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Pak denies ISI role in Kabul bombings

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:22:15 -0400

Pakistan on Tuesday denied that its spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had a role in the recent bombings at the Indian Embassy in Kabul."No. No.

Russian spacecraft docks with orbital station

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:01:01 -0400

A Russian Soyuz craft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates docked with the international space station on Tuesday.The TMA-13 capsule automatically latched

Execution of Nano car project to begin next month

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:10:36 -0400

The foundation stone for the Tata's Nano car project at Sanand near Ahmedabad will be laid on November 3.Though there is no word yet from

Situation peaceful in riot-hit Dhule

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:14:20 -0400

Peace returned to riot-hit Dhule town with government offices, commercial and educational institutions beginning to function as usual after district administration relaxed curfew for a

Rai Bareli turned into fortress ahead of Sonia's visit

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:47:36 -0400

Rai Bareli district has virtually been turned into a fortress with deployment of heavy police force in view of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's visit to

Cash-for-judge scam accused out on bail

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:29:23 -0400

Former law officer Sanjeev Bansal, one of the main accused in the cash-for-judge scam that rocked the city in August, is now out on bail,

Terror stalked President in Pune?

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:06:39 -0400

In an alarming disclosure, police on Tuesday said that they had intercepted a car displaying fake national emblem, moving along the route that President Pratibha

Extinct rat rediscovered in Australia

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:35:50 -0400

The desert rat, a small mammal classified as "presumed extinct" since 1857, has been spotted in New South Wales' (NSW) Sturt National Park.University of North

Extra peg can leave you with smaller brain

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:07:54 -0400

The more you drink, the smaller the size of your total brain volume, according to latest research. This is particularly true of women.Although men were

Soha Ali Khan off to South Africa

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:53:41 -0400

Actress Soha Ali Khan had a quiet birthday early this month, but she is ready to take off to exotic locales in South Africa with