The Dalai Lama is currently visiting Germany. Only one member of the government is prepared to meet with him -- sparking a storm of unrest within the government. "These days, being courageous means not meeting the Dalai Lama," commented Foreign

The stubbornness of Burma's military junta puts the West into a hopeless situation. If the international community wants to provide relief to victims of Cyclone Nargis, then it has to play by the regime's rules. But the West's submissiveness sends

JAZZIE B, the front man of the urban music collective Soul II Soul, received his OBE yesterday from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace and said it was the stuff of dream

A MAN who staged a ram-raid naked but for a sheet and a pair of boots has been jailed for four years.

A HUSBAND who stabbed his estranged wife through the heart said he intended to kill himself in front of her.

The recent acceleration (in the yuan's value) in appreciation is a welcome development. However, overall gains remain insufficient," the twice-yearly Treasury report to Congress said. As of April 15, the Treasury said the yuan had gained 18.4% in value against

We will reassure the WTO that Ukraine is ready to participate in the Doha round trade (liberalization) negotiations and to the process of accession of other countries," said Volodymyr Baluta who is head of the Ukrainian economic service . The

Kerala CM V S Achuthanandan said spiritual fraudsters would be dealt with sternly saying that they posed a grim threat to the society.

Some US officials believe the Indian government already is looking ahead to a new US administration.

Thousands of Bangladeshis illegally enter India every year looking for jobs, a charge Bangladesh denies.

PM Manmohan Singh said that he hoped 'good sense' would prevail among the Left parties.

Royal Challengers continued their pathetic show as they plunged to 65 run defeat against Rajasthan Royals.

Maharashtra Govt will take the responsibility of all foreign cricket players' safety, Deputy CM R R Patil said.

Projecting a whopping Rs 10,000 crore (Rs 100 billion) economic engagement with Bhutan in areas like telecom, infrastructure and education, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday unveiled a mega plan for cooperation in the power sector.

Dr Singh said the terror incidents should not become an issue of politicking and parties like Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party should put their minds together to see how the problem can be addressed. On the Jaipur blasts, he

An IAF IL-76 plane carried the first consignment of tents, cutting machines, blankets, water purifiers, generators and other relief material to Chengdu, capital of worst-hit Sichuan Province on Saturday afternoon. The 36-tonne consignment, part of the $5 million humanitarian assistance

To press his justification of the deal, he cited the support the agreement has got from former president A P J Abdul Kalam, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and the scientific community. Kalam, Mishra and the scientific community are

Indian Parliament would need to ratify New Delhi's commitment to the agreement by June in order for Congress to

Ved Marwah, former commissioner of police Delhi and former National Security Gurads chief, felt the Jaipur blasts was not the end of the problem. "With the election year round the corner this is bound to go up. Our neighbours will

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home on Saturday after a two-day visit to Bhutan.