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Former Bangladesh ruler strolls down memory lane

It was a trip full of nostalgia for former Bangladesh ruler General Hussain Muhammad Ershad as childhood friends welcomed him with flowers, poems and songs during the three-day visit to his ancestral home in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district.10:01 PM on December 09

Two planes burn as container carrying them catches fire

Two Zenith two-seater trainer planes were reduced to ashes when the container transporting the aircraft caught fire in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.10:01 PM on December 09

Police officer quit job to support Telangana movement

A senior police official in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday quit her job to express solidarity with the mass movement for a separate statehood to the Telangana region.10:01 PM on December 09

Three held with 150 kg explosives in Uttar Pradesh

Three men were arrested with nearly 150 kg of ammonium nitrate, 95 detonators and 2,500 feet length of fuse wires in Uttar Pradesh, police said Wednesday.10:01 PM on December 09

Micro-credit programmes beat global meltdown: Muhammad Yunus

Microcredit programmes were able to weather the global meltdown as compared to the big conventional banks that were on the verge of collapse, Nobel laureate and noted economist Muhammad Yunus said here Wednesday.10:00 PM on December 09

Prosecution overshoots deadline in 26/11 trial

The prosecution in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks trial will overshoot the Thursday deadline to wrap up the recording of evidence as two key witnesses are not in town.10:00 PM on December 09

Air force orders probe into president's chopper scare

The Indian Air Force Wednesday ordered an inquiry into President Pratibha Patil's helicopter rotor blades grazing an abandoned building after landing at the airport in Bhubaneswar.10:00 PM on December 09

Government urged to appoint more public prosecutors

The Delhi High Court Wednesday urged the city government to appoint more public prosecutors so as to speed up disposal of piled up cases.10:00 PM on December 09

India not soft on China, upgrading border infrastructure

Rejecting the opposition charge of being soft on China, the government Wednesday asserted that India 'is not a soft state' and said it will scale up infrastructure along the border to ward off any future threat.10:00 PM on December 09

Sri Lanka beat India by 29 runs

Sri Lanka defeated India by 29 runs in the first Twenty20 international at the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) Ground here Wednesday.10:00 PM on December 09

Delhi pacers wreck Maharashtra in Ranji Trophy

Parvinder Awana took five wickets as pacers put Delhi on top against Maharashtra on the second day of the Ranji Trophy Super League tie at the Roshanara Club ground here Wednesday.8:08 PM on December 09

Muslim MPs call for sanity in resolving Ayodhya row

Two Muslim MPs made an impassioned plea in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday for sanity in resolving the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid row in Ayodhya.8:08 PM on December 09

Development should be protected during climate talks: Kalam

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was Wednesday nominated as the 'Paryavaran Ambassador' of India, has said the country's development should be kept in mind while negotiating the cut in the green house gas emission intensity.8:08 PM on December 09

Haryana to import cattle semen

To produce cattle of the desired sex, the animal husbandry and dairying department in Haryana has decided to import cattle semen.8:07 PM on December 09

Congress says Babri razing was 'cold-blooded conspiracy'

The Congress Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allied groups of resorting to a 'cold-blooded conspiracy' to demolish the Babri mosque in 1992.8:07 PM on December 09