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January 2, 2010 12:06 PM

India to repatriate 31 Pak fishermen

India will repatriate thirty one Pakistani fishermen to their country via the Attari border today. An External affairs ministry statement said, Pakistan had confimed the nationality of the fishermen being released. The freeing of the remaining nineteen Pakistani fishermen, whose nationality has been...

January 2, 2010 9:59 AM

Cold wave intensifies in North India

Cold wave conditions in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh are continuing. The lowest minimum temperature recorded in Punjab is in Adampur near Jalandhar where people shivered at -0.6 degree celcius. <br/>Although there was some respite in industrial town Ludhiana and the former princely state...

January 2, 2010 9:27 AM

India introduces visa on arrival scheme for 5 countries

India has for the first time introduced visa on arrival scheme for five countries including Japan and New Zealand. This is to facilitate bonafied foreign tourists who plan their visit at short notice. The other three countries are Singapore , Finland, and Luxembourg . According to the External Affai...

January 2, 2010 9:26 AM

Ruchika case: Rathore gets interim bail

Disgraced former Haryana top cop SPS Rathore has got a week's interim bail against arrest in two cases pertaining to harassment of Ruchika's brother Ashu including a charge of attempt to murder and the doctoring of report of her postmortem. Even as Rathore got a temporary reprieve, highly ...

January 2, 2010 9:25 AM

Cold wave intensify in North India

Cold wave conditions in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh are continuing. The lowest minimum temperature recorded in Punjab is in Adampur near Jalandhar where people shivered at -0.6 degree celcius. <br/>Although there was some respite in industrial town Ludhiana and the former princely state...

January 2, 2010 9:24 AM

CBI moves Interpol against NDFB chief

The Central Bureau of Investigation CBI) has moved Interpol against chairman of the anti-talk faction of National Democratic Front Bodoland NDFB), Ranjan Daimary for his involvement in the serial blasts in Assam. According to CBI sources in New Delhi, during investigation into the serial blasts of 2...

January 2, 2010 9:21 AM

Defence Secy to meet Chinese counterpart

The Defence Secretary Mr. Pradip Kumar will arrive in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart. He will be accompanied by senior Military officials. The Defence Secretary is expected to meet a range of top officials in the PLA. Sources say, several proposed confidence building mea...

January 2, 2010 9:19 AM

Mark Netaji’s B’day as Desh Prem Divas: Left parties

Four left parties have urged the Centre to declare 23rd January, the Birth Day of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as 'Desh Prem Divas'. Disclosing this in Kolkata, the State Secretary of the West Bengal Unit of Forward Bloc, Mr. Asoke Ghosh said,a letter in this regard has been sent to the Prime Minister...

January 1, 2010 9:46 PM

Show-cause notice issued to K Venkata Reddy

Cracking the whip, Congress High Command today issued a show-cause notice to rebel Andhra Pradesh Minister from Telangana K Venkata Reddy, who raised a storm by attacking Chief Minister K Rosaiah, for deliberately lowering party's prestige. The notice was issued by AICC General Secretary Janard...

January 1, 2010 9:15 PM

Visa on arrival for tourists from five nations

India has for the first time introduced visa on arrival scheme for five countries including Japan and New Zealand. This is to facilitate bonafied foreign tourists who plan their visit at short notice. The other three countries are Singapore , Finland, and Luxembourg . According to the External Affai...

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