 |
| • Majority of Pakistanis still consider India as a threat: Poll |
| The Pakistanis saw little threat from Taliban and al-Qaeda and only 25% of the people said it would be bad for Islamabad if Taliban takes over again Afghanistan. |
| |
| • Andhra Pradesh bypolls: TRS wins two seats, leads in four others |
| Ballot papers were used in five of the 12 constituencies where the bye-elections were held and counting was in the initial stages of those five seats. |
| |
| • Palestinian rocket hits Israeli city, no injuries |
| No group in Gaza claimed responsibility for the rocket fire. Hamas has said it is trying to stop militants from firing at Israel, but smaller groups have continued the attacks. |
| |
| • Cabinet okays bill to raise retirement age of HC judges to 65 |
| The last time the retirement age of high court judges was increased was in 1963. The age was then increased from 60 to the present 62 years. |
| |
| • Navy's new warship project awaits finance ministry nod |
| Defence ministry officials said that the project that may be worth Rs30,000 crore envisaged building the guided missile destroyers as a follow-on to the on-going project of Kolkata class warships. |
| |
| • Indian innings folds for 707; second Test move towards draw |
| Resuming at 669 for nine, Ishant Sharma and Pragyan Ojha almost survived the opening session of the final day as India's first innings folded for 707 about 15 minutes from the break. |
| |
| • Four CRPF personnel killed in blast in Assam |
| CRPF personnel were patrolling the area when the unidentified militants set off the explosion at 8am, official sources said. |
| |
| • Malaysia works with Interpol, India to check Khalistan activities |
| 'We monitor all militant groups in Malaysia. In this context, we are waiting for the necessary details from the Indian authorities and Interpol,' home minister Hishammuddin Husseine said. |
| |
| • Amit Shah in, are OP Mathur and Geetha Johri also on the way? |
| CBI has sought permission to arrest the two IPS officers if they do not cooperate in Sohrab case probe. |
| |
| • Intellectuals walk for Indo-Pak peace |
| A special yatra has been organised to commence from both sides - India and Pakistan, which will cumulate at Wagah Border in Punjab on August 14. |
| |
| • Gujarat govt to provide city-like facilities in villages, says minister |
| To begin with, the government will provide state-of-the-art facilities in 255 villages - 82 under taluka level, 55 tribal villages with more than 7,000 population, and 118 villages with more than 10,000 population. |
| |
| • Jessica Biel addicted to cheese |
| Biel sticks to a strict diet and exercise regime when she is shooting her movies, which means she has to go without the calorific dairy delight, much to her annoyance. |
| |
| Updated: 23 minutes ago |
