Musharaff denies misusing US military aid

September 16, 2009 8:27 PM

Musharaff denies misusing US military aid

Former President Pervez Musharraf today backtracked from his statement that the US military aid meant for the war on terrorbr/br/was diverted to bolster defenses against India.br/br/In a statement issued in Philadelphia, Musharraf, currently on a lecture tour of the US, said, Pakistan never violated...

Cong-NCP seat pact likely on Thursday

September 16, 2009 8:26 PM

Cong-NCP seat pact likely on Thursday

Senior NCP leader and Union Minister Mr. Praful Patel has said that the seat-sharing formula for the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections will be finalised by tomorrow. Representatives of the two parties held their first formal meeting on the issue in Mumbai last evening. Talking to reporters ...

Cong rejects Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

September 16, 2009 8:25 PM

Cong rejects Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor landed in a fresh controversy for dubbing travel by economy class as "cattle class", a remark for which he was strongly rebuked by the Congress party. Mr. Tharoor had reportedly wrote this on twitter, a social networking website. The pa...

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

September 16, 2009 8:25 PM

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

The Congress has disapproved the remark made by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Shashi Tharoor on economic class travel. Mr. Tharoor had reportedly dubbed travel by economy class as cattle class on twitter, a social networking website. The party spokesperson, Mrs. Jayanti Natarajan s...

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

September 16, 2009 8:24 PM

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

The Congress has disapproved the remark made by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Shashi Tharoor on economic class travel. Mr. Tharoor had reportedly dubbed travel by economy class as cattle class on twitter, a social networking website. The party spokesperson, Mrs. Jayanti Natarajan s...

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

September 16, 2009 8:23 PM

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

The Congress has disapproved the remark made by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Shashi Tharoor on economic class travel. Mr. Tharoor had reportedly dubbed travel by economy class as cattle class on twitter, a social networking website. The party spokesperson, Mrs. Jayanti Natarajan s...

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

September 16, 2009 8:23 PM

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

News ContentThe Congress has disapproved the remark made by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Shashi Tharoor on economic class travel. Mr. Tharoor had reportedly dubbed travel by economy class as cattle class on twitter, a social networking website. The party spokesperson, Mrs. Jayanti...

Cong-NCP seat-sharing agreement likely on Thursday

September 16, 2009 8:21 PM

Cong-NCP seat-sharing agreement likely on Thursday

Senior NCP leader and Union Minister Mr. Praful Patel has said that the seat-sharing formula for the forthcoming Maharashtra assembly elections will be finalised by tomorrow. Representatives of the two parties held their first formal meeting on the issue in Mumbai last evening. Talking to reporters ...

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

September 16, 2009 8:21 PM

Cong disapproves of Tharoor's remarks on economy class travel

The Congress has disapproved the remark made by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Shashi Tharoor on economic class travel. Mr. Tharoor had reportedly dubbed travel by economy class as cattle class on twitter, a social networking website. The party spokesperson, Mrs. Jayanti Natarajan s...

3 dead, 4 missing as Typhoon Koppu hits Southern China

September 16, 2009 8:06 PM

3 dead, 4 missing as Typhoon Koppu hits Southern China

In China, three people have been killed and four others missing as typhoon Koppu today slammed its way into southern Guangdong Province. Local authorities said three people in Luoding City were killed and four others in Xinyi City were missing. The typhoon, the 15th this year, has brought heavy rain...