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Nov 5 2009
A witness in the 2002 post-Godhra riot case in Gulbarg society has told a court that ex-MP Ehsan Jaffery, who was killed in the incident, had called up Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for help but got disappointment. Imtiaz Pathan, a first witness...
Oct 28 2009
Every morning over the last one month, Beena Dedhia (39), would wake up early and go for a walk with her husband Jitin (44). Beena wanted to bring her weight under control and believed regular morning walks would help her. But yesterday, when Beena...
Oct 7 2009
The deep and passionate relationship between India’s first prime minister and the wife of the country’s last viceroy is one of the worst-kept secrets of the Raj. Enduring and complex, the bond between Jawaharlal Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten...
Oct 2 2009
A Roman Catholic bishop facing charges of possessing child pornography has turned himself in to Canadian police. Bishop Raymond Lahey made no comment as he arrived at an Ottawa police station. He was later released on bail. He had resigned from his...
Sep 4 2009
The fire was immediately put off and all passengers were safely evacuated, a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson said.
Aug 28 2009
The Taliban has ravaged Pakistan, but its leadership is in tatters. After weeks of denials, two Pakistani Taliban commanders admitted on Aug. 25 that the group’s chief, Baitullah Mehsud, had been killed in an Aug. 5 U.S. missile strike. The...
Aug 27 2009
Sri Lanka “categorically denied” that its troops were involved in war crimes against Tamils after a video surfaced allegedly showing a government soldier shooting two naked men in the back of the head. The footage, shown on British and...
Jul 24 2009
High-profile Information Technology expert and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani on Thursday took charge as Chairman of the newly created Unique Identification Authority of India (UIAI) and promised to roll out the first set of unique identification...
Jun 4 2009
India secured an impressive nine-wicket victory over fierce rivals Pakistan at the Oval in their final warm-up match for the ICC World Twenty20. Pakistan posted 158 for six but India cruised home with 18 balls to spare thanks to openers Rohit Sharma...
Jun 3 2009
India’s parliament is to have its first woman Speaker after a sweeping win for the Congress party in recent elections. Meira Kumar, 64, filed her nomination papers on Tuesday and is expected to be elected unopposed on Wednesday. Ms Kumar belongs...