British security service officials visited Golden Temple: Book

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 18:43

Dal Khalsa said a former RAW official had mentioned in his book that British Security Service officers visited the Golden Temple to assess ground situation before giving their advice to Gandhi.

Militants had back-up plan to kill Karachi top cop

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 00:00

The militants who killed Chaudhry Aslam, had prepared two explosives-laden cars as a back-up in case an assault by a suicide bomber failed.

Possible role of cops in attack on Pakistan anti-terror official

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 22:10

Authorities have not ruled out the possibility that elements within the police force were involved in last week`s suicide attack that killed Chaudhary Aslam.

China December official services PMI dips to 54.6

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 10:52

A reading above 50 indicates activity in the sector is accelerating, while one below 50 indicates it is slowing.

China's official manufacturing PMI dips to 51.0 in December

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 11:00

Growth in China's factories slowed slightly in December with the official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) dipping to 51.0, but the figure confirmed views that the world's second-largest economy showed resilience at the end of the year.

China to strengthen supervision of officials` assets reports

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 04:53

China has ordered strict enforcement of a regulation that requires officials to report their assets and their family members` earnings.

UN official criticises Lebanese rocket attack at Israel

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 04:50

Commander of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) General Paolo Serra has described the firing of two rockets from Lebanon towards Israel as a very serious incident aimed at undermining the stability in the region, Xinhua reported.

US church official seeks bail; conviction quashed

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 15:38

A Roman Catholic church official sentenced to prison for his handling of priest-abuse cases had his conviction overturned, and may soon be back before a judge for bail.

DA case: Bank official gets 5-yr RI,slapped with Rs 1.5cr fine

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 22:21

A special CBI court on Monday sentenced a senior official of a PSU bank to five-year rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 1.50 crore on him for amassing wealth disproportionate to his known sources of income.

SMS to be accepted by govt depts as official document

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 20:26

People may soon be able to use SMS communication with government departments as a documentary proof while utilising citizen-services for making payments, registrations and various other schemes.

Govt official sent to jail in bribery case

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 19:30

A government official has been sentenced to five years in jail by a Delhi court for accepting a bribe of Rs two lakhs from a scrap metal firm to favour it in allotment of lots during e-auction of metal waste.

Not particularly optimistic on Bitcoin future: Google official

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 16:10

A concept that came into existence in 2009, bitcoin has become very popular of late with its exchange rate surging past USD 1,000 per unit in November from a little more than USD 200.