Featured

Katrina Kaif’s 200-gown trial in a single day

Katrina Kaif’s 200-gown trial in a single day

J-K EC to procure 80 lakh security holograms for photo I-cards

Srinagar, Jammu and KashmirSrinagar, Oct 25 : Keeping the forthcoming assembly polls in view, Jammu and Kashmir’s State Election Commission will procure 80 lakh tamper-proof security holograms for Electoral Photo Identity Cards.

The holograms are aimed to ensure that there is no misuse of Cards during the polls.

Bavarian premier-designate to stand up to Merkel

Angela MerkelMunich  - Horst Seehofer, who is expected to be appointed premier of Bavaria on Monday, has promised his party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), he will exert heavy pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel.

He was speaking Saturday to a party congress in Munich of the Bavaria-only CSU, which elected him party leader. He was the sole candidate. Of the 939 delegates, 786 voted in his favour and 84 against, with the rest not voting or spoiling their ballots.

Champions Manchester United slip up with draw at Everton

Manchester UnitedLondon- Champions Manchester United slipped up in their pursuit of Chelsea and Liverpool at the top of the English Premier League on Saturday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Everton.

Darren Fletcher put United in front on 22 minutes but Marouane Fellaini headed the equalizer for Everton with just under half an hour to go to give the home side a share of the spoils.

The point means United remain fifth, still five points behind Chelsea and Liverpool, who play each other at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Two-year-old starts up car and runs over mother

Danish FlagCopenhagen- A young mother sustained broken bones and other injuries Saturday when her two-year-old son accidentally started up her car, Danish police said.

The boy had apparently managed to turn on the ignition while his mother was putting something into the boot of the car. Since the car was in reverse gear, the vehicle ran over the woman.

Neighbours helped free her before emergency services arrived, Danish news agency Ritzau reported. She sustained broken arms, legs and chest injuries but they were not life-threatening, police said.

Nobel Peace laureate Ahtisaari deplores Middle East deadlock

Martti AhtisaariStockholm - Martti Ahtisaari, Finland's former president and winner of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, on Saturday said he was "ashamed" over the lack of progress in efforts to solve the Middle East conflict.

"I am ashamed, I must admit that," Ahtisaari said in an interview broadcast by Swedish radio. "How can we, year after year, say that we are really trying to find a solution, when we are not?"

Pages