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India Seeking Ban on 'Anti-Islam' Movie which Sparked Libya, Egypt Protests

India is seeking a ban on an 'anti-Islam' movie streamed online following a request from the Jammu and Kashmir government condemning the film for showing Islam and Prophet Mohammad in a bad light.

Sep 14, 2012

'Kaun Banega Crorepati' Season 6 Gets First Millionaire From Kashmir

India's most popular television quiz show "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC) season six, which began on Friday, has already got its first crorepati.

Sep 9, 2012

Terrorists Might Use Sea Routes to Infiltrate into India, Warns Indian PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday directed the country's security forces to be more vigil about manning the coastal areas warning that terrorists are looking to sneak into the country through sea routes.

Sep 8, 2012

McDonalds to Open Pure Vegetarian Outlets in Amritsar, Vaishno Devi

US fast food chain McDonalds launched its first pure vegetarian outlet near the Golden Temple in the holy city of Amritsar.

Sep 5, 2012

Indian Army to Buy 20 mini-UAVs for J&K

The Indian Army has given a tender to buy 20 portable, mini unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for deployment in Jammu and Kashmir in order to strengthen the Army horde in the border of the state.

Aug 30, 2012

Hollywood Cinematographer to Capture Poonam Pandey's Bold Moves

Indian model Poonam Pandey, who has set the industry and the twitter world on fire with her bold moves and tweets, is all set to make her Bollywood debut with director Amit Saxena's film in the coming year.

Aug 29, 2012

Facebook Harassment Drives Girl to Death

A college girl was found hanging from the ceiling in her hostel room on Tuesday after allegedly being harassed by two boys on famous social-networking site Facebook.

Aug 16, 2012

Perks for Indian Army Underway: A K Anthony

Defence Minister A K Antony announced that the Central government set up a nutritious ready-to-eat diet program 'AAHAR' in order to meet the fresh food requirements of jawans in the country. The announcement came on the eve of 66th Independence Day when Antony addressed the Armed Forces personnel over All India Radio.

Aug 14, 2012

Suspect of Delhi High Court Blast Killed in JK Encounter: Reports

Amir Ali aka Akram, a suspect in 2011 Delhi High Court blast, was among the two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen extremists gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning, reports said.

Aug 6, 2012

Torrential Rains in Uttarakhand: 30 Feared Dead in Flash Floods

In one of the worst natural disasters to have struck North-India, at least 30 people were feared dead and over 50 missing in the flash floods that swept through Uttarakhand since Friday night.

Aug 5, 2012

In Pictures: World's Worst Blackout Covers Half of India [PHOTOS]

Half of India was thrown into darkness on Tuesday, as North and North-Eastern India entered its second consecutive day of a mass blackout, triggering a major power crisis across the country.

Aug 1, 2012

Massive Power Outage in North, East India Leaves 600 Million Affected

Half on India was plunged into darkness on Tuesday, as power grid failure hit North India for the second consecutive day in one of the worst blackouts since 2001.

Jul 31, 2012

Amarnath Road Accident: 16 Pilgrims Killed, 19 Others Injured

Tragedy struck Amarnath on Thursday night as 16 pilgrims died and another 19 were injured in a road accident in the district of Samba, about 50 km from the city of Jammu.

Jul 27, 2012

5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Kashmir

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked Kashmir on Thursday. The tremor struck at 12:06:36 PM on Thursday according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located at Hindu Kush region.

Jul 19, 2012

5.6 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts India-Myanmar Border Region

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Nagaland in the wee hours of Sunday. The tremor struck at 01:25:12 AM on Sunday according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located about 45 kilometres southeast of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland.

Jul 15, 2012

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