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SMK reads Portuguese FM speech

New Delhi, Feb. 12: It was an innocent mistake, but one which caused the external affairs minister, Mr S.M. Krishna, embarrassment.

Addressing the UN Security Council in New York on Friday, the mini

S-band row: Isro biz arm to get new chief

New Delhi, Feb. 12: Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of the Isro, will have a new chairman. A process to restructure Antrix Corp. has now started in the wake of the controversial two-satellite d

SM bungled before Puri could react

New Delhi, Feb. 12: Mr Hardeep Singh Puri, the permanent representative of India to the United Nations in New York, detected the error of the external affairs minister, Mr S.M. Krishna, soon after th

Boy forced to finish race, dies

Lucknow, Feb. 12: A Class X student died in Jhansi on Friday after being forced to finish a race organised by the school. Saddam, a student of Veerangana Jhalkaribai Inter College, had complained of u

Pillai verdict landmark on power abuse

New Delhi, Feb. 12: The SC indicted former Kerala power minister R. Balakrishnan Pillai for violating laid-down guidelines regarding awarding of contracts in a bid to favour the firm of his friend, Mr

Assam Maoists held in Orissa

Guwahati/Bhubaneswar, Feb. 12: In what has been stated to be the first direct evidence of Maoist link in Assam and other northeastern states, security forces on Saturday nabbed three Assamese youths f

Learnt from errors: Kohli

Bengaluru, Feb. 11: Not long ago, Virat Kohli was known as a hot-headed, brash cricketer unwilling to buckle up. Critics said fame came early as it was hot on the heels of Kohli leading the India Unde

Binding force

Chennai, Feb. 11: Gautam Gambhir’s role will not be dissimilar to the one Rahul Dravid donned in the 2003 World Cup. Amidst gifted strikers, Gambhir will have to shelve his own natural instincts and l

Chiru to get RS berth, Governor post for NJR

New Delhi, Feb. 11: Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi, who recently merged his Praja Rajyam with the Congress, could soon be offered a berth in the Union Cabinet, top political sources have told this ne

Ready for kick-start, says Sehwag

Bengaluru, Feb. 11: Such is the fearsome reputation of Virender Sehwag, that it sends a chill down the opposition bowlers’ spine. The dashing opener, a key component of India’s World Cup campaign, rev

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