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US millionaire blasts into space aboard Soyuz rocket

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:03:21 -0400

A Soyuz spacecraft with two Americans and a Russian on board lifted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for the international space station. The Soyuz TMA-13

Maya withdraws land for Sonia's pet rail coach project

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:56:27 -0400

The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled the allotment of land for a rail coach factory in Rae Bareli, which was to be inaugurated by AICC

Nano roll out on Ratan Tata's birthday

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:18:39 -0400

Call it coincidence or history repeating itself, the world's least expensive car 'Nano' is likely to be rolled out around the time Ratan Tata celebrates

Anti-Naxal force to have separate intelligence wing

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:22:58 -0400

As part of its efforts to go against Maoists in a big way, the Centre has decided to create a separate intelligence wing in each

Sister Alphonsa becomes India's first woman saint

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:17:35 -0400

Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa became Saint Alphonsa after she was canonised by Pope Benedict XVI at a ceremony at St Peter's Square here Sunday, becoming

India not engaged in race with China: ISRO chief

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:08:09 -0400

As India prepares for its first unmanned mission to the Moon next week, ISRO chief Madhavan Nair has said that New Delhi is not engaged

Godhra probe findings are 'partial': NHRC

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:53:59 -0400

The National Human Rights Commission on Sunday termed the diametrically opposite findings of two inquiry commissions on Godhra train carnage as "partial reports" and claimed

Nepal still a monarchy as per Indian embassy website

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:55:36 -0400

Nepal is a constitutional monarchy whose recent highest-level contact with neighbour India is the visit by King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya and the Indian government

Two more Keralites hired by Lashker killed in J&K

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:47:51 -0400

Jammu and Kashmir Police and Central security agencies have launched a probe to unravel the designs of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Taiba of recruiting people from various parts

Tommy Hilfiger aims at massive India expansion

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:18:23 -0400

Riding on a burgeoning middle class with deep pockets, international fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger aims to ramp up its outlets in India to 40 by