New Delhi: Notwithstanding her pin-pricks to the government over various issues, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said she was committed to the UPA and would remain with it unless it is humiliated or “they throw us out”.

NEW DELHI: With Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa giving the nod for the Kudankulam nuclear power plants, Russia said that it was going to send its scientists to the site on Tuesday to start commissioning work for the first unit of the reactors. Russian officials in India said that Moscow stood vindicated by Jayalalithaa's decision to back the reactors that couldn't be commissioned last year because of sudden protests by locals.

Washington: Pakistan's support for Haqqani network has increased through both facilitating additional sanctuary and providing strategic and operational guidance, a top US think tank has said.

Jerusalem: All 80,000 items in Albert Einstein's archives, including personal correspondence with half a dozen lovers and a poignant postcard to his ailing mother, are going online.

London: India has become the world's biggest importer of arms, displacing China by accounting for 10 per cent of global arms sales volumes. Over the past five years, India's imports of major weapons increased by 38 per cent between 2007 and 2011, a Swedish security think tank said with Asia topping other regions in arms imports.

Islamabad: The new chiefs of ISI and Pakistan Air Force today assumed office, a day ahead of a crucial parliamentary session that will determine the contours of future relations with the US.

MUMBAI: For over two decades, Sachin Tendulkar has been used to carrying the burden of expectations of the entire nation on his shoulders. When he got stuck on 99 international hundreds, the pressure of scoring that one hundred became unbearable. How heavy that burden of expectations was could be judged by what Tendulkar felt while batting against Pakistan on Sunday.

London: Bollywood actor and model Nupur Mehta has admitted to meeting international cricketers during a visit to a casino in central London but denied any role in fixing matches for bookies.

Mirpur: Millions of Indian cricket fans will be praying for a Sri Lankan victory when the islanders take on hosts Bangladesh here tomorrow in their last league match, the result of which will determine India’s fate in the Asia Cup cricket tournament.

London, Mar 20: Disgraced Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Aamer said on Monday that former captain Salman Butt had betrayed their friendship by involving him in the spot-fixing scandal that has seen him banned from cricket and serve time in a British prison.