Pakistan trying to bleed India through a thousand cuts: Bansal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 11: Pakistan is trying to bleed India through a thousand cuts and the country's economic establishments are running the risk of being attacked, a top government official said today. "This (Jehadi) brand of terrorism is primarily sponsored by our neighbouring country in the More

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Iqbal Mirchi held in London

New Delhi, Oct 11: Iqbal Memon alias 'Iqbal Mirchi', considered to be the right-hand man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested in the UK today. 61-year-old Memon, who is wanted by Mumbai police in connection with cases related to drug pedlling and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, was arrested More

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N-security, proliferation serious threats around India: PM

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Oct 11: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday warned that nuclear security and proliferation in India's neighbourhood remained "a serious threat" and called for the country's policy-makers to factor in the deterioration in the international strategic and political environment while drawing More

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India to join mock tsunami drill in Indian Ocean

New Delhi, Oct 11: India, along with 20 other nations, will participate in a mock tsunami drill Wednesday to test the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWS), officials said Tuesday. Organised under the auspices of Unesco's Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission, the More

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Family, fans bid tearful adieu to Ghazal king Jagjit Singh

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Oct 11: Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh was bid a tearful adieu by family, friends and admirers today. The mortal remains of the 70-year-old legend were brought from Leelavati Hospital to his Pedder Road residence in South Mumbai, where people  paid their last respects.  More

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State parties to get EC recognition with 8% votes

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 11: The Election Commission has decided that political parties in states getting more than 8 per cent of total votes polled, irrespective of the number of seats they get, will henceforth be recognised by it. Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said EC has changed its guidelines More

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BlackBerry services affected again

New Delhi, Oct 11: Millions of BlackBerry users across India, Middle East, Africa and Europe faced another cut-off from online services Tuesday, just a few hours after the Canadian cell phone makers claimed it had fixed the problem."BlackBerry services have been affected due to an unplanned international More

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Indian Army wants night landing facilities in border airfields

New Delhi, Oct 11: The Indian Army has asked the defence ministry to get about a dozen airfields and advanced landing grounds (ALGs) in Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh upgraded with night landing facilities to improve the transportation of supplies and troops to the sensitive borders areas with More

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Advani embarks on anti-corruption Yatra

Sitabdiara/Chapra, Oct 11: BJP stalwart L K Advani set off on his sixth yatra in 21 years today to focus on rash of scams and black money issues, giving a clarion call for not just 'change' in leadership but also change in the system. Embarking on his 38-day 'Jan Chetna Yatra'(public awarness More

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