Army admits to staged encounter in Assam Army officials admits to the killing of 24-year-old Moran in an alleged encounter with soldiers of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles over the weekend in eastern Assams Tinsukia district.
Fake encounter, DMK feud rocks House While vociferous AIADMK members sought dismissal of the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, Congress MPs insisted that the fake encounter issue in Gujarat should be immediately taken up for discussion.
Nation remembers first war of independence The capacious Central Hall was packed to capacity with an audience that included President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
Historian pens book on 1857 uprising A new book by a British academic offering a fresh alternative to popular accounts of the 1857 war of independence is just out.
Human trafficking:AP MLA surrenders The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) rebel MLAs Bapurao, who surrendered before the police on Thursday, claimes that he is innocent and was implicated in the human trafficking case by TRS chief K Chandrasekhar Rao.
School Children perform during the Sound & light Show to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the First War of Independece, in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI
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