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Left HookSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:32 IST

The Army Headquarters is quite puzzled by recent claims of boxing champion M C Mary Kom,an Olympic medal hopeful,that she is being appointed as a honorary Lt Col in the Territorial Army.

CRPF-Naxal gunfight again,no casualtySubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:26 IST

The CRPF engaged in an encounter with suspected Maoists at the same spot in Sarkeguda village where 19 people were killed last week.

MoEF objects to lion safari in Mulayams home districtSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:24 IST

Samajwadi Party president chief Mulayam Singh Yadavs dream project to have a lion safari in his native district,Etawah,has once again run into trouble.

Judicial probe into Naxal encounterSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:23 IST

Chhattisgarh government decided to order a judicial inquiry into the alleged Maoist encounter

Finding his feetSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:19 IST

Oscar Pistorius,who runs on artificial legs,will compete against able-bodied athletes at the London Olympics. A look into what makes the South African special,and the debate over whether his artificial limbs give him an advantage

Sangma camp to go to EC against PranabSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:17 IST

Pesisting with its campaign against UPAs presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee,the Opposition camp backing P A Sangma today decided to petition the Election Commission on Saturday.

Trinamool slams PC comments on political killingsSubscriber Only

February 5, 2014 18:26 IST

Hours after Union Home Minister P Chidambaram expressed unhappiness over the law and order situation in Bengal,the Mamata Banerjee government slammed his comments as unethical and unjustified and said such remarks were made to supply oxygen to CPM that extended support to Pranab Mukherjees candidature.

MPs farewell for Patil on July 23Subscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:12 IST

Members of both Houses of Parliament will give a warm send-off to President Pratibha Patil at a function in the historic Central Hall on July 23,a day ahead of the end of her five-year term.

CPM feels JNU branch heat over decision to back PranabSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:10 IST

The ripples of the CPM Politburos decision to back UPAs Pranab Mukherjee for president is being felt in the Jawaharlal Nehru University,which has been the citadel of the partys students wing SFI for long.

Mixed DoublesSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:09 IST

Its neither sexist,nor snobbish when Parupalli Kashyap,Indias No 1 mens singles badminton player,declares that he finds the current womens game terribly annoying.

Monsoon session likely to start from August 7Subscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:09 IST

The monsoon session of Parliament is likely to be convened on August 7,more than a week later than normally held,owing to preoccupation of the government with the presidential and vice-presidential elections.

Press Council of India institutes journalism awardsSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:07 IST

The Press Council of India,whose chairperson Markandey Katju has been critical of journalists by and large,has now instituted its own National Awards for Excellence in Journalism.

Govt re-appoints 6 ASGsSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:06 IST

The Centre on Thursday re-appointed six Additional Solicitors General of India to represent the Government of India in the Supreme Court.

Babri: Rao remained a silent witness,says Kuldip Nayar bookSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:04 IST

Yet another book has levelled an allegation that former prime minister P V Narasimha Rao had connived at the demolition of Babri Masjid,claiming that he had sat in a puja when the kar sevaks began pulling it down.

Davy may escape extradition as Denmark refuses to appeal verdictSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:03 IST

In a setback to India,Denmark has reportedly refused to appeal a lower court's verdict preventing extradition of Purulia arms drop case accused Kim Davy.

Curtain RaiserSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 02:01 IST

These plays,some only 30-seconds-long,revolve around incidents from everyday life which border on the mundane and things we never really pay attention to.

Wont believe till i see bodies: Lailas fatherSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:56 IST

Laila Khans father Nadir Patel said on Thursday he was unwilling to believe accused Parvez Taks alleged claims that Laila,her mother,and three siblings were shot dead in Mumbai last year until he saw their bodies.

Laila case: Accused names 3 othersSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:54 IST

Pervez Tak,the main accused in the disappearance of Bollywood starlet Laila Khan and her family members,is reported to have named three others Ahmed,a friend of co-accused Asif Sheikh; Wafa Khan alias Sonu,Lailas friend; and the watchman at the Igatpuri farmhouse Shadgir,a Kishtwar native and Taks friend. All the three are missing.

Denied permission at Jantar Mantar,Team Anna may need Baba Ramdevs helpSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:52 IST

Delhi Police denied permission to Team Anna for holding an indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar

DA case: SC verdict on Mayawati plea todaySubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:45 IST

The Supreme Court is likely to decide BSP chief Mayawatis plea challenging the CBI probe in an alleged disproportionate assets case against her on Friday.

Briefly World: Palestinian call for Arafat death probe backed by TunisiaSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:43 IST

A Palestinian call for an international probe into Yasser Arafats death won official backing from Tunisia

3 militants killed in Valley gunbattleSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:43 IST

The Army Thursday claimed to have killed three foreign militants in an encounter near the Line of Control in north Kashmir.

Turkish plane found with aid of Titanic explorerSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:43 IST

People: Wreckage of downed aircraft discovered at unspecified location,bodies of both pilots trapped inside

Ansari in police custody for 15 more daysSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:41 IST

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on Thursday allowed the demand of the Delhi Police Special Cell to extend the police custody of suspected terror mastermind Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal with them by 15 days. He will be produced before the court on July 20.

Iran stores oil on idle shipsSubscriber Only

July 6, 2012 01:41 IST

The hulking tanker Neptune was floating aimlessly this week in the warm waters of the Persian Gulf,a fresh coat of black paint barely concealing its true identity as an Iranian ship loaded with hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil that no one is willing to buy