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Israel returns remains of 91 Palestinian militants

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has given no sign that Israel`s gesture would persuade him to re...

Green Tribunal seeks MoEF`s reply on plea on Western Ghats

The WGEEP in its report to MoEF dated August 31, 2011 has designated the entire Western Ghats as an ...

Strauss-Kahn cleared to discuss French court case

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is under investigation for alleged aggravated pimping, a charge he has denied...

SpaceX capsule plunges back to Earth, ends space mission

SpaceX Dragon, world`s first commercial supply ship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, ...

GNLA kills policeman

A Meghalaya Police personnel was killed and 3 others injured in an encounter with the banned GNLA re...

Omar govt committed to Panchayati Raj system: NC

It was the PDP which had dissolved the elected Panchayats and was not able to conduct the elections ...

`Devolution package should go beyond 13 Amendment`

Tamil National Alliance, has demanded a devolution package, saying it should go beyond the proposed ...

Treatment of Vietnam veterans a disgrace: Obama

Barack Obama announced that the US would begin a 13-year programme of honouring three million Americ...

Mulayam gets International Jurists Award

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Pakistan`s Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry have been a...

Mulayam Singh receives International Jurists Award

Mulayam Singh Yadav was selected for the award for his unflinching "contribution to the advancement ...

Air Canada plane makes emergency landing

An Air Canada jet made an emergency landing after an engine shut down shortly after takeoff from Pea...

Migratory storks’ early arrival ups hope for monsoon

The arrival of the migratory storks at the Bharatpur bird sanctuary in Rajasthan’s Keoladeo National...

Three RJD MPs skip national executive meet

The MPs are Jagdanand Singh, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh and Umashankar Singh.

Include DNTs in caste census: NAC to government

National Advisory Council has asked the government to bring nomadic tribes to the mainstream.

China calls for international rules to protect cyberspace

China has called for joint efforts by the international community to formulate rules to administer c...

‘News International tried to blackmail UK MPs’

UK police probing illegal news gathering methods by Murdoch’s newspaper group are investigating whet...

Ten Bangladeshi nationals die in Bahrain fire

Ten Bangladeshi nationals working in Bahrain were killed on the spot when a fire engulfed their hous...

`Police should not pick up innocents as suspects`

National Commission for Minorities has said police should not pick up innocent people from the minor...

Astronauts enter SpaceX Dragon capsule

International Space Station astronauts entered the Dragon today, a day after its heralded arrival as...

Fire breaks out at Deputy CMO`s old office

A fire broke out at the old office of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer here, gutting certain records...

US airports ease screening for 75-plus

The elderly will no longer have to doff shoes, belts and jackets as they pass through tough screenin...

Soon new Advanced Training Vessel for naval cadets

Army Chief General VK Singh, an alumnus of the 36th course of NDA, is slated to review the passing o...

SpaceX Dragon arrives at space station!

The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsule was captured by an astronaut, Donald Pettit, operating the Intern...

Tribunal rejects plea against Jaitapur N-project

The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a petition challenging the environment clearanc...

LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj skip BJP rally

LK Advani and Sushama Swaraj stayed away from the BJP rally in Mumbai on Friday.

Russia won’t allocate $10 mn for Afghan Army

Russia has allowed NATO to transit cargos to and from Afghanistan through its territory.

After Modi, Yeddyurappa attends BJP national executive

After Gujarat CM Narendra Modi, it is the turn of former Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa to make his pre...

Yeddyurappa to attend BJP national executive

In a U-turn, former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has decided to attend the BJP national ...

Modi’s midnight threat forced Sanjay Joshi to quit

Narendra Modi had to threaten a midnight resignation from thnational executive e national executive ...

Two National Highways declared in Assam

Union Ministry of Surface Road Transport and Highways has declared two roads of Assam, linking neigh...

Two National Highways declared in Assam

The total length of NH315(A) and NH127(B) are 99 km and 401 km respectively, an official release sai...

Modi wins, Sanjay Joshi quits BJP National Executive

BJP leader Sanjay Joshi on Thursday resigned from BJP National Executive Committee citing difference...

‘Bahrain to mull ways to improve rights record’

The UN Human Rights Council says in its highly-anticipated review of the Gulf kingdom`s record that ...

Task force suggests security revamp

A task force on national security on Wednesday submitted its final report to Prime Minister Manmohan...

Major fire at bank premises near Parliament

A major fire has been reported to have broken out at Punjab National Bank head office near Parliamen...

Pak national goes missing in Ajmer, FIR lodged

An unidentified Pakistan national has gone missing in Ajmer days after he arrived in the city to att...

Yemen: Low key National day parade held

The National day parade of Yemen passed peacefully but in a sombre atmosphere, a day after a bomber ...

Conscious decision to hold talks with Pak: NSA

India has taken a conscious decision to hold dialogue with Pakistan to improve bilateral relations b...

Karnataka: Two British nationals go missing

Two British nationals who set out on a boat ride from Muthathi forest range in the district on May 1...

Awareness drive to be launched to protect Kerala`s fish

The Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) will launch a campaign to protect the fish wealth of the ...

Security to be strengthened at National Museum

To prevent incidents of theft at the National Museum, the government has decided to beef up security...

Customs dept for regular screening of airport ground staff

Noting involvement of airport ground staff in smuggling cases, the Customs department has sought str...

Issue of child soldiers to be taken up with Centre

In trouble-torn Manipur, several militant organisations reportedly having children as soldiers.

China to become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific

China will soon surpass Japan to become the biggest consumer of IT products and services in the Asia...

Abu Qatada could walk free on bail within days

UK hate cleric and terror suspect Abu Qatada could be released from jail within days after he filed ...

Pollution warms atmosphere by teaming up with thunderclouds

A new computational study has concluded that pollution is warming the atmosphere through summer thun...

Ananth Kumar trying to keep BJP under his clutches: Yeddyurappa

Bharatiya Janata Party’s beleaguered former chief minister of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa will not atte...

`Pak PM`s son involved in brawl on board PIA flight`

Ali Musa, a parliamentarian, insisted that his guard, who had an economy class ticket, would sit wit...

200-year-old shipwreck found in Gulf of Mexico

Researchers, working from the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer, first found remnants of the wooden-hulled ...

Three killed in mishap in J&K

Three persons were killed and two others critically injured when a car rammed into a roadside tree o...

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