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India Relying too Much on Other Countries for Critical Weapons? China Thinks So

India is still in celebration mood following the successful launch of Agni-V, its first Inter-continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) on Thursday (April 18) but China thinks India will be helpless without the support of other countries. Global Times, owned by the Communist Party of China, said that India rely too much on other countries for its weapons.

Apr 23, 2012

Chhattisgarh: CM to Form Sub-committee to Free Abducted DC

To secure the release of Sukma District Collector (DC) Alex Paul Menon, who was abducted by Maoists on Saturday, Chhattisgarh government has decided to form a sub-committee with Chief Minister Raman Singh as the chairman.

Apr 23, 2012

Team Anna To Resolve Friction Within The Team

Amid reports of friction among the core committee members of India Against Corruption (IAC) following the recent tie-up between anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, a core team members are meeting on Sunday in Noida.

Apr 23, 2012

No Mocking Please: A Fresh Cartoon Row On Mamata Banerjee

A fresh controversy has been surfaced over cartoon on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday. Dr Bikram Saha, associate professor of medicine, approached the police station to file a complaint against two, who have allegedly prepared and circulating a cartoon that is allegedly causing insult to Mamata.No Mocking On Mamata Banerjee Please: A Fresh Cartoon Row In West Bengal

Apr 22, 2012

Narendra Modi Takes On Centre's Decision On Sub Quota For Minorities

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Center at a public function on Saturday over its decision to allot 4.5 percent of reservation to the minority from the 27% quota for the Baxi Panch, terming it as "afflictive for the socially and educationally backward class people."

Apr 22, 2012

Abducted Sukma DC Traceless, Wife Appeals To Maoists To Release Him On Humanitarian Grounds

A day after Maoist in Chhattisgarh kidnapped the District Collector of Sukma, Alex Paul Menon was abducted, state police had conducted a search operation in certain areas of forest area adjoining Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.

Apr 22, 2012

A Leopard Goes To A School In Mumbai

A leopard from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on Saturday morning strayed in to NES International School, Mulund, where Forest Department pressed its officials to tow away the big-cat from the school.

Apr 22, 2012

Karnataka: BJP's Affirmation To Expand Cabinet Signals Hope For Troubled Yeddyurappa

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa who has been demanding the central leadership to reinstate him as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, has now got his way with the expansion of state Cabinet next week, reserving a few lucrative berths for his loyalists.

Apr 22, 2012

Mamata Banerjee at Loggerheads with Media; To Launch Newspaper and TV Channel

It seems Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee believes in setting a thief to catch a thief as she has decided to take on the media in the state by launching newspaper and television channel.

Apr 21, 2012

Pranab Mukherjee Clears Foreign Investors' Concerns Over India's Tax Amendments

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressing a gathering in Washington on Friday termed concerns of US investors over tax amendments in India as "unfounded".

Apr 21, 2012

Indian PM Sends Condolence Message to Pakistani PM on Loss of Precious Lives in Air Crash

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sent condolence message to his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gilani, expressing sadness on the loss of lives in the air tragedy that happened near Islamabad on Friday.

Apr 21, 2012

Sleazy CD On Abhishek Singhvi Doctored, Says Ex-driver

The Delhi High Court ordered a permanent injunction against telecasting or circulation of a controversial CD that sheds bad light on Congress leader and senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Apr 21, 2012

Pakistan Passenger Plane Crashes With 127 Onboard, No Chance Of Survivors

A Pakistani passenger aircraft on the way to the Islamabad international airport form Karachi with 127 onboard busted into flames while making an emergency landing due to a bad weather.

Apr 21, 2012

India vs China in Missile Technology: China Ahead of India

Comparisons of the missile technology of the two Asia's superpowers is bound to happen every time one of them comes up with new or improvised nuclear programme, but statistics shows that China is superior to India in defence technology. India test fired Agni-V on Thursday.

Apr 21, 2012

Land Scam: SC-panel Recommends CBI Probe Against BS Yeddyurappa

The Supreme Court commissioned Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on Friday recommended for a CBI probe into the alleged land scam case against the former Karnataka Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa.

Apr 20, 2012