LONDON/NEW DELHI: Even as India presses for "clear demarcation" of piracy-infested waters as well as clarity on the issue of deploying armed guards on merchant ships, the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) wants New Delhi and other independent players to deploy more assets to fight sea pirates in the Indian Ocean.

New Delhi, Apr 23: As fresh cracks appeared in Team Anna after the expulsion of a Muslim leader, Anna Hazare today said there is no rift in the group over the “leakage” of information or yoga guru Ramdev.

New Delhi: Cairn India’s Rajasthan block is now estimated to hold a record 7.3 billion barrels of oil reserves that can produce 15 million tonnes of oil, the highest by any field in India, the company said.

BHOPAL: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Mamta Sharma whose remark that the word "sexy" should not be taken in a negative connotation had sparked a controversy, today said that she stood by her statement on the issue.

PARIS: Francois Hollande, a mild-mannered French Socialist who wants to take better care of the jobless and the poor, is heading to a presidential runoff election against tough-on-immigration Nicolas Sarkozy in a vote that could alter Europe's political and economic landscape.

Colombo: A Sri Lankan minister has threatened to take some 5,000 fishermen to India to protest against poaching by Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters.

Oslo: If all goes well for the Bhattacharya family, then a Norwegian court could send the two Indian children – Abhigyan and Aishwariya – with their uncle back home to India.

London, Apr 23: Archaeologists digging in Handan, China have unearthed nearly 3,000 ancient statues of Buddha believed to be up to 1,500 years old.

JAMMU: With registration for helicopter flights to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva at Amarnath in South Kashmir beginning from May 7 next, a pilgrim can now fly there in Rs 1,445 and Rs 2,355 through two routes.

Jorhat: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Saturday said tea would be declared as national drink by April next year.