Islamabad:  A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the 2008 Mumbai attack trial today adjourned proceedings for a fortnight after the defence lawyers of seven suspects in the carnage failed to appear before the judge. The main defence lawyer, Khwaja Sultan, was unwell and the other lawyers did not appear before anti-terrorism court judge Shahid Rafique during  [ Read More ]

Melbourne: India pay for defensive tactics, bat poorly to lose by 122 runs on Day 4 What promised to be the most gripping day of the Melbourne Test ended in an anti-climax with Australia crushing India by 122 runs. Australia had their backs to the wall at the start of Day 4, but their positive  [ Read More ]

New Delhi:These are tough times for many American families this Christmas. People are hurting. Fortunately, this week thousands of these families in need are showing up at Salvation Army distribution centers all across the United States to receive Christmas gifts for their children and food baskets for their families. Yes, once again, no matter how  [ Read More ]

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Tens of thousands of tourists and Christian pilgrims packed the West Bank town of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations Saturday, bringing warm holiday cheer to the traditional birthplace of Jesus on a raw, breezy and rainy night. With turnout at its highest in more than a decade, proud Palestinian officials  [ Read More ]

The Hollywood Press Association announced the nominations for its 2012 edition of the Golden Globe Awards. And there were quite a few new shows being nominated while older shows also managed to get snagged for a nomination. Amongst the new series nominated are ‘Homeland’, which received nominations for drama series, best actress (Claire Danes) and  [ Read More ]

                    Facebook’s 800 million users can now access the site’s Timeline feature, which turns their profile pages into a virtual scrapbook full of big photos, memorable posts and life events. People can add pre-Facebook memories, too. The Timeline goes back as far as the user’s birth  [ Read More ]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least 54 people in the deadliest of two attacks on a Shiite holy day — the first major sectarian assaults since the fall of the Taliban a decade ago. Four other Shiites were  [ Read More ]

Jokes spread on Pakistani social media sites like twitter about Veena Malik’s picture in the nude. As the back-and-forth between actress Veena Malik and FHM India over the nude cover continued into its third day on Sunday, many Pakistanis on social media networks Facebook and Twitter have asked Veena Malik to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf  [ Read More ]

New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Australian cricket all-rounder Andrew Symonds is set to enter the ‘Bigg Boss 5′ house this week. Symonds will be the second international celebrity to enter the Colors’ show after Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone. He will enter the show as a participant, said a source from the channel. The 36-year-old  [ Read More ]

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India may face its worst financial crisis in decades if it fails to stem a slide in the rupee, leaving the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with a difficult choice over how to make best use of its limited reserves to maintain the confidence of foreign investors. If the RBI is too  [ Read More ]