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National News
Russian engineer of sunken ship still untraced
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) The search was still on Thursday to find the missing Russian engineer of a cargo ship that sank off Orissa's Paradip coast Wednesday, officials said. Tw... More
Government employees to get additional five percent dearness allowance
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The dearness allowance of central government employees and pensioners has been hiked by five percent retrospectively from July 1, it was announced Thursda... More
Five killed, 34 injured in Delhi school stampede (Third Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Five girl students were killed and at least 34 injured in a Thursday morning stampede in a school here following rumours that electric current had leaked ... More
'Wind power can meet quarter of India's energy needs by 2030'
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) With proper incentives, wind power can meet over 24 percent of India's energy needs by 2030, says a study carried out by the Global Wind Energy Council (G... More
Pakistan has vested interest in protecting Saeed, asserts Krishna
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Ahead of his meeting with Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said that Pakistan has a vested interest in b... More
Errant boys, not rumours, caused school mishap, says victim
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A victim of the stampede in a Delhi school that left five girl students dead says that errant boys and not rumours led to the mishap Thursday, even as the... More
One percent interest subsidy on housing loans
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The government Thursday approved one percent interest rate subvention for housing loans up to Rs.10 lakh, and okayed the allocation of Rs.1,000 crore for ... More
Women will man India-Pakistan border, come Friday
Amritsar, Sep 10 (IANS) Indian women troopers are just a few hours away from creating history at the India-Pakistan border. Newly inducted into the Border Security Force (BSF), th... More
Pruning security of 'Z' category VIPs to begin
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) After dispensing with the commando bodyguards of most of the 'X' and 'Y' category protectees, the home ministry has now begun in right earnest the sensiti... More
Rs.1,473-crore grant for Cotton Corp
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The cabinet Thursday approved the allocation of Rs.1,473 crore for the Cotton Corp of India (CCI) to meet the losses it has incurred in procuring cotton u... More
Incentives to give up land for new Chhattisgarh city
Raipur, Sep 10 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Thursday announced incentive of 5-20 percent to farmers to speed up land acquisition process for a 8,000-hectare mega city near here that will b... More
She delivered baby at wheel, but neither made the journey
Ghaziabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Perhaps death was calling out to her. What else could have prompted Sangeeta Goel, who was in an advanced stage of pregnancy, to take to the wheel and dri... More
UTV, Bloomberg pact for business news channel
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) Leading Indian television and entertainment house UTV and the US-based news and information content provider Bloomberg have signed an agreement to launch a b... More
Wrestling coach Chand Roop, 80, awaits recognition
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) He looks frail and can barely stand, but every morning he is at his akhara in Azadpur Mandi here to pack power into his trainees. Chand Roop has raised a ... More
Maoists blow up police post, buildings in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) Maoists blew up several buildings, including a police post, in Orissa's Sundergarh district early Thursday, police said.
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