Trinamool, Govt spat over missed calls and SMSes

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 17:49

Government and the Trinamool Congress got into a spat over missed calls and messages with Home Minister P Chidambaram insisting that efforts were made four days back by the Prime Minister to contact Mamata Banerjee.

‘Pak must dump ego to lead Siachen troop pullout’

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 11:09

Ex Pak PM Nawaz Sharif has urged the government to take the lead and retract its troops from Siachen glacier.

Russia urges Assad to start troop pullout

Last Updated: Monday, April 2, 2012, 21:33

Sergey Lavrov`s statement appeared to reflect Moscow`s increasing impatience with Syrian ruler Bashar Assad.

Julia Roberts pulls muscle while wearing heavy costume

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 08:15

Julia pulled a muscle in her thigh while filming new movie after struggling to move in one particularly heavy costume.

NATO sticking to 2014 Afghan pullout date for now

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 10:47

A NATO`s top official has said that the alliance will adhere to its plans to hand over security to local forces in Afghanistan by the end of 2014.

US intelligence warned of strife after Iraq pullout

Last Updated: Friday, December 23, 2011, 11:52

US intelligence agencies warned that security gains in Iraq could degenerate into sectarian violence after a troop pullout.

British troops may leave Afghanistan early

Last Updated: Saturday, December 10, 2011, 15:12

The British government has confirmed that next week it would consider withdrawing thousands of troops from its base in Afghanistan, up to a year earlier than originally planned.

US pullout gives al Qaeda space in Iraq

Last Updated: Friday, November 18, 2011, 20:29

Al Qaeda and its affiliates have been given an opening to revive operations in former strongholds by the US pullout from Iraq`s northern and western provinces.

`Change in Iraq-Iran ties after US pullout`

Last Updated: Saturday, October 22, 2011, 16:35

US officials have long accused Iran of arming and supporting Shi’ite militias in Iraq against US troops.

Iraq Army delays pullout from cities over security

Last Updated: Sunday, October 9, 2011, 12:54

Violence is supposed to increase when American troops complete their own withdrawal from the country at year`s end.

CAG pulls up IAF for radar damage

Last Updated: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 20:36

The Indian Air Force (IAF) was on Thursday reprimanded by the CAG for causing damage to an aerostat radar deployed along the Pakistan border to monitorlow-flying enemy aircraft resulting in a loss of Rs 302 crore.

CAG pulls up Delhi Development Authority

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 22:35

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has been pulled up by the CAG for its "lackadaisical approach" in imposing damage charges against unauthorised occupants on its land.