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 |  | Strongly favouring nuclear power, PM Manmohan Singh has said there would be no compromise on safety of atomic plants and it would be harmful to close the additional source of energy. |
 |  | In more trouble for beleaguered former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, CBI on Wednesday raided his and his family members' residences and two mining firms as it launched a probe into his alleged role in illegal mining in line with a Supreme Court directive. |
 |  | Debt-stricken Greece on Wednesday faced the prospect of a second election in less than two months after failing to form a govt, stoking the eurozone crisis even as France and Germany pledged support and perhaps help for growth. |
 |  | Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom's Olympic ticket will be decided by fate now after she lost in the quarterfinals to world number two Nicola Adams in the World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China on Wednesday. |
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 Cannes film festival curtain up with comedy, chaosComedy will dominate the opening of the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, with Wes Anderson's child fantasy "Moonrise Kingdom" in a tussle with Sacha Baron Cohen's anarchic alter ego General Aladeen for the attention of the world's media. |
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