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NIA unlikely to take up Mumbai cases

January 2, 2009

NIA is unlikely to probe any of the cases related to the country's most audacious terror strike.

January 2, 2009

BSNL to review of int’l call termination charge

January 2, 2009

The exchequer is losing Rs 4,000-5,000 crore annually by allowing foreign telecom operators to terminate incoming international calls.

January 2, 2009

Show the aggro, McGrath tells Aussie fast bowlers

January 2, 2009

'Show the aggro', that is the simple message from former pacer Glenn McGrath to the current bunch of Australian fast bowlers.

January 2, 2009

Taliban new dictum: Marry daughters to militants

January 2, 2009

On the heels of their crusade against girls going to schools, the Taliban have now issued new dictum in the areas under their sway asking parents of the grown up daughters to marry them to militants or ‘face dire consequences’.

January 2, 2009

Shishir Bajaj exits Bajaj Electricals

January 2, 2009

Shishir Bajaj and two other family members have exited Bajaj Electricals by selling their 2.05 per cent stake in the company.

January 2, 2009

Sunny, Kapil, Bedi named in first ICC Hall of Fame

January 2, 2009

Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi figured among the 55 former players named in the ICC's inaugural Hall of Fame list.

January 2, 2009

Schools to train students to handle terror situations

January 2, 2009

In the wake of terror attacks in Mumbai, educational establishments are planning multi-pronged strategy, including training the students on how to manage any possible exigency on the campus.

January 2, 2009

Popular New Year resolutions ‘improve sexual health’

January 2, 2009

Some motivation for New Year resolutions: researchers have found that many popular pledges actually improve urologic or sexual health.

January 2, 2009

Pepsi to invest Rs 250 cr after Govt exemption

January 2, 2009

Pepsico India now need not divest 49 per cent equity in bottling firms to Indian companies.

January 2, 2009

Video games ‘could be used for education’

January 2, 2009

In the midst of a debate over whether they are good for kids, a new study has suggested that video games could be used for education.

January 2, 2009

Jaipur royal was ‘drunk’ at the time of accident: Medical report

January 2, 2009

A member of the erstwhile Jaipur royal family, is suspected to have been ‘very drunk’ when a car he was driving allegedly hit a group of five girls in Jaipur last month killing one of them.

January 2, 2009

Yet another US missile attack in Pak, kills 4

January 2, 2009

At least four persons were killed when a suspected US drone aircraft fired two missiles at a school in Pakistan's troubled south Waziristan tribal region on Friday.

January 2, 2009

Don’t like the food on the train? Dial 1800-111-139

January 2, 2009

Annoyed with the quality of food served on trains? Don't fret! Just call a toll-free number to register your complaints.

January 2, 2009

Chidambaram visits injured in Guwahati serial blasts

January 2, 2009

Union Home Minister visited victims of Guwahati serial blasts and said he would chair a meeting of unified command in wake of the explosions.

January 2, 2009

Manipur NGO seeks to cure drug addicts through yoga

January 2, 2009

A Manipur-based NGO has embarked upon curing drug addicts by training them in various yoga practices apart from medicinal treatment.

January 2, 2009

Yuvraj to recollect his ‘Pak moments’ for ICC centenary yr

January 2, 2009

Yuvraj Singh will be a part of the ICC's global celebration of the spirit of cricket and will speak about his experience of playing in Pakistan.

January 2, 2009

Pak not to extradite terror suspects to India

January 2, 2009

Rejecting India's demand to extradite the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks to the country, Pakistan has said such a move will be 'harmful' for it as there was no extradition treaty between the two neighbours. This comes after Pranab Mukherjee said that there is no need for an Extradition Treaty to take action on these matters.

January 2, 2009

Indian stem cell treatment gives hope to stroke patients

January 2, 2009

For the first time, Indian researchers claimed to have successfully used stem cells to treat brain damage resulting from stroke in mice.

January 2, 2009

Flowers have a beauty ‘only bees can see’

January 2, 2009

has found that flowers take on different colours Depending on the angle from which they are viewed – plant petals use the property, known as iridescence, to attract pollinators.

January 2, 2009

Is age catching up with David Beckham?

January 2, 2009

It seems age is catching up with the soccer star David Beckham, who was left gasping for breath while training with AC Milan.

January 2, 2009

Australia name a team of rookies for Sydney Test

January 2, 2009

Two players will make their Test debut as Australia named one of its most inexperienced teams in decades for the Sydney Test.

January 2, 2009

J-K’s National Conference set to join UPA

January 2, 2009

The National Conference, which will head a coalition government with Congress in Jammu and Kashmir, is all set to join the UPA, Congress sources said.

January 2, 2009

SC refuses child specialist’s plea in negligence death case

January 2, 2009

Supreme Court has refused to quash a criminal case filed against a 'child specialist' by father of a Class III girl who died after the doctor allegedly treated her for TB instead of cancer.

January 2, 2009