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First US Sikh soldier completes training with faith intact

Nov 11: Thanks to his Punjabi and Hindi language skills, 26-year old Simran Preet Singh Lamba has become the first Sikh soldier in the US army in two decades to complete basic training without giving

Jayalalithaa offers to back Congress if DMK quits

New Delhi/Chennai: AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa on Thursday offered to back the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) if its sacking of tainted minister A Raja over his alleged involvement in the 2

All four students guilty of ragging Aman Kachru to death

Dharamsala: A fast track court here on Thursday convicted four medical students for ragging to death their junior Aman Kachru in 2009.

Aman, 19, died March 8 last year after he was ragged by four sen

Government prefers survival over morality, says BJP

New Delhi: Accusing the government of preferring 'survival over morality', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said it would continue to press for Telecom Minister A. Raja's ouster over the 2

China may match Obama support for India for UNSC seat

New Delhi: With US President Barack Obama declaring support for India's bid for a permanent seat, China may move beyond its stated position by announcing a more pointed support for New Delhi's place o

Kachroo ragging death: Guilty get four years' rigorous imprisonment

Dharamsala: Over a year and a half after medical student Aman Kachroo died of injuries suffered during ragging, a court here on Thursday held his four seniors guilty and sentenced them to four years'

Bolivia pilot's body found after 20 years

La Paz: The body of a pilot missing for two decades has been recovered from a crash site on a mountain in the Andes near Bolivia's La Paz city, a media report said.

Benjamin Pabon Galindo's remains

2G spectrum scam haunts govt, stalls Parliament

Pressure on the government to act against IT minister A Raja for his alleged involvement in the 2G spectrum scandal mounted on Thursday as opposition MPs continued to press for his ouster, forcing par

Beeline for cabinet berths in Mumbai ahead of swearing-in

Mumbai: With legislators from the Congress and ally Nationalist Congress Party jostling for cabinet berths since morning on Thursday, Maharashtra's chief minister designate Prithviraj Chavan got a tas

Ashok Leyland to go slow on raising debt

India's second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland, authorised to raise Rs.700 crore debt this year, is not in a hurry as a major portion of the capital expenditure will be funded fr

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