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Former Patna DM Gautam Goswami dies at 41Subscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:25 IST

Gautam Goswami,a former poster-boy of the civil services who fell from grace with the Bihar flood relief scam,died of pancreatic cancer...

Mulayam case: SC says wont allow CBI to become political toolSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:24 IST

The CBI was caught on the wrong foot on Tuesday over the disproportionate assets case against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav...

Support to Gehlot gets Maya nodSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:20 IST

BSP president Mayawati has resolved the crisis in her partys Rajasthan unit by allowing her six MLAs...

Prickly charmers HedgehogsSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:16 IST

Aristotle believed hedgehogs could predict the weather. Arthur Schopenhauer,a philosopher,used them to illustrate the challenges of human intimacy.

Shadow movementSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:14 IST

Although Turkmenistans eccentric and autocratic president-for-life,Saparmurat Niyazov,was short in physical stature...

Dont bring me your huddled massesSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:12 IST

Inflammatory remarks by Japans speak-from-the-hip conservative politicians among them the prime minister for now...

Troubled watersSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:11 IST

Human beings no longer thrive under the water from which their ancestors emerged,but their relationship with the sea remains close.

Meltdown chills IIT KanpurSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:10 IST

Gahgapatnam Suman lost all hope on January 3. The MTech student of electrical engineering in IIT Kanpur was despondent...

Separate religion from terror,advises OmarSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:03 IST

Condemning the November 26 Mumbai terror attack,Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...

Dont write to us like headmaster to studentSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:02 IST

When chief ministers converged in the Capital on Tuesday to take part in a meeting to discuss ways to tackle terrorism...

Intel gathering is key: ChidambaramSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 01:01 IST

Stressing on the need to adopt a proactive approach in dealing with terrorism...

Indo-US concern: no crackdown still,JuD chief booked under softer lawSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:59 IST

As Islamabad remained in a denial mode on the proof of Mumbai terror attacks...

26-year-old doctor held for IM linksSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:58 IST

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Monday arrested a 26-year-old doctor for allegedly renting two flats in Pune to harbour some Indian Mujahideen...

FBI has visas,will go to Pak,says MulfordSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:57 IST

In the first clear indication that US will investigate the Mumbai terror attacks leads in Pakistan...

Temple row: Prachanda stands isolatedSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:52 IST

With Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dhal Prachanda showing no signs of honouring the stay order issued by the Supreme Court...

Lanka troops seize key rebel defence lineSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:51 IST

Sri Lankan troops on Tuesday overran Tamil Tigers most fortified defence line at Muhamalai in Jaffna peninsula...

Ex-White House chief of staff Panetta chosen as CIA chiefSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:49 IST

Leon E Panetta,a former Congressman and White House chief of staff,has been selected by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Central Intelligence Agency.

Israeli tank fire kills 42 at UN schoolSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:48 IST

Israeli tank shells killed more than 40 Palestinians on Tuesday at a UN school where civilians had taken shelter...

Kochhar to get pay hike,Kamath to get lessSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:37 IST

ICICI Banks CEO-designate Chanda Kochhar is all set to get a Rs 36-lakh annual hike,while her predecessor K V Kamath would get a total salary of Rs 20 lakh...

Govt accuses Airtel,Vodafone,Idea of impeding competitionSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:36 IST

The government today accused the Big Three GSM mobile players - Airtel,Vodafone and Idea - of adopting tactics to stop the entry of new operators...

Tata Steel sales dip in third quarterSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:35 IST

Tata Steels sales in the third quarter of financial year 2009 fell by 14 per cent.

Dont discriminate: Realtors to RBISubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:34 IST

Representatives of the real estate sector today met Reserve Bank of India officials to take up the problems being faced by the cash-starved sector.

Downturn drives German tycoon to suicideSubscriber Only

January 7, 2009 00:33 IST

German billionaire Adolf Merckle who was hit by a train on Monday evening killed himself,unhinged by financial turmoil and struggling to salvage his business empire...