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Hillary Clinton Comes Calling with FDI, Iran on Mind

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Kolkata from Dhaka on Sunday as part of her tour to South Asian countries.

May 6, 2012

Punjab Minister Tota Singh Gets One-Year Jail For Official Car Misuse

Punjab Agriculture Minister Tota Singh was on Saturday sentenced to one year in jail by a district court in Mohali for misuse of his official car.

May 6, 2012

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19 Injured As Mumbai-Ferozpur Punjab Mail Derails in Haryana

Eight coaches of the Punjab Mail going from Mumbai to Ferozpur derailed in Sampla area of Haryana's Rohtak district early on Sunday. At least 19 persons were injured in the incident, but no casualties were reported.

May 6, 2012

No Consensus On NCTC, But All CMs 'Recognized The Necessity Of An Anti-Terrorism Body'

A meeting convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's in New Delhi on Saturday to forge a consensus with the opposing chief ministers on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) failed to break the impasse.

May 5, 2012

Presidential Elections: Karunanidhi Backs Pranab; Will Jayalalithaa?

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa took an evasive stand on the upcoming Presidential election, when she was asked whether she would support Congress's leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

May 5, 2012

NCTC Will Be An Important Pillar Of The New Security Architecture: PC

Home Minister P Chidambaram speaking at the Chief Ministers' meeting on National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) on Saturday said that checking terrorism in the country is a "shared responsibility of the State and Center government."

May 5, 2012

NCTC Not 'Centre vs State' Issue, Says PM; Will UPA Break Impasse?

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh strongly showed his support for the National Counter Terrorism Centre and said that it was not a "Centre vs State" issue but a combined effort to curb terrorism

May 5, 2012

Sukma Collector Alex Menon Returns Home, Govt Denies Secret Deal With Maoists

Chhattisgarh's Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon reached home on Friday morning after having been held captive for 13 days by the Maoists.

May 4, 2012

Google Doodle Celebrates Artist Keith Haring's Birth Anniversary

Google doodle celebrates 54th birth anniversary of popular American artist Keith Haring.

May 4, 2012

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Mamata To Meet PM, Sonia Over Presidential Elections

Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and discuss over Presidential elections and financial bailout package for debt-ridden West Bengal

May 3, 2012

Aarushi Murder Case: No Relief For Nupur, Hearing Adjourned To May 9

A CBI court trying 2008 Aarushi-Hemraj twin murder case on Thursday adjourned the further hearing to May 9 as Nupur Talwar and Rajesh Talwar's, prime suspects in the case, lawyers claimed that they were not provided with complete documents.

May 3, 2012

UK Court Orders Extradition of Gujarat Bomb Blast Suspect Tiger Hanif

Tiger Hanif, an aide to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, is wanted on charges of conspiracy to murder and to cause explosions

May 3, 2012

Assam Boat Tragedy: Police Fear Death Toll May Touch 250

The final death toll of the Assam boat tragedy remains unknown with more than 100 people still missing, and police and rescue workers said the death toll could reach 250.

May 2, 2012

Barack Obama in Afghanistan on Osama's Death Anniversary; Taliban Attack Kills 6

The United States President Barack Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday, which also marks the first death anniversary of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, triggered attacks from the Taliban militants.

May 2, 2012