Srinagar is under a massive security blanket for the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's poll rally on Monday afternoon.
Dimona, an Israeli town described as a 'mini-India' by many for its 7,500-strong Indian Jewish community and home to a nuclear reactor, came under rocket attack from Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday.
Shatrughan Sinha, MP and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, on Saturday met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who he described as "guardian of the state", generating speculation in political circles which he downplayed.
His more than two decades long career is a stuff of legends and handing out tips on chasing success, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said one should be smart enough to hide weaknesses against rival bowlers.
Alert troops foiled a major infiltration bid on the Line of Control in Machil sector at the border district of Kupwara on Tuesday.
The Dakar Rally was cancelled for the first time in its 30-year history due to security concerns in Mauritania where four French tourists were killed last month.
Thirty five passengers, including six women were killed and seven critically injured when a bus fell into the Chenab river in Kishtwar district on Thursday. The bus, which was on its way from Jammu to Kishtwar, skidded off the road and fell into the river at Kandni-Phagumarh area at around 12.30 pm, said Himant Lohia, the Deputy Inspector general of police, Doda-Ramban-Kishtwar range.
In a smoke-out operation late Monday, the police rescued five civilians held captive by militants inside a mosque in Jammu Kashmir's Kulgam district and killed two ultras, ending the nearly the 24-hour hostage crisis.
Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar has said though the Team India's upcoming Australian tour is likely to be a hard one, it would provide them a good exposure ahead of the upcoming World Cup.
Ferrari, the Italian automobile giant, had launched its Magic India Discovery Drive in association with the Tata Group, in Mumbai on 25 February, 2008. The car featured in this tour is the 612 Scaglietti, Ferrari's flagship GT model. The car will cover 13220 kms, touching 57 cities in India for over 74 days. The tour will end on May 8, 2008. Apart from the Tata Group, this tour is sponsored by Fiat Automobile, Shell, Alcoa, Pirelli, Saima Avandero and OMR.
RIL is likely to take about six months to one year to estimate the oil and gas reserves available from the new discovery.
Former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma dies in road mishap near Alwar, Rajasthan
The girl, who is at the centre of the Handwara molestation storm, has recorded her statement before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in which she stood by her earlier statement that she was not molested by any army soldier on Tuesday.
The Bachchan family offered a chadar and conducted special prayers at the dargah.
Already, high tidal waves reaching up to a height of three metres were reported in the coastal areas of north Chennai, triggering panic among the fishing community, while the weather office said the phenomenon was due to the severe cyclonic storm formed over the Bay of Bengal.
Seventeen jawans martyred and four terrorists were gunned down at 12th Army brigade headquarters at Uri sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning.
Fifteen people were injured on Wednesday as Sikh activists protesting against the alleged desecration of their holy book clashed with cops.
Former NBA star Lamar Odom was hospitalized on Tuesday after he was found unresponsive at a Nevada brothel, law enforcement officials said.
He maintained that he has 'never had any contract, or any contact with Bofors'.
'It doesn't look as if any sensible, worldly wise, person is in charge in China.' 'If at all anybody is in charge, it can only be a bunch of bumpkins of whom Xi has become a puppet,' observes B S Raghavan, the veteran civil servant.
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay', which can strike targets more than 700 kms away, from a test range at Chandipur near Balasore in Odisha on Friday.
The fire, suspected to have been triggered by friction resulting from chain pulling by some passengers, was controlled within no time.
At least four passengers were killed and another eight were injured when the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express derailed at Golden Ganj station near Chhapra on early Wednesday morning in a suspected sabotage by Maoists.
This was the second such plot foiled by security agencies in a month. Earlier, terrorists had planned to target Azad at Ramban in Jammu region but the three possible attackers were nabbed before they could act.
In the first mishap of an Indian Air Force aircraft this year, a MIG-27 ground attack fighter crashed near Hashimara air base in North Bengal on Thursday, but the pilot managed to eject out safely. There was no report of any casualty or damage on the ground. The Air Force has instituted a Court of Inquiry to find out the causes of the crash. The aircraft got air borne at 12:30 pm for a routine training mission and crashed 10.2 kms east of the base at 12:40 pm.
Four militants barged into houses of some minority community members in Panglar village of Rajouri district at around 2 am, officials told PTI.
Incessant rains have hampered the restoration work and it was diffcult to say when the highway could become traffic worthy.
The Great Australian Roadtrip, is an effort by an Indian biking club, which will see three Indians, travel around Australia in 80 days and 20,000kms on two bikes.
The induction of the youth of J&K in the army comes at a time when the state has been making headlines for incidents of stone-pelting by some youngsters in the valley.
Arms and ammunition including two AK-47 rifles were recovered from the slain militants.
We feel Tata Motors have done a really good job in developing the Hexa and it is honestly a good car that drives fairly well
Police said 5 critically injured persons have been referred to Srinagar for treatment.
A militant was on Wednesday gunned down in Baramulla in an encounter during which an armyman also lost his life.
A man handed over a parcel to the bag counter of the store before entering, and a few minutes later, walked out without collecting it from the counter, sources said quoting shop assistants.
In Jodhpur district, the Army was alerted and IAF helicopters were kept on stand by as cracks developed in in the main wall of 118-year-old Jaswant Sagar dam following heavy rains in its catchment areas.
The SIT is probing the alleged killing of five innocents in fake gunbattles by SOG in 2006.
Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited chairman P K Laheri said that 45,000 cusec of water is being released from the dam after rain in the catchment areas of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.
This is suspected to be a Naxal ambush for security forces. Maoists fired multiple rounds while attacking the vehicle-mounted team, the official said.
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