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Court extends detention of Italian ship for a day more
A division bench of the Kerala High Court Monday extended by a day the detention of Italian ship Enrica Lexie, involved in the shooting of two Indian fishermen. The detention of the ship was
Read More »Rajasthan IPS officer surrenders in Dara Singh case
Suspended Indian Police Service (IPS) officer A.K. Jain surrendered before a court in Rajasthan Monday, nine months after he disappeared fearing arrest for his alleged role in the case of killing of criminal Dara
Read More »Contempt notice to central government, Medical Council
The Delhi High Court Monday issued a contempt notice to the central government and the Medical Council of India (MCI) for failing to comply with the court’s earlier order to start a three-year course
Read More »Chhattisgarh, Railways ink deal for three rail corridors
Chhattisgarh Monday signed a deal with the Indian Railways for developing three rail corridors in the state’s poverty-hit northern region that has roughly one-fifth of the country’s total coal reserves. The memorandum of understandings
Read More »India asks IOC to drop Dow as Olympic sponsor
The Indian government Monday asked International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge to remove Dow Chemicals as the sponsor of the 2012 London Games. In a letter to the IOC, the sports ministry sought
Read More »FIH gives HI and IHF a month to resolve tangle
International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre Monday said that Hockey India (HI) and the derecognised Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) should merge for the betterment of the sport in the country. The Spaniard said
Read More »Russia, Norway to hold joint naval drills in May
The Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet and the Norwegian Navy will conduct joint drills in the Arctic in May, a Russian defence spokesman said Monday. The preparation for the the Pomor-2012 drills will be discussed
Read More »Delhi autorikshaw unions to join Tuesday stir
Come Tuesday and commuters in New Delhi may face major hassles as the capital’s 55,000 autorikshaws have decided to join in the national strike called by major trade unions. Autorikshaw union, Rashtravadi Janta Tipahiya
Read More »Sailen Manna – a genteel footballer and natural leader
A natural leader, Sailen Manna was like a banyan tree in Indian soccer, who led the national team to international glory in the early years of independent India when the country’s braveheart footballers played
Read More »Fardeen Khan’s kin killed in south Delhi car crash
Two people, including the half-sister of Bollywood actor Fardeen Khan, were killed in a collision of two cars in south Delhi early Monday, police said. Khan’s half sister, Sonia Sethia, wife of businessman Rajendra
Read More »Airtel ropes in Infosys for mobile wallet service
Leading telecom service provider Bharati Airtel has selected IT bellwether Infosys Ltd to manage its ‘mobile wallet’ service across the country, enabling cashless payments and money transfers. “Infosys will be our technology partner to
Read More »Bhanwari case: Court seeks action against threats to CBI
The Rajasthan High Court Monday sought an explanation from the state government and directed it to take action on the CBI allegations that investigators and witnesses in the missing nurse Bhanwari Devi case were
Read More »Five injured in US high school shooting
Five students were wounded in US’ Ohio state after a gunman opened fire in the cafeteria of a suburban high school just as the school day was beginning Monday, according to law enforcement officials.
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