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  • Chetia, anti-terror steps to be discussed at Indo-Bangla talks

    Handing over of ULFA leader Anup Chetia to India, cooperation in anti-terror steps and firing along the international border will be high on the agenda during the Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh beginning on Wednesday. Indian delegation, led by Union Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai, will engage in extensive deliberations with the […]

    An Open Letter to our Leaders

    Mr Jamshyd Godrej, Justice Sam Variava, Prof. M Narasimham, Mr Yezdi Malegam, Ms Anu Aga, Dr A Vaidyanathan, Dr Bimal Jalan, Mr Keshub Mahindra, Mr Deepak Parekh, Mr N Vaghul, Mr Azim Premji, Mr Nachiket Mor, Justice B N Srikrishna and Dr Ashok Ganguly, as a small group of like-minded citizens who are concerned with […]

    100 CCTV to keep watch on Republic Day parade route

    Delhi police will install over 100 CCTV cameras to keep a hawk-eyed vigil during the run up to the Republic Day celebrations. According to senior police officials CCTVs will be installed from tomorrow on the eight kilometer parade route between Rajpath and Red Fort. The police will also install cameras at all major locations across […]

    One suicide in India every four minutes: report

    According to an official report one person takes his or her life every four minutes in India. The report released recently by National Crime Records Bureau shows an increase of 1.7 per cent in suicide cases in 2009 compared to the previous year. According to the report one in every third victim is a youth […]

    Back Bombay HC reserves judgement on Kasab

    The Bombay High Court today reserved till February 7 the judgement on appeal filed by Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab against the death sentence awarded to him for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. A division bench of justices Ranjana Desai and R V More also reserved the verdict on the appeal filed by […]

    Cold wave return to North India; Shimla record lowest minimum temperature in four years

    Cold wave conditions have returned to North India. Shimla experienced its coldest night in four years yesterday with the mercury settling at minus 3.3 deg C, five notches below normal. AIR Correspondent reports that all roads beyond Shimla were blocked due to heavy snow while traffic to Manali, Dharamshala and Chail was disrupted because of […]

    Malegaon blast accused file bail

    All nine accused in the 2006 Malegaon blast case filed for bail before the special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court in Mumbai today. The court has taken their bail petition and asked the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad and the Central Bureau of Investigation to file their replies. The court has fixed the next date […]

    Twenty three children selected for bravery awards 2010

    Twenty three children have been selected for bravery awards for the year 2010. The awards will be presented to them at a special function in New Delhi. The awardees include 14 boys and nine girls. The prestigious Geeta Chopra award goes to 13 year old Jasmine of Kerala for her exemplary act of bravery. She […]

    Traffic in Telangana region at standstill following Rasta Roko demonstrations

    In Andhra Pradesh, traffic on several high ways in Telangana region has come to a stand still today following Rasta Roko demonstrations held by agitators in support of statehood for Telangana. The Telangana Rastra Samithi has given a call for Rasta Roko while the Telangana political Joint Action Committee and several other students, trade unions, […]

    Kerala HC directs govt to file report on stampede

    The Kerala High Court today directed the State Police, Forest and Devaswom Departments to file report on Friday’s Uppupara stampede incident which claimed 102 lives. A Division Bench comprising Justice Thottathil B. Radhrakrishnan and Justice P.S. Gopinathan directed that the report be filed in the court before Thursday. The court observed that the earlier directives […]