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President Patil survives helicopter scare

President Pratibha Patil Wednesday had a narrow escape when a rotor blade of the military helicopter she was in grazed an abandoned building while landing at the airport here, a spokeswoman for the president said.8:07 PM on December 09

Telangana on boil as KCR continues fast

The Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh was on the boil Wednesday as massive protests demanding separate statehood and the fast-unto-death by Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhara Rao entered the 11th day. Doctors said Rao was in a serious condition.8:07 PM on December 09

Chandigarh people walk for cancer awareness

More than 100 residents of this union territory took part in a cancer awareness walkathon Wednesday to sensitise the masses about the perilous disease of cancer.8:07 PM on December 09

Close shave for President Patil's chopper

President Pratibha Patil Wednesday had a narrow escape when the rotor blades of her military helicopter grazed an abandoned building after landing at the airport here, a spokeswoman for the president said.8:06 PM on December 09

Seven forest officials suspended in Madhya Pradesh

Seven forest officials have been suspended for negligence after it was found that a private telecom company had undertaken illegal digging and cable laying work in Ratapani and Singhori wildlife sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh, officials said Wednesday.8:06 PM on December 09

SJVNL donates Rs.1 cr for relief fund in Himachal

Hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) Wednesday presented a draft for Rs.1 crore to the Himachal Pradesh government as contribution towards the Chief Minister's Relief Fund.8:06 PM on December 09

Bishnoi wants 'defector' HJC legislators unseated

Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) president Kuldip Bishnoi Wednesday sought that five legislators who 'defected' from his party and joined the ruling Congress should be disqualified and thereby unseated from the state assembly.8:06 PM on December 09

Delhi records 246 swine flu cases Wednesday

At least 246 cases of swine flu - the highest for a single day - were recorded Wednesday in Delhi taking the number of people affected with the influenza A (H1N1) virus in the national capital to 6,598, a health department official said.8:06 PM on December 09

India not soft on China, is not a soft state: Krishna

India is not a soft state but a strong nation that has earned the respect and admiration of the world, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here Wednesday while rejecting a charge about India being soft on China over the border issue.8:06 PM on December 09

Congress leadership discusses Telangana

The Congress core committee met at the prime minister's office in parliament Wednesday evening to discuss the Telangana issue, party sources said here.8:05 PM on December 09

India asks China to be sensitive to mutual concerns

India Wednesday said it valued China's friendship but urged Beijing to be 'sensitive to each other's concerns (and) aspirations' and address all outstanding issues through dialogue.8:05 PM on December 09

India may seek World Bank help to preserve tiger reserves

With 17 of India's 38 tiger reserves in a 'precarious condition', Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said the government may approach World Bank for monetary help to relocate people from the fringe areas of these reserves.8:05 PM on December 09

Visit Tibet, Dalai Lama tells Australian MPs

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday urged Australian MPs to visit Tibet.8:05 PM on December 09

Asaram Bapu's estranged supporter still has bullet in chest

Raju Chandok, the estranged supporter of Asaram Bapu who has accused the spiritual guru of masterminding an attack on him, continued to be in hospital Wednesday with a bullet in his chest.8:05 PM on December 09

Telangana protests reach Delhi's Andhra Bhavan

Around 20 students Wednesday barged into the Andhra Bhavan in the capital and shouted slogans against the state government, demanding the creation of a separate Telangana state, police said.8:04 PM on December 09