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Air India Pilots' Strike Enters Sixth Day, 20 Flights Cancelled

Unable to reach an impasse, the airline management is reportedly mulling to cancel flights to all international routes till the agitation ends

May 13, 2012

Mamata Banerjee's U-turn on Early Polls: Wants UPA-II To Complete Full Term

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee took a U-turn on Saturday and said that she would be happy to see UPA-II completing its full term, contradicting reports that she asked her party workers to prepare for early polls

May 13, 2012

Crisis In Karnataka BJP Worsens; Yeddyurappa, 7 Ministers Threaten To Quit Assembly

The crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party unit in Karnataka has worsened after seven ministers offered to quit following former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa's threat that he would resign from the state assembly on Monday.

May 13, 2012

'Poaching Is The Most Immediate Threat To Tigers', Says WWF

The World Wildlife Fund organization conducted a preliminary assessment of 63 legally protected areas and found that these areas maintain only 35 percent of their minimum standards of protection

May 12, 2012

Indian Aviation Crisis Worsens; Who Is Paying For The Mess?

The stand off between Air India management and some section of the pilots has affected the passengers with the cancellation of at least 22 international flights

May 12, 2012

Kingfisher Pilots Call Off Strike, Mallya Assures To Pay Salary Dues By May 15

The striking Kingfisher pilots called off their strike after the cash-strapped airlines' management promised them that they would clear all the outstanding salaries by May 15

May 12, 2012

Moderate Earthquake With 5.4 Magnitude Rocks North East India

An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude rocked the north-eastern part of India on Friday, injuring two in a wall collapse. No causalities have been reported so far

May 12, 2012

2G Spectrum Case: Court Reserves Order On Raja's Bail Plea

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Friday reserved the order on the bail plea of former Telecom Minister A Raja till May 15 in connection with the 2G spectrum scam case.

May 11, 2012

Air India, Kingfisher Strikes Deepen Aviation Crisis

As the Air India pilots' strike entered the fourth day and with no indication that it would end, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh on Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to discuss the crisis.

May 11, 2012

Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into Charges Against Yeddyurappa

In a major setback to former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a CBI probe into allegations against him based on the recommendations of the Central Empowered Committee.

May 11, 2012

Unpaid Kingfisher Airline Pilots Go On Strike; Indian Aviation Sector In Crisis

Pilots of Kingfisher Airlines began to strike work on Thursday demanding payment of their long-pending salaries.

May 10, 2012

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Pakistan Successfully Test-fires Hatf III: Second One After India's Agni-V

Pakistan military says that it has successfully carried out a training launch of Short Range Ballistic Missile Hatf III (Ghaznavi) which is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads

May 10, 2012

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Richard Loitam's Murder Case Is A Wakeup Call, Says Manipur CPI Leader After Meeting Karnataka CM

"Richard Loitam's murder case is a wake-up call," said former Minister of Manipur and State CPI leader, M Nara Singh after meeting Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in Bangalore on Tuesday.

May 8, 2012

Francois Hollande Wins French Presidential Elections

Francois Hollande will become the next President of France as poll results showed a victory for the Socialist Party leader with 52 percent of votes in Sunday's elections.

May 7, 2012

Full Text Of Home Minister P Chidambaram's Speech On NCTC

Though the Central government failed to reach a consensus with the opposing chief ministers on setting up of the anti-terror agency, Home Minister P Chidambaram assured them that the Center would consider their recommendations and concerns before making a final decision on the contentious NCTC.

May 6, 2012