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Hazare's village observes day-long shut down
As Anna Hazare observed a token fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, residents of his native Ralegan-Siddhi supported him with a total shutdown in the village.
"Nearly 2,000 people have gathered near
Hazare gets political backing at Jantar Mantar fast
Political leaders on Sunday came out strongly in support of Anna Hazare's Lokpal bill at the venue of a daylong fast by the anti-corruption crusader in the heart of the capital.
Thousands flocked to
Woman jailed for killing man while chasing boyfriend
A British schoolteacher has been sentenced to two years in prison for running down a pedestrian while chasing her cheating boyfriend through a red light.
Claire Johnson, 25, raced after Russell Benne
AMRI directors to appear in court as toll reaches 90
A day after India saw its worst hospital fire, the AMRI hospital Annexe 1 building on Saturday stood like a ghost building with pieces of glasspanes and stone slaps strewn all around, soot and blood stained floors, the smell of death and smoke still in the air and fire brigade personnel on guard — a grim reminder of the holocaust.
Ford recalls over 128,000 vehicles in US
The Ford Motor Co. is recalling over 128,000 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans over problems that could cause the wheels to separate, a media report said.
The company said it was concerned that th
Kerala minister slams Jayalalithaa's appeal on Mullaperiyar
P.J. Joseph, Kerala water resources minister and crusader for a new dam at Mullaperiyar, on Saturday termed as a distortion of facts Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa's full-page advertisement
Villagers lay siege to Kudankulam nuclear plant
Around 1,500 villagers on Saturday laid siege to the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu to demand immediate cessation of all work at the site, said an activis
Punish the guilty, Kolkata echoes in one voice
It was a collective chorus of anger and shock in Kolkata as intellectuals, celebrities and commoners demanded exemplary punishment for culprits and a mechanism to keep a tab on the working of private
Vettel crowned World Champion at FIA Gala, Buddh Circuit awarded
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was crowned World Champion for the second year in a row at the 2011 FIA Awards Night while Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) bagged the Formula One Promotional Trophy for
Eiffel Tower evacuated over bomb scare
The Eiffel Tower and its surroundings in Paris were evacuated on Friday evening after an anonymous caller, claiming to be member of terror outfit Al Qaeda, said there was a bomb kept nearby.
Police r
