BEIRUT: The leader of al-Qaida's Syria affiliate vowed Sunday that his group would "use all possible means" to fight back against airstrikes by the US-led coalition and warned that the conflict would reach Western countries joining the alliance.

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told a rapturous crowd of NRIs that Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) cardholders will get lifetime Indian visa and that American tourists will be given visa on arrival.

BANGALORE: If there's anything that energizes Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, it's his trademark loud laugh. Used variously to galvanize employees or send them a tough message, the laugh defines the confidence Bezos brings to his e-commerce business.

 NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday used the metaphor of cost of travel by auto in Ahmedabad to the expenditure incurred in the landmark Mars Orbiter Mission which India accomplished in the very first attempt.

INCHEON: After ending India's gold medal drought in Asian Games, an elated Yogeshwar Dutt said South Korea has emerged as a happy hunting ground for him.

INCHEON: M R Poovamma bagged a bronze in women's 400m race as India swelled their medal count from athletics competition to three at the Asian Games on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Seeking to facilitate Pakistani Hindus wanting to stay back in India for fear of religious persecution back home, the Union home ministry has constituted a taskforce that will monitor and expedite processing of citizenship and long term visa applications for such applicants.

NEW DELHI: Justice Handyala Lakshminarayanaswamy Dattu was on Friday appointed as the next Chief Justice of India and will have a tenure of 14 months.

CHANDIGARH: At least 22 people, including women and children, have been killed in different incidents of house and roof collapse following heavy rainfall across Punjab since Thursday, officials said here on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Parts of north and east India face drought while others have been hit by floods. A report on how farmers are coping with unusual weather.