Advani’s adjournment motion on black money defeated in LS
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday defeated by a voice vote the adjournment motion moved by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani on the issue of black money and the government's alleged failure to tackle it.
Indian falls to death from Ajman skyscraper
A 40-year-old Indian, working as a construction worker in Ajman, died after falling from the fifth floor of a 28-storey building.
The man - identified as Harminder Singh - was working on the fifth fl
Mamata Banerjee offers jobs to youth who rescued AMRI patients
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the locals who had risked their lives to rescue people from the AMRI Hospital fire would be given jobs with the Green Police, a ban
Polygraph tests can clean cricket: Rahul Dravid
Former India captain Rahul Dravid feels that lie detector tests could help innocent players clear their names of graft charges.
Dravid joins Australian legend Steve Waugh in calling for the introduct
US clarifies: no cut in aid to Pakistan yet
In a bid to mollify a key ally, the United States has clarified that it has not cut aid to Pakistan and a proposed legislation only links it to checking the spread of home made bombs.
"Well, first of
Global paedophile ring busted in Russia
An international ring of 130 paedophiles has been busted in Russia, a public organisation said on Wednesday.
The League of Internet Security said it broke the ring in cooperation with the police.
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South Korea to build twin towers resembling WTC
A Dutch architectural company has designed two skyscrapers that would be built in South Korean capital that resemble the World Trade Centre exploding during the 9/11 attacks.
The twin towers, that wi
Spurious liquor kills six in Bengal
Six people were killed and three others were in serious condition after consuming spurious liquor in a West Bengal town, police said.
The incident took place in Sangrampur in South 24-Parganas distr
November headline inflation at 9.11 per cent
India's annual inflation based on wholesale prices continued to remain at elevated levels, official data released Wednesday showing it at 9.11 per cent in November.
Expectations of the Reserve Bank o
Advani moves adjournment motion in Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday admitted an adjournment motion from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani on illegal money being stashed away by rich Indians in foreign banks.