Sikh group asks to discontinue bin Laden-type costumes

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 22:27

A Sikh advocacy group here has asked big retailers like Walmart to discontinue selling an Osama bin Laden-type Halloween costume, saying the get-up perpetuates "negative stereotypes" about turbans which leads to violence and discrimination against community members.

Afghan insurgents kill 5 in attack on checkpoint

Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2013, 20:16

Afghan police say Taliban insurgents killed two officers and three civilians in an attack on Monday on a checkpoint in the western part of the country.

J&K govt defunct due to fissures in the ruling coalition: PDP

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 22:15

PDP on Sunday said the present dispensation in Jammu and Kashmir has become defunct due to fissures in the coalition.

Italy govt in peril as Silvio Berlusconi ministers quit coalition

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 09:47

In a strong blow to an already wobbly Italian government, all five ministers from Silvio Berlusconi’s party quit the ruling coalition.

Coalition with Cong a compulsion for thwarting communalism: NCP

Last Updated: Thursday, September 26, 2013, 23:16

NCP, coalition partner in the democratic front govt in Maharashtra, said it was compelled to form the alliance with Congress for keeping the communal forces away.

Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 13:32

A group of powerful rebel units have rejected the authority of the Western-backed Syrian opposition leadership abroad and called for it to be reorganized under an Islamic framework, according to a video statement posted on the Internet.

Angela Merkel romps to victory in German election

Last Updated: Sunday, September 22, 2013, 22:34

Chancellor Angela Merkel won a landslide personal victory in a German election on Sunday, putting her within reach of the first absolute majority in parliament in half a century, a ringing endorsement of her steady leadership in the euro crisis.

Syria opposition names Ahmad Toameh as new interim premier

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 00:15

Syria`s opposition National Coalition on Saturday named a moderate Islamist as its interim prime minister, in a key step towards forming a government.

Syria rebels withdraw from Christian town: Coalition

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 15:08

Syrian rebels who seized an entry to a Christian town north of Damascus this week have now withdrawn to protect religious and archaeological sites there, an opposition statement said.

Expert panel to develop global norm for measuring property

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 7, 2013, 19:18

An expert committee has been set up for developing a global standard for measuring property to address the problem of inconsistent methodology adopted across the world for measurement of real estate.

India Inc sees coalition government at the centre in 2014

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 15:05

With less than a year left for the general elections, India Inc feels that no single party will be able to muster enough seats to form government at the centre and hopes that it would be a stable coalition in 2014.

Berlusconi lays out price of preserving Italian government

Last Updated: Saturday, August 3, 2013, 09:36

Italy`s center right must push through justice reform or withdraw from the coalition government, Silvio Berlusconi told his People of Freedom party on Friday after his conviction for tax fraud was upheld by the supreme court.