India to strongly take up issue of Shahrukh`s detention in US
Bikaner (Raj), Aug 16 (PTI) India will "strongly" take up
with the US the issue of detention of Hindi Film star Shahrukh
King, Crown Prince Send Cable of Condolences to Kuwait's Emir
Jeddah, August 16, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has sent a cable of condolences to
847 Palestinian Umrah Performers Arrive in Egyptian land
Rafah, August 16, SPA -- As many as 847 Palestinian Umrah performers
arrived at Egyptian Land Crossing of Rafah last night from the Gaza
Strip.
PM, CJI concerned over pendency of cases, judicial vacancies
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Prime Minister of India Manmohan
Singh and Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishanan Sunday
voiced concern over huge pendency of cases and judicial
Income wrong tool to measure poverty: Sen
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) The way most governments measure
poverty by basing it on income may be a flawed perception of
well-being, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen argues in his new book.
Pak's 'induced' sense of hostility is now 'mellowed': Jaswant
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Contrary to what his party may
say, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jaswant Singh
feels Pakistan's "induced" sense of hostility to New Delhi is
Khan not singled out because of his name: US
New York, Aug 16 (PTI) The US Saturday denied that
Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan was detained and questioned
for two hours at the Newark airport or singled out because of
S. Korea reports 2nd death from influenza A
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details from related press briefing in paras 2-6)
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea reported its second death from influenza A
Fire extinguished near northern Moscow river station.
MOSCOW, August 16 (Itar-Tass) -- A fire near the building of the
northern river station at Leningradsky Avenue in Moscow was extinguished
