Cong high command acts tough with leaders kin From now on, the focus of media and Congress workers will be on whether the relatives of the leaders would be given party tickets to fight elections. For, the Karnataka Assembly elections have set a precedent in this regard.
HAL airport: Talks to be held on April 29 The civil aviation ministry has convened a meeting on the Bangalore international airport here on April 29 to discuss the fallout of the Karnataka High Court (KHC) judgment on the closure of the HAL airport and the launch date of the new airport.
Pranab: We won't yield to Taliban A day after Mangalore resident Sarang Mohammed Naeem was kidnapped by the Talibans in Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has asserted that India would not withdraw from the ongoing projects in Afghanistan bowing to Taliban pressure.
Sarabjit's kin cross over to Pak Relatives of Sarabjit Singh arrived in Lahore on Wednesday night in what could be the last attempt to save him from the gallows.
Be part of a new global deal, Brown tells India Inviting India to be part of a "new global deal" to help eradicate poverty and disease, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said that both countries should join hands to rebuild key international institutions like the United Nations and G-8.
Booklovers inspect books at a pavement stall alongside a busy throughfare in Mumbai on Wednesday on the occassion of World Book and Copyright Day. UNESCO celebrates World Book and Copyright Day every year on this day - a symbolic date for world literature.On this date and in the same year of 1616, Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. AFP
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