China has allocated funds for building a railway line from the city Kashgar in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to Pakistan's deep-sea Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea, local media reported. "The 1,800-km China-Pakistan railway is planned to also pass through Pakistan's capital of Islamabad and Karachi," China Daily Monday quoted Zhang Chunlin, director of
Israel on Monday held Palestinian Islamist militant group of Hamas responsible for the killing of three missing Israeli teenagers, whose bodies were found in the West Bank on Monday evening and drew worldwide condemnation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hamas for the teenagers' killings, Xinhua reported citing a government statement. He said the
Germany met unexpected challenges from Algeria before two extra-time goals from Andre Schurrle and Mesut Ozil sent the three-time champions into a ninth successive FIFA World Cup quarterfinals here Monday. Germany claimed a hard-fought 2-1 victory over a motivated Algerian side at the Estadio Beira-Rio here, reports Xinhua. The North Africans had Germany rattled for
A Paul Pogba header in the 79th mimute and a Joseph Yobo own goal gave France a 2-0 victory over Nigeria and earned the European side a berth in the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals here Monday. The game looked headed for extra time before Pogba broke the deadlock in the 79th minute at the
A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Tuesday gained 128.14 points or 0.50 percent up as auto and metal stocks surged. Good buying was observed in auto, metal, capital goods and banking sectors, while selling pressure was seen in IT sector. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which
Along with the hike in petrol and diesel rates, the price of non-subsidised cooking gas (LPG) was Tuesday raised by Rs.16.50 per cylinder in the wake of international crude oil prices surging due to the ongoing Iraq crisis. With this first hike in six months, each non-subsidised 14.2-kg cooking gas cylinder which customers buy after
The monsoon is yet to set in but 12 cases of dengue have already been reported in the national capital and its adjoining areas, municipal data revealed on Monday. Nine cases are from the north, east and south Delhi municipal corporation areas, and the remaining three cases are from adjoining areas in Uttar Pradesh
Movie buffs in the capital are gearing up to catch a glimpse of Anurag Kashyap's yet to release dark drama "Ugly", which will open the fifth edition of the Jagran Film Festival (JFF) here Saturday. "Ugly", a thriller and emotional drama starring Ronit Roy, Rahul Bhat, Tejaswini Kolhapure, Vinit Kumar Singh, Surveen Chawla and
One CRPF officer was killed on Friday morning in a Maoist attack in Bihar's Jamui district, a senior official said. The attack took place near Khaira forest in Jamui when a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers was patrolling the area. A CRPF assistant commandant was killed, said the official. Gunfight is still
One CRPF officer was killed on Friday morning in a Maoist attack in Bihar's Jamui district, a senior official said. The attack took place near Khaira forest in Jamui when a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers was patrolling the area. A CRPF assistant commandant was killed, said the official. Gunfight is still