New Delhi, Dec 24(PTI) Faced with protests and
complaints over tightening of visa regulations, Indian
government has decided to relax norms on re-entry into India

Kolkata, Dec 24 (PTI) In-form Upul Tharanga hit a
sparkling century and shared a 126-run partnership with
captain Kumar Sangakkara as Sri Lanka posted 315 for six

Barring the dropped chance of Tharanga in the sixth over,
Indian new ball bowlers, Nehra and Zaheer Khan, started off
beautifully and restrained the destructive opening duo of

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Dec 24 (PTI) A Pakistani anti-terror court Thursday adjourned
till January 6 next year the proceedings against seven suspects, including

The lawyer was asked to explain his position at the
next hearing.
The proceedings are being conducted in Rawalpindi's
Adiala Jail for security reasons.

New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) Ahead of the full-fledged
operations against Naxals, India's Home Minister P Chidambaram
on Thursday took stock of the security situation in five

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 24 (PTI) Ethnic Indian Muslims in
Malaysia should disassociate themselves from their country of
origin, says the country's former PM Mahathir Mohammad, who

Natasha Chaku
Melbourne, Dec 24 (PTI) India and China have not only
agreed to act to cut down emissions but are also willing to be

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Dec 24 (PTI) As a political backlash
erupted in Andhra Pradesh in southern India over the decision

Seeking to justify its stand on creation of Telangana
state, government said "one-sided" decisions cannot be taken
as consensus was required on the issue.