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Mango festival starts in Haryana

Lovers of the king of fruits thronged a Haryana town as the 18th edition of the mango festival started Saturday.

Jeddah-Mumbai flight tyres burst on landing, passengers safe

Passengers aboard a Saudia airliner on a Jeddah-Mumbai flight had a scare when its tyres burst during landing at Mumbai airport Saturday evening, an official said.10:30 PM on July 04

New swine flu case takes India's tally to 129

A Thai national was found suffering from swine flu, taking the total number of influenza A (H1N1) cases in India to 129, said an official statement Saturday.10:30 PM on July 04

IPS officer named in illegal child adoption case

An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has been named in an allegedly illegal child adoption case in Uttar Pradesh following National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directions, a police official said Saturday.9:32 PM on July 04

Increase import duty on apple juice concentrate: Himachal

Himachal Pradesh has requested the central government to increase the import duty on apple juice concentrate to save the domestic industry.9:32 PM on July 04

Mother, three children commit suicide in Punjab

A 45-year-old woman - who was separated from her husband and apparently hard pressed for finances - committed suicide along with her three children here Saturday, police said.9:32 PM on July 04

Heavy rains hit Mumbai, parts of city flooded

The monsoon tightened its grip over Mumbai Saturday, with heavy rains leading to flooding in the city and its suburbs, causing traffic snarls on highways and arterial roads and disrupting flights.9:31 PM on July 04

Six sharpshooters of Chhota Shakeel caught in Delhi: police

Six sharpshooters of Chhota Shakeel - one of India's most wanted gangsters - were arrested from different parts of the capital Saturday, police said adding 'some VVIPs' were on their hit list.9:31 PM on July 04

Four Nigerians arrested with drugs in Punjab

Punjab police Saturday claimed to have busted an international drug trafficking racket with the arrest of four Nigerian youths here.9:31 PM on July 04

JD-S faces split in Kerala

The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) led by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda appeared to be on the verge of a split as its national executive Saturday rejected Kerala unit president M.P. Veerendrakumar's demand and decided to continue the alliance with the ruling Left.9:31 PM on July 04

Skill development training for Delhi domestic helps

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Saturday launched a skill development programme to train about 100,000 domestic workers here in a variety of subjects ranging from personal hygiene to first-aid.9:30 PM on July 04

Lalu against legalising gay sex, Sharad Yadav has no issues

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Saturday said the Delhi High Court had done a 'very dangerous thing' by decriminalising gay sex, though Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief Sharad Yadav believed 'homosexuality is not an issue in India'.9:30 PM on July 04

Stalin demands gas grid in southern India

Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin Saturday requested the central government to set up a gas grid in the south for the rapid industrialisation of the southern states.9:30 PM on July 04

Nine dead as speeding bus falls on Howrah rail tracks

Nine people were killed Saturday when a speeding mini bus skidded off a bridge turned slippery by rain water and fell about 50 feet between two platforms of the Howrah railway station near this West Bengal capital.9:30 PM on July 04

ISRO eyes 25 percent revenue growth in 2009-10

The Indian Space Research Organisation is expecting a 25 percent growth in its revenue in 2009-10, ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair said here Saturday.8:02 PM on July 04