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  • UK phone-hacking: Cameron expresses ‘hindsight’ regret

    Embattled British Premier David Cameron on Wednesday came close to apologising for hiring former News of the World deputy editor Andy Coulson as his media adviser, saying he would not have done it “in hindsight,” as he launched a spirited response to the biggest political crisis of his term. In his showdown with angry opposition […]

    Thomas asks states to expedite creation of food storages

    Amid looming storage problems, the Centre on Wednesday asked state govts like Punjab and Andhra Pradesh to facilitate and expedite the creation of extra storage capacity for 15.2 million tonnes of foodgrains. Currently, the Centre has a storage capacity of 62.23 million tonnes of foodgrains, though stocks in its godowns are at a peak level […]

    S Korea unveils first home-built passenger plane

    South Korea on Wednesday unveiled its first home-built private aircraft as part of its efforts to develop commercial planes. The four-seater, single-engine propeller plane made the country the world’s 28th nation to build and fly an indigenous non-military aircraft, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. South Korea introduced its first indigenous […]

    HC defers hearing on PIL challenging acquisition of land

    The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday deferred till 26th July its hearing on a petition challenging the acquisition of more than 460 hectares of land in a village in Gautam Buddh Nagar district. A division bench comprising justices Amitava Lala and Ashok Kumar Srivastava deferred the hearing on petitions filed by farmers of Roza-Yaqoobpur village […]

    HC asks Air India to pay Rs 75 lakh compensation to victims

    The families of victims of the Air India Express crash in Mangalore last year are entitled to a minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh each, the Kerala High Court has held. Justice P R Ramachandran Menon on Wednesday passed the order while allowing a petition filed by Abdul Salam and Ramla, parents of 24-year-old B […]

    Taliban say Mullah Omar alive, phones hacked

    The Taliban on Wednesday said Mullah Omar was alive, accusing the Americans of hacking their phones after a text message sent to media from a spokesman’s phone said the leader was dead. In the message, Zabihullah Mujahid said: “Leadership council of IEA (Islamic emirate of Afghanistan) announces that Ameer-ul-Mumineen (Mullah Omar) has passed away. May […]

    Cameron to be quizzed today over phone-hacking scandal

    Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron will be grilled by Parliament on Wednesday about a phone-hacking scandal that has rocked the British establishment. Cameron cut short his visit to Africa on Tuesday to join parliamentarians in debating the phone-hacking issue and answer lawmakers’ scrutiny over his links to Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in a special session […]

    Two rockets hit near Afghan transition ceremony

    Two rockets struck close to a transition ceremony in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman on Tuesday where foreign troops were handing control over to local forces. An AFP reporter at the ceremony in Mehtar Lam said the rockets struck towards the end of proceedings, which were attended by senior officials. It was not immediately […]

    Pak navy’s surveillance plane crashes into refinery

    An unmanned surveillance aircraft of the Pakistani navy crashed into an oil refinery and burst into flames following a bird hit in Karachi on Tuesday, though there were no casualties or damage to property on the ground. The drone crashed into the National Refinery in Korangi area of Karachi. The aircraft was seen flying at […]

    Ishrat encounter: Gujarat HC appoints new SIT chief

    The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday appointed Rajiv Ranjan Verma, a Bihar cadre IPS officer, as the fourth chief of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Ishrat Jahan encounter, while coming down heavily on the Centre for adopting a “causal approach” in the case. The court appointed J V Ramudu, an Andhra Pradesh cadre […]