Patil draws parallel between Afzal, Sarabjit
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21 May 2008, 2051 hrs IST |
Home Minister Shivraj Patil drew a parallel between the cases of Afzal Guru and Sarabjit Singh, drawing flak from the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
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Unexploded fuses found near Army ammunition depot in J&K 21 May 2008, 2038 hrs IST |
Bomb disposal squad of Jammu and Kashmir police destroyed three unexploded fuses in the vicinity of fire-ravaged Army ammunition depot in Anantnag district, a police spokesman said.
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'Scan health profiles not horoscopes before arranging marriages' 21 May 2008, 2023 hrs IST , Vasundhara Sanger |
Denouncing the age-old practice of matching horoscopes for arranged marriages in India, doctors are now appealing to people to undergo premarital (health) testing. |
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Arjun heaps praise on Sonia, Rahul 21 May 2008, 1922 hrs IST |
HRD Minister Arjun Singh heaped praise on Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi saying they have filled the void created by Rajiv Gandhi's death.
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Indian crew of hijacked ship MV Victoria safe 21 May 2008, 1755 hrs IST |
The 10 Indian crew, on board the cargo ship MV Victoria that was hijacked off Somalian coast, are safe, the Directorate General of Shipping said.
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Tibetan govt-in-exile calls for halt to anti-China protests 21 May 2008, 1639 hrs IST |
The Tibetan government-in-exile called for a temporary halt to anti-China protests to express solidarity with the victims of the earthquake in China's Sichuan province. |
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Uttarakhand bus mishap kills 21 21 May 2008, 1616 hrs IST |
At least 21 people were killed and nine injured when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a ditch at Chordhuroli area in Uttarakhand on Wednesday morning.
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Army lodges protest over Pak firing in J&K 21 May 2008, 1612 hrs IST |
Indian Army lodged a strong protest with its Pakistani counterparts over Monday's unprovoked cross-border firing at a post in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir. |
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Protect agri biodiversity to curb rising food prices: UN body 21 May 2008, 1537 hrs IST |
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has asked countries to protect genetic diversity of crops at a time of soaring food prices.
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Court reserves order on application filed by Dutt, Manyata 21 May 2008, 1418 hrs IST |
The Sessions Court has reserved its order on the application filed by Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt and his wife Manyata Dutt till May 28. |
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