Vishwavidyalaya Research Entrance Test (VRET) 2009 and Direct Admission (VRET-exempted) (Established by Parliament under Central Universities Act, 2009) Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya invites applications for admission to programmes leading to Doctor of Philosophy Degree (herein after referred to as the Ph. D. Degree) in various disciplines as given in Section A for registration in January, 2010. Registration shall be done as per norms decided by the Academic Council of the University from tim... Read Full Story

US military personnel attached to ISAF are seen at Orgun-E Camp,Afghanistan in this Nov. 5, 2009 photo. REUTERS From McClatchy News: WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy. As it now stands, the administration’s plan calls for... Read Full Story

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie proved she’s still as sexy as she was before giving birth to her twins when she flaunted her post-baby bod in her new film – wearing just lingerie. Jolie started shooting for her new film Salt just six months after giving birth to the twins Knox and Vivienne and the revealing scenes show the actress has managed to regain her flat stomach after the pregnancy. In the new trailer, released online this week, Jolie’s character is briefly seen in her underwear. With... Read Full Story

Russell Brand has made Katy Perry “naughtier”. The ‘I Kissed A Girl’ singer promised to flash her flesh while presenting the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) after her British boyfriend persuaded her to let down her guard. She said: “I will be especially naughty under Russell’s influence. I’ve worn things recently that aren’t appropriate for this – sorry mom, sorry dad.” Katy – who is returning as presenter of the awards after im... Read Full Story

Aamir Khan doesn’t want to take chances with his upcoming venture. To get an honest opinion about his film, the actor has invited hundred people to watch the first half of 3 Idiots. So would the story plot be leaked? We don’t think so, for the people who are getting this rare opportunity are bound by a Non Disclosure Agreement. It will prevent people from discussing the movie or passing any opinion or judgment on it. Needless to say, the ‘lucky’ people were more than t... Read Full Story

A police SWAT team, answering the 911 call, rush to the base Photo: AFP/GETTY From The Telegraph: Tuesday 4pm It may have been the first, small clue that an apparently ordinary week at the world’s largest army base was about to become something horrifically different, when neighbours saw Major Nidal Hasan escorting a visitor into his flat. Other residents at the Casa del Norte apartment complex were surprised to see the mild-mannered army officer accompanied by another man in Islamic ... Read Full Story

Domino pieces are lined up in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin November 7, 2009.REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski A Division Through Time — New York Times SNAKING ALONG, cutting through fields and streets, yards and gardens, the 28-mile-long Berlin Wall stood as a border between East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989. That all changed on Nov. 9, 1989, when an inexact translation, a confused border guard and a natural longing for a better life opened a hole in that wall that would eventua... Read Full Story

MOURNING – Soldiers attend a chemical light vigil held at the North Fort Hood training site Friday Nov. 6, 2009, night in remembrance of comrades and loved ones who were killed and wounded in the shooting tragedy at Fort Hood, the previous afternoon. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Tony M. Lindback From U.S. Department of Defense: FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 7, 2009 – Grieving soldiers and family members gathered for a twilight vigil last night in remembrance of comrades and loved ones who we... Read Full Story

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas Photo: GETTY Fort Hood Shooting: Texas Army Killer Linked To September 11 Terrorists — The Telegraph Major Nidal Malik Hasan worshipped at a mosque led by a radical imam said to be a “spiritual adviser” to three of the hijackers who attacked America on Sept 11, 2001. Hasan, the sole suspect in the massacre of 13 fellow US soldiers in Texas, attended the controversial Dar al-Hijra... Read Full Story

U.S. Marines conduct a security patrol through the Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur Shvartsberg From Antiwar.com: So this platoon comes back to an Afghan village it hasn’t visited in three months. One of the village elders tells the platoon commander, “We ask you not to come here. It is better for us, and better for you.” As the platoon leaves the village, the Taliban attack it and a four-hour firefight ens... Read Full Story