Nine arrested in connection with Manipur Raj Bhavan car bomb case!

Nine persons have so far been arrested in connection with September 18 incident in which some unidentified persons kept a `car-bomb` at Manipur Raj Bhavan complex, official sources said Sunday.
Source: Zee News : States | 27 Sep 2009 | 6:10 am

Crucial Indo-Pak talks today; focus on terror, 26/11 probe!

Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers are set to hold crucial talks in New York on Sunday with New Delhi expected to focus on terrorism.
Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Sep 2009 | 6:09 am

PM returns home after attending G20 summit!

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here on Sunday after attending the two-day G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, US.
Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Sep 2009 | 6:09 am

Don`t hold back ties on 26/11 probe, Pakistan tells India!

Pakistan on Saturday said New Delhi should not hold back the relationship on a single issue of the Mumbai terror attacks.
Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Sep 2009 | 6:09 am

N-order can`t discriminate: Krishna to UN!

India has said it supports a world free of nuclear weapons, but this goal cannot be discriminatory.
Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Sep 2009 | 6:09 am

Tough law in offing to check practice of capitation fee: Sibal!

If an educational institute indulges in malpractices like failure to deliver on its promises and charges capitation fee it will face the prospect of closure, according to a tough law being prepared by the HRD Ministry.
Source: Zee News : India National | 27 Sep 2009 | 6:09 am

Airport authorities on look out for fleeing Chinese nationals in Raipur

The Chinese nationals were employed in Korba town, 250 km north of here, by Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation (SEPCO)--a China-based company.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:28 am

Chai and shooting with Julia Roberts

Mirzapur (Haryana), Sep 27 (IANS) It is a village market scene. Donkeys carrying loads of earthen pots pass by, a few loitering cows are munching on grass, camels and goats are by the roadside - and next to a chai stall is Hollywood star Julia Roberts chatting with her co-star, shooting for 'Eat Pray Love', as the hot Indian sun beats down.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:20 am

Bollywood battles over release dates

Madhur Bhandarkar and Sunil Lulla will go ahead with the pre-decided release dates of their films, despite the UPDF insistence that they postpone their release dates.
Source: The Times of India | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:17 am

Saudi prince wants 50 pct of Liverpool FC - paper

RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi prince is prepared to spend up to 350 million pounds ($558 million) to buy a 50 percent stake in English soccer club Liverpool, Al-Riyadh newspaper quoted him as saying on Sunday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:16 am

Mahanavami celebrated across West Bengal

Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) People took part in community feasts and poured out in thousands on the streets visiting the marquees (pandals) as pomp and gaiety marked Mahanavami, the fourth day of the Durga Puja celebrations across West Bengal Sunday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:10 am

AI pilots stir continues, over 30 flights cancelled

Air India today cancelled over 30 domestic and international flights operating out of various cities with the agitation by its executive pilots continuing for the second day, even as they refused to hold talks till a directive to effect a cut in their productivity-linked incentives (PLI) is withdrawn.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Sep 2009 | 4:05 am

Over 60,000 take part in Chennai Marathon

Defying heavy rains, over 60,000 people participated in the Chennai International Half Marathon conducted here this morning.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:50 am

Group of Pakistanis will cross border to visit alma mater

A Pakistani delegation of over 12 people will participate in the 150th foundation day celebration of Bishop Cotton School (BCS) Shimla during the first week of October.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:47 am

Bharti-MTN talks could go into overtime: analysts

Talks between India's top mobile firm Bharti and South Africa's flagship cellular group MTN may have to be extended due to new hurdles in their bid to create a telecoms giant, analysts say.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:46 am

Bollywood wishes melody queen on 80th birthday

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Eight decades and 30,000 songs later her voice continues to inspire a nation. As Lata Mangeshkar turns 80 on Monday, Sep 28, everyone in Bollywood queued up to wish her.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am

Now, Kashmiri Gujjars invite Rahul Gandhi to their homes

Jammu, Sep 27 (IANS) Having heard about Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi moving without security, staying in huts of the poor and downtrodden in Uttar Pradesh and even having a bath in the open, the Gujjars in Jammu and Kashmir have urged him to visit them and share the experiences of their nomadic life.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:40 am

London-listed DQ Entertainment plans IPO in India

Enthused by revival in primary market, animation and visual effects firm DQ Entertainment, which is already listed in London, is planning to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO) in the country.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:36 am

Andhra-based company to plug holes of sunken ship

Bhubaneswar, Sep 27 (IANS) A company based in Andhra Pradesh has been awarded the contract to plug the holes in a ship that sank off Orissa's Paradip port Sep 9, a port official said Sunday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:30 am

Centre releases 1,158 crore to state for police modernisation

New Delhi, Sep 27 : The Union Government has released Rs 1,158 crore in the last fiscal, for the modernisation of the state police forces.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:20 am

Arunachal chief minister wins poll unopposed third time

Itanagar, Sep 27 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu is third time lucky to have been elected unopposed to the 60-member state legislature -- a rare feat for a politician in India.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:20 am

Swiss banks offer to tax Indian, other foreign clients

Pressed hard for giving access to details of money stashed away by Indians and other overseas clients with them, Swiss banks have offered to tax this wealth on behalf of the respective foreign governments.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:18 am

Pakistan blasts shatter hopes as toll rises to 27

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The death from two suicide bomb attacks in Pakistan rose to 27 on Sunday, a day after the blasts shattered hopes that the militants were a spent force following the killing of their leader last month.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:16 am

IPO funds to repay loan from promoters: R-Infratel

Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Infratel, which has proposed an initial public offer (IPO) of its shares, will utilise bulk of the IPO proceeds for repayment of loans totalling Rs 4,000 crore to its promoters.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:15 am

Anil Ambani foregoes salary, commission for austerity

Second richest Indian Anil Ambani has foregone salaries and commissions from his group companies for 2008-09 as part of austerity measures although he will still get over Rs 50 crore as sitting fees and previous-year commissions.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:06 am

Dhoni blames bowlers for loss to Pakistan

"I was feeling not one bowler short but three bowlers short. It was tough to set a field for them," stated Dhoni, after Indian the bowling department conceded 302 runs to Pakistan.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:05 am

Air India pilots refuse to meet with management

Meanwhile, over 20 flights across the country, including 15 from Delhi, were today cancelled after the pilots reported sick.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:05 am

Kashmiris in UK condemn Pak over Gilgit-Baltistan package

A UK-based Kashmiri group has accused Pakistan of never hesitating to fund militants in the northern areas.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:05 am

Over 30 institutes in race for Ganga master plan bid

Over 30 scientific institutions of international repute are in the race to formulate a master plan for the water quality management of Ganga river basin.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:02 am

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Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor K. Sankaranarayanan on Sunday announced compensation of Rs.1 lakh for the kin of each of those labourers from the state who were killed in a Balco power plant in Chhattisgarh last week. Around 50 labourers, including 13 from ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 27 Sep 2009 | 3:00 am

Madhya Pradesh police detain 4 suspected naxals

Four suspected naxals have been detained by the Madhya Pradesh police in Shahdol district.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:58 am

Post-war, India helps Sri Lanka rebuild Tamil areas

New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) From vocational training to mine clearing, India is providing sweeping help to Sri Lanka to rebuild vast areas after the end of a quarter-century-long Tamil separatist campaign.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am

Airport authorities on look out for fleeing Chinese nationals

Raipur, Sep 27 (IANS) Authorities at the Mana Airport in this Chhattisgarh capital are on an alert to stop Chinese nationals, employed at a Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) plant, from fleeing after an under-construction chimney collapsed Wednesday killing at least 45 people, police said Sunday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:50 am

Pakistan under tremendous pressure to address India's concerns

Pakistan appears to be under tremendous pressure from US and its allies to ensure that it convincingly addresses India's concerns on terrorism, including Mumbai attacks.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:49 am

RIL justifies levy of marketing margin on gas sale

In the face of opposition from the Power Ministry and an Anil Ambani group firm on the marketing margins charged, Reliance Industries (RIL) has justified the levy saying it was essential to cover risks and costs incurred in marketing of gas.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:49 am

Air India pilots' strike continues, 26 flights cancelled

26 Air India flights, including seven on international routes, were cancelled till 2 pm on Sunday as striking pilots continued their agitation for the second consecutive day.
Source: The Times of India | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:40 am

Dhoni puts blame on bowlers for loss against Pakistan

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has held the lackluster bowling display responsible for his side's humiliating 54-run defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Pakistan.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:32 am

Iran test-fires short-range missiles aimed at boosting "deterrent" capabilities

The missile manoeuvres coincide with increased tension in the West, after Tehran's disclosure that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:29 am

TV actor, ex-cricketer spice up Mumbai's poll campaign - Press Trust of India


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Source: Nation - Google News | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:23 am

Pak doesn't want 'half-baked' case against Saeed: Qureshi

Ahead of crucial Indo-Pak talks, Pakistan foreign minister Qureshi said he doesn't want to take to court a "half-baked" case against 26/11 suspect Hafiz Saeed and needs "legally tenable" proof against him.
Source: The Times of India | 27 Sep 2009 | 2:15 am

Legumes, protein powerhouse for millions

Legumes could turn out to be a nutritional powerhouse to help overcome malnutrition among an estimated 800 million undernourished people in the developing world, says a report.
Source: The Times of India | 27 Sep 2009 | 1:54 am

Krishna says India wants to resolve all issues peacefully with Pak - Sify


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Foreign Minister SM Krishna, took the podium at the United Nations General Assembly to remind the world of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, and said that India wants to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan through peaceful dialogue. ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 27 Sep 2009 | 1:22 am

BJP to raise Sino-India border issue in AP polls - Press Trust of India


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New Delhi, Sept 27 (PTI) The Sino-India border issue and reported incursions by the Chinese Army are some of the issues which will be raised by the BJP in the forthcoming assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh. "The problems created by China on the ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 27 Sep 2009 | 1:20 am

Manmohan Singh returns home after attending G20 - Sify


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Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh returned back to India on Sunday morning after attending the two-day G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. US President Barack Obama hosted the G-20 summit in which developing countries like India were assured a ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 27 Sep 2009 | 1:16 am

No salary, yet Anil Ambani India's top paid

A pay package of over Rs 52 crore, as sitting fees and previous year payments, has made industrialist Anil Ambani country's top paid executive for the year.
Source: The Times of India | 27 Sep 2009 | 1:13 am

Things you didn't know about Lata Mangeshkar


Source: The Times of India | 27 Sep 2009 | 1:06 am

Force India concede prospects poor in Singapore

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Force India's expectations of success at Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix are rock bottom, with team principal Vijay Mallya admitting his cars cannot really compete on the twisty Southeast Asian street circuit.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:54 am

India pleased as G20 summit scales new height

Genuine forward movement on several key issues, says Manmohan Singh
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Midnight black-out frightens Kolkata

KOLKATA: An unprecedented 15-minute midnight power cut on Friday night at some of the major Puja pandals thronged by thousands of people in South Kolkata forced the Government to convene a high-level meeting at the State Secretariat on ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Portion of university hostel collapses

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The toilet block of the women’s hostel building on the Karyavattom campus of the University of Kerala collapsed on Saturday afternoon, triggering panic. A postgraduate student, Uma Maheswari from Munnar, was ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Kodiyeri seeks stronger Central role

Tightening security along coastal areas against threat of terrorists
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

U.S. committed to nuclear deal, India told

Pakistan should give up ‘old attitude’: PM
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Chhatradhar Mahato held

Two plainclothesmen posing as journalists reached his hideout
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Traders’ strike off

Kozhikode: The September 30 traders’ strike in protest against the ban on night traffic through the Bandipur National Park has been called off. ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

11 AI flights cancelled as pilots strike work

New Delhi: Eleven flights of Air India were cancelled on Saturday as a section of its pilots did not report to work to protest reduction in their productivity-linked incentives. — ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

No indictment on Saturday

ISLAMABAD: The expected indictment on Saturday of seven suspects in the Mumbai attacks case by a Pakistani anti-terror court did not take place as the judge was on leave. The case has been adjourned to October 3. The seven ...
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

Suu Kyi’s initiative to end sanctions

She hails the U.S. move to engage Myanmar’s junta
Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 27 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am

ISI still protecting Taliban chief Mullah Omar: Report

The report said Taliban leaders are being moved to the volatile city of Karachi, where it would be impossible to strike. The US is threatening to launch air strikes against Mullah Omar and the Taliban leadership in Quetta.
Source: The Times of India | 26 Sep 2009 | 11:59 pm

I want to settle down, have kids, then think politics: Rahul Mahajan

He has, in his own words, 'risen from the ashes like a phoenix' and each controversy has just helped make him stronger. But Rahul Mahajan, who is now set to choose his life partner on national television, says he loves babies and that is the major reason he wants to settle down in life.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:30 pm

Why does a woman's heart skip a beat?

Empowerment at the price of a healthy heart? More Indian women than ever before are joining the workforce, their hearts are skipping more than just a beat and it's not always because of a man.
Source: The Times of India | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:15 pm

PM returns home after G20 summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here Sunday after attending the two-day G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, US.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 9:00 pm

ANALYSIS - Will "It worked" come back to haunt G20?

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The G20 may face a "mission accomplished" moment akin to former President George W. Bush's premature declaration of victory in Iraq unless leaders quickly make good on pledges for substantive financial reforms.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:54 pm

Pakistan v India scoreboard - Champions Trophy

REUTERS - Scoreboard after Pakistan beat India by 54 runs in the Champions Trophy Group A match at Centurion, South Africa on Saturday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:36 pm

Love scene reminds Jennifer Aniston of Pitt


Source: The Times of India | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:31 pm

Pakistan through to semis after beating India

CENTURION, South Africa (Reuters) - Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf shared a record fourth-wicket stand to help Pakistan beat India by 54 runs on Saturday to reach the Champions Trophy semi-finals.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:31 pm

54 killed in storm in the Philippines

At least 54 people were killed as tropical storm Ketsana battered a wide area in the Philippines, dumping record rainfall on the capital, officials said Sunday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 7:30 pm

Sheila: Delhi, look within - Expressindia.com


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Source: Nation - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:48 pm

Chhatradhar tricked out of hideout - Times of India


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LALGARH/KOLKATA: Policemen in the guise of a foreign news channel crew arrested tribal leader Chhatradhar Mahato who had organized a major anti-police movement in the area with Maoist backing from his hideout near West Midnapore's Kantapahari on ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 6:04 pm

Mumbai docs 'suspend' brain in rare heart operation

Doctors in Mumbai put Pankaj Parikh into a "limbo", a state of suspended animation, where he wasn't alive in a way that could be measured by high-tech monitoring machines in the operation theatre.
Source: The Times of India | 26 Sep 2009 | 4:30 pm

MP's son gunned down by suspected naxals - Hindu


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Source: Nation - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 3:50 pm

Wkly Tech Analysis: Nifty support likely at 4,825

Despite a positive start to the holiday-shortened week, the Sensex ended with marginal losses owing to selective profit taking. Markets witnessed stock-specific activity because of derivatives expiry-related cues. The Sensex neared the 17,000-mark during the course of the week as the index touched a high of 16,943 on Tuesday.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Sep 2009 | 1:01 pm

Central team visits Paradip, recommends measures

A central team, which was here Saturday to inspect the Mongolian ship that sunk off the Paradip coast, recommended stringent measures to avert such accidents.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 12:30 pm

Adulterated edible oil seized in Punjab

Punjab officials seized 68,350 litres of sub-standard edible oil hoarded in a storehouse here Saturday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 11:30 am

G20 faces credibility test on markets

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Group of 20 rich and developing economies, fresh from a triumphant show of unity at Pittsburgh, faces months of deal-making and communication to markets that will test its credibility as the premier global forum for economic cooperation.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:42 am

432 nominations rejected in Haryana

Of the 1,874 nominations filed for the Haryana assembly election, 432 nominations have been rejected during scrutiny Saturday, officials said.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:31 am

Education is not about autonomy or flexibility: Sibal

In the backdrop of the row between the faculty of premier education institutes and the union ministry, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal said here Saturday that education is neither about autonomy nor about flexibility, it's about taking the country forward.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:30 am

Communal tension in Faizabad-Ayodhya defused, police on alert

Communal tension in the twin towns of Faizabad-Ayodhya over the location of two Durga Puja marquees and a religious procession was defused Saturday, a police official said, but the Uttar Pradesh administration remained on alert.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:30 am

Durga Puja reaches a peak with Kumari worship

Thousands of devotees congregated at Belur Math, the global headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, to watch 'Kumari Puja' or the worship of a pre-puberscent girl, as Durga Puja fervour reached a peak on Mahashtami - the second day of the four-day festival in West Bengal Saturday.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am

Balco chimney toll rises to 45, Chinese employees flee

Dozens of Chinese nationals, mostly engineers, working at Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (Balco) in Chhattisgarh's Korba town are reported to have fled fearing attacks by locals after a 100-metre under-construction chimney at the plant collapsed Wednesday, trapping many workers. So far, 45 bodies have been recovered.
Source: India eNews: Top Headlines | 26 Sep 2009 | 10:00 am

Parliament should sit for 110 days a year, says Meira Kumar - Sify


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The Indian parliament's sittings should be increased to 110 days a year, Speaker Meira Kumar said Saturday. 'We should increase the number of sittings (of parliament) to 110 days,' the speaker told reporters here, adding that 'disruption of the house ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:17 am

PM rules out step-up in fiscal stimulus

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today admitted that his government had limited options on the question of accelerating fiscal stimulus measures.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:14 am

G-20 revamps regulatory package for financial sector

The G-20 leaders have agreed on a strategy for strengthening the international financial regulatory system that would now require the finance ministers and central bank governors of these countries to implement a five-point reforms package.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:12 am

People are liking Rahul's secret visits: Vora - Press Trust of India


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Lucknow, Sept 26 (PTI) Amid objections by Uttar Pradesh government to the secret visit of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi to the state, a senior party leader today said people were liking his unannounced tours. "People are really liking these ...
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Source: Nation - Google News | 26 Sep 2009 | 8:01 am

Pakistan court adjourns Mumbai attacks hearing

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court adjourned until Oct. 3 a hearing for seven Islamist militants suspected of involvement in last year's attacks in Mumbai that killed 166 people, a lawyer said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 26 Sep 2009 | 2:41 am