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October 7, 2011 1:54 PM

Food inflation rises to 9.41%

Food inflation rose to 9.41 per cent for the week ended September 24 on the back of costlier vegetables, fruits, milk and protein-based items. Food inflation, as measured by Wholesale Price Index, had stood at 9.13 per cent in the previous week. According to the Ministry of Commerce data released to...

October 7, 2011 1:30 PM

Indian Air Force's MiG-21 fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan

A MIG 21 fighter aircraft of the Indian air force crashed at Uttarlai Airforce station in Barmer district of Rajasthan.The aircraft was on a regular training sortie. AIR correspondent reports, the accident occurred during landing. The Pilot is reported to be safe.

October 7, 2011 1:23 PM

Bhatt Case: Remand hearing adjourned, bail plea today

A local court in Ahmedabad today adjourned the pronouncement of order on the maintainability of the remand revision application filed by the Gujarat government seeking custody of arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, till the 10th of this month. Principal Session judge G N Patel said he was unable to c...

October 7, 2011 1:08 PM

Delhi HC blast: NIA arrests Kashmiri medical student Wasim Ahmed

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Kashmiri medical student in connection with the Delhi High court blast case. Wasim Ahmed, said to be one of the key conspirators of the September 7 blast outside the Delhi High Court was taken to custody from near the India-Bangladesh border. 15...

October 7, 2011 1:05 PM

Bhatt Case: Remand hearing adjourned, bail plea today

A local court in Ahmedabad today adjourned the pronouncement of order on the maintainability of the remand revision application filed by the Gujarat government seeking custody of arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, till the 10th of this month. Principal Session judge G N Patel said he was unable to c...

October 7, 2011 12:33 PM

MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashes in Rajasthan

A MIG 21 fighter aircraft of the Indian air force crashed at Uttarlai Airforce station in Barmer district of Rajasthan. The aircraft was on a regular training sortie. AIR correspondent reports, the accident occurred during landing. The Pilot is reported to be safe.

October 7, 2011 12:29 PM

Ahmedabad court to resume hearing on Bhatt's bail plea

In Gujarat, a session's court in Ahmedabad will today resume hearing the bail plea of arrested IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt. Sessions judge VK Vyas had adjourned the hearing on Bhatt's bail on the 5th of this month after hearing the arguments of his lawyer. The court had also rejected the state gov...

October 7, 2011 11:27 AM

No negative marking in MBBS entrance test

An expert committee has recommended that there should be no negative marking in the MBBS entrance test. The Committee was constituted to look into modalities of the proposed single entrance test for admission to all MBBS courses across India. The committee set by the Medical Council of India (MCI) h...

October 6, 2011 10:03 PM

Indian & Bangla Army to partake in joint exercises

A team of Indian army is scheduled to reach Bangladesh next week to participate in joint exercises with the Bangladesh army. The fortnight long exercise will begin on October 9th in Sylhet and will conclude on October 22nd. The team will be reaching Bangladesh by a special flight. According to sourc...

October 6, 2011 9:06 PM

India celebrates Dussehra by burning effigies of Ravana

Giant effigies of demon King Ravana, his son Meghnad and brother Kumbhakaran went up in flames amid deafening sounds marking the triumph of good over evil as gusto marked Dussehra festivities across the country today. Amid beating of drums, devotees, dancing frenziedly, also bid adieu to Goddess Dur...

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