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September 3, 2010 8:53 PM

Tendulkar conferred with Honorary rank of Group Captain

Senior Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar was today conferred with the Indian Air Force's honorary rank of Group Captain to honour his cricketing achievements and contribution to the nation. Tendulkar is the first sportsperson to be conferred a rank by IAF and the first personality with no aviatio...

September 3, 2010 8:09 PM

CPM workers attack journalists in Midnapur distt.

In West Bengal, some journalists were assaulted in Perakata area of West Midnapur District allegedly by CPIM workers. However CPIM has denied any involvement in the incidents. The Trinamul Congress Chief Ms. Mamata Banerjee while condemning the act said that it is a directed attack on democracy. The...

September 3, 2010 7:25 PM

India-Korea sign two MoUs on defence cooperation

Heralding a new chapter in the history of defence cooperation, India and South Korea today signed two landmark Memorandums of Understanding ,MOU's in Seoul. This will give boost to the Strategic Partnership between the two countries. The MoUs were signed at the end of about ninety minutes of in...

September 3, 2010 7:05 PM

Sonia elected Cong. Chief unopposed for 4th time

Mrs. Sonia Gandhi was today elected unopposed for the post of Congress President for the record fourth time in a row.The Chairman of the Central Election Authority of the Party, Oscar Fernandes made the formal announcement at a brief function at the party headquarters in the presence of the Prime Mi...

September 3, 2010 6:44 PM

Scientists develop single dose drug to cure malaria

Researchers seeking a new treatment for drug resistant forms of malaria say, they have developed a drug which has cured the disease in mice with a single dose. The findings by an international team of researchers have been publilshed in a Science journal. Tests on humans could begin by the end of th...

September 3, 2010 6:42 PM

Slum population to rise by 19% by 2011: Report

There will be about 19 percent increase in the Slum population in the country by end of 2011. It was 75.26 million in 2001 and is expected to touch over 93 million by 2011. The assessment is based on the census of slum population in over five thousand cities and towns across the country. These detai...

September 3, 2010 6:24 PM

Maoists kill abducted havaldar Lucas Tete; Bihar CM holds emergency meeting

The body of kidnapped havaldar of Bihar Military Police (BMP) Lukus Tete was recovered in forest areas of Lakhisarai district of of the State Friday morning. Confirming this, the Addition Director General of Police P. K. Thakur said that the body of the slain Tete was found under Chanan police stati...

September 3, 2010 6:23 PM

Sonia elected Cong. Chief unopposed for 4th time

Mrs. Sonia Gandhi has been declared as elected unopposed for the post of Congress President. She has been elected for the 4th time in a row. An announcement to this effect was made by Congress party election incharge and senior leader Mr. Oscar Fernandes in New Delhi a shortwhile ago. Mrs. Gandhi is...

September 3, 2010 6:22 PM

Jaipal Reddy dismisses raeports of over expenditure on CWG

The Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy today dismissed the reports about the over expenditure on Commonwealth Games. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, he said that the government welcomes constructive criticism and asserted that all those who will be found guilty in corrupt practices in pr...

September 3, 2010 6:20 PM

India conveys serious concerns to Beijing on Chinese activities in PoK

New Delhi has conveyed its serious concerns to Beijing on Chinese activities in Pak Occoupied Kashmir. According to sources, the Ambassador of India to China, Mr. S. Jai Shankar met the Chinese Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Zhang Zhijun in Beijing on Friday and also took up the issue of reported...

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