Former Nepal PM and Maoist leader launches new party

Nepal's former prime minister and Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai on Sunday launched a new party, vowing to reform the country's political system and bring stability by maintaining harmonious......

Calm in the Valley is the silence of the graves: Geelani

Amid encouraging support and welcome from political observers, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah announced the setting up of a truth and reconciliation commission, on the lines of......

Rajapaksa guilty of war crimes in Lanka: WikiLeaks

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his former army chief Sarath Fonseka were responsible for alleged war crimes and killing of Tamil civilians during the last phase of the 30-year-old civil......

Gehlot calls Pilot names, says he was 'useless'

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday called Sachin Pilot “useless”, using the Hindi word “nikamma” in a no-holds-barred attack on his former deputy with whom he......

Lok Sabha passes Budget amid protests

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday confirmed that the Union Budget and the Supplementary Grants commended to the Lok Sabha were passed by the voice vote amid loud protests by the......

UCI go on the attack after latest accusations by USADA

Cycling's world governing body hit back at the US Anti-Doping Agency on Friday after being accused by USADA president Travis Tygart of failing to deal with the consequences of the Lance Armstrong......

'Embattled UCI boss McQuaid has IOC support'

International Cycling Federation (UCI) president Pat McQuaid enjoys the support of the International Olympic Committee despite the sport’s tarnished image and the UCI’s bitter row with......

UCI disbands Armstrong independent commission

Cycling's world governing body has disbanding the Independent Commission which investigated the Lance Armstrong doping scandal in favour of a “truth and reconciliation process”, the UCI......