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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Glue of corruption brought JD-U, Congress together: BJP

Glue of corruption brought JD-U, Congress together: BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party attacked its former...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - India to raise with Pak issue of allocation of funds to JuD

India to raise with Pak issue of allocation of funds to JuD

India on Wednesday raised its concerns...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Mum building collapse: Sons of ex-owner get interim relief

Mum building collapse: Sons of ex-owner get interim relief

A sessions court on Wednesday granted...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Monsoon havoc claims more lives in north, toll over 138

Monsoon havoc claims more lives in north, toll over 138

Flash floods and landslips triggered by...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Modi an 'autocrat', Rajnath 'foxy': Kulkarni

Modi an 'autocrat', Rajnath 'foxy': Kulkarni

In a clear indication that the tussle...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Khurshid leaves for Iraq on two-day visit

Khurshid leaves for Iraq on two-day visit

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid...
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Kerry to arrive in India on Sunday for strategic dialogue

United States Secretary of State John...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Kedarnath temple safe but off-limits for a year: U'khand CM

Kedarnath temple safe but off-limits for a year: U'khand CM

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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - JPC meet next week; all eyes on JD-U

JPC meet next week; all eyes on JD-U

Congress support to Janata Dal-United in...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Govt reconsidering ordinance on food bill

Govt reconsidering ordinance on food bill

The government is likely to firm up next...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Obama calls for one-third cut in US-Russia nuclear weapons

Obama calls for one-third cut in US-Russia nuclear weapons

President Barack Obama has called for a...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - PIX: Yamuna water rising to unprecedented level, 1 drowns

PIX: Yamuna water rising to unprecedented level, 1 drowns

Low-lying areas along the Yamuna were on...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - PHOTOS: Massive devastation at Uttarakhand

PHOTOS: Massive devastation at Uttarakhand

The famous Kedarnath shrine and the...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Digvijay's son may contest assembly polls from Raghogarh

Digvijay's son may contest assembly polls from Raghogarh

All India Congress Committee General...
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'Congress manipulating CBI to target Modi in Ishrat case'

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday...
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CBI probe into Saradha scam not allowed by HC

The Calcutta high court on Wednesday did...
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Pak violates ceasefire after infiltration bid foiled, 1 hurt

Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - PM, Sonia survey flood-ravaged Uttarakhand

PM, Sonia survey flood-ravaged Uttarakhand

Finance Minister P Chidambaram told...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - PM announces Rs 1,000 crore package for Uttarakhand

PM announces Rs 1,000 crore package for Uttarakhand

Read Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Cong's Nitish pill might cure its Mulayam fever

Cong's Nitish pill might cure its Mulayam fever

Apart from opening up the possibility of a...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - 25 legislators suspended for stalling AP Assembly

25 legislators suspended for stalling AP Assembly

Twenty five legislators belonging to...
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U'khand floods: Did mining, power projects lead to disaster?

Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa reports how...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - N India floods: Religious tourism eroding ecological heritage

N India floods: Religious tourism eroding ecological heritage

Disaster in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Shobha @ rain-hit Uttarakhand: 'I am hungry and alone...'

Shobha @ rain-hit Uttarakhand: 'I am hungry and alone...'

Former Karnataka power minister Shobha...
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Terror threat to Amarnath Yatra: Centre, J & K govt

With less than 10 days left for the start...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Nitish Kumar wins trust vote minus BJP

Nitish Kumar wins trust vote minus BJP

A total of 126 votes, including four of...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Court approves conducting polygraph test on Raja Bhaiya

Court approves conducting polygraph test on Raja Bhaiya

A special Central Bureau of Investigation...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - SSB academy damaged in Uttarakhand rains; loss at Rs 90 cr

SSB academy damaged in Uttarakhand rains; loss at Rs 90 cr

The premier officers training academy of...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - No plans to leave embassy even if charges dropped: Assange

No plans to leave embassy even if charges dropped: Assange

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, holed up...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Centre yet to appoint chief of disaster response force

Centre yet to appoint chief of disaster response force

Even as nature's fury is causing multitude...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - CBI registers 13th FIR in coal allocation scam

CBI registers 13th FIR in coal allocation scam

The Central Bureau of Investigation has...
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Goa coast put on alert following LeT threat

Goa was put on alert on Wednesday...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Swiss govt says cannot revive laundering cases against Zardari

Swiss govt says cannot revive laundering cases against Zardari

The Swiss government has officially...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Dissension within Bihar BJP over choice of Yadav as opp leader

Dissension within Bihar BJP over choice of Yadav as opp leader

Dissension surfaced within the Bharatiya...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Did home ministry ask NIA to ignore Ishrat's inputs by Headley?

Did home ministry ask NIA to ignore Ishrat's inputs by Headley?

Speak about terrorism being made into a...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Don't want package instead of separate Telangana: AP ministers

Don't want package instead of separate Telangana: AP ministers

Andhra Pradesh ministers from Telangana...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Delhi govt refers decision on Bhullar to home ministry

Delhi govt refers decision on Bhullar to home ministry

The Delhi government has decided to refer...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - US House passes bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks

US House passes bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks

The Republican-controlled United States...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Uttarakhand havoc is a man-made disaster!

Uttarakhand havoc is a man-made disaster!

Expansion of hydel projects, roads and...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - STUNNING PHOTOS: Military might at the Paris Air Show

STUNNING PHOTOS: Military might at the Paris Air Show

The 50th International Paris Air Show,...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Australian charged in attack on Indian restaurateur

A 19-year-old Australian on Wednesday...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Amitav Ghosh among 12 longlisted for UK prize

Amitav Ghosh among 12 longlisted for UK prize

Indian author Amitav Ghosh is among a...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - After Modi, RSS chief Bhagwat to meet Advani today

After Modi, RSS chief Bhagwat to meet Advani today

Bhagwat, who had played a significant role...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - PHOTOS: Hundreds at nature's mercy @ Lord's abode

PHOTOS: Hundreds at nature's mercy @ Lord's abode

The monsoon that hit North India early is...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Dilli Gupshup: Will Jayalalithaa fill NDA's vacuum?

Dilli Gupshup: Will Jayalalithaa fill NDA's vacuum?

Will Jayalalithaa fill the vacuum created...
India News Wed, Jun 19, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Sushil Modi made leader of BJP in Bihar legislative council

Sushil Modi made leader of BJP in Bihar legislative council

Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Board...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Nothing less than Telangana acceptable to us: TRS

Nothing less than Telangana acceptable to us: TRS

Telangana Rashtra Samithi president K...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Photos: Death toll in North India monsoon fury rises to 130

Photos: Death toll in North India monsoon fury rises to 130

Rains continued to lash most parts of...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Antony panel will decide on Congress-JD-U alliance: Digvijaya

Antony panel will decide on Congress-JD-U alliance: Digvijaya

Amid indications of growing bonhomie...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Way ahead for Food Bill likely to be decided on Wed

Way ahead for Food Bill likely to be decided on Wed

A decision on the way ahead for the...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Why Obama, Putin look so glum

Why Obama, Putin look so glum

Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - US, Afghan govt to hold peace talks with Taliban

US, Afghan govt to hold peace talks with Taliban

In a major breakthrough, the Taliban on...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Column: I am an Indian man in New York

Column: I am an Indian man in New York

'I come from a country of colours. India...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Yamuna water crosses danger mark, flood threat over Delhi

Yamuna water crosses danger mark, flood threat over Delhi

Threat of flood loomed large over the...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - 'Couple of right legal age indulging in sex are husband, wife'

'Couple of right legal age indulging in sex are husband, wife'

In a ruling which might have a far...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Suicide bomber strikes during funeral in Pak; 28 killed

Suicide bomber strikes during funeral in Pak; 28 killed

At least 28 people including a provincial...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Coal-gate: CBI may record statement of PM's advisor

Coal-gate: CBI may record statement of PM's advisor

The Central Bureau of Investigation may...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Karnataka MLAs save 54 pc of election campaign money

Karnataka MLAs save 54 pc of election campaign money

During the Karnataka elections held in May...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Tribal raped in running bus in Bhubaneswar, 1 held

Tribal raped in running bus in Bhubaneswar, 1 held

A tribal woman travelling in an...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Congress keeps JD-U guessing on Bihar trust vote

Congress keeps JD-U guessing on Bihar trust vote

Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Nitish faces trust vote tomorrow, expected to win

Nitish faces trust vote tomorrow, expected to win

After the Janata Dal-United parted ways...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Sonia asks HP, U'khand CMs to ensure prompt flood relief

Sonia asks HP, U'khand CMs to ensure prompt flood relief

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Ishrat case: IB officer denies wrongdoing

Ishrat case: IB officer denies wrongdoing

Special Director of the Intelligence...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - File charge sheet in Ishrat Jahan case by July 4: HC to CBI

File charge sheet in Ishrat Jahan case by July 4: HC to CBI

The Gujarat high court on Tuesday allowed...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of internet data

PIL filed in SC on US surveillance of internet data

The issue of the United States National...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Ishrat case: CBI questions IB special director

Ishrat case: CBI questions IB special director

The Central Bureau of Investigation on...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - IN PHOTOS: When Kashmiri Pandits returned to the Valley

IN PHOTOS: When Kashmiri Pandits returned to the Valley

Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits kept their...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - BJP's internal matters playing out like 'reality TV': Tewari

BJP's internal matters playing out like 'reality TV': Tewari

In a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party,...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Flood fury: Army deployed for rescue efforts

Flood fury: Army deployed for rescue efforts

As large parts of the nation reel under...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - India assures Pak to allow questioning of 26/11 witnesses

India assures Pak to allow questioning of 26/11 witnesses

India has given a written assurance to...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Modi turns down invitation to visit Ayodhya

Modi turns down invitation to visit Ayodhya

In an apparent move to avoid stoking a...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - UP cop's murder: Raja Bhaiya to undergo lie-detection test

UP cop's murder: Raja Bhaiya to undergo lie-detection test

Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - What Advani needs to do: An open letter to the BJP patriarch

What Advani needs to do: An open letter to the BJP patriarch

'You have done your best for the party,...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - RSS chief backs Modi, says only Hindutva can transform India

RSS chief backs Modi, says only Hindutva can transform India

Backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - JD-U, BJP workers attack each other on 'Betrayal Day'

JD-U, BJP workers attack each other on 'Betrayal Day'

Nearlly six people were injured in Patna...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Cong raking up secularism issue to hide its failures: BJP

Cong raking up secularism issue to hide its failures: BJP

The Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Modi meets Advani, spends time with Vajpayee

Modi meets Advani, spends time with Vajpayee

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - NSA NOT listening to phone calls of Americans: Obama

NSA NOT listening to phone calls of Americans: Obama

United States President Barack Obama has...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Ishrat Jahan encounter case: Questions the CBI needs to answer

Ishrat Jahan encounter case: Questions the CBI needs to answer

The more one looks into the Ishrat Jahan...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Be honest and have 'moral courage': K'taka CM asks ministers

Be honest and have 'moral courage': K'taka CM asks ministers

Over a month at the helm, Karnataka Chief...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - His words comfort me: Nitish on PM describing him as secular

His words comfort me: Nitish on PM describing him as secular

A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Obama moves towards promised end of Guantanamo horror

Obama moves towards promised end of Guantanamo horror

United States President Barack Obama has...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Sri Srinivasan sworn-in judge of 2nd most-powerful US court

Sri Srinivasan sworn-in judge of 2nd most-powerful US court

Indian-American legal luminary Sri...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Pakistan's local govt allocates Rs 350 mn to JuD school

Pakistan's local govt allocates Rs 350 mn to JuD school

The government of Pakistan's Punjab...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013

Mumbai: Girl mowed down; Congress leader's son held

A five-year-old girl was mowed down in...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Equal rights to foreign arms vendors: A big worry for MoD

Equal rights to foreign arms vendors: A big worry for MoD

Even while rejecting Israel Military...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Ready to sweep floor if Sonia asks: C'garh Congress chief

Ready to sweep floor if Sonia asks: C'garh Congress chief

Chhattisgarh Congress chief Charan Das...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - RJD to vote against trust vote by JD-U

RJD to vote against trust vote by JD-U

Observing that the days of the Janata...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Pune cop loses control over SUV; kills five persons

Pune cop loses control over SUV; kills five persons

Five persons were killed when a deputy...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - DON'T MISS! BEST PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

DON'T MISS! BEST PHOTOS in the last 48 hours

Defining photographs clicked across the...
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India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - India didn't achieve potential due to misgovernance: Modi

India didn't achieve potential due to misgovernance: Modi

India could not achieve its full potential...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - BMC officials, shop owner named in Mahim building collapse

BMC officials, shop owner named in Mahim building collapse

Mumbai police have named BMC officials and...
India News Tue, Jun 18, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - CBI files supplementary chargesheet in Jagan Reddy case

CBI files supplementary chargesheet in Jagan Reddy case

The Central Bureau of Investigation, which...
India News Mon, Jun 17, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Modi likely to visit Ayodhya; to pray at disputed site

Modi likely to visit Ayodhya; to pray at disputed site

In a move having big political...
India News Mon, Jun 17, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - 'Hindus of this country won't accept polarising Modi'

'Hindus of this country won't accept polarising Modi'

'We are not fighting against any...
India News Mon, Jun 17, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Be prepared to sacrifice life for Sethusamudram: Karuna

Be prepared to sacrifice life for Sethusamudram: Karuna

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief M...
India News Mon, Jun 17, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - A true Indian patriot is now part of the ages

A true Indian patriot is now part of the ages

'Post Kargil, the effete Indian response...
India News Mon, Jun 17, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - Coast Guard rescues 26 crew of a ship

Coast Guard rescues 26 crew of a ship

The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of...
India News Mon, Jun 17, 2013
India News - Latest World & Political News - Current News Headlines in India - The INSIDE stories behind PM's Cabinet reshuffle

The INSIDE stories behind PM's Cabinet reshuffle

The Cabinet reshuffle undertaken by Prime...
India News Mon, Jun 17, 2013
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