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Delhi: NIA arrests Bhatkal aide Manjer Imam

Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal's close aide Mohd Manjer Imam was on Tuesday arrested in a fresh case by the NIA inside a Delhi court in connection with terror strikes across the country since 2003 and remanded to 15-day police custody.

Delhi duo sent to jail for making calls pretending to be PM, Lalu

Kishan and his alleged aide Vikas were employees of Super Cassettes Industries and were making hoax calls demanding favours from the firm's director.

Fire on board aircraft carrier INS Virat, no injuries reported

Sources said the fire incident took place on board the INS Virat near the officers' mess section of the warship, sources said.

YSR Congress urges Congress, TDP to sign united AP resolution

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress today appealed to Congress and TDP to sign what it called a "one line resolution", seeking a "united" Andhra Pradesh, to clear uncertainty and pacify sentiments of people from the Seemandhra region.

Seemandhra stir: AP employees to chart future course tomorrow

The pro-united Andhra employees have been on strike since August 13 and they are not in a mood to relent even though they did not get salaries, Ashok Babu said.

Four naxals held in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district

Four naxalites were arrested during a search operation in Maoist-hit Kanker district, police said today.

Green tribunal bans digging earth for making bricks, roads

The National Green Tribunal has banned digging of earth for making brick and road across the country without obtaining environmental clearance, a statement said.

90 percent of tourist spots safe, says Uttarakhand minister

Uttarakhand government has sought to dispel the perception that tourist spots in the state were in disarray following the mid-June natural calamity there, saying that 90 percent of the destinations are in fact unaffected.

After her return, IAS official Durga Shakti Nagpal posted in Kanpur

The 28-year-old officer was suspended on 27 July before her suspension was withdrawn on 22 September.

GSLV D5 satellite to be launched on 15 December

"The launch of GSLV D5 satellite which was postponed on 19 August about two hours before liftoff after detection of a fuel leak in the rockets' second stage will now be held on 15 December," ISRO chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan said.

Women safety: Soon there may be CCTVs, GPS in public transport

Closed-circuit televisions in buses and GPS facility in autos have been proposed by the Road Ministry to provide women a safer mode of public transport as part of the Rs 1,000 crore 'Nirbhaya Fund'.

ADB to lend India $500 million for renewable energy project

The Asian Development Bank will provide a $500 million loan to build a transmission system for solar and wind energy in western India, the bank said on Friday, a day after it announced a $400 million package for a water and sanitation program in the eastern part of the country.

Fifteen babies die in two days in West Bengal hospital

Fifteen crib deaths were reported at the state-run BC Roy child Hospital since Tuesday.

Rebel Trinamool MP says three party members, Ahmed Patel had secret meet

Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh Thursday alleged that three Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha members, including two former union ministers, secretly met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's political adviser Ahmed Patel at a tea party in Delhi.

VK Singh's remarks on bribes to J&K ministers need to be probed: CPM

CPI(M) today demanded a probe into former Army chief V K Singh's remarks that ministers in Jammu and Kashmir were given money by the Army, saying they have serious political implications.

Kedarnath: Pre-fabricated houses set up for pilgrims

With pilgrimage to Kedarnath likely to resume next month, pre-fabricated houses with power and water connectivity have been built at the Himalayan shrine to accommodate 100 people.

Railways to set up 42 laundries for supply of clean bed rolls

Railways are planning to set up 42 more state-of-the-art mechanised laundries soon to maintain the supply of clean bed rolls to AC class passengers.

Woman from Bengal gangraped in Bihar

A woman from West Bengal was gangraped by five men in Bihar's Patna district, police said on Tuesday.

Man shoots egg vendor in UP after finding no onions in omlette

Pujari, who the police described as a criminal, ordered an omelette for four of his friends. When they found there were no onions in it, the group became furious.

Three killed in UP cracker unit blast

At least three people were killed and four others injured in an explosion at a fire cracker unit in Uttar Pradesh late Sunday, police on Monday said.

Sri Lanka release 34 Indian fishermen, arrest another 20

Assistant Director of Fisheries Gopinath said it was not immediately clear whether the fishermen were in Indian waters or had crossed the International Maritime Boundary Line when they were arrested.

Lady doctor among three held in shelter home sexual abuse case

'Rebel' Trinamool MP quizzed in Saradha scam

A day after he raised the banner of revolt against the party leadership, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Kunal Ghosh was Saturday quizzed by police in connection with the multi-crore Saradha scam.

Singh says govt plans over 100 small airports across India

More than 100 small airports will be developed across the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday while laying the foundation stone of the Kishangarh airport in Rajasthan.

Sonia Gandhi to lay foundation for rail coach factory in Bhilwara

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is likely to lay the foundation stone for the modern rail coach factory in Bhilwara on 22 September.

Rajya Sabha MP found guilty in MBBS seat allocation case

A Special CBI court in New Delhi on Thursday held Rajya Sabha MP Rasheed Masood guilty of fraudulently nominating undeserving candidates to MBBS seats allotted to Tripura in medical colleges across the country in 1990-91 as minister of state for health.

Parrikar says Goa not rushing to construct new airport