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Youth who made girl drink poison surrenders
Sep 27, 2011
A young man who forced a Class 10 girl to drink poison at gunpoint Tuesday surrendered to police. Miraculously, the girl survived.... Read More
BJP, JMM in face-off over grant to Jharkhand madrasas
Sep 26, 2011
A face-off between two ministers here over grant to madrasas in Jharkhand has strained the relations between two key ruling alliance partners in the state.... Read More
Flood-hit Orissa gets two more choppers
Sep 26, 2011
Two more helicopters have been deployed in Orissa, where hundreds are engaged in rescue operations after devastating floods displaced thousands and killed 17 people.... Read More
India test fires n-capable Prithvi-II missile
Sep 26, 2011
India Monday successfully test fired Prithvi-II -- its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile -- from a test range in Orissa, an official said.... Read More
Court terms MBBS admission criteria irrational
Sep 25, 2011
The Gauhati High Court has found the Medical Council of India (MCI) eligibility criterion for MBBS aspirants from the scheduled castes and tribes "irrational and in violation of Article 14 of the Indi... Read More
Sidhu bats for Modi as PM
Sep 24, 2011
Former cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Navjot Singh Sidhu Saturday denied there was any difference of opinion within the party on its prime ministerial candidate, but batted for Gujarat ... Read More
Orissa legislator shot dead in Maoist-hit district
Sep 24, 2011
Orissa legislator Jagabandhu Majhi of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and his personal security officer were Saturday shot dead by unidentified men in the state's Maoist-hit Nabrangpur district, poli... Read More
Woman swims for 12 hours to save herself
Sep 24, 2011
Her husband threw her into a river to get rid off her probably not knowing that she was a good swimmer. Amrita Kumari is alive, but only after an arduous 12-hour struggle across the Ganges in Bihar.... Read More
Two officials suspended for Facebook comments
Sep 23, 2011
Two officials in the Bihar Legislative Council have been suspended for expressing views seen to be critical of the government of Nitish Kumar on Facebook.... Read More
Sikkim quake toll 78, Chidambaram promises all help
Sep 22, 2011
The death toll in the earthquake in Sikkim mounted to 78 even as Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday announced Rs.500 million central assistance for the Himalayan state to tide over the crisis.... Read More