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AP to bring ordinance to provide reservation to Muslims

Staff Reporter · Jun 9, 2007 · 1 min read

HYDERABAD, June 9 (Agencies): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy today said his government would bring an ordinance within 30 days to provide re...

Greenpeace says Indian port killing rare turtles

Staff Reporter · Jun 9, 2007 · 1 min read

MUMBAI (Agencies): A port being built on India's eastern coast is a "killing field" of rare Olive Ridley turtles and other marine life, and should be shut down,...

New security chief in T'puram airport

Staff Reporter · Jun 9, 2007 · 4 min read

Thiruvananthapuram,June 9 (Agencies):Commandant Dr K C S Ray of Central Industrial Security Force today assumed charge as chief of the security wing at the Inte...

State govt decides to set up disaster mgmt centre Sangli

Staff Reporter · Jun 9, 2007 · 1 min read

Sangli, Maharashtra, June 9 (UNI): Maharashtra Rehabilitation Minister Patangrao Kadam today said the State government has decided to set up a disaster manageme...

School toppers bag cash awards

Staff Reporter · Jun 9, 2007 · 1 min read

Chennai, June 9 (UNI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today honoured with cash awards, seven students, who had taken Tamil as the first language and se...

Stranded passengers start arriving from Oman

Staff Reporter · Jun 9, 2007 · 2 min read

KOCHI, June 9 (Agencies): A total of 156 passengers, including two children, from cyclone-ravaged Oman reached Kerala today by an Oman Airways flight, which lan...

Priyadarshini Mattoo killer gets death penalty

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 3 min read

NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (UNI): The Delhi High Court today handed down the death penalty to Santosh Singh in the sensational Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case,...

Chronology in Mattoo case

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 1 min read

NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 30 (Agencies): Following is the chronology of the events in the ensational case of rape and murder of Priyadarshini Mattoo: January 23, 1996:...

Judgment should act as deterrent: Chaman Lal Mattoo

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 1 min read

NEW DELHI, OCT 30 (Agencies): Chaman Lal Mattoo, father of Priyadarshini Mattoo, today hoped that the Delhi High Court judgment sentencing Santosh Kumar Singh t...

Verdict in Mattoo case is a "benchmark": CBI Director

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 1 min read

NEW DELHI, OCT 30 (Agencies): CBI Director Vijay Shankar today described the Delhi High Court's death sentence to Santosh Kumar Singh in the Priyadarshini Matto...

Dara Singh, 12 others acquitted in case

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 2 min read

BARIPADA, ORISSA, OCT 30 (Agencies): Dara Singh, serving a life sentence for the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, and 12 others ...

Akbar Raj remanded to police custody

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 1 min read

KOCHI, Oct 30 (Agencies): Akbar Raj, arrested for sending e-mails threatening the lives of the President and the Prime Minister, was today remanded to police cu...

Delhi traders down shutters, clash with police

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 3 min read

NEW DELHI, OCT 30 (Agencies): Most of the major markets were closed today as traders protesting against resumption of sealing drive against their establishments...

President launches free education portal

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (Agencies): A pilot scheme to boost education through a 'one stop education portal' for addressing all the learning-related needs of students ...

AIIMS case: HC slams Centre

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 1 min read

NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (Agencies): The Delhi High Court today slammed the Centre for seeking removal of a judge from the bench hearing the AIIMS case saying it would...

Pramod Mahajan's daughter Poonam joins BJP

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 2 min read

MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Agencies): Late senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's daughter Poonam today formally joined BJP on her father's birth anniversary. "I am joining as...

AI-Indian merger: New business model mooted

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 3 min read

NEW DELHI, Oct 30 (Agencies): As the process to merge Air-India and Indian gathers momentum, a business model that is understood to have found acceptance among ...

India's role in global nuclear renaissance crucial: Kakodkar

Staff Reporter · Oct 31, 2006 · 3 min read

MUMBAI, Oct 30 (Agencies): India's technological capability could be of use to global community in its march towards nuclear renaissance with the development of...

Myanmar ready to sell gas to India

Staff Reporter · May 14, 2006 · 2 min read

NEW DELHI, May 13 (UNI): Myanmar is ready to sell gas toIndia, the contry's Ambassador U Kyi Thein said today. Speaking at an interactive session here, the Amba...

Karat petitions Kalam against EC

Staff Reporter · May 14, 2006 · 3 min read

NEW DELHI, May 13 (UNI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat has petitioned President APJ Abdul Kalam against the Election Commis...

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