International News

London, In a move with political implications, the British government has said that neither the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) nor the Bajrang Dal are terrorist groups and their members are not banned from entering Britain.

London, In a move with political implications, the British government has said that neither the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) nor the Bajrang Dal are terrorist groups and their members are not banned from entering Britain.

London, The sole survivor of last year's Glasgow airport bombing attempt claims he had no role in the conspiracy and has blamed it entirely on Indian-born Kafeel Ahmed, who tried to ram their bomb-laden vehicle into the airport gate and later died of burns caused by the explosions.

Vancouver, Seven people were killed when a private passenger plane went down on the western coast of Canada's British Columbia province.

Jakarta, The 7.7-magnitude undersea earthquake that struck Indonesia's North Sulawesi province and nearby regions early Monday killed at least one person and destroyed at least 100 buildings, officials said.

Washington, (IANS) Outlining a far-reaching action plan to tackle the growing global economic crisis, world leaders have agreed to act urgently upon all the three major issues Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh raised at the G-20 summit here.

New Delhi/Mumbai, Mt Stolt Valor, the cargo vessel with 22 crew members including 18 Indians on board that was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden two months ago, was freed Sunday morning by Somalian pirates and has set off for Mumbai, shipping officials said.

Vancouver (IANS): Indian-Canadian newspaper The South Asian Post has been awarded the Jack Webster Award for best community reporting for a story that led to the release of a man who was wrongly jailed on charges of rape.

Wellington (DPA): Former New Delhi businessman Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi will be the first Sikh member of the New Zealand parliament which has a record number of six Asian members.