New Delhi: India ranks prominently high in the list of countries plagued by corruption, a Delhi court has said while handing down one year imprisonment to two convicts in a 24-year-old graft and forgery case. Observing that the anti-corruption measures in India were perceived by people to be ineffective, Central Bureau of Investigation Special Judge VK Maheshwari said that corruption was a scourge that not only affected

Ranchi: Chased away from two of their key sanctuaries in Jharkhand, the Maoists may carry out a series of major attacks in the state to regain their lost position, police said Sunday. "As per information, Maoist guerrillas may carry out major attacks in the state.

New Delhi: Army chief General V K Singh is undertaking a four-day tour to UK on February 14, a move that could scotch media speculation about his resignation in the near future after his loss in the legal battle over his age in the Supreme Court. A release issued by the Army said that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) will be interacting with senior military and civilian hierarchy and discussing various defence related issues to strengthen existing defence ties with UK

Doha: With female sports participation in the ME on the rise, women and girls in the region are encountering a unique set of challenges with regard to the 'hijab' which is not faced by their Western counterparts, a recent research conducted at Northwestern University in Qatar revealed. NU-Q sociologist Geoff Harkness and his course student Samira Islam shed light on the quiet, often overlooked gender revolution that has been

A man who changed sex from a woman has become Britain's first "male mother" by giving birth to a son after having hormone treatment to reactivate his womb. World's first male mum Thomas Beatie By Richard Alleyne 3:35PM GMT 12 Feb 2012 Comments The man, thought to be in his 30s, had the child last year, after he was given female hormones to reverse the effects of his sex change treatment. His womb had not been removed during the original procedure.

PTI | Feb 12, 2012, 07.27PM IST | MANILA: India's Rahil Gangjee faced finishing blues with three bogeys in last five holes of the final round of the ICTSI Philippine Open to end with a round of 77, which saw him finish tied 35th. Veteran Mardan Mamat ended a six-year title drought by winning the tournament.

PTI | Feb 12, 2012, 07.14PM IST | | PEBBLE BEACH: Indian golfer Arjun Atwal's misery ended with yet another poor round of 76 in the third round of the AT &. The score took his three-round total to 227 which meant he finished very close to the bottom of the leaderboard after missing his fifth cut in a row.

PTI | Feb 12, 2012, 07.52PM IST | PUNE: Chirag United came from a goal behind, to put it across Air India 3-1 in the 20th round I-League clash at the Balewadi Sports Complex on Sunday. The unexpected loss to the Kerala outfit pegged back the Mumbai team's hopes to breach the 30-point mark and kept them on 27 points. Chirag increased their lead over 13th placed Pailan Arrows to six points, though the latter have played one fewer game.

PTI | Feb 12, 2012, 07.47PM IST | MOSCOW: Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran defeated compatriot Sandipan Chanda to jump to joint fourth spot after the end of the fifth round of Aeroflot International Open chess tournament. It was a game of fluctuating fortunes in which Sasikiran prevailed thanks to excellent calculation in wild complications.

0 Winter nights in big cities, even with the slush and the sub-zero winds, can always provide a romantic backdrop. Regardless of where you are - Manhattan's Upper West Side cafes or Paris's Left Bank, Milan's navigli lights or the icy Bosporus - there is a place for lovers. The celebration of love should now be a significant one, particularly as the new year has come at a time of civil war in countries around us, and