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‘Great insincerity’ by Advani

Lal Krishna Advani’s decision to stay on as leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha after his party’s defeat in the 15th general election was an act of “great insincerity” and diminished both his own stature and that of the party, expelled BJP veteran Jaswant Singh said here today ... | Read..

Dispur bid to solve hill crisis

Dispur today stepped up efforts to find a solution to the troubled NC Hills district by holding a meeting of the three-tier Unified Command, another of the cabinet sub-commit ... | Read..

Shillong probe into nurse death

The Meghalaya government today ordered an administrative inquiry into the death of a nurse of typhoid after she was administered Tamiflu, a medicine for swine flu at Shil ... | Read..

Maoist vendetta claims girl in Bundu

In a revenge strike against the family of a farmer whom they believed to be a police informer, Maoists used the cover of darkness today and gunned down his 12-year-old daught ... | Read..

Shiv Basant is new chief secretary

Shiv Basant will be the new chief secretary of the state, while his wife Sunila is set to resign as one of the advisers to the governor apparently to avoid any controvers ... | Read..

Unarmed jawans not on duty: IG

In an apparent bid to save face, police today tried to explain that Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) jawans were unarmed as “they were not conducting any operation ... | Read..

Vedic verdict hangs over Rezzak

Since Singur shook Bengal politics, Abdur Rezzak Mollah has been Alimuddin Street’s shooting star, thanks primarily to his opposition to the party’s and chief minis ... | Read..

Monitored sale of flu drug

The government is likely to soon allow prescription-based and audited retail sales of the antiviral drug oseltamivir for use against pandemic flu through a small set of c ... | Read..

Leaders at Sangh door

Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s firm indication that he would like his agenda for leadership change to be implemented sooner rather than later triggered panic in the BJP wit ... | Read..

Monkeys stolen from zoo recovered

Seven of the eight marmosets stolen from Alipore Zoo on August 9 were recovered by a crime branch team of Durg in Chhattisgarh tonight. ... | Read..

When Asif Ali Zardari (left) met British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) at 10 Downing Street on Friday, the Pakistani President brought along an ... | Read

The BJP will not perish. It will rise from the ashes
Mohan Bhagwat
asked about the party’s Lok Sabha debacle

26/11 witness scare
A key witness who testified against 26/11 co-accused Faheem Ansari and Sabahuddin Shaikh yester ... | Read..

Missing for 18 yrs, girl found
A California girl abducted at age 11 in 1991 has been found alive, police said yesterday. ... | Read..

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Advani aides rush to Bhagwat door
Top BJP leaders close to L.K. Advani rushed to the Sangh chief late tonight after Mohan Bhagwat sug... \| Read..

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Bike kidnap girl rescued
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CPM at Vedic war, inside and out
The CPM state secretariat met today to discuss the fresh land row over Vedic Village and moves to c... \| Read..

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BSNL starts snapping hill lines
The BSNL has started disconnecting broadband links in the Darjeeling hills, more than a year after ... \| Read..

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The calling game
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India to test bench in dress rehearsal
India coach Bob Houghton has decided to test his bench strength against Syria on Saturday after the... \| Read..

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Court orders Pak to lift Khan curbs
A court in Pakistan today directed the government to lift any remaining restrictions on the movemen... \| Read..

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October date for gas case
The Supreme Court has deferred the final hearing of the RIL-RNRL gas case to October 20. The court... \| Read..

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Life as fantasy
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