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February 8, 2010 9:30 AM

Snow, rain in JK, Himachal bring down temperature

Snow and rain in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh have kept the mercury low in the higher reaches.<br/><br/>AIR Srinagar correspondent reports that in the world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, four feet snow is accumulated and the prospects of winter sports has brightened.&#0...

February 7, 2010 7:07 PM

Terror alert call grounds Dubai-bound Emirates flight

A Dubai-bound Emirates flight with 356 passengers, including crew, on board was grounded in Mumbai after a terror alert call. According to a Mumbai International Airport spokesperson, the flight EK 505 was grounded after an anonymous call was received saying that there were some suspected terrorists...

February 7, 2010 4:46 PM

Terror alert call grounds Dubai-bound Emirates flight

A Dubai-bound Emirates flight with 356 passengers, including crew, on board was grounded in Mumbai after a terror alert call. According to a Mumbai International Airport spokesperson, the flight EK 505 was grounded after an anonymous call was received saying that there were some suspected terrorists...

February 7, 2010 4:44 PM

1993 Mumbai serial blast accused arrested

The Mumbai Police Crime Branch yesterday arrested Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan, a wanted accused in the 1993 Mumbai Serial blasts case, and handed him over to the CBI. Feroz, who arrived in the city from Dubai on 3rd February, was arrested last night from Kopri village in neighbouring Navi Mumbai by the ...

February 7, 2010 2:18 PM

India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile

India today successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast. The endogenously developed surface-to-surface missile was tested from a rail mobile launcher near Dhamara, about 100 kilometers from Balasore this morning. Defence sources sai...

February 7, 2010 2:10 PM

Centre to set up CMs committee to deal with food prices

The Centre has decided to set up a committee of Chief Ministers and Union Ministers to suggest steps, including toning up of the Public Distribution System, to bring down prices of food items. The decision was taken at the end of the meeting of Chief Ministers convened by the Centre to deal with the...

February 7, 2010 11:33 AM

Life imprisonment for dowry death only in rare cases: SC

The Supreme Court has taken a view that only in rare cases life imprisonment should be awarded to those convicted for causing the death of women in dowry-related cases. A bench of Justices P Sathasivam and H L Dattu passed the judgement while reducing to 10 years the life sentence imposed on G V Sid...

February 7, 2010 11:28 AM

Severe Snow storm disrupts normal life in Washington

Some of the heaviest snow storms for decades have struck the eastern United States, paralysing air and road transport and bringing large parts of the capital Washington to a stand still. Virginia, Maryland and Delware have declared a state of emergency. Weather officials are advising people to stay ...

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