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Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his crown on Friday, as he was conferred the rank of Group Captain by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The ‘Master Blaster’ said it is one of the ‘greatest honours’ he has ever received.
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Read Full StoryBareilly, Sept 3 : A woman police officer was physically assaulted and dragged on the road for almost one kilometer by her subordinates in Bareilly town of Uttar Pradesh when she caught them red-handed while extorting money from truckers.
The incident happ
Read Full StoryFacing the heat from the red rebels, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday summoned an all party meeting here on Saturday to elicit views on hostage crisis in Lakhisarai district where four policemen abducted by the Maoists of whom one was killed.
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Read Full StoryThe longest serving Congress party chief, Sonia Gandhi, is all set to be re-elected to the post as the last date of filing nominations for the top post of India’s ruling party elapsed on Wednesday with Gandhi being the only contender.
Her name for the part
Read Full StoryMaoists Thursday killed Abhay Kumar Yadav, one of the four Bihar policemen they abducted four days ago, following a decision by a ‘jan adalat’ or kangaroo court.
The Leftwing rebels killed Yadav six hours after their second deadline – at 10 a.m. -expired.
Read Full StoryRubabuddin Sheikh, the brother of staged-shootout victim Sohrabuddin Sheikh, Wednesday served a legal notice on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi charging him with contempt of the Supreme Court with his derogatory remarks against the CBI that is probing the
Read Full StoryIndia Wednesday rejected reports that it was bringing Indian nationals to Sri Lanka for reconstruction work in the war-ravaged northern districts and underlined its determination to speed up the resettlement of the Tamil civilians in the island nation.
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Read Full StoryIndia has insisted for complete access to BlackBerry data as security is more important than privacy, Union Home minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
India wants complete access to the BlackBerry data. The government feels that security is more impor
Read Full StoryAs the search for the four abducted Bihar policemen intensified, the Maoist hostage-takers have come up with a new deadline of 10 am Thursday to meet their demands.
According to reports, the Maoist rebels are demanding the release of eight of their accompli
Read Full StoryUnion Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said he stands by his “saffron terror” remark since he meant religious fundamentalism by the expression.
“Don’t lose the message in phrases. I cannot claim patent on the saffron terror phrase,” he said, adding
Read Full StoryMunger, Bihar, Sept 1 : The fate of four policemen abducted by Maoists from Lakhisarai district of Bihar hangs in balance as a deadline set by the kidnappers expires later on Wednesday.
The Maoists on Tuesday had asked the government to release eight jail
Read Full StoryThe Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday refused to release Ruchika Girhotra molest accused and former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore from jail on parole.
Dismissing Rathore’s petition against his 18-month jail term, the court reportedly said the act
Read Full StoryBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the Supreme Court’s order directing the Central Government to arrange free distribution of food grain to the poor instead of letting it rot, is a ‘slap’ on Congress-led UPA gover
Read Full StoryIndia could become a global outsourcing hub for food processing by 2012 to meet the world food demand, Minister for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai said Tuesday.
“The food processing sector has the potential to become the outsourcing hub for th
Read Full StoryHardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said the dialogue offer by the central government would be accepted only after Kashmir was accepted as a disputed territory by India and the international community.
The chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat
Read Full StoryNew Delhi: The government has “more or less” decided in favour of a caste census, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday, adding that the issue would be taken up in the next cabinet meeting for an official nod.
“The government has more or less deci
Read Full StoryPresident Pratibha Patil will visit Leh Wednesday and meet people affected by the devastating Aug 6 flash floods that killed at least 183 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region.
“The president will be visiting Leh tomorrow. During her stay, the preside
Read Full StoryNew Delhi: The AIADMK in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday demanded the resignation of Telecom Minister A. Raja over alleged corruption in the allocation of 2-G spectrum, provoking heated exchanges in the house with DMK members.
This led to a brief adjournment of th
Read Full StoryNew Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday came down heavily on union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar for saying that the court’s suggestion on free distribution of foodgrains to the poor was not binding on the government.
Referring to media reports attributed
Read Full StoryIndia on Tuesday offered an additional $ 20 million aid to Pakistan for rehabilitation efforts for its flood affected people.
Announcing the grant, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna told the Lok Sabha that the additional funds will be for Pakistan’s rea
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