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Franchise India ties up with US-based Francorp

City-based Franchise India Holdings Ltd Tuesday announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with the global franchise consultant major Francorp Inc of the US to attract more companies to India through the franchise model.5:01 PM on December 02

Fire breaks out at Sena Bhavan in Delhi

A major fire broke out Tuesday at the Sena Bhavan, close to the highly secured president's house in the Indian capital.5:00 PM on December 02

Indian origin guest recounts terror at Taj hotel

Praful Patel, an Indian origin man from Uganda who lives in Britain, was terrified when he heard a loud knock on the door of his Taj Mahal Hotel room in the middle of the night in Mumbai. He thought the terrorists were outside and would kill him if he opened the door - but thankfully, it was a commando who had come to save him.5:00 PM on December 02

Pakistan delegation not attending international conference

Pakistan and some Southeast Asian countries have, in the wake of the Mumbai terror strike, cancelled their participation in the two-day Asian Regional Cooperation Conference (ARCC) on heritage conservation and tourism, which began here Tuesday.5:00 PM on December 02

Embarrassed Left refuses to back Achuthanandan

A visibly embarrassed Left Tuesday refused to come out openly in support of Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan after his sharp remarks on being snubbed by the father of slain commando Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan. While some passed it off as a 'Kerala' matter, some said the 'old age' of the chief minister could have provoked the reaction.4:01 PM on December 02

Food, hospitality exhibition opens in Delhi

IFE India-2008, a three-day food, drink and hospitality exhibition, opened here Tuesday with the participation of over 300 exhibitors from 24 countries.4:01 PM on December 02

Government did not react to alerts on Mumbai: Report

Top government officials were Tuesday at a loss to explain why they did not react to information purported to have been given by the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external intelligence agency, pinpointing the time frame, route and the Mumbai locations that would be attacked by the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).4:00 PM on December 02

Navy chief denies intelligence input on Mumbai terror attacks

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta Tuesday termed the terrorist attack on Mumbai through the sea route as a 'systemic failure' and denied that any 'actionable intelligence input' was provided to the Navy beforehand.3:32 PM on December 02

India not considering military action against Pakistan

India Tuesday said it was not considering military action against Pakistan at this stage but was waiting for Islamabad to act strongly against terrorists based in its territory responsible for terror attacks in the country.3:32 PM on December 02

'Dil Kabaddi' - a comic take on infidelity in urban lives

After many movies have dealt with infidelity as an affair mostly brushed under the carpet, Anil Sharma (Senior's) debut venture 'Dil Kabaddi' releasing Friday takes a comic look at the issue.3:32 PM on December 02

'No delay in troop despatch; aircrafts were on the ready'

About 800 National Security Guard (NSG) commandos and other troops were ferried in five shuttles to Mumbai in an IL-76 transport aircraft belonging to the Aviation Research Centre and there was no time lost in transporting them Nov 26-27 after the city was attacked by terrorists, it was authoritatively learnt.3:31 PM on December 02