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  • Ilyas Kashmiri alive and active: report

    Al-Qaeda-linked militant commander Ilyas Kashmiri, who was reported to have been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan’s tribal belt last month, is still alive, according to a media report on Saturday. Kashmiri, the chief of the Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami is still alive and active in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, Dawn News […]

    Chile miners sue government for 69-day ordeal

    Some 31 miners who endured 69 days trapped underground when a northern Chile mine collapsed are suing the government for negligence saying there was lack of security, one of them said. “We want what we went through at the bottom of that mine to be recognised. We are here to say that the 31 of […]

    Southwest Monsoon continues to be active in North India

    Southwest Monsoon remained active in most parts of north India on Saturday resulting in moderate to heavy downpours, while people in the national capital braved yet another humid day receiving just traces of rain. Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 34.8 deg C, a notch above normal, while the minimum stood at 25.7 deg C, […]

    Blasts: ATS claims good leads, suicide bomber ruled out

    Investigators on Saturday claimed they have obtained “good leads” in the triple explosions in Mumbai, ruled out involvement of a suicide bomber and said a suspect’s sketch may be prepared soon. Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Chief Rakesh Maria said investigations were moving in a “certain direction” but refused to elaborate. As investigators struggled for a […]

    India achieves 241 MT foodgrain production in 2010-11: PM

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the country has achieved a record foodgrain production of 241 million tonnes (MT) in 2010-11 crop year but stressed on ushering in a second Green Revolution to meet the mounting future domestic foodgrain demands. “Production of major crops has been at record levels in the year just over. An estimated […]

    2G scam: Court allows CBI to quiz A Raja, Behura

    A Delhi court has allowed CBI, which is yet to file its third supplementary charge sheet in the 2G scam, to quiz afresh the former Telecom Min A Raja, former Telecom secy Siddhartha Behura and Reliance ADAG Group MD Gautam Doshi, in judicial custody. Special CBI Judge O P Saini on Saturday allowed the application […]

    Three insurgents arrested for Assam train derailment

    Three alleged members an ethnic insurgent outfit, which has claimed responsibility for the 10th July derailment of the Guwahati-Puri Jagannath Express, were arrested from Assam’s Baksa district on Saturday. The self-styled deputy chief commandant of the Adivasi Peoples Army Silva Orang was arrested from the Menoka tea estate in Baganpara area by the police and […]

    UN removes 14 Taliban members from sanctions list

    The UN Security Council has removed 14 former Afghan Taliban leaders from an International blacklist on the request of the government in Kabul. They include four members of the Peace Council set up by the Afghan government last September to pave the way for talks. But it is understood that the Sanctions Committee refused to […]

    Japan reactor shut down, no radiation leaks

    Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Company says, it plans to manually shut down today the Number One reactor at its Ohi power plant because of a technical problem, but no radiation leakage had occurred. Kansai officials said the reactor, located about 350 kilometers west of Tokyo, will be closed for checks after pressure in a tank […]

    Death toll from landslides rises to 16 in Nepal

    In Nepal, the death toll in the landslides triggered by continuous rain in two districts has risen to sixteen. In Rukum district, ten members of a same family were killed when their house was buried under a landslide in remote village at Purtimkada. In another incident in the same area three children were killed while […]