Rezaul H. Laskar
Islamabad, July 1 (PTI) - Amid growing US alarm over
Pakistan's dealings with the Taliban in the restive northwest,

New Delhi, June 30 (PTI) Government Monday received 181
bids from global and domestic oil majors, including ONGC,
Reliance Industries, Essar, BP Plc and BHP Billiton, for oil

New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's
offer to come to Parliament before operationalising the
nuclear deal did not cut much ice with the Left parties

Kathmandu, July 1 (PTI) - Nepal's former Crown Prince
Paras, known for his playboy character and care-free life
style, plans to buy a property in Singapore and settle down

London, July 1 (PTI) - The downturn witnessed by economies
across the world has turned the spotlight on environmental
degradation, raising an unprecedented level of awareness

New Delhi, July 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
today played down the Left Parties threat to withdraw support
to his government on the Indo-US nuclear deal and made it

Dhaka, July 1 (PTI) - A four party alliance led by detained
former premier Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party has

New York, Jun 30 (PTI) Trees, submerged in fresh water
aquatic systems can store carbon for millenniums, a
significant longer period of time than trees that fall in a

Islamabad, Jun 30 (PTI) Two massive explosions
occurred Monday in the cantonment area of the Pakistani
garrison city of Rawalpindi. There were no details of
casualties.

Washington, Jun 30 (PTI) The United States has
intensified its covert operations against Iran with the
Congress last year approving USD 400 million to carry out all