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N-deal: Bush admin to push through Congress

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:46:08 -0400

In a race against time, a buoyant Bush Administration, happy at a rare foreign policy triumph, will try to push through the US Congress the

Mamata to meet governor over Singur deadlock

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:59:55 -0400

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will meet Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi at 3 pm on Sunday at latter's request in the efforts to break the Singur

Fresh clashes erupt in tense Kashmir Valley

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:42:59 -0400

Fresh clashes erupted on Sunday between security forces and protesters after the killing of a youth in police firing sparked fresh tension in the Kashmir

India to set up more BOPS along its borders

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:34:58 -0400

As part of the Union Home Ministry's strategy to secure the country's borders, over 500 additional Border Out Posts (BOPs) are set to be established

Trying to tame Kosi recipe for disaster: Expert

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:08:40 -0400

The Kosi has this year lived up to its name of Bihar's 'river of sorrow' by changing its course and rendering nearly three million people homeless, but

Canadaian PM to kick off election campaign

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:33:50 -0400

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will dissolve Parliament on Sunday, kicking off an election campaign that could strengthen his minority government. Harper's Conservatives unseated the

Two sent to custody in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:24:12 -0400

The special TADA court on Sunday remanded two persons deported from Nepal, to judicial custody till Monday in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.Special

Jawan killed, 2 injured in J&K encounter

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:17:52 -0400

An army jawan was killed and two others injured in a fierce gunbattle in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.Acting on a tip

Military ties with India based on shared interests: US

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:10:29 -0400

Ahead of Defence Minister A K Antony's crucial visit, the US said on Sunday that its military and security ties with India were "here to

Land acquisition for "public purpose" justified: SC

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:57:45 -0400

Amidst the debate over acquisition of agricultural lands for industrial units or special economic zones (SEZs), the Supreme Court has held that the Government as