# Congress-led Alliance scores win in Indian elections # Sikkim favours statusco # Upset CPI(M) to sit in opposition side # Congress comes in power in AP also # Bwiswmutiary expects ministreal post # PM sees challenges as recession, Pakistan # NE also gets multi-millionaire MP # Prime Minister submits resignation: asked to continue # 69 killed in Indonesian plane crash # Third Front lacked credibility: CPI(M) # Advani to stay as Leader of the Opposition # Congress in two minds on SP, RJD # Singh's impcat # Official: Gitmo suspect to be sent to NY for trial # Junta closes Suu Kyi hearing again # India's Congress asked to form new govt # India has security in hand, says Comm Games chief # Mommohan and his team starts journey # IAF IL-76 airlifts medical team and aid for Sri Lanka # Sri Lankan army chief says Prabhakaran's body cremated # Good beginning, but a few pitfalls # Cyclone 'Aila' hits Bengal, Orissa; kills 8 in Kolkata # Centre to consider mercy petition of Afzal Guru: Chidambaram # PM deeply distressed over Punjab violence # NC Hills scene to be reviewed # President calls for strong consumer protection # Expansion likely to be on May 28 # Advani on Gorkhaland issue # 40 killed in Lahore suicide attack # 67 companies deployed in NC Hills # Tourists trapped in Arunachal landslide # Raktim topped in CBSE examination # Iraq-born teen cracks maths problem # New Delhi slams OIC’s resolutions # CEM of NC Hills Council detained # Prachanda accuses India # 100-day Action Plan: Precept and practice # Pakistan court orders release of Mumbai suspect # Investigators ponder what happened to Air France # ULFA head leaves Bangladesh # Indo-Bangla border talks # Centre to shelve river-linking project # Consultation with representatives of state level political parties on National Rural Employment Guarantee Act # Direct tax collections increase 3.69 % in first half of fiscal # Manipur women seek God’s intervention in firing incident # 3 killed, 10 hurt in landslide # PC firm on tackling militancy # MHA meeting tomorrow in city # Rhino, tiger carcasses found in Kaziranga # BJP moves PM to convene CMs’ meet on river linking # India, Thailand stress to speed up Trilateral highway project # Ramakrishnan ninth Nobel winner of Indian origin # Meeting of NE States’ top brass for better coordination in dealing with insurgent groups # Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize # Attack on Indian Embassy # Fake currency racket thriving in Assam # Anti-talk NDFB on arms collecting spree # Obama says Nobel Peace Prize is 'call to action' # Supreme Court stays Maya's construction work at Noida park # 50c killed in Pakistan bomb blast # Centre reworking on surrender package # US rocket hits moon in search of water # CBI files closure report against suspected HM militant # Supreme Court stays Maya's construction work at Noida park # IAF will be allowed to fire back at Naxals after safeguards # Pakistani commandoes storm army base, free hostages # US spacecraft crashed into a lunar crater # Assembly polls in three States today # Over 60 ‘crorepatis’ in poll fray in Arunachal Pradesh # Asia stocks at 14-month high before earnings # Maoists may strike NE # Adequate Indian military presence on China border # 41 killed in Pak terror strikes # China dam move under Indian scanner # First swine flu death in Mizoram # Road connectivity does not put India in disadvantageous position # Three bureaucrats arrested on corruption charges in Assam # Sensex dives into red, down 83 points # 128 Andhra Pradesh legislators resign # LTTE not only armed, trained ULFA too: Former rebel # 'Arrested Americans had contacted jihadist groups in Pakistan' # Silchar-Lumding broad gauge expansion project # Wage Board for Journalists # Indian student jailed for sending hate mail to Bush # Cricketer Sreesanth tests positive for H1N1 # High voter turnout in Jharkhand so far despite Maoist boycott call # Scientists identify genes that regulate lung health # Sri Lanka president 'war criminal', try him, demand Tamils # Should prostitution be legalised or decriminalised? # Paris-based Indian dancer brings ballet, Bharatnatyam, Kathak together # Amid violence, Maoists at war within # A Rs 12,000 crore project to develop the Sundarbans # Climate summit on verge of collapse # 'TRS will merge with Congress once Telangana is formed' # Law cannot curb Maoists, only development can: Forward Bloc # Sensex zigzags as volatility ensues # Incredulity over Kasab's claim that Headley interrogated him # Woman undressed, breast-searched at Canadian airport! # Scientists discover fog on Saturn's largest moon # No Mujib killer in Indian jail: Envoy # Manmohan Singh, the frequent flier # Congress, Left oppose Gujarat move on compulsory voting # India to improve road links with Bangladesh, Myanmar # Tripartite meet begins over Gorkhaland issue # 96-hour oil blockade begins in Assam # Poachers kill two rhinos in Kaziranga # DGP sentenced for molestation: Karat calls for fast track justice # Chidambaram, Congress MPs applaud BJP member in Rajya Sabha # Jail for woman who drugged daughter for sexual assault # 37 mummies found in Mexico # 37 mummies found in Mexico # Natural cellulose better for heart bypass surgery # India's stormy World Cup in Kuala Lumpur # Cuban political prisoner dies after 85-day hunger strike # Women smarter than men, shows online game Trivial Pursuit # NE in Rly Budget # Highlights of Railway Budget -2010-11 # 19 hurt as new Islamist group holds protest in Chittagong # Chief post master general nabbed while taking Rs.2 crore bribe # After 14-month hiatus, India and Pakistan begin talks # US expanding sale of arms to India, Pakistan: WSJ # Teacher found dead after nude pictures on Facebook # Man held for killing 100-year-old mother # Tendulkar's brilliant double ton seals series for India # GENERAL BUDGET 2010-11 # India budgets income tax relief, more money on welfare # Cultural fest to bring northeast India, Southeast Asia closer # India raises defence allocation to Rs.147,344 crore # Another terrorist walks out free in Canada bombing plot # Pune blast toll rises to 17 # Budget for Indian space agency up by 58 percent # France expresses solidarity with India over Kabul terror # BJP MP, workers arrested for damaging railway property # Chile quake toll reaches 711, 90 aftershocks # India to grow 9-10 percent for 25 years, says PM # 'Milk drops' under the tongue can treat milk allergies # Two boys held for raping 16-year-old # Extradition treaty among series of Indo-Saudi pacts signed # Revisiting laws, updating records to prevent more Carlton Towers # India's budget: NRIs wake up and smell the coffee # Indian PM, Saudi monarch seal ties with Riyadh Declaration # Indian to lead filmmakers on 3D cinema project # Chandrayaan-I finds ice near Moon's north pole # Trinamool, DMK wait for meeting with Congress on fuel price hike # Trina's nude photos leaked online # Curfew continues in riot-hit Karnataka town # Naga leaders meet Manmohan Singh # Shivendra Singh's suspension reduced to two matches # Cooperate in Mumbai attack probe, Bush tells Manmohan, Zardari # Pandit, top Citi bosses to forgo 2008 bonuses # Congress indiscipline led to loss in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh: Sonia # Jaguar Land Rover survival crucial to Britain: Lord Bhattacharya # Playwright Harold Pinter directs his own funeral # 2008 was good for Indian tea, with exports rising # LTTE garrison town captured by army: Sri Lanka # India, Pakistan swap nuclear site lists: report # Malaysian Indians give ultimatum to opposition chief Ibrahim # Drink, but make sure the stuff is genuine # NDFB expels founder president for Assam serial bombings # Couple from Assam killed in Afghanistan # Prayers, floral tributes to Gandhi mark Martyrs' Day # 38 held in Chennai for protesting death of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka # Pakistan trickiest problem facing Obama: US columnist # Assam tea workers' party to alter political equations # Assam militants cannot set up base again: Bhutan PM Thinley # Grenade blast in Assam, night trains suspended till R-Day # Sex addiction is like eating disorder: Therapist # A classical dance fest, just for men # Red alert at Indian airports following hijack threat # Grenade blast in Assam, night trains suspended till R-Day # Two more Indians assaulted in Australia # MPs pay respect to Netaji # Netaji's aide waits to hand over 'legacy' to India # Delhi turned into citadel ahead of R-Day # ULFA bomber held in Assam, security alert in northeast # Make internal democracy 'substantive', vice president tells politicalparties # I was one of the pioneers of satellite TV: Amitabh Bachchan # One Ashok Chakra, 6 Kirti Chakras announced on R-Day eve # Chautala trio in, Haryana Congress still short of majority # Chandigarh catches fancy of vehicle thieves # Toilet seat triggers skin infections among kids # Is Phalke award turning into 'goodbye' honour? # Rathore gets interim bail in Ruchika case # Keeping the cold at bay at Rajpath # Northeast defies rebels' R-Day boycott call # Chilean kids survive 16 hours at sea on makeshift raft # ADDRESS OF H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SMT. PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL TO THE NATION ON THE EVE OF THE 61ST REPUBLIC DAY # President Patil awards Ashok Chakras on R-Day # Five killers of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman hanged # Sania Mirza calls off engagement due to 'incompatibility' # Indian economy will grow 7.5 percent but with high inflation: RBI # At age 77, cardiologist to run 101st marathon # We don't deserve a talent like Amitabh Bachchan: Abhishek # Goa cops nab one in Russian minor rape case # First women's battalion of ITBP passes out # NY governor caught with woman in his closet: Report # With ministers under scanner, changes afoot? # Uttar Pradesh to hire accountant to probe Amar Singh's 'fraud' # 91 years old and still writing strong! # Ansal brothers get bail in Uphaar case # JMM chief ministerial nominee accused of corruption # Three Iraqi candidates killed ahead of provincial poll # Two policemen, ULFA militant killed in Assam # Illinois governor ousted in plot to sell Obama's seat # Islamist Bangladesh party plans apology over war criminal issue # Watch out for India's largest, tallest tricolour # Kakodar advocates Uranium import # JMM selects Chief ministerial candidate # Difference brews over seat sharing among AGP and BJP in Assam # CPI(M) leader Jyoti Basu urges for ‘better government at Centre’ # Left led third front to contest all seats in Assam # CPI(M) not unlikely to support Cong led UPA again # Pranab’s Dhaka visit draws much attention # Pranab advocates to protect culture, heritage unitedly # India, Bangladesh together appear to set terrorism at bay # India, Bangladesh sign pacts # Pakistan speaks peace # Lok Sabha signals green to interim railway budget # Threats on Election blinks from outside # Monmohan denies to unveil book potrays his cartoons # Pakistan now speaks about discussion with India # NCP shares platform with BJD # NCP, Congress part away in Gujrat # One Bronze assured from Archery for India # Cong fires Advani # President gives vocal tonic for Arunachal and other NE states # Chidambaram to reply EC's notice # Scribe hurls shoe toChidambaram # Ex-Bihar CM faces defamation charges # 15 killed in Maoist attack in Orissa # Crack down on Bangkok protests # 2 JMB men caught with pistols in Mymensingh, Bangladesh # PM advoactes for national party # Qasab wants Pakistani lawyer # War crimes suspect placed on 2-day remand # Qasab gets new lawyer # Bomb found in Assam election day # New lease of life for Satyam # India kicksoff month-long elections, 17 die in firts day so far # Shoe mania continues # US experts quits N-Korea # Talibans murder couple in name of their law # Mumbai attack-case : trial continues # Mayavati too in choice for PM # Sanjay again faces case # Bangladesh CID making progress in ULFA arms deal # Lankan rebels ignore deadline to surrender # RBI cuts repo, reverse repo rates by 25 bps # Time for LTTE ends # PM clicks EMV in Assam # Maoists jolt second phase of polls too # Left backing speculated to form government # 1567 candidates to contest for 107 seats in III Phase # Primeminister Manmohan Singh, the last addition to shoe-list # Sri Lanka turns down LTTE ceasefire # CPI(M) will favour Lokshabha member for PM # World worry about swine flu outbreak # Toy kicks panic in Parliament House # CBI in question # Kashmir facing trouble with polls # Swines in Swine flu # Cannibalism in stars? # Bengal Polls: One injured # India not properly equipped to lash terrorism # All airports in country to start tracking passengers for Swine-flu # NRIs admitted in Delhi for suspected Swine-flu symptoms # Former Gujrat minister faces murder cahrge in riot case # Lalu keeps door open for Lefts # Vote politics, polytrics with votes # LTTE suffers big jolt # Sister killed by brother # Filmstars doing brisk # Chocolates in recession time, # Police say 'no' to corporate conspiracy in Ambani choper case # Modi formulates new strategy to attrack Muslim voters # BJP lements for Shikh in Pakistan, fires Monmohan # Nano story # Rahul admits misuse of CBI by Congress ? # India in favour of consensus-building in Nepal # Maya fires Varun # Hema, Rahul voted fashion consus politicians # Tata's 'nano' property scheme # Labourer makes it 92 percent in examination # Obama wants to cut $17B from budget # Thousands of civilians flee Pakistani war zone # 57 % voting in phase-four today # Implementation of the Supreme Court’s Judgments for Ameliorating the lot of the Have-nots # Small Assam tea growers move HC against cess # NCP-Cong may form govt in Meghalaya # Stocks of many companies get double # Prez rule lifted from M'laya # Fresh gibbons found # Paswan, Lalu, both absentee in Cabinet meet # US, Costa Rica swine flu deaths reported # Sri Lanka health official: 257 civilians killed # Nepal PM’s olive branch to New Delhi # New Delhi handed over names of terrorists to Bangladesh # Pakistan steps up Swat offensive # Nina Wang battle of wills begins # Delhi's turn in Indian election # After Iran Frees Saberi, Will the U.S. Reciprocate? # Doctor says 49 killed in Sri Lanka hospital attack # Slowdown, political uncertainty hit India infrastructures # Pedigree dogs die on India flight # Bangla war crimes: Case against Ghulam Azam, Nizami withdrawn # India's election marathon reaches finishing line # Life without bathing for 35 years # Pakistan drops commandos into Taliban stronghold # Ivory sculpture in Germany could be world's oldest # Exit polls suggest India heading for weak coalition # India to play one-dayers in Caribbean # Cong ready to welcome AUDF # Fencing matter to be taken up with Bangladesh # Militancy on wane # West Bengal sees changes # Congress seems taking stake # UPA gains it # DoNER gives Arunachal Rs 165 crore # NIA to probe Assam politician-ultra nexus # Ganguly bats on Dhoni # Passengers of ill fated air-craft not yet traced # President outlines road map for next five years # No talk with Pakistan till it plays tricky, says India # Sangma apologises # Is the UK safer for students than Australia? Parents quiz counsellers # Obama when hailed for # Deleted scene from 'Slumdog Millionaire' posted online # Vast search of Atlantic Ocean for Air France jet # Sharad Yadav threatens suicide over Women Reservation Bill # One of six gurdwara attack suspects released in Vienna # Support to UPA not unconditional: Amar # Southern states on alert over possible LeT terror threat # Passenger arrives early, misses flight that crashes # Human-to-human transmission of swine flu # India beats Bangladesh # Militant leader spends Rs.50,000 for anti-aging treatment # 40 to 50 hour working week for men best bet for marital bliss # Mafia don Daud's another aide arrested in Bangladesh # Terror link suspected behind Air France jet crash # India steamroll Ireland by 8 wickets # IAF's missing aircraft found; 13 bodies recovered # Indian-origin MP, speaker in British parliament? # Seven Indian cities become cheaper for expats # How 10 men outgunned an entire city # Afzal has to wait, Indira's murderer still alive: Moily # CIA believes Bin Laden is still in Pakistan # Scientist missing, police in dark # Officials, say 2 blasts hit Pakistan cities # Five militants killed in Assam # Rivals both claim victory in Iran's election # Japan, India plan joint space research project # Mystery over missing nuclear scientist deepens # Nunisa alleges slow peace process # Swine flu cases in India # Pakistan: Suspected US missile, bomb kill 13 # Handique assures Gas craker project to be completed by 2012 # US for probe into Bangladesh mutineers' deaths # Rift in BJP, Yashwant quits posts # Nagaland alerts swine-flu wistle # Argentine glacier advances despite global warming # 70 coys of force deployed # DoNER action plan on States’ needs # Serial killer was a ‘preacher’ # Dhaka silent on ULFA C-in-C’s ‘detention’ # 12 killed in NC Hills violence # NIA releases sketch of NE’s top gun-runner # PM asks Zardari to halt cross-border terror # Sikkim targets 85 pc literacy by 2012 # PM says he and Advani `apologised' to each other # Nehra back in Indian team for West Indies series # Pranab likely to dilute Fringe Benefit Tax in Budget # Handique mulls alternative to Stilwell Road # Pak seeks time to act against terror # Maoists kill three CPM leaders in West Bengal # Number crunching: India at Twenty20 World Cup 2009 # Mamata leading Lalgarh riots from behind scenes: CPM # Tripura to see women representatives in 40% in Panchayat level # No ULFA presence in Bhutan # Nepal govt revokes Army chief’s sacking # NC Hills operations to be intensified # Naga student body begins non-local verification drive # Forces move in to end Maoist sieze at Lalgarh # Security forces reclaim Lalgarh # US-hired plane intrudes into Indian airspace # PM’s intervention sought to restore peace in NC Hills # More trouble for NCP in GHADC # MPLADS allocation set to go up # Pundits against talk with Pak # Gandhi, Nehru letters in Sotheby's auction # Pakistan wins World Twenty20 # BJP decries China’s claim on Arunachal # DoNER's approach to be rationalized # Five-state shutdown: Maoists target security vehicle # Crisis deepens for India's Hindu nationalists # India to Seek Foreign Funds for 10-Fold Rise in Roads, FT Says # Centre imposes ban on Maoists # NE cane-bamboo sector to be boosted # Manipur bandh partially hits normal life # 85% Australians feel racism exists in the country # Bombs recovered in Assam, blasts averted # DoNER to boost infrastructure projects # Police arrest Maoist 'spokesman' # Complaint against Aishwarya for illegal land deal # Tripura farmers yet not returned # India will eye T20 revenge in ODI series: Gayle # Political twist to AI saga: BJP, Sena call for Parliamentary probe # Pakistani Taliban is a threat to India, admits Antony # Delhi Police register rape case against its men, no arrest yet # Sibal for scrapping Class X Boards, allowing FDI in education # Jackson dead at 50 # ULFA strike not a bull-eye-hit # Centre optimistic of re-opening historic Stilwell Road # Pak rules out handover of Mumbai suspects # Budget to carry special package for rural economy # Belfast targets Indian family # Cong claimes CPM stockpiles arms # Mahatma’s statue unveiled in UK # King Khan to be honoured by Brit Uni # President calls for making judiciary transparent # 180 passengers escape narrowly # Indian students will be saved # Sarabjit gets a new lawyer, to file fresh review petition # India, Bangla officials to visit ‘problem’ sites # Sarabjit gets a new lawyer, to file fresh review petition # Manipur declared drought-hit # Air India flight takes emergency landing in Delhi # AI, unions to hold talks on salary issue in afternoon # Legalising gay sex: Govt caught between two extremes # SC asks Mayawati to explain Rs 1000 cr spent on statues # BSNL to launch 3G services in North-east by August # 17 years later, Liberhan Commission submits Babri report to PM # Bodies of Yemenia Air crash victims spotted: Official # 1,802 civilians, 267 securitymen killed by ultras since 2001 # BSF-BDR flag meeting on July 4 # Sikh student becomes 20th Indian victim in Australia # 4 shot dead by NDFB ultras # Monsoon rains bring smile, relief; farmers rejoice too # MJ fans commit suicide! # Yemen airlines plane with 153 aboard crashes # Kamal Nath's election challenged in MP High Court # Swine flu in India cases go upto 112 # Congress to act on Babri report with time # Muslims leaders oppose legalisation of homosexuality # Madras HC declares salwar kameez a decent wear # Andhra MP booked in slapping case, Cong orders probe # Mamata to develop 50 world class stations on PPP basis # Economic Survey for private players in train-services # First swine flu death in India reported from Kerala # Pakistani Taliban buying children for suicide attacks # Comic book to create awareness on malaria # Prices of life saving drugs # Fodder scam case: 8 awarded rigorous imprisonment # Babri report: Did Liberhan try to protect Advani? # Sun to be at the farthest distance from Earth Saturday # Central forces' deployment in Kandhamal extended # Only a Dalit will be my successor: Mayawati # Pakistan to share evidence of foreign elements behind terror # Maoists extort Rs 300 crore annually: Chhattisgarh CM # Centre extends truce with NDFB # Killers of village official from Bru relief camp’ # EC rejects BJP charge # Mahatma Gandhi, Mandela among President Obama's heroes # Income tax exemption limit increased, corporate tax rate unchanged # Sensex plunges nearly 450 pts in volatile trade # Pakistan sending conflicting signals on 26/11: India # Budget silent on NE development # Why did Pranab Mukherjee miss Chidambaram's appreciation? # Advani asks partymates to restrain from media # SC judge apologises for ‘Taliban’ remarks on Muslims # India, Pak Foreign Secretaries to meet in Egypt # Drought-like situation discussed in Manipur Assembly # Sikkim seeks separate telecom circle # Days of softer interest rates are over, say bankers # PM Singh to meet Brown, Obama at G-8 # India wants due place in new world order: PM # 27 new link roads along China border # $150m World Bank aid for NE likely # US missile strikes kill over 50 Taliban in Pakistan # 7 months on, Singur lives on hope for Tata jobs # Govt gets cracking on disinvestment # ADB turns down Chinese objection on Arunachal # Rly recruitment policy to be reviewed # Gavaskar turns 60 # Govt to roll back fuel prices if crude rates dip # I want to return home, Taslima petitions Hasina # Sania gets engaged # 3 years after Mumbai train blasts, Parag Sawant still lies in hospital # 6 Indians killed in Afganistan # Tipaimukh Dam issue: Bangla team to visit India # Lay down arms, abjure violence: PC tells NE rebels # BDR-BSF conference begins # Air India grounds pilot for violating safety norms # Brothel backs Olympic bid # Corporate honchos to add value to Manmohan govt # India delayed 26/11 probe, says Pakistan # Army officer, driver killed in Assam landmine explosion # Police may file chargesheet against Varun Gandhi # ISRO chief satisfied with lunar data compiled by Chandrayaan # 10 new cases take India's swine flu tally to 193 # Chhattisgarh on high alert, more Maoist attacks feared # India in Top 10 list of military spenders # Investor protection tops Sebi agenda # Space shuttle Endeavour grounded for fifth time # Nervous China may attack India by 2012: Expert # Rising unemployment poses threat to US recovery # India, Pak foreign secretaries meet in Egypt # 'LeT trying to escalate Indo-Pak tensions' # ULFA linkman held on Bangla border # Bandh continues in Darjeeling, Centre agrees to hold talks # Gambhir moves to top of Test rankings # NE top consumer of tobacco in the country # Menon meets Gilani, Bashir ahead of India, Pak PMs meeting # Govt admits delay in GQ project # Chargesheet filed against Varun # PM asks Hasina to take action against NE ultras # Court defers final verdict on Parag murder # NAM declaration for global action # Poverty level in NE higher than national average # 'Great victory for Pakistan, not defeat for India' # Technical snag detected on Chandrayaan # PM asks Hasina to take action against NE ultras # Terror group with Qaeda links suspected to be behind Jakarta blasts # 'Hype and flattery will define Hillary's visit' # BJP slams govt over joint statement # 64 militants lay down arms in Mizoram # Drought-like situation declared in Nagaland # Centre gives forest clearance for Pare power project # 'If something like 26/11 happens, we are ready' # Hillary non-committal on major issues # Stalemate at border continues # In a case of ATM code trapped # Finish the trial, punish me, Kasab tells Court # Clinton takes lunch with Manmohan, calls on Advani # The Moonwalk # Gangubai Hangal dead # England record first Ashes win at Lord's in 75 years # Centre asks NSCN(IM) not to violate ceasefire rules # Sri Lanka not to prosecute child LTTE soldiers: Prez # Kasab's statement 'one-sided', says Pakistan # Fake currency notes in ATMs # Millions of Asians turned their eyes skyward # Fraudster Madoff ‘making desk, door nameplates in jail’ # Pakistani court summons Musharraf over 2007 chaos # Indonesian police release sketches of bomb suspects # Mamta angry # ICICI violated norms # Godhra probe against Narendra Modi to continue # Justin Langer's Career Highlights on record # Priest, wife arrested with four human skulls # Fresh trouble for Modi; SIT to quiz him in riots case # Al-Qaeda, Taliban acquiring nuclear weapons: US official # 26/11: Salaskar's aide tells how top cops were murdered # BCCI has different rules for different people: Ganguly # Quantum leap: PM to launch N-submarine on Sunday # Amir playing lead role in wife's film # Newsmakers: Bill Gates in India, Menon's faux pas & more # Emotional tributes to heroes of Kargil conflict # Indo-Pak statement Monumental lapse: BJP # Beckham takes fan to task for bad mouthing wife Victoria # Fresh Swine flu cases in Pune; schools shutdown; control room setup # 2003 Mumbai blasts: All accused convicted under POTA # Mahatma Gandhi's house in South Africa put up for sale # Cong backs Manmohan on Indo-Pak joint statement # On sale: Many takers for Gandhi's S Africa home # Militant lynched # Special Incentives for North-East # Gas Cracker Project on schedule # Gammon India may get blacklisted # 20,000 LTTE sympathisers could be in welfare camps: Lankan Army # Saina Nehwal down with chicken pox # Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh may spin miracles # India’s stand on terror not diluted: PM # Bangla team arrives in Delhi # Newsmakers: Omar in `sex' trap, Obama's beer summit & more # Centre to amend Sixth Schedule: Pillai # Over 15K; Sensex hits 2009 high on global cues # Corporate India's bitterest feud # Right to Education Bill introduced in Lok Sabha # Uranium seized, 5 arrested # Bhopal gas tragedy: Court tells CBI to arrest Anderson # Fluent Dipika in semis of junior world squash # First case of swine flu detected in Manipur # CBI victimising my son, but ready to cooperate in probe: Buta Singh # Doctor confident Schu fit for F1 return # IIT Kanpur develops nanosatellite; to be launched by ISRO # India gives Pakistan new Mumbai attack evidence # Milk to turn costlier # 16 pc women in Sikkim are victims of domestic violence # When not to take a personal loan! # How private airlines strike grounded before takeoff # Indo-Bangla joint plan on Border management likely # No plan to build in the Taj Heritage Zone: UP govt # NE MPs team meets PM # 64 ultras killed during June-July in Assam # NE projects behind schedule # 14-year-old girl student dies of swine flu # India can build nuclear aircraft carrier, warships: Kakodkar # WADA row: Don't compare cricket with others, says Yuvraj # Pakistan bans JuD, LeT, JeM and 25 other organisations # CBI chargesheet in NBCC bribery case # Ministries differ on handling of border area project # People continue to defy curfew in Imphal # Mudslide buries 100s in Taiwan mountain village # Menace of sex tourism looms large over State # Do Guys Move On Too Quickly? # Bombs targeting Shiites in Iraq kill at least 45 # Parliamentary panel for vigil on Bangla border # Swine flu toll rises to 7 # Tsunami alert after massive quake off Andamans # Police: 400 unaccounted for in Taiwan mudslide # Kasab to fast during Ramzan, to get story books too # Swine flu: Epidemic Disease Act invoked # Man discovers wife's six other husbands in six weeks # Police forces ready to counter 26/11 type attacks: Centre # Arunachal House session begins amid protest # Swine flu toll touches 15 # 5 militants arrested in Tripura # Govt proposes radical changes in direct taxes # French pool bars Muslim woman for 'burquini' suit # Swine flu toll touches 17 # NE Health Ministers to ask Centre for H1N1 testing lab # Government mulls raising retirement age to 62 yrs # India's fast nuclear reactor project costs rise 40 percent # Rupee drops tracking choppy local stocks # Behind India's rise as IT power lies 25 years of C-DOT # North India losing groundwater at rate of foot per yr: Nasa # Swine flu toll mounts to 24 # Confident Manmohan Singh says India headed to 'new glory' # PM’s Independence Day Address # Hindu woman-run madrasa inspires communal harmony # SRK harrased in USA # Azad's swine flu flip-flop, Mehsud's end & more # Revision of tax regime: Exemption from complications? # What happened with Shah Rukh is routine, says Harbhajan # Kalam's former driver is a lecturer at a college now # India leading recipient of Middle East remittances # Be prepared for fresh terror strikes, warns PM # Judge okays Jackson deal, burial planned # US 'overdid' SRK's questioning: Chidambaram # Record 220 new swine flu cases in India # Slumdog Millionaire producers sued for Rs 5 cr, HC issues notice # 3 three NE States pulled in New Delhi # Indian community in US urges restraint on SRK ordeal # Swine flu to get worse, say experts # India asks Pakistan to take action against 26/11 terrorists # OIL registers record output, profit # Jaswant contradicted BJP ideology: Jaitley # 22 kids hurt as school bus catches fire Navi Mumbai # Delhi reports first Swine Flu death, as Oz gets ready for vaccine # Bonds between diaspora and motherland precious: Manmohan # Rs 32 lakh paid to ULFA for Ram’s release # Usain Bolt reigns supreme after 200m world mark # Shah Rukh Khan detention issue takes a new twist # Azad blames State CMs for H1N1 fatalities # CIA hired 'contract killers' to get Qaeda kingpins # No steps yet to seal Bangla border # Sudheendra Kulkarni quits BJP, cites 'ideological differences' # Swine flu pandemic: 7 more die, fatalities mount to 63 # Landslides devastate Sikkim; two killed # India, Nepal to review 1950 treaty # Pak must let FBI question Saeed or help bring him to Mumbai: India in new 26/11 dossier # Air India rolls back 50% cut in incentives # Jaswant Singh to promote his book in Pakistan this week # Pak must let FBI question Saeed or help bring him to Mumbai: India in new 26/11 dossier # Swine flu cases in the country cross 3,000 mark # World's tallest building seems to be recession-proof too # Nathu La trade resumes # Rijiju apologises to Arunachalees # Wrist pain may jeopardise Sania's US Open campaign # Jairam assures to address Bangla concern over Tipaimukh # OIL to float IPO on Sept 7 # ISRO terminates Chandrayaan-I mission # Air India to set up aviation institute in Shillong # MJ killed himself by mistake with drug overdose: Doc # CBI to quiz LTTE financier in Rajiv's assassination # Did Krishna exist? # Force India's success drought is over # Andhra tragedy: A costly switch of chopper and more # YSR dead, body recovered from crash site in Andhra # Swine flu triggers `kissing strike' in Spain! # I don't want to be captain: Sehwag # I don't want to be captain: Sehwag # Sex to kill boredom! # Senate chair proposes fee on insurance companies # Man arrested after running on court to kiss Nadal # 'Sick leave' stir grounds more flights, Jet flyers # T-shirt costs college student his life # Indian Navy to induct MiG-29 Ks by October # BSF women troopers create history, man Indo-Pak border # Woman with rare # Mayawati under fire for slapping Dalit Act on TV scribes # Stone chips exports to India double on high demand # 50 pc cut in incentives for Air India top brass coming # India's floods kill 1,000 people this year - Red Cross # No talks without action against 26/11 perpetrators: India # Black Widow surrenders weapons in Assam # Tibetan bodies irked at Chinese stand # Govt. gay and happy over HC verdict on ‘same sex’ bonds # Police hunting for suspects in Jakarta hotel bombings # Security coordination unit in NE soon # Focus on NE in World Bamboo Congress # SARAS Mela begins tomorrow # Setting up of new National Institutes of Technology (NITs) # PM comes to Tharoor's rescue at 'austere' iftar # India's nuclear test: dud, fizzle or plain lies? # Thousands march in Iran opposition protests # Somdev's win guides India into World Group after 11 years. # 105-year-old applies for voter card # Boy, 3, is youngest crime suspect in Britian # NSA dismisses Santhanam's claims on Pokhran-II as 'horrific' # Delhi doc rapes patient; a 3 yr-old suspect # Centre for greater efforts by police # India's aircraft strength one-third of China’ # Yuvraj out of CT, Virat named replacement # Quake toll goes up to 12 # No incursions along LAC: Chinese envoy # 2nd quake rocks NE within 12 hrs # Chandrayaan detects water on Moon # Egypt keen on tea import from Assam # Centre to withdraw case against Ottavio # Centre yet to act on major demands # PM takes stock of AI pilots stir # Air India pilots call off agitation # Pranab rejects China claim on Arunachal # Phalke award for Manna Dey # Tsunami leaves 113 dead in Pacific islands # Nation pays homage to Mahatma # Prediction of quake epicentres possible # NREGA renamed after Mahatma # 340 DHD(J) militants surrender # Transit access a test case: Bangla # Prachanda meets Hu, seeks cooperation # Air Force: Missing pilot had no chance to eject # US aircraft forced to land at Mumbai airport # US hails India’s move to allocate N-plant sites # 60 militants killed in Pak offensive # Naga areas can not be taken together # Uranium deposits in Meghalaya could be double: AMD # Karzai expected to accept he fell short : Source # NE MPs protest China move on Brahmaputra # New Delhi initiates "secret dialogue" to rope in Kashmiri separatists # Officer accused of abusing minors in custody # Labour troubles erupt in Gurgaon # Several, including cops, injured in Khanakul clash # SC flays Ambani war # Pakistan continues to bleed # Assembly polls: Initial trends show Congress sweep in three states # After the Moon, India eyeing human space flight # Armed forces 'ever ready' to tackle any threat: Antony # Kashmiris will never leave India: Farooq Abdullah # It's ok for man to beat wife, say 36 percent of Bangladeshi women # Maoists release abducted W B Cop # Cong sweeps all three states # Suicide attack on Pakistan's strategic Air Force base # Mathura crash: Rly Manager shifted, FIR against driver, cops arrested # Freed cop wants Maoists and government to talk # Kidnappings ended up as love affairs # Amar singh files complaint against Mayawati in Kolkata police station # Global population to reach 7 bn by ’11 # Manmohan, Wen agree to build India-China trust # Inflation could reach 10 percent by March # Maoists, troops trade fire after blast # I&B ministry issues show cause to Bigg Boss # BSF downplays risk in opening border markets # After Buddha's gaffe, Mamata plays Naxal card # Wife raped, husband murdered for flouting community norms # Maoists hold Rajdhani Express hostage for hours in Bengal # Nine killed in attack on UN guesthouse in Kabul # Pitching for peace? India is ready for talks, PM tells Pak # India takes up dam issue with China # PTIIndia wants to resolve all issues with neighbours: PM # 'US growth spurt mitigates uncertainty for India' # Rukhsana's house attacked in Jammu and Kashmir # Jamiat opposition to Vande Mataram stirs political row # Kareena: I will always be Shahid's well wisher # Rooms, almirahs sealed at Koda home # Madhu Koda faces arrest on discharge from hospital # Dalai in Arunachal # Bollinger bowls Aussies to series-clinching win # Foetus’ removed from man’s stomach # TMC leads in WB byelections # Maoists blow up school building # Anti CPI(M) wave sweeps Bengal in Assembly bypolls # Kingfisher aircraft overshoots runway; passengers safe # Indian team returns without quizzing Headley # Surprise!Sreesanth included for Test series against Sri Lanka # Cyclone Phyan weakens; rains likely to help crops # Koda hawala scam # India slips back to third place in ODI rankings # Thackeray's criticism of Tendulkar uncalled for: BCCI # kasab was sold to Let ? # Rana was with wife in Kochi, took out emigration ads # Maradona banned for 2 months over outburst # Pamela Anderson says no to ''Baywatch'' movie # Taj Corridor scam: SC refuses to junk PIL against Mayawati # Rajnath may quit before time, has eyes on UP # Akshay Kumar nominated torch-bearer of 2010 winter Oly # 'No one can stop Mamata from becoming CM' # Headley visited Osho Ashram in Pune # Bangladesh court rejects appeal of Mujib killers # India not kowtowing to any foreign country on Iran: Tharoor # Satellites to monitor countries for climate change under Gordon Brown plan # China-Pak military nexus a matter of concern: Antony # India secure crushing Test victory # Kaiga nuclear plant radiation leak leaves 55 ill # India won't be affected much by Dubai :Pranab # Kalam denies role in Indo-French film # Bangla assures action against NE militants # Indian economy surges 7.9 pct in Sept quarter # Man arrested for holding up IndiGo flight with hoax call # Opposition shuts down Kolkata over price rise # Singhal says Rao was linked with Ram temple # India to want action against NE militants in B'desh # NEC reviews NE development schemes # India not exporting terror to Pak: PM # Muslims seek action against those responsible for Babri mosque demolition # Priyadarshan plans film on AIDS with Aamir Khan # Six get life for massacring Dalits # # India hopes to expand civil nuclear cooperation during PM's Russia trip # Quick response speeds up recovery of stroke victims # Maoists scaring off investors from Chhattisgarh # India beat Sri Lanka 2-0 to become top Test team # India ready for peace talks with ULFA sans sovereignty # India eyeing oil production opportunities in Africa # FBI team in India with Headley information # Earth more sensitive to CO2 than estimated # Rajya Sabha adjourned over reservation report # Bangladesh ready to tackle any ULFA threat: Minister # India, Russia ink nuke deal # Brazilian thieves use tunnel to steal $5.7 million # Visa clearance for four Pakistani players # CBI waiting for Punjab nod to prosecute assembly speaker # Orders to cancel Rajkhowa's Bangladeshi passport issued # Madonna plans to buy horse farm in New York # Ready for talks within 24 hours minus sovereignty: Gogoi # Congress MPs from Telangana to quit # Sensex opens firm # Ex-Mizoram police chief, colleague held for funds misuse # Tripura governor to take Re.1 salary # 100 Indian fishermen released from Pakistani jails # Naidu demands Andhra governor's resignation over 'sex scandal' # 37 Jharkhand MLAs face criminal cases, 19 are multi-millionaires # Fresh terror alert in Indian metros # All ministers from Telangana quit over statehood issue # Robert Pattinson tops Christmas kiss list # Women's groups continue protests against Andhra governor # Passenger shot dead during train robbery in Bihar # BJP supports JMM to form new Jharkhand government # Lohan to visit Guatemala for charity work # Suicide attack kills 11 in Pakistan, injures dozens # N.D. Tiwari makes quiet exit # Rathore tried to influence investigation: Ex-CBI official # Fifth India-Sri Lanka ODI spiked due to poor pitch # No bail for Rathore, Ruchika's father meets Chidambaram # Government's latest move on Telangana leaves parties confused # Mexican man arrested 600 times in 10 years # Jailed ULFA leaders together 'positive step': Gogoi # Earthquake damages property in northeastern India # Red tape, political interference regress Indian science: PM # Litterateur-journalist Moti Nandi is dead # 5 cops caught partying with mafia dons suspended # Three killed in Assam shootout # Manipur employees threaten indefinite stir over pay hike # India asks Australia for firm action over student's death # Delhi police asked to explain terrorists' escape # 25,000 Indian-origin British doctors to return to India # Fifteen missing in West Bengal boat capsize # Centre's stand on Telangana has impacted north Bengal: Buddhadeb # Death warrants issued for five Mujib killers # Indian security agencies unaware of third crasher in White House # Mahatma Gandhi is son of Africa, says Zambian speaker # Will consider regional woman caucus idea, says Speaker # Political leaders appeal for peace in Andhra Pradesh # Rathore faces suicide abetment charge, CBI probe recommended # University student gangraped in Bhopal # Fake currency racket busted in Mizoram, three arrested # World's tallest building opens in Dubai # Shilpa to bring Bollywood glamour to beleagured British parliament # Bangladesh won't be base for another nation's terrorists: Hasina # Jyoti Basu on ventilator due to breathing trouble # Eight policemen get life imprisonment in Uttar Pradesh # Senior IAS officer arrested in Gujarat # India to dredge river in Bangladesh # Surrender to us - priest, activist to Indian youth's killer # keep informing Yeddyurappa on various issues: Former Karnataka minister # Obama admits intelligence system failure, vows to do better # Narrow escape for Purushottam Express passengers in Orissa # Decision on Rathore's bail plea reserved # 'Humankind solely responsible for climate change' # Jyoti Basu stable, still on ventilator support # Mumbai terror suspect Rana was a Pakistani army deserter # Supreme Court stays Koli's death sentence in Nithari killing # India's food inflation at 18.2 percent # Five nabbed for Toronto gang-rape # Indian student's body to be flown back Saturday # Jyoti Basu still critical, doctors to consult AIIMS specialists # Assam rifles to raise 26 additional battalions # JD-U leader's bail to be challenged in Supreme Court # India can achieve 9-10 percent growth: Mukherjee # Four Mexican priests leave church over celibacy rule # 'Encounter' cop among three nabbed over staged shootout # Undie bomber says 20 others trained to blow up jets # Indian man set on fire in Melbourne # Pakistani rockets fired into India, no casualties # Infiltration bid foiled near India-Pakistan border # India, Bangladesh to discuss maritime dispute # Malawi, India sign three deals, show interest in joint uranium exploration # Reviving Bangladesh's secular polity: Impact for subcontinent # Karnataka's wild jumbos get land as new year gift # Puri beach turning into death trap for tourists? # Two ULFA militants killed in Assam gunfight # Telugu TV channel editors jailed for two weeks # Sanjay Dutt also quits as Samajwadi Party general secretary # BJP legislator, husband booked for maid's death in Madhya Pradesh # Basu slightly better but critical, responding to calls # India outplay Sri Lanka, enter final # Mamata again attacks central government for price rise # New Delhi resolves to strengthen ties with Dhaka # At receiving end of media, Bollywood films hit back # Five more students kill themselves in Maharashtra # Nepal Maoists begin anti-India campaign # India test fires short range Astra missile # As fuel supplies resume, India's nuclear power output # India extends $1 bn credit line to Bangladesh, signs security, power pacts # Watching TV is cutting short your life # Right to Information covers office of Chief Justice of India: High court # Gorkhaland stir hits Darjeeling's tea, tourism # Mumbai terror suspect Headley's status hearing postponed # Dhaka for talks with India on Teesta next month # 'India faces real threat of another Mumbai-type attack' # Jyoti Basu's condition 'extremely' critical: doctors # Three killed, 14 hurt in Uttar Pradesh train collision # Are Indians perceived as soft targets in Australia? # Mumbai's bar girls making Goa police 'dance' # Shortages become acute as bodies pile up in Haiti # US will not play mediator between India, Pakistan: Rao # A.K. Mattoo resigns as Hockey India president # Manipur is firm on controversial Tipaimukh project # Pattern to attacks against Indians: foreign secretary # Five labourers buried under debris in Delhi # Basu, leading political figure of sub-continent: Bangladesh # Basu 'one of the tallest leaders' in Indian politics, says BJP # I have lost great well-wisher in Basu's death: Pranab Mukherjee # A man of consensus and integrity, says PM # Nation mourns Jyoti Basu's death # Basu not to be cremated; body to be given to Kolkata hospital # Ansari, Manmohan visit CPI-M office # Bangladesh parliament mourns Basu's death # l Salvador president apologises to civil war victims # Jyoti Basu, the man who stopped his convoy for a kid # Woman raped in front of son # Father kills daughter two years after her love marriage # Mulayam Singh accepts Amar Singh's resignation # There will be none like Jyoti Basu again: Karat # Leaders won't jump parole if freed for peace talks: ULFA # See Indian attacks in context: Australian # Four abductors gunned down near Lucknow, schoolboy rescued # For the second day, Telangana shutdown hits life # Message threatening Honduran journalist left on murder victim # Indian American executive indicted in $31 million fraud # Mother kept us away from singing: K.L. Saigal's grandson # Gayatri Devi's heirs fight government for gold # I'll definitely marry on TV: Rahul Mahajan # Sri Lanka revokes foreign journalist's expulsion order # Uttar Pradesh to hire accountant to probe Amar Singh's 'fraud' # Sajjan Kumar gets notice in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases # Terrorism, insurgency need to be tackled with firm hand: PM # Rahman, Gulzar, Tanvi share Grammy for 'Jai ho' # flurry of visits in run-up to Obama's India trip # 'Optimism in India has also made people impatient for results' # Delhi to host India's first 'Newseum' # Amar Singh, Jaya Prada expelled from Samajwadi Party # Indian peacekeepers recognised for services in Congo # India spent more on defence acquisitions this fiscal: Antony # Probe ordered after Guwahati schoolgirl attempts suicide # Woman officer of Indian Army placed under arrest # Jumbos create havoc in Chhattisgarh village # Northeast can become an IT hub, say US returned professionals # 25-year battle for 41 days of government service # Attack on Indian in Auckland would shock even criminals: police # Markets to come up along Bangladesh-India border # Sovereignty wasn't on ULFA's agenda initially: Founder member # 'School teachers need to be educated about epilepsy' # Freedom can foster passion for hobbies among kids # Chidambaram meets Telangana panel secretary # Mulayam was misled into sacking me: Amar Singh # US rules out mediation on Kashmir # Media barred from Anwar Ibrahim's second sodomy trial Text # Anti-India jehadi rally held in Pakistani Kashmir # Ethiopia to Indian firms: end dispute or lose contract # Iran to host global meet against nukes, WMDs # World Book Fair: Was it more books, less business? # Chidambaram lauds Bangladesh's role in fighting terror # SRK-Shiv Sena standoff not as heroic or villainous # India united in fighting internal security challenges: Chidambaram # Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb issues ultimatum over hostages # Pakistani terror groups, insurgencies will be defeated: India # Climate change: Africa seeks credible financial package # New 3D scanner at airports not to show body parts # Australian police delay release of survey on racism # Abandoned dockyards, mills became gambling dens: 'Teen Patti' designer # Congress leader charges Gujarat minister with graft # Katie Price desperate to be pregnant # Chavan threatens to withdraw Uddhav's security # Maoists blow up two rail tracks in Orissa # Sena mobs attack theatres ahead of 'My Name Is Khan' release # Last Nepal king breaks ancient taboo # 24 security men killed in West Bengal Maoist attack # Electricity to all villages by 2012: Shinde # Rape victim commits suicide in Haryana # Teacher suspended after student's death # Abducted Jharkhand official's wife threatens self-immolation # Bangladesh to rename establishments bearing Ziaur Rahman's name # West Bengal accuses Maoists of disrupting normal life # Good god! villagers worship pumpkins in Orissa # Fostering terror across border affecting bilateral ties: India # Bad light followed by rain stops play at Eden # Dikshit unveils green code for Commonwealth Games # Maoist strike hits five Bihar districts # Bad light followed by rain stops play at Eden # Fertility chip can accurately count sperm # Pakistan's romance with Afghan Taliban far from over # Big B adopts 90-year-old freedom fighter # 1984 riots: No relief for Sajjan Kumar from high court # Voice samples of 26/11 accused to figure in India-Pakistan talks # 36 die in Pakistan avalanche # Meghalaya villagers flee as Bangladesh guards open fire # Four policemen sacked for deaths, woman's beating # IMF to sell 191.3 tonnes of gold # Delhi student killed in Pune blast cremated # Shilda: Bengal admits lack of alertness, forms probe panel # Groom killed in celebratory firing # Achuthanandan hails apex court ruling on Mullaperiyar dam # Cabinet approves extension for anti-scavenging scheme # US envoy extends 'hand of friendship' to Indian Muslims # Maoists kill 11 in Bihar village # PM's council pushes fiscal order, pegs growth at 7.2 percent # IAF MiG-21 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe # Shashi Tharoor's new choreography: Dance diplomacy # Gunfight between militants, security forces in Kashmir # Assam scam chargesheet doesn't name ministers # Man held in Uttar Pradesh for raping daughters # Endeavour undocks from International Space Station # One more foreigner dead, Pune blast toll 12 # Hyderabad locks down as students begin rally for Telangana # After Maoist attack, surviving Bengal troopers face trauma # To quaint post office come letters for river goddess # Kolkata youth succumbs, Pune blast toll 14 # Case against IAS officer having Rs.930 mn-worth property # Student dies after self-immolation over Telangana # Casanova: The man who seduced 122 women # RBI asks nationalised banks to reach far-flung areas # Termites feasting on Gandhi books in his ashram # India's high growth will weather all challenges: President # Maoists blow up school in Bihar # PM asks opposition not to disrupt parliament # India condemns 'barbaric' beheading of Sikh in Pakistan # NATO airstrike kills 33 Afghan civilians # India for meaningful ties with Pakistan, active engagement with world # Nanotechnology to turn paper into futuristic batteries # Sikh terror outfits seeking volunteers from US, India: Report # Government ready for unconditional talks with Maoists: Chidambaram # Maoists attack police camp soon after truce offer, 1 dead # Rajya Sabha adjourned over price rise # Kidnapped woman official rescued in Uttar Pradesh # Jailbirds stage dance drama on robber king's reform # India-Pakistan hockey match, encounter of an emotional kind # Snake charmers take to wedding bands - without snakes # Price rise stalls Lok Sabha proceedings # Indian moots container movement with Bangladesh # One more succumbs in Pune blast, toll 16 # Cloudy sky makes mercury soar in capital # 170-year-old journal records sex, drunkenness on a ship # Call goes out to save the Ganges Dolphin # Giving a voice to Orissa's exploited tribal women # 'This woman suckered us', said Nixon of Indira Gandhi: Book # 540 MW power plant to start soon: Abhijit Group # Indian Navy aircraft crashes into Hyderabad building, pilot dead # Fuel price hike stalls parliament # Naga people rally for early political solution # Australia-India relation like T20 cricket: Minister # CPI-M slams PM refusal to roll back fuel price hike # Nabbed Maoist leader was a techie: Police # Learning keeps brain healthy # Report Card of Ministry of Home Affairs for February, 2010 # India, Bangladesh frontier forces begin talks Sunday # Dhaka prepares to sign free trade agreement with Delhi # Rahul Mahajan weds Dimpy Ganguly on reality TV # 'Godman' kidnaps woman disciple # I hope for meaningful talks: ULFA's Pradip Gogoi # Indian Mujahideen terrorist handed over to Delhi Police # Soul searching time for green journalism By # Raj Thackeray faces 73 rioting cases in Maharashtra # Mujib planned separation from Pakistan in 1969: Hasina # Rajya Sabha adjourned again # 261 women artists paint their thoughts # Women's bill stalls parliament # 11 killed, 68 hurt in Lahore suicide car bombing # Vitamin D deficiency leads to obesity, stunts growth # SP, RJD threaten to withdraw support to government # Jihad Jane : Charged with plotting terror in South Asia # Ulema Council threatens stir against cleric's arrest # Lok Sabha adjourned twice as protests continue # Congress suspends Sadhu Yadav for remarks on women's bill # Court adjourns Rathore's case till April 15 # Heavy security around Chinese embassy # Indian-American professor turns chicken feathers into fuel # After Indians, now Canadian assaulted in Australia # 12,000 get set for Mizo bamboo dance # No interim relief for Lt. Gen. Rath in Sukna land scam # We were merchandise, says former sex slave # Hasina vows easy access to Bangladeshis in Indian enclaves # Schoolgirl commits suicide after being called ugly # No cellphone cards for under 18s in Bangladesh # Where Hindus and Muslims pray together # 16 Maoists surrender in Orissa # Dhaka keen to attract more Indian, Chinese funds # Former mayor held for allegedly duping daughter-in-law Text # Suicide blast in Pakistan's Swat Valley kills 10 # Obama to visit India later this year # Yuvraj, VRV Singh breach security in Chandigarh # Magnitude-6 quake strikes Indonesia's West Papua # Gujarat legal eagles protest apex court decision on assets # Former BJP minister summoned by riot probe panel # May take 9 years to settle boundary row with India: Dhaka # Three infants die after vaccination # Woman, 92, held for killing husband # Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir # Big BJP boss steps in to save proteges # Delhi Daredevils beat Kings XI by five wickets # Pakistani government seeks Mumbai attacker Kasab's arrest # Lalu tours Bihar with women's quota views, finds few takers # Nuclear liability bill not tabled in Lok Sabha # Lok Sabha adjourned over Bareilly violence # Cabinet clears foreign varsity bill # Rajya Sabha revokes suspension of four SP MPs # India's annual inflation rose to 9.89 percent in February # Teaching is my mission: India-trained Bangladeshi dancer # Beckham set to miss World Cup over Achilles injury # Avoid wells in Maoist areas, security forces told # Lok Sabha adjourned over Mayawati's money garland # Stop terrorism or we will deal with you, India warns Pakistan # Rs.200 crore tax evasion detected # Maoists ignore PETA appeal, continue to kill dogs # Journalist shot dead in Honduras # Shootout at ISRO centre near Bangalore, no injuries # World's smallest boy to grieve smallest man's death # Muslim women reject cleric's advice to stay away from politics # Now, sexual minority groups seek reservation # Less than 8 percent women representatives in state assemblies # Racism row as British firm seeks Indian origin applicant # Forty hours on, boy still in borewell # Picasso painting on the block for 40 mn pounds # Australians accused of racially abusing Indian players # The chilli hand grenade is ready to explode! # Tendulkar's fourth IPL 50 him past 600-run aggregate # Indian man, woman jailed in Dubai for steamy text messages # A new option for Indian women - the vaginal ring # 'Cyber crime threatening India' # Britain seeks details of citizen's death in Goa # Hiccup! Officials barred from drawing Punjab liquor lottery # 10 injured in blast in Bihar bus # Headley pleads guilty to Mumbai terror charges # 35,000 troops reduced in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah # Communism digs in, with much memorabilia, in Punjab town # Royal Challengers thump Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets # Bullock's husband apologises for alleged infidelity # Azad overrules IMA's objections to rural MBBS course # Togadia to visit Kandhamal despite ban # Exercising? Get your clothes right # Headley may still be available to Indian investigators ( # India gets $1 bn World Bank loan to improve education # Five burnt to death in Bihar village # Suspected explosive found on Kingfisher flight # Koirala's last journey begins # Royal Challengers win by 7 wickets # Maharajas' Express chugs out from Kolkata # Mayawati: Will her garland turn into noose? # FICCI bats for nuclear liability bill to win 'next frontier' # 'Headley's plea bargain is a chance lost for India' # India-Bangladesh water sharing agreement on Teesta soon # 1984 anti-Sikh riots: Hearing against Sajjan from March 27 # Sensex crawls up after weak start # Congress to bail out former hockey Olympian # Jackson's physician hid painkiller information from paramedics # Organic veggies to make good business for Himachal hotels # Tamil films blamed for crime by Indians in Malaysia # Bangladesh Islamist leaders sued for hurting Muslim sentiments # Maoists trigger blast on rail tracks # Taiwan burglar escapes after leaping from sixth floor # One killed as Assam tea planter opens fire at irate mob # Pranab sticks to 7.2 percent growth in 2009-10 # 170 Indian workers duped in Malaysia # Chhattisgarh minister faces flak for slapping official # Man kills six children in Chinese school # Pakistan army sexually abusing minority women: NGO # 'Islamist extremists can destabilise Bangladesh' # India to grow 8.5 percent next fiscal: Manmohan Singh # Maoists blow up tracks, freight train derails # Probe Bangladesh violence: ethnic minorities # No breakthrough in Kingfisher explosive case # Assam opposition facing desertions ahead of Rajya Sabha polls # RAW officer to depose in Babri case Friday # Cocaine worth $13 mn found in banana consignment # # Zoologists discover new frog species in Mizoram # To save mother, brothers kill father # Partymen's ire against Bachchan 'legitimate': Congress # 61 killed in Pakistan airstrikes # Headley story shows close Al Qaeda, LeT links: NYT # 12 still untraced in Stephen Court fire # 67,000 children skip school in Britain everyday # Supreme Court order on Muslim quota a relief for students # Court bans 15-year-old commercial vehicles in Tripura # Modi appears before SIT # War crimes trial will be transparent, Dhaka assures opposition # Kingfisher crude bomb case solved, accused in custody: Police # 17 Indians get death for killing Pakistani # Law tightens noose around Haryana's community courts # Rajya Sabha panel to examine rules to protect women # Fossil find reveals tinier version of T-Rex # Women refusing to remove niqab in Canada will be charged # Tigress strays into village, kills teenager # Sikh stabbed to death at birthday party in Vancouver # 90 Maoists, nine policemen killed in Chhattisgarh # Uneasy calm in Hyderabad as curfew continues # V.K.Singh takes over as Indian Army chief # Pamela Anderson not interested in dating # Tamil schools, literature not neglected in Malaysia # India plans to launch 10 satellites every year # With 100 percent placement, cheer at youngest IIM # Urgent need to tackle child abuse: experts # Security personnel injured in mine blast by Maoists # Married woman gang-raped in Pune # Bangladeshi gives birth in India, faces arrest # Fire at ITO, seven rescued # And now, a Mayawati temple # 11-year-old from Meghalaya has designs on fashion # Good Friday observed with prayers, fasts # Militants blow up rail track in Kashmir # Blast in Lalgarh on eve of Chidambaram visit # How the brain stores memories for specific fears # CBI yet to charge tainted Jharkhand IAS officers # Two held for circulating fake currency # Shoaib Malik in Hyderabad to clear air # 450,000 employees strike work in Jammu and Kashmir # Gunmen kill 25 in Iraqi village # 26th anniversary of first Indian in space Monday # Government meets parties on women's quota bill # Bangladesh Islamist leaders denied bail, told to surrender # Nepal PM summoned over Indian passport deal # Strong earthquake hits western Mexico # 84 miners rescued from flooded mine in China # Police begin questioning Shoaib Malik # Cracking the Oriental Yeti mystery # Three killed as Maoists ambush CRPF team # 60 notices but few responses to Kandhamal riots probe # Rukmini Devi breached gender barriers through Bharatanatyam # 73 killed as 700 Maoists entrap CRPF team in Chhattisgarh # Madras High Court dismisses Nalini's plea for release # 37 Rajya Sabha members have criminal background: Study # Fencing-affected border residents of Mizoram go on strike # Toll in Hyderabad riots rises to three # Knight Riders win over Dardevils to stay in semis hunt # Chhattisgarh shuts down to protest Maoist massacre # Food can chemicals may trigger early puberty in girls # Mothers working part-time have healthiest kids: study # India's Sensex falls after previous day's gains # Two million men to be circumcised in South Africa # Indian acquitted of molestation charges in US # Shoaib gave false information in divorce paper? # Maoists block road in Orissa # With Dantewada massacre, Maoists on suicidal course # Power cuts? Here comes loan mela for gensets # 472,000 students appear for IIT joint entrance exam # Manmohan, Obama to discuss nuke terrorism, Headley, Iran # SEBI bans 14 insurance companies from selling ULIPs # Manna Dey not impressed by Rehman's 'Vande Mataram' # In Gurgaon's shadow, child marriages thrive # Royal Challengers vanquish Knight Riders in keen contest # 'Political appointments have jeopardized RTI in Uttar Pradesh' # Move to end regulatory turf war over insurance plans # CRPF suspends anti-Maoist drive in Bastar, say police # Condition of four radiation victims improves, two still critical # Street theatre more relevant than ever, say Bengal artists # British filmmakers to scout for actors in India # Act against Mumbai attackers, Obama tells Pakistan # Meghalaya chief minister Lapang resigns # GSLV mission: Scientists say cryogenic engine had ignited # Right to Food Act on the anvil, says Chidambaram # Violin worth $400,000 stolen in Austria # Tharoor friend Pushkar gives up IPL Kochi equity # Orissa doctors on strike, health services hit partially # Nepal Maoists to start fresh anti-government protests # Karnataka cops get leads on men behind stadium blasts # Dalai Lama a hit at IPL match in Dharamsala # Government official gang raped in Pune, four men held # Saina should improve fitness, speed, says Malaysian star # Deccan Chargers beat Daredevils for semi-final berth # Apex court upholds life for Manu Sharma in Jessica murder case # Heaven looked nice, says boy brought back from dead # Volcanic ash casts shadow over Abu Dhabi real estate show # Four Indian states still struggling with leprosy # Tharoor steps down, PM sends resignation to president # Two rockets fired into Punjab from Pakistan # Tharoor's case has likeness with Chidambaram's 18 years ago # Kargil may soon get country's highest tunnel # Woman raped after a night out drinking, risks Dubai jail # IPL is money laundering, ban it, say MPs # Sangma to be elected next Meghalaya chief minister # My conscience is clear, done nothing wrong: Tharoor # 'Indian Americans catching up in US politics too' # Strong Indian rupee makes China Dhaka's no.1 trade partner # Doctor accidentally cuts off man's testicle # Sikhs fight pitched battle at Toronto gurdwara # Modi boxed into corner, BCCI out to oust him? # ULFA splits down the middle over peace process # Maoist posters found ahead of chief minister's visit # Rajiv Shukla briefs PM on IPL controversy # Revenues from 3G auction may touch Rs.45,000 crore: Raja # BJP boycotts Lok Sabha to join rally against price rise # Artificial Rainfall # Swami Nityananda arrested from Himachal village # Tax officials claim 'evidence' against Kolkata Knight Riders # 78 bureaucrats involved in graft cases in three years # Identified by DNA, soldier laid to rest 94 years after death # Canadian police hunt for Sikh trouble-makers # Green tea may help fight glaucoma # Green tea may help fight glaucoma # Shields happy photographer couldn't use her nude pics # Shields happy photographer couldn't use her nude pics # Earth Day # Discussion on draft Food Security Bill likely Friday # Rs.15,000 crore capital infusion for state-run banks okayed # Action mulled against Nalini # Sex abuse 'victim' to sue the Pope in US # Will consider parliament panel probe into IPL: Mukherjee # Chennai Super Kings beat Deccan Chargers to make IPL final # Congress finalises list of ministers for Meghalaya # Sons face death in UAE, families clutch at hope # Train controllers to go on mass leave May 1 # Another dissenting voice against Paresh Baruah, ULFA rift widening # BJP flays Congress over alleged phone tapping # BCCI suspends Modi to bar him from attending GC meeting # Super Kings captain Dhoni praises team's fighting spirit # Woman dates 24 men to find 'Mr Right' # Will Tharoor survive Kerala's charged politics? # Out of sight, not out of mind # Strike against prices hits life in parts of India # Lok Sabha condemns killing of Dalits in Hisar # CPI-Maoist showing Dantewada massacre CD to cadres # Human brain recognizes and reacts to different races # Opposition legislators evicted from Tamil Nadu assembly # Woman diplomat in Indian mission in Pakistan held for spying # Lok Sabha adjourned again over price rise # Bhutanese refugees pin homecoming hopes on SAARC Summit # Surrendered militants are Kashmir's unwanted lot # Maoist massacre probe hints at lack of forces' cooperation # Phone tapping again rears its head in parliament # Phone tapping again rears its head in parliament # Hyderabad on alert after warning of possible terror attacks # Apex court censures two Gujarat public prosecutors # Apex court censures two Gujarat public prosecutors # India set to have direct access to Headley # BJP withdraws support to JMM, Congress weighs options # CPI-M rules out any rethink on BJP # CPI-M rules out any rethink on BJP # Pakistan has assured speedy trial of 26/11 accused: India # Congress flays Advani over Gujarat phone tapping Text # SAARC: 25 years of existence but little to show # Madhuri Gupta was 'faithful reporter', but no documents transferred # India, Pakistan agree to restore trust # CBI arrests senior official in bulletproof jacket scam # Government verifying reports on Chinese hackers # India to set up DNA data banks # Did Digvijay Singh seek secret talks with Maoists? # Tytler acquittal triggers uproar in parliament # 44 school kids stabbed in China in 2 days # RJD, SP MPs walk out of Lok Sabha over Muslim quota # India's voting machines are open to fraud, says group # Sugar prices, withdrawal of MPs quota spark anger in Rajya Sabha # Burqa set to be banned in Belgium # India to host 2011 World Marketing Congress # Indian satellite launch postponed to June # All for Rs.30 - jostling and toiling at labourer marts # Rajya Sabha adjourned over remarks against Ambedkar # Madhuri Gupta: A lonely woman exploited for her insecurities? # India-Pakistan dialogue will aid terror fight: US # Youth dies after swallowing fish # Madhuri Gupta sent to 14 days judicial custody # 6.3 magnitude quake hits Bering Sea # Jharkhand political drama shifts to New Delhi # Jharkhand political drama shifts to New Delhi # No dilution of NPT in India n-deal: US # Two US men indicted for giving tech support to Al Qaeda # Indian named UN assistant secretary-general for peacekeeping # NDFB chief held in Bangladesh, handed to India # Man who cremated Hitler won't tell where ashes are # 13-year-old booked for raping minor in Bhopal # Maoists begin Nepal shutdown as PM refuses to quit # Security beefed up in Gurgaon after terror alert # Mumbai terrorist's fate to be sealed Monday # Anyone below 18 is a child: Dhaka # Kasab should be hanged in public, say 26/11 families # Kasab - how a poor Pakistani became India's terror nightmare # Murdered Delhi journalist's mother arrested # Apex court denies bail to Gujarat cop # JNU students' no to increasing age bar in elections # Rajya Sabha adjourned for fourth time Monday # Kasab guilty of 26/11, two others acquitted # Nithari killings: Koli guilty of seven-year-old's murder # Maharashta imposes ESMA on striking workers # Ceasefire with Nagaland militant outfit extended # 150 years of Tagore: The magic still endures # Why name Saeed, Lakhvi in 26/11 verdict, asks Jamaat-ud-Dawa # Uttar Pradesh cops can be Good Samaritans too # Lok Sabha adjourned over opposition protests # Reform of medical education required: Azad # Lawyers, activists welcome apex court decision on narco tests # More unparliamentary comments in Lok Sabha, more adjournments # India not to curb population with law: Azad # Aiyar expresses regret for remarks in Rajya Sabha # High profile suspects who underwent narco tests # India among the worst 10 climate polluters: Study # Maoist commander, six aides held in Chhattisgarh # Subrata Mukherjee joins Trinamool # Kasab's sentencing Thursday afternoon # India among the worst 10 climate polluters: Study # 'Taliban's suicide-bomb trainer tutored NYK bombing suspect' # AIIMS doctor pilots India's first robot-assisted surgery # Five arrested with counterfeit notes printed in Pakistan # 70 injured as cops clash with Muivah supporters # Nikam flashes V-sign after Kasab's death sentence # Hanging Kasab may take years # Islamic scholars, clerics hail Kasab's death penalty # No one found guilty of radiation exposure will be spared: Minister # Hung parliament in Britain sparks intense power struggle # N-liability bill introduced amid opposition protests # Police told to file FIR against slain scribe's boyfriend # 'Ethical hacking is a booming industry' # Government should frame comprehensive energy policy: Apex court # Kashmiri doctor who tops IAS exam wants to be role model # Jharkhand political crises fuel air travel # Assam youth beats poverty to crack civil services exam # British voters denied right to vote can claim 750 pounds # Make litigation affordable, says PM # 98 northeastern kids rescued from Tamil Nadu # Australia crush India by 49 runs # 117 hours of parliament lost to frequent disruptions # Manipur hit by shortage of essentials, life saving drugs # Portrait of Tagore as a progressive artist # Jorasanko Thakurbari - where every corner tells Tagore story # Officer’s Choice # 70-year-old grandmother abandons Everest climb # Fed up of being terrorist, man crosses LoC with wife # England outclass New Zealand, qualify for semis with Pakistan # Naga blockade pushes Manipur into economic crisis # British hostage in Pakistan asks help in video appeal # Bill Gates to visit Amethi with Rahul Gandhi Tuesday # Camera, collars, marks - Sundarbans counts its tigers # Goa climbs charts as filming paradise # Safe & sexy # Mumbai terror accused Rana to go on trial on Nov 1 Text # Khap panchayats: No room for a parallel justice system # Soccer time! World Cup pulls Indians to South Africa # 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag': Scripting the amazing Milkha Singh story # My caste is Indian, declares Amitabh # Dictionary mistake goes unnoticed for 99 years # India's new fast-breeder on track, nuclear power from September next # New Chief Justice of India # Air India Kanishka bomber faces fresh trial next month # Bangladesh weavers strike work, demand Indian yarn # Eight-year-old girl raped by 10-year-old boys # Modi hits out at BCCI, says reliable source is fiction # Pakistani woman allowed to marry prisoner on death row # Gadkari calls Mulayam, Lalu 'licking dogs', retracts # Cop donates blood to save injured Maoist # At 82, Vidya Stokes still loves collecting dolls # Greenpeace probe reveals radiation risk in Mayapuri # Indian women lose to Australia in Twenty20 semi-finals # Four cops held for supplying arms to Maoists # Everest begins to give up its dead # One breaks free, but child marriages go on in Madhya Pradesh # Bangladesh tries to farm hilsa in ponds # Judge praises women for running `model' brothel # Cyber Warfare is the New Gen Security Threat: Antony # Dawood third most wanted after Osama, Mexican drug lord # Stampede survivors still look for lost kin, belongings # Aircraft with 43 onboard crashes in Afghanistan # LTTE regrouping to hit back at India, says ban order # Ban khap panchayats, says petition to president # 15 Dantewada victims battle for life # 15 Dantewada victims battle for life # Miss USA Rima Fakih embroiled in 'stripper' row # Fearful in Chhattisgarh day after Maoist strike # Fearful in Chhattisgarh day after Maoist strike # BJP, JMM agree to share power in Jharkhand # Sheila Dikshit sends Afzal Guru's file to Lt Governor # Data collection method of unique ID authority finalised # French Open: Somdev overpowers Vanek in qualifiers # 20 killed in Afghanistan suicide blast # Supreme Court comes to help of same-gotra couple # Pro-Maoist groups under close watch of home ministry # Pro-Maoist groups under close watch of home ministry # Congress-led UPA looks more vulnerable, says Karat # India may slap taxes, quotas to limit iron ore exports # Younis Khan signs for Surrey, BCCI bars Piyush # Pakistan top brass meet ahead of US NSA talks # Season's first Indian conquest of Mt Everest goes unnoticed # Inside Imphal: Discontent and dialogue # Gotra row: Haryana couple allowed to stay married # Man kills three children, then commits suicide # Maoists blast tracks on second day of strike # Maoists blast rail track, torch diesel tankers on goods train # Five killed in accident, driver commits suicide # Laila weakening as it inches closer to Andhra coast # Maoists kill 5 CRPF men, blast rail tracks in West Bengal # All my dancing was extempore: Shammi Kapoor # Two killed as trainer aircraft crashes in Madhya Pradesh # Somdev in third round of French Open qualifiers # Arunachal gets Himalayan cultures studies centre # 2,700-year-old human skeletons found in Mexico # Chinese teacher jailed for holding group sex parties # ATM inventor dead # Central information panel has limited powers, says court # Rape-accused Karnataka ex-minister's blood test ordered # Lalu Prasad denies expressing support for Maoists # Apex court moved against Soren as chief minister # Gorkha League chief Tamang killed, Darjeeling shuts down # Somdev makes main draw of French Open for first time # Girls outperform boys in CBSE exams in Allahabad region # 150 killed in Air India crash in Mangalore # Garo militant leader ready for talks, surrender # Top Trinamool leaders have links with Maoists: Buddhadeb # Priest turned residence into 'erotic dungeon' # PM defers reception for UPA-II's one-year bash # No quiet dialogue on between India, separatists: Mirwaiz # Facebook faces fresh trouble over privacy concerns # Indian women's hockey team clinch series against New Zealand # Delhi schoolboy creates history, summits Mt. Everest # Presidential flight did landing rehearsals at Mangalore airport # Plane crash survivor recalls the horror # On UPA-II's first anniversary, prices dampen ratings, women's bill earns praise # 87 crash victims identified, Hyderabad forensic team pitches in # Hunt still on for black box of crashed aircraft: Air India # Mumbai trains serial blasts probe reveals Pakistani link # Cabinet differences are not to be aired: Mukherjee # Politics eclipses civic issues in Bengal municipal polls # Maoists, northeast rebels may be involved in drug trade: Official # Dantewada massacre: Chhattisgarh reluctant to act against IPS officers # Somdev crashes out of French Open in first round # 'Khap Mahapanchayat' threatens MPs, Delhi blockade # Pilots were experienced, well-rested, asserts AI chief # Hockey India's claims meaningless, says Gill # DGCA begins crash probe, finds voice recorder, data unit # 57 ancient tombs found in Egypt # Indian regional literature to find global audience # Mangalore airport not the only 'tricky' one in India: Pilots # RTI for marriage # Man, son, grandson - all born on the same day # No agreement on creating new states: PM # Flight data recorder of crashed Air India flight found # Tony Blair joins Indian-born billionaire's US # 14 disabled children get above 90 percent in Class 12 # Woman power to the fore at foreign office # Molester cop Rathore's jail term enhanced to 18 months # Meghalaya rejects reports of violence against Nepalese # Court directs police to probe MCD's 'ghost' employees scam # Rathore seeks bail from high court # Passengers livid over Air India strike, management offers talks # Harassed by cops, sisters attempt suicide; one dead # Air India cracks whip on unions, tries to normalise flights # Indian president meets Chinese premier # Pakistan detains 11th suspect in Times Square plot # Visa row: India to retaliate if Canada does not respond # Withdraw action against Air India union workers, says CPI-M # Afzal Guru file to be sent to home ministry within a week # Muivah is a terrorist, says rival Naga group # Over 92,000 undertrial prisoners released across India # Class 10 results will now show grades, students worried # Four NDFB bombers linked to Assam blasts held # CBSE class 10 results out # 25 Pakistani militants freed, to be sent back # Red-carpet welcome for Everest's youngest Indian hero # Space junk may crash earth's communication networks # Army general falsified Kargil records, rules tribunal # Canada 'deeply regrets' visa row with India # Train tragedy toll rises to 98, bodies decaying # Army officer booked for civilian killings in Kashmir # Electronic key causes RJD MP to delay Patil's flight in China # Indian team going to US to interrogate Headley # CPI-M shocked over Kashmir civilian killings # Scientist decodes secret of Rembrandt's appeal # Teenager dies after being set ablaze by molester # Night passenger trains suspended in West Bengal's Maoist areas # Rescue work hampered due to railways' non-cooperation: minister # Train disaster toll goes up to 145, tracks restored # West Bengal holds crucial civic polls, clashes reported # Wanted Khalistani terrorist arrested in Amritsar # 1800 B.C. artefacts found in Syria # India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets # Let ULFA give formal proposal for peace talks, says Gogoi # India says no to NPT again, terms it discriminatory # West Bengal's intellectuals divided over rail disaster # Four arrested with antique Buddha idol # Goa minister under cloud after alleged partner dies # Firing incident not an attack on Ravi Shankar: Police chief # Ravi Shankar unafraid, says he forgives attacker # Fresh round of talks with NSCN-IM Tuesday in Nagaland # High court defers hearing in Rathore's case till Tuesday # India, China should take care of each other's concerns: Patil # 16-year-old Noida boy returns after scaling Mt Everest # Cabinet meet on security to review Maoist policy # Jharkhand in political flux, headed for central rule # UN asks Israel to end blockade on Gaza # Gunmen storm Lahore hospital, 12 dead # President's rule imposed in Jharkhand # Banerjee skips cabinet meeting, says she was busy # Trinamool humbles Left in Bengal, snatches Kolkata # CPI-M arrogance caused Left defeat: Forward Bloc # Indian Navy chopper crashes, crew safe # Protect Dalit victims, apex court tells Haryana # 12 states avoiding transparency in police jobs: Chidambaram # India gets access to Headley # Indian-American teen wins Spelling Bee crown # Court orders Rs.6 lakh relief for kin # Abdullah rules out special assembly session # Goa minister resigns over companion's death # Talks with ULFA, but not with Bodo outfit: Pillai # Evidence of Maoist links with northeast insurgents: Pillai # Call off blockade or face action, government to Naga groups # Ajay Sinha to bring honour killing issue on celluloid # Two army officers suspended over staged Kashmir shootout # Did Shivraj Patil ask Dikshit to delay Afzal Guru's hanging? # India's Ashis Roy completes 104th marathon # Rathore taken to hospital for tests; discharged # Greens up against Mayawati's dream expressway # PCAPA members ransack houses in Jhargram # Major changes ahead in Malaysian Indian Congress # Aliens exist on Saturn's moon: NASA # Air India, Jet Airways planes in near miss over Tamil Nadu # ULFA leaders in Bangladesh, Myanmar to surrender: Pillai # A music concert for dogs # Eight held guilty for Bhopal gas tragedy, get two years in jail # Oil minister pushes for fuel price hike to curb subsidy # PM begins Kashmir visit amid shutdown # Bhopal verdict a mockery of justice, say victims, activists # Explosives recovered from railway station in Jharkhand # Defamation suit filed against Varun Gandhi # Somdev rises to career best ranking of 104 # Controversial book on Sonia to be out by year-end? # High court appoints two lawyers for Kasab # Second arrest in Gyaneshwari Express case # Sex, drink helped Brazil win '94 World Cup, says Branco # Disabled people plan hunger strike in Delhi for rights law # Brazilian man imprisoned daughter, raped her for 15 years # Food inflation climbs to 16.74 percent # Up to 40 killed in Afghan wedding blast # Five held in Punjab with RDX, detonators, heroin # Bullied on Facebook, Australian teen jumps on rail track # World's oldest leather shoe found # Send back Mizoram refugees, Tripura asks central government # Maoist sabotage threat hits Bengal train movements # Air India Kanishka bombing report next week # Indian officials interrogate Headley in US # Air India Kanishka bombing report next week # India win gold in World Cup archery # Left Front to celebrate 33 years in power June 21 # BP oil spill game changer for industry: ONGC chief # Blast on rail track in Tamil Nadu, none hurt # Kingfisher probing woman in cockpit during flight # Andhra rights panel bans children's reality shows # Wins for Argentina, South Korea as US hold England to draw # 100 Indian students trapped in riot-hit Kyrgyzstan # Britain's ITV earns viewers' ire for missing goal # Trains cancelled in Bihar amid Maoist shutdown # Government to send troopers to end Manipur blockade # Apex court refuses to hear Haldiram's owner petition # Woman wins 22-year property battle, but gets no land # 23 die in landslides in Bangladesh # Father, uncle arrested for honour killing in Delhi # Maoist rampage: station, bank torched, police camps raided # 55 bodies recovered after boat capsize, hunt on for more # Moon has more water than Great Lakes, Chandrayaan data shows # Showdown averted as Manipur blockade suspended # Only 500 militants active in Kashmir: State police chief # Captive breeding of rare pheasant hit by bacterial infection # 100 trucks with supplies to reach Manipur Saturday # Cross voting in Bihar Rajya Sabha polls # Two minor sisters killed # Cross voting in Bihar Rajya Sabha polls # Arya Samaj leader to pursue Maoist dialogue efforts # Prices remain high but India's food inflation drops a tad # Rajya Sabha poll: CPI-M abstains from voting in Rajasthan # Haunted by guns and poverty, right next to where Maoists died # Allegations of deal with Anderson outrageous: Congress # Britain bans Indian Muslim preacher # Britain bans Indian Muslim preacher # No new polio cases in India since April # CO2 dictated global climate pattern # Rajiv was informed after giving Anderson safe passage: Rasgotra # Rajiv was informed after giving Anderson safe passage: Rasgotra # Little development around Lalgarh, a year into security operations # Muslims greet Kashmir's Hindus at temple festival # Nanda's calls verified, driver's family to approach court # Cameron to meet Manmohan in Toronto before Delhi visit # Swine flu returns to Andhra, two fresh cases in Hyderabad # Bhopal ministerial panel looking at legal options # 'No locus standi' on Anderson's release: Arjun Singh # Suspected Maoists kill two 'police informers' # Six railway officials suspended in Bihar # Indian Islamic preacher to challenge British entry ban # Educational finance corpus inching towards reality # Census hits roadblock in Mizoram - superstition! # Indian tourists love Thailand, despite turmoil # Fifth man held for train sabotage # Three generations of family crushed to death in roof collapse # Bolivian priest found guilty of sexual assault in Chile # English FA complains to FIFA over security breach # Sneijder's sizzler helps Dutch beat Japan # Army major nabbed accepting bribe # Saina wins Singapore Open # Himalayan tunnel will be engineering marvel # Exchange rate woes, Euro zone crisis may hit exporters: FICCI # Citizen's Forum to meet PM on talks with ULFA # All issues to be discussed in talks with India: Qureshi # Pakistan violates ceasefire again # 3,500-year-old underground town found in Egypt # Goa roots for Portugal in World Cup football # One of prime accused in train sabotage held in Jharkhand # Argentina down Greece 2-0, top Group B # 'Angry' Obama recalls Afghan commander to Washington # India to recall choppers on UN work for internal actions # BJP puts off decision on Bihar alliance # Army colonel killed in Kashmir ambush # Maoists call 48-hour shutdown in five states # Two jobless women teachers jump from water tank in Punjab # President asked to reject Guru's mercy plea # South Korea draw with Nigeria to advance to last 16 # Bhopal, nuke liability bill are separate issues:Anand Sharma # Plane's tyre bursts while landing at Raipur # World Cup exit: Italian minister slams 'luxury immigrants' # India increases ex-gratia, relief for Bhopal victims # US visas pose 'appallingly pervasive problem' # Teens held for running sex racket in China # Cabinet approves 107 new Kendriya Vidyalayas # Sonu Niigam to soon release Michael Jackson tribute # Indians move up in Wimbledon doubles # College aspirants queue up for cosmetic surgery # Government decontrols fuel prices, set to increase # Sudarsanam seventh lawmaker to die in 13th Tamil Nadu assembly # Trooper, Maoist killed in West Bengal gunfight # World Cup elimination cost Italy 140 mn euros # Ship carrying arms sets sail for Kolkata # Ship carrying arms sets sail for Kolkata # Away from action, foreign diplomats recreate FIFA mood in India # 10,000 protesters run riot at G-20 summit # 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Set up unified command in four Maoist hit states: Chidambaram # India's June inflation rises to 10.55 percent # 517-seater Emirates super jumbo to land in Delhi # No breakthrough but India and Pakistan will keep talking # Major, two soldiers hurt in Jammu and Kashmir gun battle # 20 dead, 100 hurt in twin blasts in Iran # Argentina legalises same-sex marriage # 'Power-packed' jeans: Wear them and fear not pickpockets # Bangladesh, Nepal revive transit deal # Bangladeshi actor Bulbul Ahmed dead # Panamanian court frees jailed reporter # Pakistan has nothing to do with Kashmir infiltration: Qureshi # Two Maoists lynched in Jharkhand # Family urges India to recognise Punjab man in Pakistan jail # India never agreed with Pakistan's comment on Pillai: Nirupama Rao # 95 percent drowning cases in Goan beaches due to alcohol # Drunk CRPF trooper kills six colleagues, shot dead # Congress demands Nitish Kumar's resignation over scam # Omar meets Chidambaram to discuss Kashmir situation # Close shave for GoAir flight in Indore # 18 killed in militant attack in Pakistan # India expresses fresh concern over Nepal passports # Yeddyurappa meets Chidambaram over illegal mining row # Separated Nigerian Siamese twins take hope back home # One tiny satellite in space, whiz kids plan two more # More Tagore works should be translated in Hindi: Sharmila Tagore # West Bengal train accident toll rises to 60 # 73-year-old Indian woman runs Malaysian race # Four booked for emigration scam in Punjab # Sensex moves up to 18,000 amid positive Asian cues # Dhaka, Delhi finalise 14 projects worth $1 bn # 17 opposition legislators suspended in Bihar # Indian food delivery man accused of raping sleeping woman # Mizoram's 'love potion' wine to hit market in September # Curfew, restrictions imposed in Kashmir # Maradona may stay on as Argentina coach # Sexual harassment allegations rock Indian women's hockey # Labourer searches for wife, daughter at train accident site # Santosh Trophy: Punjab, Manipur in prequarters # Nirupama Rao meets Pillai amid turf battle reports # BJP cancels lunch with PM after CBI summons Shah # Nepal PM race fiasco again as MPs snub leaders # Mayawati's park project at cost of trees: Apex court told # Tribal women in Jhargram protest against Maoist-led group # CBI hunts for Gujarat home minister over 2005 killing ( # Murali's record tough to break: Sourav Ganguly # Murali only bowler to thrice claim 75 wickets or more in a year # Santosh Trophy: Punjab in last eight # Kishenji aide, three other Maoists arrested # Advisory panel backs RBI monetary policy tightening # Disgraced Shah re-appears, arrested, jailed # Salem shifted to Raigad jail after attack on him # Myanmar ruler arrives in India # Army not to hand over men accused of killings # BP chief executive Tony Hayward to step down # Shah being made a scapegoat to save Modi: Congress # Women's quota, nuclear liability - two hot potato bills in monsoon session # More arrests likely in Punjab honour killing # I'm innocent, says suspended weightlifting coach # India steps up NSG diplomacy to counter China-Pakistan deal # Jyoti Basu loved pasta, says grand-daughter and gourmet author # CBI not Congress mouthpiece, says PM # 'ISI had free hand to aid insurgency in India, Afghanistan' # 35-year sentence for Khmer Rouge war criminal # Six Maoists, one CRPF trooper killed in Bengal gunfight # Court annuls five-time Congress MP's election # Opposing illegal dam construction is our right: Naidu # Sensex ends 129 points down # NASA camera yields most accurate Mars map # Britain needs India more, says British media # Show rule that makes women ineligible for army: apex court # Thief returns stolen goldfish # I'm a Bengali, says Tipu Sultan's descendant # Bangladesh to buy power from India # India's central bank hikes key rates to tame inflation # Kingfisher employee arrested for thrashing passengers # Price rise storm hits parliament, both houses adjourned # Three quakes hit Meghalaya, Assam # Two held with opium worth Rs.7 crore # CPI-M likes to live in mind control world: Congress # India discusses UN reforms at AU meet # 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Facts n Figures

Location

Approx 27 deg. North 88 deg. East

Area

7,096 sq.kms (22% of area of India)

State Population (As per 2001 Census)
 

540,493 (Male 288,217; Female 252,276).05% of the total population of India

Sex ratio (2001 Census)

986 females/1000 males

Density of population

76 per sq. miles

Capital

Gangtok

District, Areas & District Capitals

East District (954 sq. km) -Gangtok
West District (1166 sq. km) -Gyalshing
South District - Namchi
North District (4226 sq.km) - Mangan

No. of Sub-Divisions

9 (Gangtok, Pakyong, Rongli, Namchi, Soreng,
Gyalshing, Rabongla, Mangan, Chungthang)

Climate

Tropical, Temperate and Alpine

No. of Zilla Panchayat ward

100

No. of Gram Panchyat

166 units

No. of Revenue Blocks

454

Other Important towns

Jorethang, Singtam, Rangpo, Pakyong
Rhenock, Meli, Chungthang and Soreng

Languages Spoken

Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limboo, Magar, Rai,
Gurung, Sherpa, Tamang, Newari, Sunuwar (Mukhia).

Main occupations

Farmers, Cardamom Growers, Government
Contractors and Government Employees.

Per Capita Income

Rs. 29,808/- (2005-06, at current prices)

Domestic product

Rs. 1717 crores (2005-06, at current prices)

Religions

Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity

Urban Population

11.1%

% below poverty line

19.2 ( in 2005-06)

Birth rate

19.2 ( in 2005-06 per 1000)

Death Rate:

4.5 ( in 2005-06 per 1000)

Infant Mortality rate

32 ( in 2005-06 per 1000)

State Day ( the day Sikkim Became a part of India)

16th May

State Animal

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)

State Bird

Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)

State Flower

Nobile Orchid (Dendrobium nobile)

State Tree

Rhododendron (Rhododendron niveum)

No. of Assembly seats

32

No. of Lok Sabha seats

1

No. of Rajya Sabha

1

No. of Police Stations

82 (2005-06)

Crime Statistics (1997)

Murders: 15 Robbery: 9 Theft: 115
Burglary: 56 Rape: 7; Kidnapping: 9

No. of Doordarsan TV

1 at Gangtok

High power Transmitters
No. of All India Radio Stations

1, MV & SW at Gangtok

No. of Schools and
Educational Institutions in the State

Primary 503
Middle (Junior) Schools 146
Secondary Schools 93
Senior Sec. Schools 41
Public Schools 4
Degree College 3
Engineering College 1
Medical College 1
B.Ed College 1
Law College 1
Sheda 1
Monastic Schools 70
Sanskrit parshala 12
Madrasa 7
Teachers Training Inst. 1
Industrial Training Inst. 1
Polytechnic Institutions 2

Percentage of literacy

82 % (2005-06)

No. of hospitals

6, including Sir Thutob Namgyal
Memorial & Manipal Referral Hospitals

No. of Primary Health Center

24
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