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Al Qaeda training snipers to attack British, US troops
Terror outfit Al Qaeda is now training a group of snipers for a new wave of attacks on British and US troops in Afghanistan, a media report said on Friday.
A group of 'marksmen in camouflage suits' h
NTR's widow evicted from house
Telugu Desam Party founder president N.T. Rama Rao's widow Lakshmi Parvathi was on Friday evicted from the house she was living in since the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister's death 15 years ago.
PM calls Mamata, but gets a firm 'no' on FDI
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that though she did not want the government to fall, supporting it on the issue of foreign equity in the retail
Mullaperiyar row: Chandy meets Sonia, pitches for new dam
With the deadlock persisting over the Mullaperiyar dam issue, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Friday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and stressed that a new dam was needed for the safety of Kerala
Man decorates car with 33,000 UAE coins
A Dubai resident hopes to set a new Guinness record by decorating his car with 33,000 UAE coins as a tribute to the country on its 40th National Day.
Tariq Javaid, a former Pakistani, who works in t
Blockade lifted, but Manipur still tense
The economic blockade has been lifted in Manipur, but it has not done much to douse the seething anger of people still reeling under the crippling effects of the 121-day ordeal. A sense of despondency
Omar for denotifying disturbed areas in Kashmir
Chief minister Omar Abdullah is set to recommend denotification of some parts of Jammu and Kashmir declared as disturbed areas and if accepted by the governor will pave the way for removing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from those places, highly placed government sources said on Friday.
Pakistan to US: Vacate Shamsi airbase by Dec 11
Pakistan has set a December 11 deadline for the US to vacate the Shamsi airbase, used to launch drone attacks, following a Nato airstrike that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead.
Parliament adjourned till noon over FDI, Mullaperiyar
Both houses of parliament were adjourned till noon on Thursday following protests by opposition members against the decision to permit foreign investment in retail and Kerala MPs demanding a new dam i
Parliament adjourned for fourth day over FDI
Both houses of Parliament were adjourned for the fourth successive day on Thursday following protests by opposition members against the decision to permit foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail.
