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Ranthambore tigers may be flown to Sariska
Three tigers that are to be relocated from the Ranthambore national park to Sariska tiger reserve should be shifted in a helicopter
US asks India to open markets ahead of talks with Kamal Nath
The US wants advanced developing countries like India, China and Brazil to open their markets to finish the Doha round of world trade talks before President George Bush leaves office in January,2009....
Nandigram tensions media creation, says Bhattacharjee
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said that the pre-poll tension at Nandigram in Midnapore district of West Bengal is a result of media exaggeration....
Militants in northeast have international links says Sarkar
According to Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, militant outfits of northeast India have links with international terrorist groups....
India sending two relief ships to cyclone-hit Myanmar
Expressing "deep distress" at the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, India is dispatching two naval ships loaded with relief supplies as aid...
I know my daughter's killer: Scarlett's mother
The mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling who was raped and murdered in Goa says she knows the identity ...
Tribal woman becomes train driver in Ranchi
A tribal woman, Deepali Amrit Khalko, has become a train driver in Jharkhand's Ranchi railway division....
Bush's remark on Indian food habits "cruel joke": Antony
Defence Minister A K Antony today termed US President George W Bush's contention as a "cruel joke"...
US pressure robs chopper order from Hindustan Aeronautics
India's state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has lost out on an ambitious deal to sell its Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv to Chile due to "arm twisting" by the US...Pakistan erects mobile towers near LoC, worries India
In what Indian security officials find alarming, Pakistani mobile phone service providers are believed to have erected nine mobile towers in their territory along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir....
Fire destroys Asia's biggest chilli market in Guntur
A major fire swept through Asia's largest red chilli market in Guntur town of Andhra Pradesh today...
Sarabjit's execution stayed indefinitely: Pakistani laywer
Islamabad has stayed indefinitely the execution of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan, his lawyer told an Indian news channel Friday. ...
Vellore jail official denies Priyanka-Nalini meeting
The Vellore prison superintendent has kicked off a controversy by denying that a secret meeting took place March 19 between Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Nalini Murugan and his daughter, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra....
Gorkha body promises tourist safety in Darjeeling
Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leaders on Friday assured that tourists would be 'completely safe' in the hill station. ...
BJP wants subsidy on food items to combat inflation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put a new demand to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government "in order to give relief to the common man in view of rising prices"...
Govt approves setting up of National Police University
Union Cabinet in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday gave its approval to establish a National Police University...
'No panic over inflation; Growth to hold over politics'
Terming Inflation as a key challenge, the Confederation of Indian Industry today said the government is worried, but not panicked...
Speedy trial is an accused's fundamental right
The Supreme Court has today ruled that speedy trial is a fundamental right of an accused who cannot be subjected to hardships by delay in proceedings. ...
Anti-inflation steps will stifle growth rate: CPI(M)
The CPI(M) today charged the UPA Government with making a 'wrong diagnosis' of the causes behind price rise and said the steps announced to control inflation would in fact stifle the high growth rate....
Deora to make statement in Parl on Baalu issue today
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Murli Deora will make a statement in the Rajya Sabha today regarding Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T R Baalu misusing his official position by seeking favour for his family-owned private firm....
Cyclone Nargis may hit Bangladesh coast
Moving slowly across the Bay of Bengal, cyclone Nargis has gathered strength, intensifying into a "severe cyclonic storm" that may hit the Bangladesh-Myanmar coast, media reports said Wednesday....
Chidambaram assures to control inflation
Finance Minister P Chidambaram today gave assurances that the Reserve Bank of India?s monetary policy and fiscal measures would help to control inflation....
HC grants bail to arms dealer Suresh Nanda, son
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to arms dealer Suresh Nanda, his son Sanjeev...
Iranian President Ahmadinejad arrives in Delhi today
En-route to Srilanka, President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to have a brief stay in the Capital today during which India and Iran are tipped to hold highest-level discussions...Indian student taxi driver stabbed in Melbourne
A 23-year-old Indian student, who was also working as a taxi driver, was found Tuesday stabbed outside a hotel in the Clifton Hill suburb of Melbourne, the police said....
US not ready to call 'critically important' n-deal dead
The United States considers its civil nuclear deal with India "critically important" and is never going to pronounce it "dead" even as it remains stalled due to opposition from the Indian coalition government's leftist supporters....
Govt may soon announce relief for Bundelkhand farmers
Expressing concern over the condition of farmers due to severe drought in the region of Bundelkhand, Government today informed the Lok Sabha that a special programme for the region would be announced soon....
US says n-deal 'definitely feasible' if India crosses own hurdle
The United States considers it 'definitely feasible' to get the remaining steps on its civil nuclear deal with India completed if New Delhi approves the agreement stalled by opposition from the ruling coalition's Leftist supporters....
India condemns assassination bid on Karzai
India today condemned the assassination attempt on Afghan president Hamid Karzai in Kabul, describing it as an "dastardly" act...
Clashes in Seoul during Olympic torch relay
The Olympic torch relay concluded in the South Korean capital Sunday marked by sporadic clashes between pro- and anti-China demonstrators and a self-immolation attempt....
Baalu, inflation to keep mercury level high in Parliament
With Shipping Minister T R Baalu episode coming towards the end of the week just gone by, parliamentary mercury is set soar like anything once again from Monday....
'No country can give in writing not to undertake N-tests'
Opposing the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Bharatiya Janata Party today said that no country can give in writing that it will not undertake nuclear tests in future....
UPA trying to deviate from Constitution: Advani
Senior BJP leader L K Advani today accused the Congress-led UPA government of attempting to deviate from the Constitution...
Bhajji issued showcause notice for allegedly slapping Sreesanth
The BCCI on Saturday has issued a showcause notice to Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper Harbhajan Singh for allegedly slapping his IPL rival and Indian team mate, S Sreesanth....
Nuclear power plants set to get no-fly zone status
Security at the country's nuclear power plants is set to be stepped up with each of them getting a no-fly zone status. "Yes, of course. We need a no-fly zone over reactors. They (security agencies) are working on it," Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission told reporters in Capital....
High Court rejects Thales plea on Scorpene probe
The Delhi High Court today rejected French military major Thales' plea to dismiss a public interest suit seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the 2.4 billion Euro Scorpene submarine deal...
Govt to expedite prison reforms: Home Minister
Union Home Minster Shivraj Patil today said that the government will amend certain laws and the concerned Directive Principle of State Policy to expedite prison reforms as recommended by Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPRD)....
Kidnapped Indian in Afghanistan safe, says official
Indian national Mohammed Nayeem who was kidnapped from the Afghanistan province of Herat four days ago is safe, official sources said today....
Kidnapped Indian in Afghanistan safe, says official
Indian national Mohammed Nayeem who was kidnapped from the Afghanistan province of Herat four days ago is safe, official sources said today....
I am not quitting from Indian Hockey Federation: Gill
Clearly in no mood to oblige Sports Minister M S Gill who wants him to go, Indian Hockey Federation President K P S Gill on Thursday said he is not quitting from his post....
Census to keep citizens' biometric records: Patil
After the successful completion of a pilot project on a multi-purpose identity card, the Government is planning to dovetail the preparation of a National Population Register (NPR) with the 2011 Census, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said today....
We know where Dawood is: CBI
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Vijay Shanker on Wednesday said the agency knew the whereabouts of India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim but Pakistan's non-cooperation was impeding his arrest....
CPM slams US statement, seeks summoning of American envoy
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded that the US ambassador be summoned to express India's "disapproval" of "gross interference" by Washington in its relations with other countries....
We do not need any guidance on dealing with Iran: India
In an unusually sharp reaction to the US counsel on New Delhi's dealing with Iran, India on Tuesday said it does not need "any guidance" on its conduct of relations with the Persian country as both the nations are "perfectly capable" of managing all aspects of their ties....
Antony promises modernisation, better pay in Defence
Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that modernisation of the defence forces and dealing with the pay disparities in the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations were the top priorities of his ministry....
Home Minister favours 'middle path' to fight Maoism
A moderate approach, which includes persuasion as well as use of force as and when required, is the right way to tackle Maoist violence in India, Home Minister Shivraj Patil told the Lok Sabha on Monday....Internal security situation of country stable: report
India's overall internal security remains stable with a fall in terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir and other insurgency affected areas of northeastern states, says a government report....
India discusses G8 issues, talks with China Tuesday
Ahead of the G8 summit in Japan in July, India and four other "outreach countries" Monday held talks to evolve a common stand on key global issues, including climate change and multilateral trade negotiations....
India's energy security at 'risk' if no nuclear deal: Sweden
India was 'at risk' of endangering its energy security if it did not grab the opportunity offered by the civil nuclear cooperation deal with the US, visiting Swedish Foreign minister Carl Bildt said today....Ministry sets up Implementation Cell for Sixth Pay Panel report
The Finance Ministry is understood to have set up a cell to implement by September, the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations that is awaiting government approval. Sources said Finance Minister P Chidambaram approved setting up of the Implementation Cell "to process and implement the accepted recommendations of the Pay Commission by September."...- Chatwal plans mega hotel projects in Punjab
- WBJEE 2008 - West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination 2008
- 500 TCS staffers resign
- One killed, three injured in Howrah fire
- Three of family found dead
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28 February, 2008 12:12:56
Police arrested two youths on charges of snatching a hand bag of Ms Bilashibala Sahish, minister of state, forest department, near Tikiapara carshed while she ...
rishab
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27 February, 2008 03:42:46
how are we informed that our receipt has been received and processed? n by what date?
rishab
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27 February, 2008 03:42:46
how are we informed that our receipt has been received and processed? n by what date?
Chiranjib
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15 February, 2008 07:33:23
It is very pathetic. Prasenjit(the son) was my friend and he was very polite and down to earth character. I got the news yesterday night ...
vivek
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09 February, 2008 12:51:53
Really it is a great tragedy..for a topper student(hridesh) of maria's day school...why always good people has to sacrifice...i could not find out..and the culprit...of ...
