Operate air service to Kargil: Akhoon to CA Minister

COMMITTEE FORMED TO CONDUCT SURVEY OF AIRPORT

New Delhi, Aug 11: Minister for Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution and Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon along with Parliament Members today met the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Vayalaravi here and pleaded for operation of full-fledged air service to Kargil as no such service operates for More

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President rejects mercy plea of Rajiv Gandhi's assassins

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 11: President Pratibha Patil has rejected the clemency petitions of three killers of Rajiv Gandhi whose death sentences were confirmed by the Supreme Court in 2000. The apex court had sentenced members of the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) Murugan, Santhan, Perarivalan More

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Curfew relaxed in Moradabad

INDO ASIAN NE3WS SERVICE

Lucknow, Aug 11: Curfew enforced in parts of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad city following a communal clash that left 13 people injured was relaxed for a few hours Thursday, police said. With no fresh violence reported from any part of the city, the decision to relax the curfew was taken Thursday More

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Heavy rains lash Delhi

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 11: Heavy rains lashed the national capital for the second consecutive day today causing inconvenience to commuters as several roads were waterlogged resulting in traffic snarls.The showers started around 10 am and the heavy downpour resulted in waterlogging in many areas, a senior More

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'No bitterness or hatred', IAF man's daughter to Pak pilot

New Delhi, Aug 11: In a profoundly humane gesture, the daughter of an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot has accepted an apology from the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) combat pilot who shot down her father's civilian aircraft during the 1965 war, and told him that she and her family bore him no bitterness or More

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Another faux pas by Krishna; PM intervenes

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 11:  In yet another faux pas, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today got confused about an octogenarian Pakistani doctor lodged in Ajmer jail, saying the Government of Pakistan must consider his release on humanitarian grounds. Krishna's strange answer during the More

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Peace at last in Parliament; crucial bills passed

New Delhi, Aug 11: After days of disruption by opposition MPs protesting varied issues, peace finally returned to parliament Thursday and the government was able to get crucial legislation passed in the two houses - a first this monsoon session. Both houses of parliament were able to conduct More

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India asks Pakistan to release Sarabjit

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 11: India today asked Pakistan to take a humanitarian view and release Sarabjit Singh, an Indian national on death row following his conviction for alleged involvement in bomb attacks in that country in 1990. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said in the Rajya Sabha that More

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No equal pay for private unaided minority school teachers: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 11: In a setback to teachers in private unaided minority schools, the Supreme Court today ruled they are not entitled to salary structure on par with their counterparts in government schools as their main source of funds is fees paid by parents. "The teachers of government schools More

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