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  • India again asks Pak for voice samples of 26/11 accused

    India has again asked Pakistan for the voice samples of the seven accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. It also sought speedy trial of the case in that country to bring to justice the perpetrators of the strikes. Home Minister P Chidambaram made the request to his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik when they met […]

    Bloody clashes in Egypt despite democracy pledge

    Bloody clashes erupted in Cairo on Saturday between protesters demanding political change and loyalists of the ruling military council, hours after the military ruler pledged democracy. Riot police fired tear gas at protesters who were being pelted with rocks and bottles by loyalists in the Abasseya district near the headquarters of the Supreme Council of […]

    Yeddyurappa should quit office, says Narayansamy

    Senior Congress leader and Minister of State for PMO V Narayanasamy on Sunday said Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa should resign from his post in the wake of Lokayukta report on illegal mining indicting him. “Yeddyurappa should own moral responsibility and quit office”, he told reporters in Puducherry on Sunday. Narayanasamy demanded that BJP, […]

    Norway carnage suspect admits responsibility

    The suspect in Norway’s twin attacks that killed at least 92 people admitted responsibility and said the carnage was long planned as the nation mourned victims of its worst violence since World War II. Anders Behring Breivik, 32, was arrested for allegedly shooting at least 85 people dead at a youth Labour Party meeting on […]

    Draft of new bill on land acquisition ready

    Amid a raging controversy over land acquisition norms, Government has firmed up the draft of a new bill which makes consent of 80 per cent of land owners mandatory before purchase of land. The new draft Acquisition Bill, which is expected to be unveiled in the next few days, includes recommendations of Sonia Gandhi-led National […]

    35 killed, over 100 injured in China train accident

    At least 35 people have been killed and over 100 injured when a high speed bullet train rammed into a stationary one in southern China’s Zhejiang Province. Several carriages of both the trains fell off the bridge while others got derailed following the accident last night. The latest probe result released by Zhejiang provincial government […]

    Gr Noida Authority begins groundwork to return to farmers lands acquired for farming

    Issues relating to land acquisition for industrial  and other purposes have sparked off protests and agitations in different parts of the country in recent times. Cancellation of land acquisition in three villages in Noida  area of UP by the Allahabad High Court which was upheld by Supreme Court  has raised the issues of propriety  and […]

    19 killed in Karachi violence

    At least 19 people have been killed in violent clashes between activists of MQM and its breakaway faction in Pakistan’s financial hub over the past two days. Police and rescue officials said that since yesterday 19 people have been killed in gunbattle between rival groups in the Malir Khokrapar area and Landhi. Two people were […]

    Mumbai blasts death toll climbs to 22

    Another victim of the 13th July serial blasts who was admitted to the J J hospital here succumbed to his injuries today, taking the death toll in the terror attack to 22. Surender Singh (30) suffered major burn injuries in the blast at Zaveri Bazaar and died Saturday morning, hospital sources said. Also, 22 other […]

    Pranab inaugurates North East centre of ISI

    The Indian statistical system was undergoing a steady transformation in response to the new challenges arising out of globalization and liberalization of the country’s economy, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Napam, Assam on Saturday. The Indian statistical system resolved many significant structural and operational changes in the statistical system both at the Centre […]