Admiral Gorshkov to join Navy soon Admiral Gorshkov, the Russian aircraft carrier, would finally be inducted into the Indian Navy by the end of the next year, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta said on Saturday.
Singur: It's over to state govt The Opposition Trinamool Congress is unhappy with the Buddhadev government after the CPI(M)-led Left Front on Saturday shifted the ball to the state government's court with regard to the TMC's demand that land at Singur be returned to the farmers.
Doctorates for Big B, Shabana and Yash Producer-director Yash Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan and actor-parliamentarian Shabana Azmi were conferred honourary doctorates by Leeds Metropolitan University on Saturday morning by the Chancellor of the University, Brenden Foster.
Members of India's National Youth Congress shout slogans against Christian evangelist and Chairman of the Global Peace initiative (GPI) K.A. Paul at the head office of the Gospel to the Un reached Millions during a protest Hyderabad on Saturday. Paul has alleged that Andhra Pradesh state Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy asked him for USD$ 5 million for his political campaign ahead of the 2004 elections, and that Reddy had promised to help the GPI go overseas in return. Paul said he had to come public with the confession since he now faced a threat to his life. AP
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