Indian Muslims should refuse to be intimidated by such elements and the government should give them all the protection they need to enable them to resist these jihadi elements
Nepal on Friday became the 147th member of the World Trade Organisation with the protocol of accession coming into force.
Sania Mirza beat Katarina Kachlikova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-3 to enter the quarter-final of the Rabat ITF Women's World ranking tournament.
The resolution got 11 votes with three abstentions in the 15-member council. But the negative vote by the US killed the resolution.
Noted Indian filmmaker and human rights activist Tapan Bose believes the only way there can be some progress towards a resolution of the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan is through third party intervention.
The survey, carried out across 30 nations, found that only those living in Australia, the United States and Egypt are more upbeat.
Britain has passed a draft resolution asking countries to create laws that will prevent incitement of terror.
Deepa Mehta's film has made it big, but the Oscar win is another challenge.
State-run Gail (India) Ltd on Friday approved Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) investment in Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd, the special purpose vehicle created to restart Dabhol power plant in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
The special purpose vehicle floated by GAIL(India) Ltd and National Thermal Power Corporation to revive the 2,184 MW Dabhol power plant has been named 'Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd'.
Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest oil firm, is eyeing acquisition of Turkey's biggest refiner - Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corporation (TUPRAS).
A qualifier between Algeria and Angola has been postponed because of fears over an outbreak of the Marburg virus.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is keen to acquire Canadian oil and gas firm First Calgary Petroleums Ltd, which owns high potential oil and gas blocks in Algeria.
They lost to Tunisia 'A' in the final of the country's annual tournament.
The Dakar Rally was cancelled for the first time in its 30-year history due to security concerns in Mauritania where four French tourists were killed last month.
The government is considering selling Dabhol Power Plant's LNG terminal after hiving it off from the electricity generating unit, due to delays in completion of unfinished part of the terminal and huge cost-overruns, a power ministry official said.
Mittal Steel Company, owned by NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, has earned a record net income of $4.7 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004.
Divorce by pronouncing talaq thrice at one go is prohibited in several Islamic nations, including Turkey, Tunisia, Algeria, Iraq, Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the book compiled by NCW member Nafisa Hussain says.
The government will offer 20 oil and gas exploration blocks in the fifth round of bidding under the New Exploration Licensing Policy in January 2005, Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Friday.
Three major undersea cables -- the Sea Me We 4, Sea Me We3, and FLAG -- were cut, considerably slowing down India's internet and voice traffic. The extent of the damage is still being assessed.
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2004 is awarded to Austrian writer Elfriede Jelinek.
Masato Uchishiba ended an embarrassing run for the Japanese when he won the under 66-kg judo gold at the Olympics on Sunday.
Achanta Sharath Kamal is pitted against Mohamed Boudjadja of Algeria in the first round of the men's singles while Mouma Das faces Nanthana Komwong of Thailand in the women's singles.
The meet begins amidst signs of a UN accord on Iraq.
Double world sprint champion Kelli White was one of several big names to flop at the Qatar Super Grand Prix.
'The citizen jihadis see no television, Internet and video players which they regard as evil. They are being influenced by what they hear on the hundreds of FM radio stations operating in the tribal areas.'
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