West Bengal on alert after Delhi blast
NAT63National/Security/TerrorismWest Bengal on alert after Delhi blastKolkata, Sep 27 IANS Security was tightened in West Bengal after a blast again hit the national capital Saturday, killing a teenager and injuring 17 people, said the police."Security at crowded places, especially at shopping malls, multiplexes, railway stations and the city airport has been tightened," Kolkata police deputy commissioner Vinet K. Goyal told reporters here. "Sniffer dogs have been kept at important and vulnerable places like railway stations," Goyal said  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
Two terrorists blow themselves up in Pakistan
INT52International/TerrorismTwo terrorists blow themselves up in Pakistan Karachi, Sep 26 DPA Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in this southern port city of Pakistan, after police raided their hideout Friday foiling a major terror strike during the Muslim festival of Eid, officials said. On a tipoff, police raided a house in the Baldia Town area where Islamic militants from the banned Lashkare Jhangvi group were holed up in the western part of the city, mostly inhabited by Pukhtoon labourers from restive North West Frontier Province  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
Man who married in helicopter among 6 held for robbery
NAT80National/CrimeMan who married in helicopter among 6 held for robberyNoida, Sep 26 IANS A man who solemnised his marriage in a helicopter was among six held in Noida for highway robberies. All six, in their early 20s, come from affluent backgrounds, the police said Friday. All six are also highly educated, the police said.The police arrested Vineet, 24, Sonu, 20, Sandy, 20, Satish, 25, Brijesh, 22, and Anuj, 22, from near the Sector 93 flyovers in Noida while they were attempting to loot another person  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
HISSAR HARYANA
NAT83National/EducationPolice foil students' plan to instal Bhagat Singh statueHissar Haryana, Sep 26 IANS The Haryana Police had to Friday seize of a statue of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh from a group of students after they tried to install it in a university campus here without prior permission.The police had to resort to mild cane charge after the students tried to force their entry into the Guru Jambeshwar University campus here.Police officials said that the students were trying to install  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
By Omar Khalid
SPO6SportsI know a thing or two about India: Greg ChappellBy Omar KhalidDubai, Sep 23 IANS Former Australian captain Greg Chappell is looking forward to playing an "exciting" role for the benefit of his team during the four-match Test series against India for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The former India coach is part of the Australian squad as an assistant coach and intends to use his vast Indian experience for the benefit of the Aussies, who are looking to defend the trophy in India."It is exciting  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Sep 24
Jamia Nagar: Very Muslim, very cosmopolitan Comment
NAT6National/Religion/TerrorismJamia Nagar: Very Muslim, very cosmopolitan CommentBy Kashif-ul-HudaJamia Nagar may be under a shadow after the terror attacks in Delhi that left 24 people dead and 124 injured. However, few know that the overwhelmingly Muslim area in south Delhi is as suave as any other middle class neighbourhood in the Indian capital.Unfairly described as a Muslim ghetto, Jamia Nagar is congested but modern. Its inhabitants include intellectuals, journalists, doctors, engineers, finance professionals and university professors  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Sep 24
Iran's central bank chief replaced
INT21International/Politics/EconomyIran's central bank chief replaced Tehran, Sep 24 DPA The Central Bank of Iran CBI chief Tahmasseb Mazaheri has been replaced by his general secretary Mahmoud Bahmani, Iranian Students' News Agency ISNA reported. Mazaheri is the second CBI governor to resign within President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's three-year presidential tenure. The first, Ebrahim Sheibani, resigned in August last year over differences with the president in the country's economic management  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Sep 24
Ramadan brings cheer to traders in Hyderabad markets
Hyderabad, Sep.22 ANI: It's Ramadan month and local traders in Hyderabad are making merry. The brisk sale of dresses, shoes and bangles has given them a reason to cherish the holy month of fasting.Local markets are flooded with new fashionable and trendy clothes. People are flocking markets in large numbers to buy their choicest dresses."Anarkali suit is in fashion here. The suits and fish cut dresses are in big demand. The market is very good. The business starts 10 days after the start of Ramadan," said Abdul Rasheed, a shopkeeper  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Kanpur
State: Uttar Pradesh District: Kanpur District Main languages: Urdu and Hindi   History:   The city of Kanpur is one of the most populous cities in the north India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh  read more
Posted by subhasis on Tuesday Sep 02
Dehradun
State capital of: Uttarakhand Main languages: Hindi   History:   The city of Dehradun is also known as Dehra Doon. The city has been named after Dera or Dehra which means camp while Doon is means a river valley between the smaller range of Shivaliks and the main Himalayas  read more
Posted by subhasis on Thursday Aug 21
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