President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India have launched their commitment to combating climate change.
Big News Network.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:20:46 -0500

Pakistani prosecutors have charged seven suspects of planning and helping to carry out last year's terror attacks in Mumbai.
Big News Network.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:10:39 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Lok Sabha Thursday observed two minutes silence to remember those killed in the 26/11 terror strike in Mumbai and passed a resolution asking the government to take all necessary steps to wipe out the scourge of terrorism from the country.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:50:03 -0500

Kanpur, Nov 26 (IANS) In reply to India's score of 642, Sri Lanka were tottering at 138 for five in their first innings at lunch on the third day of the second cricket Test at Green Park here Thursday.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Thursday morning when a question on what the government was doing in the four 'bimaru' states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh escalated into a full fledged row.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:50:02 -0500

Lucknow, Nov 26 (IANS) Agitated over the government's sugarcane policy, farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat district disrupted a rail route, targeted public vehicles and clashed with the police, officials said Thursday.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:40:02 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) Sending the strongest possible signal that they would not be deterred by terror, Mumbaikars went to school, college and office as any other day but also paused in their tracks to honour the memory of the 166 people killed in the devastating 60-hour terror strike last year.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30:05 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 26 (IANS) A year after 26/11, the wounds of three families of Andhra Pradesh who lost their loved ones in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai are still fresh.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) Delhi Mayor Kanwar Sain Thursday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the bogus employees scam of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). The biometric attendance system of the civic agency has revealed 22,853 bogus employees, drawing a monthly salary of Rs.17 crore.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) A school bus ferrying students caught fire in east Delhi early Thursday, injuring the driver and the conductor.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:20:02 -0500

Srinagar, Nov 26 (IANS) Shops selling sacrificial sheep and goats have sprouted up throughout the Kashmir valley ahead of the festival of Eid-ul-Azha Saturday, but buyers say they are being overcharged.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:50:01 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) In another sign of recovery in Indian industry, the sales of personal computers in the country were up 24 percent in the quarter ended Sep 30 and touched 2.19 million units, according to leading market research firm IDC.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:40:02 -0500

Patna, Nov 26 (IANS) More than two dozen armed robbers looted cash and valuables worth millions from passengers on a train in Bihar's Saharsa district, police said Thursday.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:40:01 -0500

Chandigarh, Nov 26 (IANS) Goofy, Minnie Mouse, a slew of sea creatures, all brought alive in colourful floats, will go around this city Saturday, kicking off a two-day carnival. Almost 300,000 visitors are expected at the event.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:40:01 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh's ruling Congress party and the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) were Thursday ahead in the Hyderabad civic polls with the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) trailing in third position.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:30:01 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) On the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, a host of commemorative events are planned Thursday in the national capital by a cross section of people.
IANS Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:10:02 -0500

Bhubaneswar, Nov 26 (IANS) On the first anniversary of 26/11, the victims of the terror attack were paid a tribute in sand by artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on Orissa's Puri beach. The acclaimed sand sculptor erected a seven-foot replica of Mumbai's Taj Hotel in memory of the horrific attack.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 26 (IANS) A key Indian equities index slipped soon after opening bell Thursday and was ruling about 34 points down, 10 minutes into trade.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:50:02 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 26 (IANS) The who's who of the global media will descend on Hyderabad for the 62nd World Newspapers Congress (WNC) beginning here Nov 30. Indian President Pratibha Patil will formally inaugurate the conclave by addressing a joint session of the WNC and the World Editors Forum (WEF) Dec 1.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:00:02 -0500

Panaji, Nov 26 (IANS) Good things come in small packets. And sometimes they also come in unexpected casings. A case in point is 'Malegaon Ka Superman'. Made at a ridiculously low budget of Rs.1 lakh, it has travelled to several international film festivals and the maker claims that it can do better business than 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 : India on Wednesday demanded Pakistan to hand out exemplary punishment for all those involved in carrying out last November's militant strikes in Mumbai.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:40:05 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Paying tribute to Mumbai, a year after the 26/11 terror attack, singer Sonu Nigaam Wednesday unveiled a song he has composed in memory of the victims and heroes.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:02 -0500

Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded a statement from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the central government's role on the day the Babri mosque was razed in Ayodhya.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:02 -0500

New Delhi, nov 25 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday admitted that it was shoddy of Mumbai Police to have misplaced the bulletproof vest of Anti-Terror Squad chief Hemant Karkare, who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks, and added that he was sorry for the lapse.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:50:03 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 25: Ahead of the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, state police received 24 state of the art vehicles for patrolling the coastal areas, which were inducted into service on Wednesday.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:20:02 -0500

Patna, Nov 25 (IANS) Nearly 200 delegates who have made their mark in different fields will come together here next month for a conclave to look at ways to accelerate the pace of socio-economic change in Bihar.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:20:02 -0500

Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) The central government plans to build expressways connecting major cities of the country for speedy movement of passengers, goods and freight, a minister said here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:20:02 -0500

Pune, Nov 25 (IANS) Rahul Bajaj put on a spirited display to charge ahead of the rest of the field after the second round of the LG Western India Amateur at the par-71 Poona Club Golf Course.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:10:03 -0500

Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh High Court Wednesday permitted the state government to open the defunct Union Carbide factory here to the public, 25 years after the lethal gas release from it killed and maimed for life thousands of people on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:04 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Admitting that he did not expect such a close battle in the final, Alfred Burden of England said winning the IBSF World Snooker championship by defeating Igor Figueiredo of Brazil 10-8, was a huge moment and would help him get back into professional ranks.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:03 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Alfred Burden of England won the World snooker championship trophy, but it was the opponent whom he beat in Wednesday's final, Igor Figueiredo of Brazil, who emerged the hero.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:40:02 -0500

Raipur, Nov 25 (IANS) Police and paramilitary troopers will help authorities in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district to carry out development works in Maoist dominated areas where infrastructure projects have been held up, officials said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:40:01 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A trader here has been arrested for staging his 12-year-old son's abduction to frame his rival and settle scores with him, police said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:20:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Nov 25 (IANS) A 45-year-old businessman was shot dead during attack on him by five people who barged into his office here late Wednesday, police said.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Dominating performances by batsmen helped Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh to get control of their matches on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Super League fixtures Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:10:02 -0500

Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) India has approached the World Bank for $3 billion to fund widening of 7,000-km single-lane national highways into double lanes, Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:10:02 -0500

Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Nov 25: A year after the tragedy of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Vinita Bisht, widow of a martyred commando residing in Uttarakhand asserts that she does have any fears in sending her two sons to be enrolled in the nation's armed forces.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:00:04 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Wednesday inaugurated country's first arbitration centre in the capital for the speedy disposal of cases.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:50:02 -0500

Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has decided to shift the Madras Medical College to a new eight-storeyed building, which will come up at a place where a central jail stood once.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:50:02 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Muniyappa, the reigning Indian Open champion, shared the joint lead along with Kolkata's Raju Ali Mollah, Jaipur's Vishal Singh and Shaquill Shane of the US after round one of the Crompton Greaves Open 2009 (an Aircel-PGTI event), here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A woman bank employee was allegedly robbed of Rs.40,000 while travelling in a Delhi Metro train on the Dwarka-Noida line, police said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) There was a decrease in cases of crime against women in the national capital in 2009 as compared to last year, parliament was informed Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:50:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the central government to hand over the Phukan Commission report, which was set up to probe allegations of corruption in arms deals, to former defence minister George Fernandes if the Lok Sabha allows it.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:30:03 -0500

Chandigarh, Nov 25 (IANS) Do not mess with the mother - it is wisely said. A lawyer got thrashed by his client's angry mother at the Punjab and Haryana High Court complex here Wednesday and when other advocates came to his rescue they too were beaten up by other family members. And then it was free for all.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:30:02 -0500

Shimla, Nov 25 (IANS) The road connectivity to Himachal Pradesh's snow-bound Lahaul and Spiti district has been restored after it remained cut off from the rest of country for two weeks, an official said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:30:01 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have asked the aspirants seeking a place in the elite B-Schools to watch the YouTube to get assistance in cracking the online Common Admission Test (CAT).
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The West Bengal government has offered land and infrastructural support to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to built a state of the art academy in Burdwan.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:03 -0500

Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) Consumers in Karnataka will have to shell out additional amount for electricity from Dec 1 with the authorities increasing the power tariff between 30 paise and Rs.1.20 per unit.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday alleged that the victims of last year's Mumbai terrorist attacks have not received full compensation from the government and were facing harassment and red-tape in getting their grievances redressed.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:05 -0500

Panaji, Nov 25 (IANS) Noted actress and director of 'Firaaq', Nandita Das Wednesday lashed out at her producers, Percept picture company, for not 'properly marketing' the film.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:05 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Supreme Court to reveal the name of the minister who tried to influence the decision of Madras High Court judge R. Reghupati earlier this year.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:05 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Two swine flu deaths were reported in India Wednesday, taking the toll due to the Influenza A (H1N1) virus to 560, health authorities said here.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:04 -0500

Manali, Nov 25 (IANS) Rescue workers Wednesday recovered the bodies of four more people buried in snow near the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, taking to 14 the number of deaths in the extreme cold conditions in the region, officials said.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:04 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Over 100 students fell ill after taking the mid-day meal in a government school in the national capital Wednesday. All the students were out of danger, police said.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) With the government facing hurdles in finalising amendments to the bill on sugarcane pricing, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Wednesday convened an all-party meeting to thrash out a political consensus on the issue.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:03 -0500

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 25 (IANS) Hours after Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan said the developers of Smart City Kochi faced financial problems, the Dubai-based firm Wednesday extended an invitation to him to visit its operations there.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:30:03 -0500

Guwahati, Nov 25 (IANS) The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Wednesday rejected the central government's offer for peace talks if it dropped the demand for sovereignty, and instead threatened to wage a war for Assam's independence with renewed vigour.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:30:02 -0500

Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Despite the slowdown in the manufacturing sector, all 28 self-sponsored students of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C)'s post-graduate programme for executives from that sector have landed campus placements.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan was in the national capital on Wednesday to promote his upcoming film '3 idiots', which is about three engineering students and their experiences on the campus.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:20:02 -0500

Chandigarh, Nov 25 (IANS) Punjab Wednesday started a 24-hour toll-free line for registration of complaints regarding supply of potable water in the rural areas.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:10:04 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Deepak Kuntawala, an NRI, will probably never forget those horrific hours when Mumbai came under siege by a handful of terrorists last year. A survivor, he will host a commemorative charity dinner in London which will be attended by many film personalities, both from Bollywood and Hollywood.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:10:04 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The recruitment into the civil and police services should be extensively revamped and aptitude, education and experience should be preferred over academic excellence, the Liberhan Commission that probed the Babri Masjid demolition has recommended.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:10:04 -0500

Chandigarh, Nov 25 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Wednesday urged the central government to develop the national highway number 71 from Jalandhar to Bawal as a four-lane corridor on priority basis.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:10:04 -0500

Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Microsoft Wednesday showcased a set of tools that will enable users enter text in six Indian languages into computers easily.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:10:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) With the temperature remaining below average, the capital witnessed yet another cold day Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:02 -0500

Aligarh, Nov 25 (IANS) The Gangadhar National Award for poetry, instituted by Sambalpur University, has gone to A.M.K. Shahryar, a noted poet and formerly of the Urdu department in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:50:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) If you felt more heat and humidity during last monsoon, here is the reason - the southwest monsoon, significantly responsible for rains in the country, has lost intensity and become more unpredictable.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:50:03 -0500

Pune, Nov 25 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil looked natty in an olive green G-suit instead of her usual sari Wednesday and flew in a Sukhoi Su-30 jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF), calling her experience wonderful and unique and said a decision to induct women into the fighter stream would be considered.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:30:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25: Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister M S Gill on Wednesday said that India should not be thinking of hosting Olympics Games in the near future.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:30:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The culture ministry will award fellowships to Indian and foreign scholars for research projects in the fields of art, culture and heritage, Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy told parliament Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:30:03 -0500

Kanpur, Nov 25 (IANS) India's lower-order crash triggered by left-arm spinner Rangana Herath after Rahul Dravid's 28th century may have rattled the Sri Lankans seeing the way the Green Park pitch responded to the spinners in the second cricket Test here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:20:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Nearly 170 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel are providing protection to Infosys Technologies and the Electronic City in Bangalore, parliament was told Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:20:01 -0500

Srinagar, Nov 25 : In a relentless effort the Indian Air Force (IAF) rescued over 1300 civilians between Srinagar and Kargil.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:11 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 : Popular Australian authors for children and young adults, Michael Panckridge and Alison Lester will be touring New Delhi, Kolkata and Bangalore from November 28 to December 6.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:09 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) World War II vintage hand grenades - often dubbed as duds - in use with the Indian Army will finally be replaced with the defence ministry approving the indigenous mass production of the multi-mode grenade.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:03 -0500

Mumbai, Nov. 25 : The family of the slain taxi driver, who was shot dead by the Mumbai attackers after they took ride in his cab on the way to their targets, is still awaiting help from the government even as the nation gears up to observe the first anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
ANI Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Delhi Health Minister Kiran Walia Wednesday launched an awareness campaign to make the city safe and secure for women.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:03 -0500

Chandigarh, Nov 25 (IANS) Robbers broke into two computer shops here and looted goods worth nearly Rs.30 lakh, police said here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Jharkhand recorded 52 percent voting in the first phase of assembly elections Wednesday, the Election Commission said. Polls were held in 26 of the state's 81 constituencies.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:00:01 -0500

Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Two-wheeler maker TVS Motor launched India's first auto-clutch bike 'Jive' priced at Rs.41,000, and an automatic scooter 'Wego' here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:50:05 -0500

Raipur, Nov 25 (IANS) Normal life was affected in Chhattisgarh Wednesday as farmers blocked roads and highways during a day-long shutdown called to force the government to hike the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:50:05 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Justice M.S. Liberhan, who headed the commission that inquired into the Babri Masjid demolition, says that attempts were made to scuttle his probe that lasted 17 long years.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:50:04 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Fast bowler Ashish Nehra, who made an impressive return to international cricket after four years, was rewarded with a Grade B retainership while Irfan Pathan was demoted to Grade C by the Indian cricket board Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:50:01 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A charity programme that brings women plastic surgeons from around the world to perform surgeries on economically backward women in developing countries, free of charge, would be held in India soon.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:40:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has called for a five-year tax holiday for all hotels including five-star establishments, especially in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), in view of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:40:03 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Despite holding him guilty for the Babri mosque demolition, Justice M.S. Liberhan has praised Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani for cooperating with the commission.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:20:01 -0500

Kanpur, Nov 25 (IANS) Former India captain Rahul Dravid hit a classy 144 in the second Test against Sri Lanka here Wednesday and became the fourth highest scorer in Tests.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:20:01 -0500

Chennai, Nov 25 (IANS) Apollo DKV Insurance is in talks with three insurers for partnership agreements, a top official said here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:10:02 -0500

Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Sugar maker Balrampur Chini Mills has posted a net profit of Rs.42.73 crore for the quarter ended Sep 30, as compared to Rs.14.58 crore earned in the year-ago period.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:10:02 -0500

Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) A key index of Indian equities, which moved in a very narrow range Wednesday, shed some of its intra-day gains to end the day 0.4 percent higher than its previous close.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Honouring the memory of the victims of the 26/11 Mumabi terror attacks, the US Wednesday said both countries were 'engaged in unprecedented sharing and cooperation, and work together on a daily basis against this violence'.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:50:04 -0500

Amritsar, Nov 25 (IANS) Avtar Singh Makkar was elected president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for the fifth time here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:40:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The viral infection Japanese encephalitis has claimed more than 500 lives in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar so far this year, with children facing the brunt of the disease.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:30:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Global Fund will give a $47-million grant to NGOs based in South Asia to launch a community based programme for gays to reduce the spread of HIV among them.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:30:01 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The former counsel to the Liberhan Commission Wednesday described as 'vile' attacks on him by judge M.S. Liberhan in the report indicting Hindutva activists for the 1992 Babri mosque razing.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:20:02 -0500

Bhopal, Nov 25 (IANS) In the second such case in a week, a man accused of raping and killing three women escaped from police custody in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, police said Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:10:02 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the government to amend the law in order to appoint a chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) - a post that has been lying vacant since May 31 this year.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:10:01 -0500

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A three-day film festival on one of the worst industrial disasters, the Bhopal gas tragedy, will start in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) this Sunday. Similar festivals, photo and art exhibitions and a rally will take place here Nov 29 onwards to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the event.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:50:03 -0500

Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) City-based GNG group, which is engaged in international trading, mining and power projects, is setting up an integrated cement plant with an annnual capacity of one million tonnes in Meghalaya, a top company official said here Wednesday.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:50:02 -0500

Lucknow, Nov 25 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday alleged a Congress-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 'conspiracy' behind what she termed as a 'systematic leakage' of the Liberhan Commission report that probed the 1992 demolition of the Babri mosque.
IANS Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:50:01 -0500