A top court in the Indian capital of New Delhi yesterday overturned a colonial-era law banning gay sex between consenting adults as the world's biggest democracy struggles to balance tradition and modernity. In a strongly worded statement, New Delhi's High Court ...Read More
Brescia arrest driven by fears on terror infrastructure NEW DELHI: For the best part of a year, Italian investigators watched patiently over a nondescript business in Brescia, hoping two men who played a critical role in guiding the terrorists to their ...Read More
It’s the dawn of a new era, Model fans, not just an era of petite-ness, though for the record, previous winner Eva is only 5?6 and change, but an era of — dare I write it? — lucidity, credibility or ...Read More
JAIPUR, India (AP) — A speeding train derailed in western India, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80. Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train flew off the tracks Saturday and rolled onto their sides when the driver ...Read More
JAIPUR, India – A speeding train derailed in western India, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80. Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train flew off the tracks Saturday and rolled onto their sides when the driver suddenly ...Read More
JAIPUR, India (AP) - A speeding train derailed in western India early Saturday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80.
Fifteen cars of the New Delhi-bound train flew off the tracks and rolled onto their sides when the ...Read More
A speeding train derailed in western India early Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80 others. Fifteen coaches of the New Delhi-bound train flew off tracks when its driver suddenly applied the brakes because of poor visibility ...Read More
JAIPUR, India -A speeding train derailed in western India early Saturday killing at least nine people and injuring more than 80 others. Fifteen coaches of the New Delhi-bound train flew off tracks when its driver suddenly applied the brakes because of ...Read More
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Ruddsaid he is “deeply disturbed” and “disgusted” by the recentseries of attacks on Indian students in his country, adding thatthose responsible will face the full force of the law. “They have been criminal ...Read More
Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Collaboration and partnership arekey to tackling climate change, which is a fundamental threat tohumanity, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said. “There is a need for collaboration unprecedented in humanhistory,” Rudd told reporters in New Delhi today. “There ...Read More
NEW DELHI—More than half of the world's chronically undernourished children under the age of 5 live in South Asia, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday. Chronically undernourished children are more likely to suffer serious infections and die from common illnesses ...Read More
Angela Merkel today became the first German chancellor to attend Armistice commemorations in France, in a highly symbolic display of unity aimed at opening a new era of co-operation between the two countries.
Arriving together at the Arc de Triomphe in ...Read More
China criticises India for ignoring its ‘concerns' BEIJING: The Chinese government on Tuesday accused New Delhi of "disregarding China's grave concerns" by allowing the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh and said it was "strongly dissatisfied" about the Tibetan leader's visit ...Read More
NEW YORK - Rihanna joined Jay-Z onstage Sunday night in Los Angeles to sing "Run This Town" and her Young Jeezy-assisted track "Hard." While it wasn't her first performance since she was assaulted by then-boyfriend Chris Brown in February, it ...Read More
NEW DELHI (AFP) – India's environment minister came under fire Tuesday from scientists for denying climate change was causing Himalayan glaciers to melt and disputing the work of the UN's top global warming body. Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday there ...Read More
NEW DELHI -- A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 42 people, an official said Tuesday. The landslide demolished nearly 300 tin-roofed mud huts Monday in the Ooty and Coonoor ...Read More
A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 39 people, an official said Tuesday. The landslide demolished nearly 300 tin-roofed mud huts Monday in the Ooty and Coonoor region of Tamil ...Read More
Five years ago today, Mozilla released Firefox 1.0. Ars celebrates the occasion by taking a trip back in time to revisit our classic coverage of the original release.
Five years ago today, Mozilla announced the official release of Firefox 1.0. The ...Read More
Next week brings two enormously resonant, closely related, yet paradoxical anniversaries. On Monday there is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, an event that ushered in a new era in which Germany could move on from ...Read More
TAWANG, India — Thousands of devout Buddhists poured into this remote Indian mountain town, arriving in packed trucks or on foot after trekking for miles along narrow paths for a rare chance to glimpse the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader's ...Read More
The U.S.-India nuclear deal is facing renewed criticism from members of the ruling coalition in New Delhi. (See, for instance, this Reuters story about the latest threat from India's Communists, who don’t like idea of India getting too close to ...Read More
