12:16 PM, Jul 19, 2010
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee was "suspicious" about the cause of the accident involving Sealdah-bound Uttarbanga Express and Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in Birbhum district early Monday. "I am suspicious about the cause of the accident," Banerjee told reporters here when asked about the circumstances that led to the mishap. "We have some doubt in our mind. Whatever happened is not casual thing. We will take all strong steps...
10:57 AM, Jul 19, 2010
![Court orders de-sealing of moblile phone towers]( "Court orders de-sealing of moblile phone towers")
MCD has declared 2,952 mobile towers illegal for coming up without the civic agency's authorisation. ...
07:46 PM, Jul 08, 2010
Says he didn't commit crime by attending the event. ...
03:34 PM, Mar 27, 2010
This could lead to frequent dropped calls and bad connections. ...
09:09 AM, Mar 19, 2010
Motorists break rules, traffic police can't manage the rush. ...
11:41 PM, Dec 16, 2009
Train will use the Rajdhani track and its fare will be at par to that of Rajdhani. ...
08:05 PM, Sep 07, 2009
The serpentine queues on the 4.7km-long link vanished quickly. ...
03:11 AM, Jul 07, 2009
It has an engraving of an archer shooting a bow and arrow. ...
12:21 AM, Oct 31, 2008
Dubai: Australia captain George Bailey was left scratching his head as to how his side was now ranked below Ireland in the Twenty20 rankings after their super over defeat in the second Twenty20 international against Pakistan on Friday. Australia and Pakistan were locked at 151 after 40 overs before the Pakistanis took the match in a super over finish at Dubai Stadium, to clinch the three-match series 2-0. The third ...
03:52 PM, Jun 24, 2008
Wellington: New Zealand's batsmen must ensure they build on their starts if they are to stand any chance of winning the third and final Test against South Africa, assistant coach Trent Woodhill has said. New Zealand conceded a 199-run first innings lead to the Proteas after they were bowled out for 275 after tea on the fourth day, which Graeme Smith and Alviro Petersen then extended. Petersen was on 38...
12:20 AM, May 07, 2008
Sachin Tendulkar takes a dig at his critics, saying he doesn't want to be advised on his retirement. ...
07:21 PM, May 06, 2008
Mirpur: Enjoy the game and chase your dreams was batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar's message to budding cricketers after he achieved his 100th international hundred against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. The cricketing world and Sachin's billion fans tasted their moment of joy after the master blaster struck his first hundred since March 12, 2011, scoring 114 off 157 balls. Sachin said the wait for the elusive century as a tough...
10:40 PM, May 03, 2008
Chittagong: The second day's play in the opening Test between Bangladesh and the West Indies was called off without a ball being bowled on Saturday due to a wet outfield following overnight rain. Earlier on day one, Tamim and Mushfiqur Rahim hit fine fifties as the Bangladesh batsmen applied themselves to finish day one of the first Test match at 255/4. Mushfiqur Rahim and Naeem Islam are on the crease. ...
01:42 AM, Mar 12, 2008
