US soldier killed in Baghdad, 3,000 mark near

Saturday, December 30, 2006, 13:04 [IST]

Baghdad, Dec 30: A US soldier was killed by a roadside bomb in Baghdad, the US military said today, bringing the number of US military deaths in Iraq since the beginning of the war to at least 2,996.

Earlier, the US military reported the deaths of three US marines from wounds suffered in combat in Iraq's western Anbar province.

Reuters

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Iraqis in Australia celebrate Saddam execution

Saturday, December 30, 2006,13:04 [IST]

CANBERRA, Dec 30 (Reuters) The execution of Saddam Hussein was a significant moment in Iraq's history and marked the end of a tyrant who denied justice to countless thousands of his own people, Australia said today. Saddam was hung at dawn in Iraq today, a month after an Iraqi court sentenced him to death for crimes against humanity. His death prompted celebrations from a small group of Iraqi expatriates in Australia, with about 30 people taking to.....

Silver, Gold hike on bullish global advice

Saturday, December 30, 2006,14:03 [IST]

Mumbai, Dec 30: Prices of Silver and Gold today went up on bullish global advice in the opening session, traders at the Bombay Bullion Association said. Following were the opening rates of spot Silver and Gold: Silver (per kg).999 fineness grade: Rs 19,485 Gold (per 10 gm): Gold 99.5 purity standard mint : Rs 9,165 Gold 99.9 purity pure Gold : Rs 9,210.UNI.....

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Steps on for supply of subsidised cattle fodder: Minister

Saturday, December 30, 2006,14:03 [IST]

Puducherry, Dec 30: The Puducherry administration is taking steps for the supply of cattle fodder at a subsidy of Rs two a kg for the benefit of milk producers here, Agriculture Minister V Vathilingam said here today. Addressing a press conference, Mr Vaithilingam said 75 per cent of cattle fodder and 50 per cent of fodder for milch animals could not be supplied during the current year due to administrative reasons. The subsidised fodder would.....

Clerk convicted in DA case

Saturday, December 30, 2006,14:03 [IST]

Bhopal, Dec 30 (UNI) A special court of Gwalior has sentenced municipal corporation clerk Virendra Singh Tomar to one year's rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 in a disproportionate asset case. The Lokayukta police, during a search of his house in 2002 on a tip-off about possessing assets disproportionate to his income, found that Tomar owned movable and immovable assets worth Rs 24.50 lakh. The challan was presented in March this year and the.....

Tricolour hoisted in Andaman on historic day

Saturday, December 30, 2006,14:03 [IST]

Port Blair, Dec 30 (UNI) Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Lt Gen (Retd) Bhopinder Singh today hoisted the national tricolour here to commemorate this day on which Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose declared these islands Indian territory by hoisting the flag. However, in an apparent faux pas the tricolour was hoisted upside down, officials said. This day in 1943 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had hoisted the National Flag of India for the first time at.....