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Indian Foreign Secretary to visit Pakistan on March 3
Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan March 3 as part of his Saarc Yatra that begins from Bhutan, authorities said Wednesday.
In New Delhi, external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that Foreign…
NRI detained at Amritsar Airport with 25 Live Bullets
A US citizen of Indian origin was detained Wednesday at the Amritsar International Airport with 25 live bullets when she was trying to board a flight to New Delhi, police said.
The woman, a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), was being checked by…
Environmentalist R.K. Pachauri hospitalised
Environmentalist R.K. Pachauri, who is facing charges of sexual harassment, was Wednesday admitted to a hospital in New Delhi, a source said. "Yes, he (Pachauri) has been hospitalised," the source told.
Pachauri stepped down as chairman…
Gangster Abu Salem gets Life Imprisonment
Gangster Abu Salem and his former driver Mehndi Hasan were sentenced to life imprisonment here Wednesday for the brutal daylight killing of Mumbai builder Pradeep Jain in March 1995. Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said Salem has…
What Steps taken to deal with Swine Flu: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the Centre and Delhi government's response on the steps taken to deal with swine flu, while hearing a PIL seeking directions to make tests available at an affordable cost.
A division bench of Chief…
Mangalore Church attacked by Anti-Social Elements: Minister
A church was attacked Mangalore by some "anti-social elements", Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U.T. Khader said Wednesday. The minister, who visited the site in the morning, told that he hoped the culprits will be nabbed soon.…
HC notice to Nadda on Plea seeking Probe into AIIMS graft
The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the health ministry, Health Minister J.P. Nadda and AIIMS on a plea seeking a CBI inquiry into various cases of irregularities and corruption in the hospital raised by then anti-graft officer…
One Hizbul Mujahideen Militant killed in Kashmir gunfight
One separatist guerrilla of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit was killed Wednesday in a gunfight which is still on between the security forces and holed up guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.
"Following specific intelligence…
Shiv Sena hails RSS chief for Mother Teresa remarks
The Shiv Sena has patted Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for his remarks on Nobel laureate Mother Teresa terming them as a "national service" in Mumbai on Wednesday. "What is wrong - Whatever he has said is the grim truth as…
Environmentalist R.K. Pachauri steps down as IPCC Chief
Environmentalist R.K. Pachauri Tuesday stepped down as chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) following charges of sexual harassment. Pachauri has denied the accusation. The bureau of the UN's IPCC agreed Tuesday…