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National News
Rotary medical team leaves for Congo
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) A team of 15 Indian doctors and six non-medical volunteers left for Congo Friday to provide specialised services to the people there.
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Drought looms large as Jharkhand receives scanty rainfall
Ranchi, Aug 14 (IANS) It has been raining in Jharkhand in the last 36 hours, but that is unlikely to end the drought situation, an official of the Met Department said here Friday.... More
Angry BJP legislators from Rajasthan shout slogans outside Advani home
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Over 50 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from Rajasthan Friday trooped to the home of senior party leader L.K. Advani to express solidarity with f... More
Mumbaikars go 'Govinda aala re' despite H1N1
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Thumbing their noses at the H1N1 scare gripping the city, several groups in Mumbai celebrated Janmashtami the traditional, boisterous way with huge crowds ga... More
India's fast nuclear reactor project costs rise 40 percent
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) India's first fast breeder nuclear reactor, coming up at Kalpakkam near here to produce 500 MW of power, is facing a cost overrun of over 40 percent, but of... More
Bharadwaj, Shahid redefine filmmaking with 'Kaminey' (IANS Film Review - Rating: ****)
Film: 'Kaminey'; Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amol Gupte, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Tenzing Nima, Shiv Subrahmanyam, Hrishikesh Joshi; Director: Vishal Bharadwaj; Rating: ****
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Chandigarh to have integrated warehousing complex
Chandigarh, Aug 14 (IANS) An integrated warehousing complex, to be called Logistics Park, will soon come up here to meet the growing demands of both industry and agriculture secto... More
Teenager loses eyesight after police torture
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy lost his eyesight after police allegedly tortured him for over a week, the boy's neighbour said Friday, though the police said he was suff... More
48 suspected swine flu cases in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Aug 14 (IANS) The number of suspected swine flu patients in Madhya Pradesh has risen to 48, with 18 fresh swab samples sent for testing, officials said Friday.
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Maximum alert in Kashmir on Independence Day eve
Srinagar, Aug 14 (IANS) Security forces across Kashmir are on maximum alert to prevent any disruption of the Independence Day functions Saturday by separatist guerrillas.
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45 kg RDX among explosives, arms seized in Assam
Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) Security forces seized a huge haul of arms and explosives, including 45 kg of RDX, from separate raids in Assam Friday as an alert was sounded across the s... More
Inmates set fellow prisoner on fire in Uttar Pradesh jail
Lucknow, Aug 14 (IANS) A 38-year-old prisoner lodged in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district jail was set on fire early Friday, allegedly by some other inmates after he refused to give... More
Markets volatile, Sensex still in the red
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Indian equities markets were trading on a volatile note a little before noon Friday, with a key index still in the red and 52 points below its last closing f... More
Media causing undue public anxiety about swine flu (Comment)
What started as an epidemic of swine flu in Mexico in March 2009 has now spread to 100 countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been alerting countries for the past eig... More
With and without masks, Delhiites begin Janmashtami celebrations
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Some wore masks, while others covered their faces with handkerchiefs. Devotees were mostly undeterred by the swine flu scare and lined up in various templ... More |
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