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US missile strikes kill 5 in Pak

January 1, 2009

Five persons were killed when suspected US drones carried out a fresh missile strike in Pakistan on Thursday.

January 1, 2009

Mumbaikars usher in New Year on soft note

January 1, 2009

Mumbaikars prefered a subdued New Year as most of them stayed indoors in the wake of the November 26 Mumbai terror attacks.

January 1, 2009

New year bonanza for armed forces

January 1, 2009

A pay band four status with a grade pay of Rs 8000 would be accorded to Lt Colonels who were performing a combat role or were ready for combat.

January 1, 2009

Maruti Suzuki Dec sales dips 10 pct

January 1, 2009

The country's largest carmaker, Maruti reported 9.95 pct decline in sales during December.

January 1, 2009

Lee will return with a bang: McGrath

January 1, 2009

Embattled Australia fast bowler Brett Lee got support from his ex-partner and Aussie great Glenn Mcgrath.

January 1, 2009

Thousands throng Times Square to usher in 2009

January 1, 2009

Tens of thousands of people despite economic woes and icy temperatures packed the historic Times Square, dancing, singing and screaming to cheer in 2009 on the New Year’s eve.

January 1, 2009

Heavy fog hits air, rail traffic

January 1, 2009

Early morning flights from Indira Gandhi international airport to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai Lucknow and Pune were cancelled.

January 1, 2009

Citi’s Pandit not to receive bonuses for 2008

January 1, 2009

Citigroup CEO Pandit, Chairman Bischoff and senior adviser Robert Rubin will forego 2008 bonuses.

January 1, 2009

Dev D – Contemporary ‘Devdas’ is here

January 1, 2009

Film-maker Anurag Kashyap is busy these days giving final touches to his 'very contemporary version of Devdas.'

January 1, 2009

Big budget films will kick-off 2009 for Bollywood

January 1, 2009

Big-budget movies like 'Chandni Chowk to China' and 'Luck By Chance' will hit the screens as early as Jan in 2009.

January 1, 2009

Post-knee surgery, team expects Symonds in ODIs

January 1, 2009

Andrew Symonds underwent a successful arthroscopic knee surgery after battling right knee pain in the first two Test losses against the Proteas.

January 1, 2009

Despite good showing only two Indians in ICC top 10

January 1, 2009

Gautam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh were the only Indians in the top 10 of ICC rankings of batsmen and bowlers respectively.

January 1, 2009

India, Pak exchange lists of nuclear installations

January 1, 2009

India and Pakistan exchanged lists of their nuclear installations in spite of prevailing tension in aftermath of Mumbai terror attacks.

January 1, 2009

New B’desh Govt to take oath next week: Hasina

January 1, 2009

Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina has said the new government would take oath next week.

January 1, 2009

Non-state actors will be dealt with sternly: Zardari

January 1, 2009

US President George W Bush spoke to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pak President Asif Ali Zardari and all the three leaders agreed to avoid any action that would "raise tensions" in the region.

January 1, 2009

LeT leader confesses involvement in 26/11 attacks

December 31, 2008

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zarar Shah, captured in the crackdown on militants earlier this month in PoK, has confessed the group's involvement in terror attacks in Mumbai, the 'Wall Street Journal' reported quoting a senior Pakistani security official.

December 31, 2008

Former Davis Cup player Permjit Lall dies

December 31, 2008

Former Davis Cup player Premjit Lall on Wednesday passed away at his residence in Kolkata after a prolonged illness.

December 31, 2008

Bangla soil won’t be used for terror against neighbours: Hasina

December 31, 2008

Sheikh Hasina vowed not to allow Bangladesh's territory to be used for terrorism against its neighbours.

December 31, 2008

No threat to INS Viraat: Chidambaram

December 31, 2008

India dismissed reports of an aerial terror threat to INS Viraat, its solitary aircraft carrier currently docked in Kochi for a midlife refit.

December 31, 2008

Dialogue only option for India-Pak: Omar Abdullah

December 31, 2008

Omar Abdullah cited dialogue and not war as the only option for India and Pakistan and urged the two countries not to let ‘bitterness’ creep into their ties.

December 31, 2008

‘Asif won’t play domestic cricket before IPL hearing’

December 31, 2008

Md Asif's lawyer has dismissed reports that the pacer could take part in domestic cricket before the IPL's drugs tribunal meets.

December 31, 2008

ATF prices slashed by 6.8%, eighth cut since Sept

December 31, 2008

State-owned oil companies on Wednesday cut aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices by 6.8 per cent, making it the eighth straight reduction since September.

December 31, 2008