Pope `to make first Holy Land trip in May`

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 08:27

Pope Francis is to make a brief visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories from May 25, his first to the Holy Land, Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot said.

Special Sri Lanka panel to probe war-disappeared people

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 19:49

An independent committee will be appointed to investigate the fate of over 11,000 people who disappeared during Sri Lanka`s brutal three-decade civil war, an official said here Thursday.

John Kerry hopeful of Israel-Palestine peace deal

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 04:57

US Secretary of State John Kerry is hopeful that the shaky negotiation talks between Israel and Palestine will be on track as the two sides are committed to seal a peace deal by the end of a nine-month deadline which ends in April.

Elderly people meet Rahul, ask for revamp in pension scheme

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 19:51

A delegation of elderly people from the Pension Parishad led by rights activist Aruna Roy met Rahul Gandhi to apprise him of their long standing demands of revamp in old age, widow and disabled pension scheme.

NPF criticises Dimapur bandh called by Congress

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 16:40

The ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) on Wednesday criticised the bandh called by the Congress in Dimapur district and said that it disrupted the Hornbill Festival, while businesses lost a day.

First toll-free helpline for disabled launched

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:55

Now help is only a phone call away for people with speech and hearing disabilities in the eastern part of the country with the launch of a toll-free helpline.

Meet the dinosaur which terrorised tyrannosaurs

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 09:28

Palaeontologists on Friday announced they had uncovered the remains of one of the greatest land predators ever -- a nine-metre (30-foot) four-tonne dinosaur that stalked the planet 100 million years ago.

MasterCard CEO Banga among Fortune's top 50 people in business

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 23:30

MasterCard's India-born CEO Ajay Banga and the co-CEO of Workday Aneel Bhusri are among the 50 top business leaders in the list which is "filled with executives who defied expectations - buying a newspaper, leaving luxury for Apple - executed big turnarounds and delivered stellar results for their shareholders."

Adam Levine voted `sexiest man alive` by People mag

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 15:10

Adam Levine has been named the `Sexiest Man Alive` of 2013 by People Magazine.

Parliamentary affairs ministry user-friendly website launched

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 14:42

A new and user friendly website with special features for visually challenged and colour blind people has been launched by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Plea to review verdict on convicts in elections dismissed

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 15:15

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as infructuous the government`s plea seeking a review of its verdict holding that jailbirds can`t contest elections.