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Pranab Mukherjee Clears Foreign Investors' Concerns Over India's Tax Amendments

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressing a gathering in Washington on Friday termed concerns of US investors over tax amendments in India as "unfounded".

Apr 21, 2012

Indian PM Sends Condolence Message to Pakistani PM on Loss of Precious Lives in Air Crash

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent condolence message to his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani, expressing sadness on the loss of lives in the air tragedy that happened near Islamabad on Friday.

Apr 21, 2012

Sleazy CD On Abhishek Singhvi Doctored, Says Ex-driver

The Delhi High Court ordered a permanent injunction against telecasting or circulation of a controversial CD that sheds bad light on Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Apr 21, 2012

Pakistan Passenger Plane Crashes With 127 Onboard, No Chance Of Survivors

A Pakistani passenger aircraft on the way to the Islamabad international airport form Karachi with 127 onboard busted into flames while making an emergency landing due to a bad weather.

Apr 21, 2012

A surface-to-surface Agni V missile is launched from the Wheeler Island off the eastern Indian state of Orissa.

India vs China in Missile Technology: China Ahead of India

Comparisons of the missile technology of the two Asia's superpowers is bound to happen every time one of them comes up with new or improvised nuclear programme, but statistics shows that China is superior to India in defence technology. India test fired Agni-V on Thursday.

Apr 21, 2012

Land Scam: SC-panel Recommends CBI Probe Against BS Yeddyurappa

The Supreme Court commissioned Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Friday recommended for a CBI probe into the alleged land scam case against the former Karnataka Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa.

Apr 20, 2012

Tatra Bribe Bid: CBI Arrives At Army Chief VK Singh's Office For Clarifications

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrived at General Army Singh's office to record his statement further into the alleged bribe bid. Gen Singh sparked a controversy in March when he reviled that an equipment lobbyist offered him a bribe of Rs 14 crore to clear the purchase of sub-standard trucks.

Apr 20, 2012

I Was Born In a Distant And Dusty Village: Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expresses his gratitude to the people of Assam for giving "affection", "friendship" and "home" when he became homeless.

Apr 20, 2012

Gujarat Riots Case: SC Stays Proceedings Against Modi-Accuser Sanjeev Bhatt

Suspended Gujarat IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt gets a reprieve from legal tangles after the Supreme Court issued a stay on all the proceedings by the state government against him in connection to the Gujarat 2002 riots case.

Apr 20, 2012

Retired Army Officer gets Life Imprisonment for Killing a Boy

A fast-track court awarded life sentence to a retired Army officer on Friday after he was found guilty of killing a 13-year-old boy, who strayed into an Army residential compound in Chennai to pick almonds. Dilshan, a boy from a slum colony in Chennai, was shot dead by retired Lieutenant Colonel Kandasamy Ramraj, 58, on July 3, 2011.

Apr 20, 2012

Agni-V Can Target 8,000 Km Away, Says Chinese Researcher; India Downplayed Its Missile Capability?

All eyes are on India after it successfully test fired Inter-continental Ballistic Missile Agni-V with a range of more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles). However, India seems to have downplayed its missile capability if a Chinese researcher's claim is to be believed.

Apr 20, 2012

Mamata Targets Media Again: Asks People To Stop Watching News Channels

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is rapidly becoming notorious for her dealings with the media community.

Apr 20, 2012

Twin Blasts in Assam Ahead of Manmohan Singh's Visit

Two blasts rocked Assam on Thursday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's day-long visit to the state on Friday. However, no casualties were reported from both the blasts.

Apr 20, 2012

China Doesn't See India's Agni-V as Arms Race

India is holding her head high with the successful test fire of Inter-continental Ballistic Missile Agni-V which is capable of reaching deep into Asia and Europe. Many see it as a strategic move by India to strengthen its military keeping in mind China. But surprisingly, China doesn't see India's nuclear test as arms race.

Apr 19, 2012

Odisha Hostage Crisis: Maoists Take Abducted BJD MLA To People's Court

A day after the deadline set by the Naxals for the government to meet their demands to release abducted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka lapsed, the rebels of Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) on Thursday took to the people's court to decide on what to do with the lone political captive.

Apr 19, 2012