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Pranab differs with NSA, says Pak yet to respond officially - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
"That he (Narayanan) has stated in his own way. But the fact of the matter is that after they (Pakistan) received material from us, we have not received any official communication (about the probe) fr  more ...

Child rights activists condemn police brutality on girl - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
In a shocking display of brutality, police in an Uttar Pradesh village pulled an eight-year-old girl by her hair and repeatedly slapped her for allegedly stealing Rs.280. The girl, Komal, cried  more ...

Polling schedule should not be too long: CPI-M - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
"The schedule of polling for the Lok Sabha elections should not be stretched too much. It should not exceed at the utmost three weeks," the CPI-M said in a note submitted at a meeting of political par  more ...

Tamil Nadu government takes control of centuries old Hindu shrine - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
"All devotees will be able to offer prayers inside the temple uninterrupted. We have served the government's order, taken over the administration of the temple from the Dikshitars (priests) and are no  more ...

Eight-year-old girl thrashed inside Uttar Pradesh police station (Lead) - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Komal sobbed and pleaded that she was innocent as the brawny cops in Etawah district's Kailokhar village, about 300 km from here, pulled her up by her hair, twisted her ears and rained blows inside th  more ...

India again terms Pakistan 'epicentre' of global terror (Lead) - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
"Pakistan has become the epicentre of international terrorism," Defence Minister A.K. Antony declared while inaugurating the 11th Asian Security Conference at the Institute of Defence Studies and Anal  more ...

Plethora of winter sports at Kashmir snow carnival - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora declared open the festival, which has drawn as many as 200 visitors from foreign countries. "We have many events like ice skating, ice hockey,  more ...

All smiles as Election Commission calls all-party meeting - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Representatives of at least seven national parties and 40 regional parties attended a meeting in which issues connected with the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled for April-May, were discussed. Both Gop  more ...

Four killed, two injured in Jharkhand road accident - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
The accident took place when the six people were trying to cross the road at Grand Trank (GT) road situated near Govindpur block of Dhanbad district, around 240 km from here. "A speeding truck plo  more ...

Eight-year-old girl bashed up by cops in Uttar Pradesh - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Komal cried and pleaded for mercy Monday as the cops in Etawah district's Kailokhar village, about 300 km from here, pulled her up by her hair, twisted her ears and rained blows. Unfortunately for the  more ...

'Goa assembly met just 20 days in 2008' - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
"This cannot do. The government and the business advisory committees need to act. From 34 days in 2003, the number of days for which the assembly is convened has shrunk to 20 in 2008," said the BJP le  more ...

Courts hit by nationwide lawyers' strike - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
"We have called a nationwide strike against anti-public and anti-society amendments (in the CrPC). As many as 18 district court bar associations and 14 bar associations of various high courts are part  more ...

Life in 12 square metres - resettling with hope (Feature) - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A person needs no more than two square metres of land after death. Chandana Das shows how a family of five can live on 12 - and hope. In the day, the ground floor of the hou  more ...

Delhiites continue to enjoy pleasant weather - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
The minimum temperature Tuesday settled around 7.6 degrees Celsius, which was a notch below the normal for this time of the season. The maximum temperature hovered around 24.8 degrees. "With the w  more ...

Torture, suspense...Oriya sailor's encounter with pirates of Aden - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Bhubaneswar, Feb 3 (IANS) "They tortured us...threatened to kill us," says Himanshu Kar. The youth from Orissa was one of the crew members on board a vessel hijacked by Somali pirates off the Gulf of  more ...

They ensure dignity in death for unclaimed bodies - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Lucknow, Feb 3 (IANS) In this day and age when people have little time or inclination to reach out to others, two academician friends in this city are rendering services to the dead by cremating uncla  more ...

Villages? Look closely, they are thriving student hubs! - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Jiya Sarai, Katwaria Sarai and Ber Sarai are typical north Indian villages, with their narrow lanes and bylanes and cattle lazing around. But as youngsters coming from outside  more ...

Life and love under a tree for 25 years (Feature with images) - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Ranchi, Feb 3 (IANS) Left without a roof over their heads for marrying against their families' wishes, a couple in Jharkhand took shelter under a tree 25 years ago. It was to be their nest for the res  more ...

Charges of neglect against Fiona Mackeown false, says her lawyer (Lead) - Dt( 2009-02-03 00:00:00 )
Advocate Vikram Varma told reporters that Fiona would visit the Anjuna police station in the second week of February only if the Indian authorities granted her a visa. "Fiona has applied for her visa,  more ...

Majestic pagoda looms over Mumbai with message of peace (With images) - Dt( 2009-02-02 00:00:00 )
Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) Standing 325 feet tall, the building boasts of awesome dimensions, but what is more significant is that the Global Vipassana Pagoda comes as a soothing balm for the people of Mumb  more ...