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  • unique identification number could become mandatory

    Unique Identification Number Could Become Mandatory

    October 18, 2009 11:06 IST

    The 16-digit Unique Identification number that the government proposes to give you could become mandatory for opening a bank account, getting your passport or even your driving licence, among others.  The Unique Identification Number (UID)

  • iaf allows us plane to fly out of india

    IAF Allows US Plane To Fly Out Of India

    October 18, 2009 14:42 IST

    The India Air Force has granted the US military chartered aircraft to take off after sustained investigations on Sunday afternoon. The DGCA will now decide when the plane can actually fly out of Indian airspace.

  • six firemen caught in lift die due to suffocation

    Six Firemen Caught In Lift, Die Due To Suffocation

    October 18, 2009 10:27 IST

    In a macabre incident first of its kind which rocked the entire city, six firemen of the Thane Municipal fire services died due to suffocation in a lift in a housing complex in the early

  • j k cricketer held later released in bangalore

    J-K Cricketer Held, Later Released In Bangalore

    October 18, 2009 8:37 IST

    A young Jammu and Kashmir cricketer was detained on Saturday by Bangalore police after  detectors found traces of explosives in his kit bag, prompting the nervous organisers of the Champions League to delay the start

  • 32 killed in fire in cracker godown

    32 Killed In Fire In Cracker Godown

    October 17, 2009 9:33 IST

    The death toll in the cracker godown fire in Pallipat on Saturday mounted to 32 with two more bodies were pulled out of the building. Besides, ten others were injured when the fire swept through

  • margao blast toll rises to 2 two members of hindu group held

    Margao Blast Toll Rises To 2; Two Members Of Hindu Group Held

    October 17, 2009 13:41 IST

    Two persons belonging to a right-wing Hindu group were detained on Saturday in connection with the explosion in Margao town in Goa in which two members of the outfit were killed. Police were probing the

  • sonia sparklers lalu atom bombs nitish rockets on sale in

    Sonia Sparklers, Lalu Atom Bombs, Nitish Rockets On Sale In Bihar

    October 16, 2009 17:39 IST

    Lalu Prasad and Ramvilas Paswan firecrackers will go off with a bang and Nitish Kumar rockets will soar into the night sky this Diwali in Bihar.  Also in great demand are Sonia sparklers named after

  • shotgun blasts bjp leaders if poonam mahajan can get ticket

    Shotgun Blasts BJP Leaders, If Poonam Mahajan Can Get Ticket, Why Not Poonam Sinha?

    October 16, 2009 16:09 IST

    BJP MP from Patna Saheb Shatrughan Sinha came out with all guns blasting at the BJP leadership questioning the criterion for ticket distribution.In an interview to The Tribune, Sinha asked: “If Poonam Mahajan (daughter of

  • will walk extra mile if pak acts against 26/11 attackers

    Will Walk Extra Mile If Pak Acts Against 26/11 Attackers:India

    October 16, 2009 12:10 IST

    India is prepared to walk the "extra mile" to normalise relations with Pakistan if it takes action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks and dismantles terrorism infrastructure, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi

  • stay off india israel warns citizens

    Stay Off India, Israel Warns Citizens

    October 16, 2009 10:36 IST

    Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau has warned its nationals against travelling to India saying that the threat of possible attacks against them has become 'significantly more severe' since a stark travel advisory issued last month. The bureau

  • india opposes china building dam on brahmaputra

    India Opposes China Building Dam On Brahmaputra

    October 16, 2009 8:41 IST

    India on Thursday said it was opposed to construction of a dam by China on Brahmaputra river and that it was verifying whether such a project is being pursued despite denials.  The external affairs ministry

  • vhp leader issues notice to mobile companies for sms charges

    VHP Leader Issues Notice To Mobile Companies For SMS Charges

    October 16, 2009 8:34 IST

    VIshva Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia has issued legal notices to mobile service providers for withdrawing special schemes on SMS charges during the Diwali festival.  He said that the move of the service providers is

  • relations with india real key to global order us

    Relations With India 'Real Key' To Global Order: US

    October 15, 2009 22:44 IST

    The US on thursday said its partnership with India is the "real key" to global order and the invitation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the first state visit to Washington during Obama Administration reflects

  • goa police claims breakthrough in 4 murders

    Goa Police Claims Breakthrough In 4 Murders

    October 15, 2009 17:08 IST

    Goa police on Thursday claimed that eight out of ten dead bodies found across the state in the span of three days were murders, and said it has made an important breakthrough in at least

  • india has nothing to do with balochistan insurgency tharoor

    India Has Nothing To Do With Balochistan Insurgency: Tharoor

    October 15, 2009 17:11 IST

    India has no role in insurgency in Pakistan's Balochistan province and unlike "certain other countries" it does not follow the policy of destabilising its neighbours, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said on

  • 14 day judicial remand for maoist leader kobad ghandy

    14-Day Judicial Remand For Maoist Leader Kobad Ghandy

    October 15, 2009 17:01 IST

    A Delhi court on thursday sent Kobad Ghandy, a Politbureau member of banned CPI (Maoist), to 14 days of judicial custody.  Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent 59-year-old Ghandy to judicial custody till October 29

  • india russia to launch fifth generation fighter jets

    India, Russia To Launch Fifth Generation Fighter Jets

    October 15, 2009 16:41 IST

    India and Russia will launch the joint fifth generation fighters by year end and have agreed to collaborate to develop heavy lift cargo helicopters and futuristic infantry combat vehicles.  The path for more hi-tech defence

  • mit harvard yale may get entry into india hints sibal

    MIT, Harvard, Yale May Get Entry Into India, Hints Sibal

    October 15, 2009 16:32 IST

    India's HRD minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday had a meeting with the US Under Secretary for Political Affairs William J Burns and later disclosed that he would lead a delegation of industry leaders and university

  • rahul meets slain inspector s widow in ranchi

    Rahul Meets Slain Inspector's Widow In Ranchi

    October 15, 2009 13:17 IST

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday visited the house of Inspector Francis Induwar, who was beheaded by Maoists ten days back, and sympathised with his children, saying he had lost his father to a suicide

  • china builds dam on its side of brahmaputra

    China Builds Dam On Its Side Of Brahmaputra

    October 15, 2009 9:32 IST

    Above is a satellite image taken in February 2009 of the dam being constructed by China on its side of river Brahmaputra, says a report in The Indian Express.  So far, Beijing has denied any

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