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3 killed in 24 hour-long Baramulla encounter in JK
Srinagar, July 26: Two militants, who were holed up in a house at Lam-Mohalla in Nadihal in Baramulla District, were killed on Wednesday night in a joint police-Army operation that lasted for more than 24 hours.A police personnel was

India gets First Woman President - Pratibha Patil
New Delhi, July 21: UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil was today named as the country's first woman President, after she crushed Vice-President and NDA backed Indepedent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat

Potter reviews lukewarm, but muggles don't mind
Los Angeles, July 11: The new ''Harry Potter'' movie drew lukewarm reviews on Tuesday heading into its global debut, but millions of ''muggles'' are expected to ignore the critics and turn out in droves, box office watchers said.''Harry Potter

Hutch Telecom sees India sale to conclude soon
Jakarta, Mar 29: Hutchison Telecommunications is in full compliance with investment regulations in India and expects its planned sale of Indian assets to Vodafone Plc to be concluded soon, its chief, Dennis Lui,

Nippon Steel, Tata in talks on joint output: Paper
Tokyo, Mar 27: Nippon Steel Corp, the world's second-largest steel maker, is in talks with Tata Steel to jointly produce automotive sheet steel in India, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday.The two companies

Zed appointed to Regional Transportation Comsn
Reno (Nevada, USA), Feb 19: Indo-American Rajan Zed of Reno has been appointed to Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) Citizens Advisory Committee for a three-year term, renewable for another three years.This Committee provides input on policy issues relative to public

Global vote will pick world's 'new' seven wonders
Zurich, Feb 19: What are the greatest architectural achievements in history? Rome's Colosseum? The Great Wall of China? The Pyramids of Giza? That's what millions of people are asking themselves as they vote in the largest global poll ever conducted, an

Japanese singer performs to song written by Kalam
New Delhi, Feb 18: President A P J Abdul Kalam's message of love and compassion for the environment has found its reflection in a song composed and sung by a famous singer in far away Japan. President Kalam's

'Improved Indo-Pak relations to open trade vistas'
Srinagar, Feb 18: Union Minister for Water Resources Saif-ud-Din Soz has said improved relations between India and Pakistan would open up new vistas for trade and economic activity in the sub continent. Besides, he said, it

Lalu to pamper passengers in 4th railway budget
New Delhi, Feb 18: For a fourth straight year, train passengers may not have to dig deep in their pockets on account of ticket fare as Railway Minister Lalu Prasad gets ready to spill the contents of his budget in the

TN to finalise stand on Cauvery at all-party meet
Chennai, Feb 18: The Tamil Nadu Government will finalise its stand on the vexed Cauvery issue at an all-party meeting convened by it tomorrow to discuss the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). The state

DD to telecast World Cup live courtesy Nimbus
New Delhi, Feb 18: The Government has informed the Delhi High Court that the private sports channel SetMax in collaboration with Nimbus Communications has signed an agreement with the public broadcaster Prasar Bharti to provide live feed of the Cricket World

I am not worthy of becoming President: Amitabh
Mumbai, Feb 18: Saying that he was not worthy of occupying the President's post, Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has clarified that he had not received any offer or proposal for contesting the Presidential polls this year. ''I am

Physicists dream of next big particle smasher
San Francisco, Feb 18: As the world's largest particle collider being completed on the French-Swiss border prepares for its first test in November, scientists are already looking at building the next big particle-smashing machine. The Large Hadron Collider,

Iran arrests suspects over bomb blast in SE
Tehran, Feb 18: Iranian security forces arrested several suspects after a bomb explosion in the southeast of the country, the semi-official Fars news agency said today. Police and insurgents clashed after the explosion at a school in the