Colombo, Aug 31 (PTI) A leading Sri Lankan daily on
Wednesday praised External affairs minister S M Krishna, days
after he said Kachchathivu islet was Lankan territory and the

Imphal(Manipur), Aug 31 (PTI) Anti-corruption crusader
Anna Hazare has been urged to support the demand for repeal of
the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 by

Gurgaon(National Capital Region), Aug 31 (PTI) Anna
Hazare was discharged from a hospital Wednesday evening three
days after he was admitted after he broke his 12-day fast

Gurgaon(National Capital Region), Aug 31 (PTI) For the
first time after ending his 12-day fast, Anna Hazare took
solid diet Wednesday as his condition further improved and is

Mumbai, Aug 31 (PTI) An Air India plane from Jeddah with
286 passengers and crew on board landed under emergency
conditions at the airport here on Wednesday following

From K J M Varma
Beijing, Aug 31 (PTI) Dismissing the recent Pentagon
report that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has deployed

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) India's principal opposition
party BJP Wednesday termed as "unfortunate" north Indian state
of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's comments

New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) After an ad hoc payment of Rs
500 crore to partly clear its dues to Air India, Government
would release another tranche of Rs 705 crore to the national

New York, Aug 31 (PTI) Sikhs in the US will be allowed to
wear turbans and grow beards in federal agencies like the
police department and transit authority after New York Mayor

Kolkata, August 31 (PTI) Argentine superstar Lionel Messi
arrived in the wee hours on Wednesday but more than 1500
frenzied die-hard supporters and hordes of media persons who