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  • Sachin becomes IAF’s honorary Group Captain

    Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was on Friday conferred with the Indian Air Force’s honorary rank of Group Captain to honour his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation. Tendulkar is the first sportsperson to be conferred a rank by IAF and the first personality with no aviation background to receive the honour. In 2008, […]

    Sonia elected Congress President for 4th term

    Sonia Gandhi on Friday became the Congress President for the record fourth consecutive term with a message to party colleagues that they should not forget the “big responsibility” of working for all sections of society irrespective of whether the party is in power or not. 63-year-old Gandhi was declared re-elected unopposed at a ceremony which […]

    Deadline set by Maoists expires; one cop killed

    Building pressure on the Bihar Government, Maoists Thursday claimed to have killed one of the four policemen taken hostage after which Chief Minister Nitish Kumar offered to hold talks with the ultras even providing them safe passage. Maoists threatened to execute the remaining three by 10 a.m. Friday if their demands for freeing eight ultras […]

    100 Indian fishermen released from Pak jail

    A group of 100 Indian fishermen was released from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi today as part of a move by Pakistani authorities to free 442 fishermen who have completed their prison terms. The fishermen were released from Malir Jail Thursday morning and set off for Lahore to be repatriated to […]

    Central Sect-Qutub Minar Metro line to be inaugurated today

    Delhi Metro’s Central Secretariat-Qutub Minar corridor will be inaugurated on Friday facilitating a smooth ride for lakhs of commuters in south Delhi. This will be the longest line of the Delhi Metro spanning 45 kms connecting north Delhi with the millennium city of Gurgaon. The 12.53-km corridor will be integrated with the Qutub Minar-HUDA City […]

    Move beyond resettlement of displaced Tamils: India to Lanka

    India on Thursday asked Sri Lanka to move beyond the resettlement of people displaced due to the civil war in the country’s north and find a political solution to the long-pending Tamil question. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao conveyed the message to top Sri Lankan leadership, including President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and other leaders during her discussions. […]

    Bihar Govt talking to Maoists on kidnapped policemen: Centre

    The Bihar government is trying its best to secure the release of the policemen taken hostage by the Maoists and the Centre is expecting an early resolution of the crisis, Union Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said on Thursday. “The state government has been making all efforts to secure the release of the police personnel […]

    Pawar apprises PM of sugar decontrol plan

    Making a case for freeing the sugar sector from government controls, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday met the Prime Minister to apprise him about the proposed move to give freedom to mills for sale of the sweetener. At present, the government controls the sugar industry by fixing the quantity of the sweetener […]

    Mamata announces month-long ‘anti-terror’ movement

    Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a month-long ‘anti-terror’ movement across West Bengal from September six to “highlight CPI-M’s armed attacks and atrocities” on her party workers. “We will undertake a month-long movement all over the state in the form of padayatra and rallies to highlight the atrocities by CPI-M cadres with the […]

    Sonia Gandhi all set to be re-elected Cong chief for 4th term

    With only her nomination papers being filed, Sonia Gandhi will be re-elected unopposed as the Congress President for the fourth consecutive term and the announcement is expected to be made on Friday. Thursday was the last day of filing nominations. 55 five sets of nominations were filed on behalf of 63-year-old Gandhi. “The declaration could […]