Raj Thackeray, Abu Azmi arrested Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray was on Wednesday arrested from his house on charges of inciting hatred among ethnic groups, the police said. Also arrested around the same time elsewhere in the city was Abu Asim Azmi, the state president of the Samajwadi Party who also faces the same charges. North Indian migrants flee from Nasik
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Second narco test on LeT suspect held Lashkar-e-Toiba suspect Riyazuddin Naser underwent a narco-analysis test for the second time at a city hospital today.
Cold wave intensifies in Kashmir Valley
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Pakistan launches Hatf III missile
Pakistan on Wednesday successfully launched a short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile, the Hatf III (Ghaznavi), which has a range of 290 km.
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Australian PM says 'sorry' to Aborigines
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday offered an historic, unconditional apology to its vast indigenous population for the wrongs committed by the state in the past.
Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta (R) with his Singapore counterpart Rear Admiral Chew Men Leong durig their meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday. PTI
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray was on Wednesday arrested from his house on charges of inciting hatred among ethnic groups, the police said. Also arrested around the same time elsewhere in the city was Abu Asim Azmi, the state president of the Samajwadi Party who also faces the same charges.
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