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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Begins Myanmar Visit: Trade, Connectivity Tops Agenda

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began his three-day trip to Myanmar along with wife Gursharan Kaur, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and senior officials. It's for the first time in 25 years that an Indian PM is visiting Myanmar

May 27, 2012

Illegal Assets Case: CBI Grills Jagan For Third Day; No Arrest So Far

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials have begun grilling YSR Congress Party chief and Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy for the third day in a row in connection with the illegal assets case against him

May 27, 2012

Nepali Woman Arrested For Beheading Three-Year-Old Nephew To Complete 'Witchcraft Skills'

Trianee witch Mahadevi Yadav beheaded her three-year-old nephew on the orders of a dark arts teacher to complete her witchcraft skills

May 27, 2012

Team Anna Demands Probe Against 14 Ministers and PM on Corruption Charges

Team Anna demanded probe into allegations of corruption charges against 15 cabinet ministers, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

May 27, 2012

Jaya Prada Likely To Join BJP After Consulting With Amar Singh

Actress turned politician Jaya Prada on Saturday said that she will take a decision on joining BJP after consulting with former Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh

May 26, 2012

TCS World 10K Bangalore 2012 Free App For iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone [Download Links]

Bangalore is all set for TCS World 10K 2012 race day on Sunday. So there is one technical aspect that you have to update yourself and your device to keep the pace with the upcoming event.

May 26, 2012

Bodies of Two Missing Britons Found In Cauvery River

The bodies of two missing Britons, who went for rafting on the Cauvery river, were recovered on Friday near Mekedatu in Ramanagaram district of Karnataka

May 26, 2012

Kerala Govt Imposes Complete Ban On Tobacco-Based Products

Kerala government announced a complete ban on the manufacturing and sale of gutka products in the state in order to control the increasing incidence of gutka-induced diseases like oral cancer

May 26, 2012

NDA's Doors Open For Mamata Banerjee: BJP

At a time when the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress head Mamata Banerjee is experiencing unpleasant ties with the UPA, following differences over several policy decisions, the NDA has offered her an open invitation to join alliance

May 26, 2012

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

India Test Fires Akash Missile Again

Just two days after the successful test firing of Akash missile, India once again test fired its indigenously built surface-to-air missile on Saturday morning at around 11:10 am. The missile was fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha, the same test range from where the earlier trial was conducted.

May 26, 2012

10 Devotees Injured In Stampede At Tirupati Temple

At least 10 devotees are reported to have been injured in a stampede at the Tirumala temple in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The injured devotees have been admitted to nearby hospitals and heavy police force has been deployed near the temple premises

May 26, 2012

Illegal Assets Case: CBI Begins Questioning Jagan For Second Day

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials began grilling YSR Congress party chief and Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy for the second day on Saturday in the disproportionate assets case against him

May 26, 2012

Petrol Price Hike: Mamata Banerjee To Take Out Protest March In Kolkata

West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee will take out a protest march against the steep petrol price hike with party leaders and supporters in Kolkata on Saturday

May 26, 2012

Advani, Sushma Skip BJP Meeting, Rally; Party Clarifies Their Absence

The absence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj at the party's National Executive meeting in Mumbai on Friday and their decision to skip the rally in the evening have sparked off speculations that there is rift among the party leaders.

May 25, 2012

Mumbai 13/7 Serial Blast: Anti-Terrorism Squad Files 4000-Page Chargesheet

The Maharashtra ATS (Anti-Terrorism Squad) in connection with the 13/7 Mumbai serial blast has filed a chargesheet on Friday. The ATS on Friday filed 4000-page chargesheet in a special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court against four accused in the case-Naqi Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh, Nadeem Akhtar, Kanwar Pathrija and Haroon Rashid Naik.

May 25, 2012