SRINAGAR/SHIMLA/MANALI: The first snowfall of this season in the valley triggered an avalanche on Sunday that claimed the lives of two women in Tulail sector of Gurez area in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.

 BHUBANESWAR: Veteran CPI leader AB Bardhan called on chief minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik here on Sunday, fuelling speculation of formation of a third front before the 2014 elections.

LONDON: Graeme Swann delivered a full-blooded parting shot at some of his England teammates on Sunday, claiming "they have no idea how far up their own backsides they are".

 JOHANNESBURG: If ever there was a cricket heaven, it was at the Wanderers on Sunday . Who cares India if didn't win? Who cares that they are not one up in the series? It was the sport that raised its bat and took a bow after the seven-hour thriller!

JOHANNESBURG: Young Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Sunday said the Indian team was 'shocked' that the hosts did not go for victory in the dying moments of the match, which ended in an exciting draw.

SAO PAULO: Dilma Rousseff was thoroughly charmed.
Brazil had been struggling for years to decide which company to choose for a $4 billion-plus fighter jet contract, one of the world's most sought-after defense deals and one that would help define the country's strategic alliances for decades to come.

NEW YORK: Three more men face charges for their alleged roles in the online black market website known as the Silk Road, federal prosecutors in New York City revealed Friday.

ISLAMABAD: Nearly two decades after former Pakistan Air Force chief Asghar Khan complained about the funding of politicians by the ISI to rig the 1990 general election, he appeared before a probe committee today to record his statement.

BANGALORE: It's a lean, mean but not yet fully ready to fight machine. The homegrown Tejas light combat aircraft ( LCA) is now fully airworthy but it will take at least another 18 months for the fighter to become capable of firing long-range missiles and integral guns as well as undergo mid-air refuelling to double its strike range.

NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday petitioned President Pranab Mukherjee that the Centre order an inquiry into the snooping scandal involving Gujarat chief minister and BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi and his confidant Amit Shah.