Female suicide bomber kills 42 in Pakistan
Dec 25: A suspected female suicide bomber killed at least 42 people in a crowd receiving food at a distribution centre in Pakistan's tribal region Saturday, government officials said.
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Amnesty denounces sentencing of Sen
Dec 25: Amnesty International said Saturday that the life sentence handed down to Indian rights activist Binayak Sen for his alleged Maoist links violates "international fair trial standards".
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GSAT satellite all set for launch
Dec 25: Advanced communication satellite GSAT-5P, which will ensure continuity of telecom, television and weather services after an earlier satellite is retired, will be launched at the Sriharikota ro
PM pays homage to Karunakaran in Thrissur
Dec 25: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday paid homage to four-time Kerala chief minister K. Karunakaran who died at the age of 92 two days ago.
Manmohan Singh arrived by a special flight at Koch
GSAT-5P satellite rocket explodes post launch
Dec 25: India's ambitious space programme suffered a serious setback Saturday as its rocket carrying an advanced communication satellite exploded after lift off.
"The rocket's first stage seemed to h
Goa cricket chief faces FIR for forgery
Panaji, Dec. 25: The Goa Cricket Association has been fined Rs 5,000 for fielding its chief Dayanand Narvekar’s son in its under-15 team in violation of rules and that too on the basis of a forged bir
'Innocent' Kalmadi says bring it on
New Delhi: After the CBI raided his homes and office, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi on Friday maintained that he had done no wrong in the organisation of the mega sporti
CWG scam: CBI raids Kalmadi homes, Games office
Dec 24: Two months after the Commonwealth Games (CWG) ended amid allegations of major financial wrongdoings, the CBI Friday raided Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi's homes in New Delhi and
Knock, knock: Kalmadi's homes, officers raided by CWG sleuths
New Delhi/Pune: The CBI on Friday raided the Delhi and Pune homes of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi as well as the Games office here, two months after the mega event ende
'CBI action against Kalmadi, Raja very late'
Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday called the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) action against Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and former communications minis