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Kate Winslet becomes a real life heroine
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has been hailed as a heroine after she saved the life of Richard Branson’s mother when an inferno engulfed his Caribbean hideaway. The actress and her two young children fled
Read More »Gujarat minister opposes Hazare’s methods
Breaking ranks with his party’s stand, Gujarat Law Minister Dilip Sanghani Tuesday expressed his opposition to the way pressure is being brought to bear to get Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal bill passed by parliament.
Read More »More trouble for army’s former military secretary
The Indian Army’s former military secretary Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash may soon face charges under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly removing confidential documents out of the army headquarters. According to defence ministry
Read More »Enclaves, hilsa key issues in PM’s Dhaka visit
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would hold detailed talks with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on exchange of enclaves and resolve all pending disputes during his two-day tour to Dhaka next month, West Bengal Chief
Read More »Uttar Pradesh national park inundated
Release of water from overflowing dams in Nepal has flooded large parts of the terai belt in Uttar Pradesh, including areas of the Dudhwa National Park, the state’s largest and richest wildlife reserve, officials
Read More »India monitoring Libya situation, offers assistance
With rebels advancing to take control of Tripoli, India Tuesday said the situation in the North African country should “be normalized by the people of Libya themselves in a peaceful manner” and underlined that
Read More »Manmohan calls meeting at 7RCR
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls crucial CCPA meeting at 7 Racecourse, Pranab Mukherjee meets Manmohan after talks team Anna. A.K.Antony, Sharad Pawar, Kapil Sibal, S. M. Krishna,P. Chindambaram also present there
Read More »Earthquake in Washington
An undersea quake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale Tuesday afternoon jolted several US cities, including Washington DC, where the authorities had to temporarily evacuate the White House, the Capitol Hill and other buildings,
Read More »Three sticking points with government: Team Anna
There were three sticking points with the government including inclusion of lower bureaucracy in ambit of Lokpal, Team Hazare said Tuesday as they insisted on passage of anti-corruption legislation in the ongoing monsoon session
Read More »Blast kills six in Russia
Six people were killed and 12 others were injured Tuesday in a blast at a weapons testing ground in southern Russia, officials said. The explosion in the southern Astrakhan region believed to have occurred
Read More »Rebels captured Gaddafi Compound, Amids heavy Gunfire
Libya’s rebel group National Transitional Council (NTC) will move its headquarters from Benghazi to the capital Tripoli within two days, as they captured Muammar Gaddafi’s Bab al- Azizya compound here Tuesday, news agency reported.
Read More »American held after threat to stab pilot
A drunken US businessman was held after he allegedly threatened to stab a plane’s pilots during a flight to Britain. Tim Bradley, 32, is said to have downed wine and beer at 30,000 feet
Read More »Boy elopes with girl, khap orders attack on kin
Following a boy’s elopement with a girl from his caste from a village in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, he was attacked along with his family members and at least four houses belonging to them were
Read More »Paid news phenomenon bothersome: Poll panel head
The phenomenon of ‘paid news’ is bothersome and should be tackled at the earliest, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi said here Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after taking stock of electoral preparations in the
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