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| November 27, 2012 | | VIDEO ga ga: Congress, BJP go after each other in Gujarat
Election campaigning in India can never be complete without promises, abuses, allegations and counter-allegations flying about thick and fast. The growing popularity of the social media platforms and electronic paraphernalia has made the parties even more excited.
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| November 19, 2012 | | Video: Fire in Delhi high-rise; guard charred to death
The blaze was reported from the 15 storeyed building, which is around 50 metres high, on K G Marg near Connaught Place at around 6:20 AM and 32 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the fire.
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| November 13, 2012 | | Video: India celebrates Diwali with great fervour
Earthen diyas dotted houses and fireworks illuminated the evening sky as people celebrated Diwali decorating their homes with colourful rangolis and twinkling electric bulbs and also exchanging sweets.
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| November 06, 2012 | | Video: Kanpur school makes veils mandatory, angers NCW
A school in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur city has made wearing of veils and scarves mandatory, other than banning mobile phones by students, leaving the National Commission on Women fuming over this diktat.
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| November 02, 2012 | | Narayanan refutes 'suppressing' Rajiv assassination video
West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan has dismissed a former Central Bureau of Investigation officer's claim that he as the Intelligence Bureau chief had suppressed a video purportedly showing Rajiv Gandhi's assassin Dhanu at the public meeting at Sriperumbudur on the fateful day.
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| October 30, 2012 | | Rajiv assassination video was suppressed, claims book
A former Central Bureau of Investigation officer, who probed the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, has claimed that a video purportedly showing the assassin Dhanu at the public meeting at Sriperumbudur on the fateful day had been suppressed by then Intelligence Bureau chief M K Narayanan, now West Bengal governor.
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| September 27, 2012 | | Anti-Islam video sparks protests in Kolkata
Hundreds of Muslims on Thursday held protests against an anti-Islam video and tried to march to the American Center here, which closed down for the second half of the day.
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| September 24, 2012 | | Bombay HC moved to remove anti-Islam video from YouTube
A businessman has moved the Bombay high court seeking a direction to remove offensive content against Islam posted on YouTube. The division bench comprising Justices Abhay Oka and Sadhana Jhadav ordered that this matter be treated as a Public Interest Litigation and ordered the matter be posted before the chief justice.
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| September 18, 2012 | | Video shows Romney scorning Obama supporters
In a major embarrassment to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, a video of his fundraising has surfaced that shows him dismissing President Barack Obama's supporters as 'victims' who live off government handouts.
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| September 11, 2012 | | Gurdwara shooter on police car's dashboard camera
A dramatic video of the tragic Gurdwara shooting incident in Wisconsin has been released in which Wade Michael Page, the white supremacist who gunned down six Sikh worshippers, is shown on the rampage.
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| September 06, 2012 | | AP: Video showing students being kicked surfaces
A video showing some students kicking and beating up their juniors at an engineering institute in Andhra Pradesh has sent shock-waves even as the college authorities on Thursday said the footage was not related to 'ragging'.
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| August 27, 2012 | | Afghan video incident: 3 get non-judicial punishment
Three marines have received non-judicial punishment for their role in the incident in which United States soldiers were accused of urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan and recording the act.
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| August 21, 2012 | | Video: 'MNS first party to support Mumbai Police'
In open defiance of the city's police machinery, Pramod Shantaram Tawde, a Mumbai cop with Byculla's wireless division, on Tuesday alleged that the central government and former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram were pressurising the state government to dismiss a police case filed by him against 15 CISF personnel.
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| August 16, 2012 | | Assam protest in Mumbai: Man firing rifle in video held
A 23-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after a video of Saturday's violent protests here against alleged atrocities on Muslims in Assam showed him firing a police weapon, raising suspicion that two protesters killed in the rioting could have fallen to friendly fire.
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| August 09, 2012 | | WATCH! Largest ever 3-D map of the universe
Scientists have released the largest ever three-dimensional map of massive galaxies and distant black holes in our universe. The new map produced by Sloan Digital Sky Survey III pinpoints the locations and distances of over a million galaxies. It covers a total volume equivalent to that of a cube four billion light-years on a side.
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| July 04, 2012 | | Leaked video suggests 'God Particle' was found
As the world eagerly waits for an announcement on the finding of elusive Higgs boson particle, a leaked video suggests that the scientists have indeed found evidence for a new particle, possibly the Higgs, according to news reports.
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| June 13, 2012 | | Al Qaeda posts new Al-Libi video online
A website has published a video message from Al Qaeda deputy leader Abu Yahya al-Libi, whom Washington had reported as killed in a drone strike in Pakistan last week.
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| May 28, 2012 | | Video: Hostile BSP creates ruckus in UP assembly
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's first innings in the state assembly began on a stormy note in Lucknow on Monday, when on the very opening day of the budget session, Bahujan Samaj Party created so much ruckus that forced UP Governor B L Joshi to abandon his joint address to the state legislature.
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| May 16, 2012 | | Pak Taliban releases video of jailbreak
The Pakistani Taliban have released a dramatic video of an attack by militants on a jail in the country's northwest that resulted in the escape of nearly 400 prisoners last month.
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| May 15, 2012 | | WATCH: A Raja gets BAIL in 2G spectrum scam case
On the apprehension of the CBI that if granted bail Raja may influence witnesses and tamper with evidence, the court said it addressed them by imposing conditions and restrictions on the accused.
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| May 14, 2012 | | Video: Nepal plane crash leaves 15 dead
Thirteen Indian pilgrims were among 15 people killed when a small private plane crashed in northern Nepal on Monday after hitting a hilltop while attempting to land at the high-altitude Jomsom airport.
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| April 14, 2012 | | Pakistani handed 12-year jail term for making LeT video
A Pakistani national has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in the United States on charges of providing material support to Lashkar-e-Tayiba by producing propaganda videos for the terror outfit and helping it with recruitment of would-be militants.
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| April 13, 2012 | | Prof arrested for posting anti-Mamata cartoon gets bail
A professor of chemistry of the Jadavpur University was arrested on Friday along with his neighbour for allegedly posting a cartoon on a popular social networking site involving West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Railway Minister Mukul Roy and former Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi. He was later released on bail.
Obama holds videoconference with Sarkozy on Syria, Iran
United States President Barack Obama held a videoconference with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss with him Syria, Iran, and stability in the oil markets.
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| April 12, 2012 | | VIDEO: Operation Desert Lark in Rajasthan
Indian and American forces had earlier this month carried out a joint training exercise codenamed Operation Desert Lark, during Yudh Abhyas, the annual exercise between the two armies.
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| April 08, 2012 | | VIDEO: Manmohan-Zardari joint statement
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, who arrived at the Palam Airport in New Delhi on Sunday on a day-long visit, said he and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "talked on issues that matter"
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| April 02, 2012 | | In new video, Mehsud vows to continue jihad in Pakistan
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan's chief Hakimullah Mehsud has severely criticised the Pakistani justice system and its 'pro-American policies'. In a recently released video, he also vowed that the TTP will continue its struggle until Islamic Shariah is implemented in the country.
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| March 29, 2012 | | WATCH! Army Chief Gen V K Singh's latest salvo
Army Chief General V K Singh's tryst with controversies seems nowhere close to coming to a halt. Be it the age row, letter 'leaks' or offer of bribe, the maverick general is literally shaking the entire nation on a regular basis.
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| March 28, 2012 | | Pak SC to hear Haqqani's plea for video-testimony
Pakistan's Supreme Court will on Thursday hear former envoy Husain Haqqani's plea to testify via video link from abroad on a mysterious memo before a judicial commission, which has warned that an arrest warrant could be issued if he does not return to the country.
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| February 21, 2012 | | Andaman: Constable who videographed Jarwa women arrested
The police on Tuesday arrested a constable who had allegedly asked local Jarwa women to dance and had shot their video. The Andaman and Nicobar Police arrested Constable Silvarious Kindo after interrogating him at length, following his identification by the victims. The police was able to crack the case after a minute inspection of the video, in which a police constable in khaki was seen. Following the lead, police identified all five tribal women seen in the video.
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| February 20, 2012 | | Cop in video footage on Jarawa 'human safari' identified
The Andaman and Nicobar Island police have identified one of its personnel who was allegedly involved in the controversial 'human safari' episode where members of Jarawa tribe were made to dance in return for food by foreign tourists. Strict action will be taken the cop, sources said in New Delhi.
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| February 08, 2012 | | Lanka govt releases video of LTTE's atrocities
Facing an onslaught from the international community for alleged war crimes, the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday released a video which they claimed carries "authentic evidence" of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's atrocities during the last phase of the military assault.
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| January 24, 2012 | | VIDEOS: How the Rushdie drama unfolded at JLF
The session was supposed to be the jewel in the crown of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2012 -- Salman Rushdie was to address the festival through a video link after weeks of anticipation and controversy. However, as time passed the possibility of the session happening itself came under serious doubt.
'Rushdie drama exposes Cong's communal vote bank politics'
Against the backdrop of the cancellation of video address by controversial writer Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said the entire episode had exposed the "worst communal vote-bank politics" of Congress.
Salman Rushdie's video chat CANCELLED
Ending the suspense, Jaipur Literature Festival organisers on Tuesday cancelled the video session with controversial author Salman Rushdie after the owners of the venue refused to hold the event citing security concerns.
Finally, Rushdie gets the nod for video chat at Lit Fest
Ending the suspense, Jaipur Literature Festival organisers on Tuesday said that the video session with controversial author Salman Rushdie will take place as planned after Rajasthan government gave the go ahead.
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| January 23, 2012 | | Rushdie to address JLF via video link on Tuesday
The much awaited question of whether Salman Rushdie would be present at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2012 was finally answered a few minutes ago when Sanjoy Roy, the festival's producer, told us that the author would be addressing the festival audience via a video link at 3:45 pm on Tuesday.
Sorry Mr Rushdie, you can't video chat either
The development came a day after the India-born author accused the Rajasthan police of lying about a plot to eliminate him to keep him away from the festival, a charge dismissed by the state government which said Intelligence Bureau had given the inputs and it was not concocted.
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| January 19, 2012 | | Jarawa case: Duo who arranged video recording held
The police in a statement in Port Blair said that Rajesh Vyas, owner of a gift shop, and Guddu, a taxi driver, were arrested after it was found that the duo allegedly help tourists visit the protected land for Jarawas and arrange video recording of these people.
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| January 18, 2012 | | Jarawa women video shot in Sept-Oct 2008
The controversial video showing semi-naked Jarawa tribe women dancing before tourists was shot sometime in September-October 2008 and the police sought the help of the Defence establishment in ascertaining the identity of the man shown in the film in Army fatigue.
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| January 14, 2012 | | US Marines appoint general to probe Taliban video
The United States Marine Corps has appointed a three-star general to investigate and decide what, if any, disciplinary action will be taken in the case of a shocking video showing marines urinating on corpses of the Taliban militants.
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| January 13, 2012 | | Bhanwari case: 'A saga of sex, lies and videotapes'
Bhanwari Devi murder case has all the elements of Hollywood thriller "Sex, Lies and Videotapes", Central Bureau of Investigation Director A P Singh said on Friday as he felicitated teams of Rajasthan and Maharashtra Police for their help in cracking the case.
Man in Jarawa video not a policeman, says Andaman DGP
Police on Friday claimed that the person who was shown in a video ordering semi-naked Jarawa tribal women to dance naked in front of tourists after accepting money was not a policeman.
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| January 12, 2012 | | Manhunt launched to nab videographer of dancing Jarawa women
A massive hunt has been launched by the Andaman Nicobar administration to nab the persons responsible for videographing semi-naked Jarawa tribal women dancing in front of tourists as the Centre sent the footage for forensic analysis.
US probe into video of Marines urinating on dead Taliban
A shocking video has appeared online showing United States Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, triggering protests from Muslim lobbies and prompting Pentagon to announce that it is investigating the authenticity of the film.
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| December 22, 2011 | | 'Hinduism gives you the freedom to deny God'
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev believes we should have 1.2 billion Gods and Goddesses. It is, he says, the surefire way to reduce conflict in India. A fascinating interview with the maverick guru.
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| December 16, 2011 | | Video: Sonia surprises many by dancing with tribal women
Over four months after her surgery in the United States for an undisclosed ailment, a cheerful Sonia Gandhi took everyone by surprise by joining a group of tribal women in their traditional dance in New Delhi on Friday.
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| November 24, 2011 | | VIDEO: Youth slaps Sharad Pawar in Delhi
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was on Thursday slapped by a youth at a public function claiming he was angry with corruption and price rise.
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| November 15, 2011 | | VIDEO: Agni-IV, India's new long-range missile
Making a quantum jump in its missile programme, India on Tuesday successfully test-fired a highly advanced nuclear capable Agni-4 long range ballistic missile with a strike range of 3,000 km from an island off Odisha coast.
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| November 14, 2011 | | VIDEO: Vladimir Putin's 'raunchy' advertisement
Valdimir Putin loves to be in the headlines. This time around, the topic of discussion is his United Russia party's raunchy election campaign video, which has been branded as "unconstitutional".
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| October 21, 2011 | | VIDEO: Muammar Gaddafi's final moments
69-year-old Gaddafi pleaded for mercy when rebels captured him while he was trying to flee from a drain where he was hiding in Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell in August.
In PIX: Life and times of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi
Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, a dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years, was on Thursday shot and killed by rebels in his hometown of Sirte. The narcissistic leader backed terrorism and became United States public enemy number one.
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| October 20, 2011 | | IN PHOTOS: Gaddafi killed by rebels; Libya celebrates
Ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, a maverick who had ruled the country with an iron hand for over four decades, was shot and killed by the rebels on Thursday in his hometown of Sirte after weeks of heavy fighting.
On VIDEO: David Headley's interrogation
US federal prosecutors have released interrogation tapes of admitted Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, who helped plot the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, after a Chicago judge's order.
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| October 03, 2011 | | Video: Pranab celebrates Durga Puja at ancestral home
Far from the rough and tumble of politics, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is in Kolkata at his ancestral home at Miriti in Birbhum district to perform Durga Puja as he has been doing every year.
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| September 22, 2011 | | Video: Pranab refuses to comment on controversial 2G note
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday refused to comment on a letter sent by his ministry to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 2G spectrum scam, saying he cannot make any remark on the matter as it is "subjudice".
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| September 20, 2011 | | Bihar police drop guns, pick up video cameras
Following the success of speedy trials of criminals, the Bihar police have decided to use digital video cameras to shoot troublemakers during protests, which have led to clashes between the law-enforcers and the public. With this, the police want to ensure that punishment is meted out to those breaking laws.
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| August 29, 2011 | | File FIR to probe video: Bedi tells Agnivesh
Team Anna member Kiran Bedi on Monday advised Swami Agnivesh to file an FIR if he felt that the controversial video in which he purportedly asked someone to act tough with social activist Anna Hazare was fake but the religious leader said his spiritual values did not allow him to do so.
Controversial video is doctored, alleges Agnivesh
Team Anna member Swami Agnivesh is deeply hurt by the campaign launched against him by fellow members Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi, who have publicly run him down.
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| August 28, 2011 | | Team Anna slams Agnivesh over controversial video
Swami Agnivesh, a close associate of Anna Hazare, was the target of the core Anna team which attacked him over a controversial video posted on Youtube where he is purportedly telling a person alleged to be a Union minister that government act tough with the fasting Gandhian.
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| August 22, 2011 | | Karachi violence: Pak SC seeks video footage
Pakistan's Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Monday took suo moto notice of the political and ethnic violence in Karachi and asked TV news channels to provide footage of incidents in the country's financial hub.
Readers Pix/Videos: Joining Anna from Singapore
As Anna Hazare's fast against corruption and the Lokpal Bill continues, his movement is raging like wildfire in the rest of the country and abroad.
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| August 16, 2011 | | WATCH: Anna's message to people before his arrest
Anna Hazare, perhaps, knew that the police may be waiting for him at the doorsteps of his East Delhi residence on Tuesday morning to prevent him from undertaking his second fast against the government's version of the Jan Lokpal Bill. He recorded a message for his supporters at his resident hourse before he was detained and taken to an undisclosed location
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| July 22, 2011 | | Headley received four 'jihadi' videos from Pasha
David Headley, who has confessed to his involvement in the Mumbai attacks, had received four 'jihadi' videos from Lashkar-e-Tayiba's Pasha as part of the terror group's efforts to indoctrinate him.
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| July 10, 2011 | | Sri Lanka: Briton held for Channel 4 video on war crimes
The Sri Lankan police has arrested a British national for allegedly providing "false video footage" to a British TV channel to produce a documentary that accused Lankan troops of war crimes. The Channel 4 documentary 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields' was slammed by the government, which said it was false and doctored. A Colombo court on Friday allowed the CID to detain and interrogate the Briton of Sri Lankan-origin -- Kandanam Jegadishwaram -- in connection with the case.
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| June 23, 2011 | | UP deputy CMO's autopsy videographed
Authorities on Thursday videographed the autopsy of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Y S Sachan, who died on jail premises in Lucknow under mysterious circumstances, even as the high court directed that his viscera to be preserved.
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| June 15, 2011 | | Yet another video of abuse by Pak security men
A video purportedly showing Pakistani armed forces personnel physically abusing four blindfolded men has emerged just days after a paramilitary trooper was filmed shooting and killing a teenager in a park in Karachi.
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| June 14, 2011 | | LeT used Guj riot video to motivate me: Headley
The Lashkar-e-Tayiba used videos of the 2002 Gujarat riots to motivate David Coleman Headley, a co-accused in the 26/11 attacks, to carry out "jihad" against India, indicating how the incident is being used as a major recruiting tool by the banned Pakistani militant group.
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| June 08, 2011 | | FBI VIDEOS of Rana spilling the beans about ISI
Rediff.com has in its possession FBI footage of Rana's interrogation where he has spilled the beans about ISI's dealings with the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and the role played by David Coleman Headley and Pakistan Army officers in 26/11.
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| June 07, 2011 | | First-ever interrogation video of Rana screened at trial
A video of the Federal Bureau of Investigation interrogation of Tahawwur Rana, a key suspect in the Mumbai attacks, has been screened for the first time by the prosecution in his trial at a court in Chicago, in which he is shown talking about Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence giving weapons to co-accused David Headley.
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| June 06, 2011 | | Man tries to hurl shoe at Congress leader Dwivedi
The All India Congress Committee headquarters on Monday witnessed high drama when a person posing as a journalist tried to attack party General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi with a shoe. The attacker was apparently miffed over the treatment meted out to Baba Ramdev.
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| May 30, 2011 | | Video: Can you hear me?
Can you hear me tells the story of these women who are in the middle of a community radio revolution.
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| May 23, 2011 | | 'Corporates and builders are ruling India'
An exhausted-looking Patkar, into the fourth day of her fast-unto-death amid the rubble that was once home to scores of people, told rediff.com's Prasanna Zore that Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan is insensitive to the issues of the urban poor.
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| May 08, 2011 | | VIDEOS: Osama tapes from the Abbottabad compound
Authorities removed the audio from the footage because it would be inappropriate to spread the words of terrorists and their propaganda messages, especially bin Laden's, a senior US intelligence official explained.
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| May 07, 2011 | | US releases five home videos of Osama
The United States on Saturday made public several videos seized during last week's raid, including one showing a bearded Osama bin Laden watching himself on television.
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| May 04, 2011 | | FBI warns against 'virus' Osama photos, videos
With the internet abuzz with stories related to Osama bin Laden's death, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning people not to open unsolicited links that "purport" to show photos or videos of the Al Qaeda leader's killing, saying these could be computer virus.
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| April 20, 2011 | | ISRO successfully sends 3 satellites into orbit
India's Polar Satellite Launch vehicle-C16 rocket on Wednesday successfully launched into orbit the latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 that would study and help manage natural resources along with two nano satellites.
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| April 13, 2011 | | Videos: Mumbai celebrates Ram Navami with gaiety
Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Ram, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across Mumbai. Thousands thronged temples in the morning and kirtans and classical dances were organisd to pay obeisance.
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| April 12, 2011 | | NYC 4 Anna: Indian Americans send message home
Hundreds of Indian-Americans came out in support of social activist Anna Hazare's anti-corruption crusade in New York. Rediff.com's Aseem Chhabra reports.
Video: 'Out of this world' tribute to Yuri Gagarin
NASA astronaut Catherine Coleman has staged an "out of this world" concert, literally to salute 50 years of human spaceflight and the anniversary of the first launch of a human to space. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed that milestone on April 12, 1961
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| April 09, 2011 | | None can stop us from returning to power: Buddha
Keeping pace with the high-pitch campaign by main opposition Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday organised his first roadshow from his Jadavpur constituency and said the ruling Left Front would return to power for the eighth term.
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| April 08, 2011 | | Video: When a Gujarati campaigns for a 'Keralan'
Deepak Babaria, the All India Congress Committee secretary from Gujarat, was one of the many people on the stage before Defence Minister A K Antony's election address in Cheranalloor, Kochi.
Video: A farmer's son fights his first election
A farmer's son with no political lineage, K T Benny was in for a surprise when his name came up as a candidate in the Kerala assembly election. Many in the state Congress also had not heard of the Youth Congress worker who turns 37 on April 13, the day of polling in Kerala.
'Left's done nothing, it'll pay for its mistakes'
Rediff.com's Indrani Roy Mitra caught up with Abhijit Mukherjee, son of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee during his campaign trail.
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| April 01, 2011 | | 'Vijayakant video morphed for political gains'
According to reports, Vijayakant was caught on camera assaulting Dharmapuri candidate Bhaskar during a rally. Bhaskar apparently tried to correct him after he misspelt his name.
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| March 08, 2011 | | Watch: 10 years after 9/11, a new VIDEO
A newly released video shot from a helicopter shows the World Trade Centre towers after they were struck by Al Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001.
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| March 01, 2011 | | Raja to appear before court via video conferencing
Raja, in his plea which was filed on Monday, said "remanding of an accused to JC does not require his physical presence as discretion has been vested with the court for extending the same through video-conferencing." He had prayed that considering his security, the proceedings be conducted through video-conferencing.
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| February 28, 2011 | | Raja seeks judicial proceedings through video conferencing
Wary of being transported with hardcore undertrials in a crowded jail van, former telecom minister A Raja on Monday moved a Delhi court seeking to conduct judicial proceedings through video conferencing in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case.
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| February 25, 2011 | | Discovery: 25 years of spaceflight
US space shuttle Discovery lifted off for its final flight from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida to deliver a new module and critical supplies to the International Space Station, late Thursday night.
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| February 21, 2011 | | 'Atank ki aandhi' Kasab showed no remorse: Nikam
This is how Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam responded to the confirmation of death sentence to Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks by the Bombay high court.
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| February 14, 2011 | | Video: After protests, its clean-up time in Cairo
A group of young Egyptians recently took to the streets of Cairo on a clean up mission after its historical Tahrir Sqaure witnessed 18 days of continuous protests demanding ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
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| December 23, 2010 | | The CBI has 100 questions for Raja
The Central Bureau of Investigation is all set to videograph the questioning of former telecom minister A Raja on Friday.
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| November 30, 2010 | | VIDEO: Tejas successfully test fires R-73 missiles
India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has successfully completed air-to-air close combat missile firing tests, ahead of its clearance for induction into the Indian Air Force.
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| November 25, 2010 | | Video: Obama pardons turkeys from dinner table
Accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, Obama said by pardoning the birds he had stopped what he called a second "shellacking" in one month. The president was referring to the drubbing his Democratic Party received at the hands of Republicans in the November 2 legislative elections.
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| November 16, 2010 | | 'Her fatherland is Korea, motherland is India'
"She is a Korean who thinks Korea is her fatherland and India is her motherland." With these words the attention of the press party was diverted from Basel III, trade imbalances and such to a riveting half-hour of wonderful dance
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| November 07, 2010 | | Obama has a taste of model Indian village
US President Barack Obama on Sunday got first hand account of how IT has revolutionised life in rural India, when villagers of Kanpura near Ajmer interacted with him in Mumbai through video conference.
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| November 06, 2010 | | Video: Michelle Obama is 'hot'
At the University of Mumbai library, elegantly-attired United States First Lady Michelle Obama captivated a group of Mumbai children. After an hour spent dancing, singing, playing the tambourine, games and hopscotch with her, barefoot, these kids -- who are from deprived backgrounds (most of them do not have parents) and receive assistance in their education from non-governmental organisation Making A Difference -- had stars in their eyes.
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| October 20, 2010 | | Kasab refuses to appear via video link before HC
Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 gunman, continued to throw his tantrums before the Bombay high court, which is hearing arguments on confirmation of death sentence awarded to him in the Mumbai attacks case. A day after spitting on the camera after an argument with prison guards and demanding that he should be physically produced in the court, Kasab on Wednesday refused to appear via video link before the HC.
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| October 14, 2010 | | Video: Bukhari thrashes scribe over Ayodhya query
Shahi Imam of the Delhi Jama Masjid, Maulana Syed Ahmed Bukhari, on Thursday lost his cool when a journalist questioned him regarding the Ayodhya verdict during a press conference, following which he was thrashed by supporters of the cleric.
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| September 10, 2010 | | Yamuna rises 1 meter above danger mark in Delhi
The water level in the river touched 205.88 meter at 3 pm and is likely to rise further in the evening when water released from Hathanikund Barrage in Haryana reaches the city, a Flood Control Department official said.
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| September 03, 2010 | | Video: Mumbai cops crack Jain temple robbery case
Just a day before the Jain community celebrates their most important festival of Paryushan (and Daslakshana for the Digambara sect, which will be celebrated from September 12 to 21), the crime branch of the Mumbai police have cracked a robbery case, that will only heighten the community's joy.
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| August 09, 2010 | | Videos: Oil spill threatens Mumbai's coast
A foreign cargo ship, which collided with another vessel about 10 km off Mumbai harbour, tilted further spilling oil for the third day as Navy and Coast Guard made hectic efforts to contain the leak.
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| July 27, 2010 | | Bell Bajao ad campaign wins international laurel
The ad films -- that highlight the organization's campaign against domestic violence --were screened recently at the Cannes Lions 57th International Advertising Festival in France, considered by many to be the world's biggest celebration of creativity in communications.
'I will be unhappy if Commonwealth Games succeed'
Aiyar, who appeared to make a doomsday prophecy on the success of the October 3-14 games going by the state of preparedness, also said that anyone who is patronising the Games cannot be anything but "evil".
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| July 22, 2010 | | Video: Ranjita is a humble devotee: Nityananda
Breaking his silence over actress Ranjita after her name was linked with him for alleged involvement in sleazy acts, self-styled godman Nityananda described her as a "sincere and a humble devotee" and said he was hurt by the pain caused to her and her family.
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| July 19, 2010 | | Bengal train mishap toll touches 62
A speeding express train rammed into the rear of another killing 60 people and injuring over 150 at the Sainthia station in Bhirbhum district of West Bengal, apparently after overshooting the signal in the early hours on Monday.
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| July 08, 2010 | | Haryana, Punjab floods kill 15; Army to the rescue
Fifteen people perished in floods triggered by heavy rains in Punjab and Haryana even as a fresh breach occurred in Satluj Yamuna Link at Udhar Singh village in Kuruskhetra submerging several adjoining areas.
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| July 05, 2010 | | Video: Bharat bandh fizzles out in New Delhi
Opposition-sponsored Bharat Bandh against price rise on Monday did not evoke much response in New Delhi barring some areas where BJP and Left activists blocked road and rail traffic and forcibly shut shops.
Video: BJP, Sena enforce Bharat bandh in Mumbai
Normal life was hit on Monday in several parts of Maharashtra, particularly Mumbai where stone-pelting BJP and Shiv Sena activists tried to disrupt road and rail traffic during the 12-hour bandh called by the opposition to protest price rise.
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| June 17, 2010 | | Video: First day at school
Rediff IShare begins a new video series where we capture important moments from Indian lives.
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| June 03, 2010 | | Videos: Arundhati Roy on romanticising violence
Writer-activist Arundhati Roy was in Mumbai on Wednesday to speak on 'War on people' at the Marathi Patrakar Sangh.
Video: Forces seize solar missiles in J&K
Security forces seize solar missiles in Valley. A squad of Special Operations Group of Jammu and Kashmir Police spotted these solar missiles, positioned for an offensive action in Gujjarpati forest area of Kupwara district.
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| June 02, 2010 | | Burning the midnight oil on access to Headley: US
"We are burning the midnight oil, working our fingers to the bone," he said, to ensure access to Headley for India, as it was "so important to India, the Indian people, the Indian government."
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| May 27, 2010 | | Video: Indian-Americans protest against visa rules
Various Indian-American organisations on Wednesday organised a rally in New York protesting against a host of new visa rules -- what they describe as completely unfair -- imposed on Indians in the United States.
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| May 03, 2010 | | 'Dead' Taliban leader Hakimullah threatens US in new video
Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud, who was reportedly killed in a United States drone strike in January, has vowed to attack the US in a new video dated early April."The time is very near when our fidayeen will attack the American states in the major cities," SITE quoted the Taliban leader as saying.Mehsud was reportedly killed in a US drone strike in South Waziristan in January. Pakistani intel officials and the US administration have never confirmed his death.
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| April 30, 2010 | | Nityananda case: Actress terms video 'malicious'
In her first comments after being embroiled in an alleged sex scandal involving self-styled godman Nityananda, South Indian actress Ranjitha on Thursday termed as "malicious" the video clips telecast by some TV channels purportedly showing her in intimate positions with him.
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| April 28, 2010 | | Video: PM arrives in Bhutan for SAARC Summit
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Thimphu on a two-day visit to participate in the 16th SAARC Summit that begins on Wednesday. He was received at the Paro International airport, 60 km from the capital, by Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley and Indian's Ambassador to Bhutan Pavan Varma.
Video: PM arrives in Bhutan for SAARC Summit
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Thimphu on a two-day visit to participate in the 16th SAARC Summit that begins on Wednesday. He was received at the Paro International airport, 60 km from the capital, by Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley and Indian's Ambassador to Bhutan Pavan Varma.
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| April 22, 2010 | | Video: Mumbai police, from fat to fit
Mumbai Police Commissioner D Shivanandan is on a mission to ensure that the law enforcers get into shape.
Videos: Women power rocks Kumbh Mela 2010
No official estimate is available about the number of sadhvis and sanyaasins at the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar, but there is no dearth of women who have left their families behind and 'surrendered themselves to God's service'.
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| April 19, 2010 | | AMU prof case: Two video journalists arrested
Two video journalists, who allegedly conducted a sting operation on the gay Aligarh Muslim University professor, were on Monday arrested in Aligarh on charges of forcibly entering his house on February 8 and causing physical harm to him.
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| April 12, 2010 | | Benazir was a central part of Pakistan's problems
Fatima Bhutto, the outspoken niece of slain former Pakistani premier Benazir Bhutto, was in Mumbai recently to launch her book Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir. The life and times of the Bhuttos is seen afresh in a passionately partisan but well-constructed memoir, says acclaimed-writer William Dalrymple about Fatima's book. He reviews it in context.
Video: Dr Singh, Obama hold mini summit
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh [ Images ] on Sunday night Indian time met United States President Barack Obama and is understood to have discussed nuclear security, India's concerns over American military aid to Pakistan and the volatile situation in Afghanistan.
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| April 07, 2010 | | Kamal Nath stunned by '84 riots charge
Union Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath was taken aback at the Indian Consulate in New York, when a journalist asked him about his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi during a press conference Tuesday, a couple of hours after a civil lawsuit was filed against him in a New York district court.
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| April 06, 2010 | | Video: US army shooting down journos in Iraq
One of the two photojournalists killed in a 2007 attack by a US helicopter gunship in Iraq was being rescued when the gunship's crew fired on the van to which he was being carried, according to a CNN footage posted online on Monday.
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| March 26, 2010 | | 'Is Narendra Modi sahab a coward?'
Three voices of victims who survived the Gulbarg Society and Naroda Patiya massacre pleading to and accusing the Gujarat chief minister of various criminal charges to appear before SIT.
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| March 13, 2010 | | Video was morphed, manipulated: Nityananda Swami
'There is a lot of misrepresentation, manipulation, conspiracy and morphing. We are working, which part is recorded in a conspired way, which part is morphed, and which part is misrepresented,' Swami told Times Now news channel.
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| February 24, 2010 | | Video: People jumping off Carlton Tower
The blaze, suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit, created panic with several inside the building shouting for help and many others breaking the window panes.
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| February 15, 2010 | | Video: Maoists kill 24 jawans in Bengal
At least 24 paramilitary jawans were killed in the biggest-ever Maoist attack in West Bengal, when ultras overran their camp at Silda in West Midnapore after setting it on fire on Monday, barely a week after Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's meeting in Kolkata to draw up a joint strategy to counter them.
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| February 05, 2010 | | Who says Shut Up better?
If there is one thing you should not do, it is yell Shut Up in public. Here's what can happen next...
Video: Sena hits Mumbai roads with black flags
The Maharashtra government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure security for Rahul Gandhi, who has proceeded to address a youth congress function at Ghatkopar after attending another meeting in the Ville Parle area in the city.
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| February 03, 2010 | | Students from India, Pak win NASA competition
United States Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer congratulated the Indian and Pakistani students who have won the Sixteenth Annual International Space Settlement Design Competition, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Boeing, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The students also expressed their happiness over their achievement.
Video: Migrants row: There is no stopping Rahul
Addressing the media in Patna, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once again slammed regional parties of Maharashtra for igniting the migrants' row. He once again reiterated his single concept that India belongs to Indians
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| February 02, 2010 | | 'Let your children pursue their dreams'
Kapil Sibal, Minister for Human Resource Development, has said that education reforms can't be implemented until parents allow their children to pursue their dreams.
Aus cricketers need not worry: Chidambaram
The assurance follows the Sena's threat that it would not allow Australian players to play in IPL matches after the spate of attacks on Indians in that country.
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| February 01, 2010 | | Migratory birds nestle in Kodiyakkarai sanctuary
Exotic migratory birds from India and other parts of the world are making it to the Kodiyakkarai Bird Sanctuary near Chennai in Tamil Nadu, offering a treat to both bird lovers and tourists.
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| January 29, 2010 | | Hampi dazzles on 500th anniversary
The grandeur of the mighty Vijayanagara Empire was revived in Karnataka on the 500th anniversary of its emperor Krishna Deva Raya's coronation.
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| January 14, 2010 | | How Kalam inspired the 'national anthem for youth'
More than twenty years ago, when Doordarshan had the legends from all walks of life singing Mile Sur Mera Tumhara integrating India, the song became almost an anthem. Several years later, another such song is in the making, and instead of legends, those who will be featured in the music video are youth icons of India who can lead and inspire more than 50 per cent of India's population -- those below the age of 25.
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| December 24, 2009 | | Video: India's last dancing bear rescued
Raju, the country's last dancing bear, was rescued from Belgaum in Karnataka and brought to the Bannerghatta bear sanctuary. Raju, which danced and smoked to entertain millions on the streets, is cooling its heels in the bear sanctuary after being rescued from a Kalandar. (See the external link). Wildlife SOS, which has been undertaking this countrywide rescue operation, has a centre in Bangalore.
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| December 08, 2009 | | Court asks police to explain how Kasab's CD was leaked
The special court hearing 26/11 terror attacks case on Tuesday asked the police department to file an affidavit explaining how footages of a compact disc filmed on the interrogation of accused Ajmal Kasab was leaked to the media.
Headley's videos made 26/11 gunmen's task easy
The precision with which the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks were carried out is something that shocked the entire world. The attackers seemed to know their way around the targets -- in a similar manner as one would go about in his own home! This could have been possible, thanks to the nearly 18 hours of video footage that was made available to the ten gunmen who unleashed violence on Mumbai last year, killing scores of innocent people.
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| December 07, 2009 | | 'Headley took pictures, made videos of 26/11 targets'
Suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist David Coleman Headley was charged in a Chicago court with criminal conspiracy in the Mumbai terror attacks that killed about 180 people, including many foreigners.
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| November 07, 2009 | | FBI recovers Qaeda videos from LeT operative
Giving a new dimension to the Lashkar-e-Tayiba plot to attack Indian facilities, Federal Bureau of Investigation's sleuths have recovered two inflammatory Al Qaeda videos, containing speeches by Osama bin Laden and other terrorists, from the house of Pakistan-born Canadian Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who was arrested in October. Produced by 'As Sahab Media', commonly acknowledged to be the media wing of the Al Qaeda, one of the videos is titled 'Bombing of Denmark Embassy'.
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| October 21, 2009 | | 22 killed in train collision near Mathura
The Goa Express hit the Udaipur city-Hazrat Nizamuddin Mewar Express from behind between Mathura and Vrindavan at around 4.30 AM, apparently after its driver ignored a signal
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| October 18, 2009 | | India ready to release more funds to SL: PC
India is ready to release more funds to Sri Lanka for rehabilitation of the displaced Tamils in the country in addition to Rs 500 crore allocated earlier, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday.
Six firemen suffocated to death in Thane
Six fire fighters were killed after getting trapped in the lift of a 14-storey building that was on fire. The incident took place in Thane district of Maharashtra in the wee hours of morning on Sunday when the firemen were coming down after dousing the fire at the 14th floor of the Tarangan apartments building.
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| October 16, 2009 | | Obama's Diwali gesture floors Indian Americans
In a statement, the Hindu American Foundation said: "Never before had a sitting US President personally celebrated the Diwali holiday, and with that one gesture, two million Hindu-Americans felt a bit more like they belonged -- one more reason to feel at home."
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| October 14, 2009 | | 'Working for an acceptable solution in J&K'
Contrary to expectations, Union home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday did not make a direct offer to the separatists for a dialogue, but said the Central government was working to find a unique and acceptable solution to the Jammu and Kashmir problem.
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| October 08, 2009 | | Video: Indian embassy takes a hit in Kabul bombing
The blast tore through a market building across the street from the heavily fortified embassy compound, leaving rubble and debris strewn across the road, where the Afghan Interior Ministry is also located.
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| October 05, 2009 | | Floods: Send us your videos
If you are in the vicinity of a flood affected area or near an aid camp, shoot a video and upload it on rediff iShare, and mail us the link at citizen.reporter@rediffmail.com
Pix: A million displaced, over 230 dead in floods
Heavy rains and floods over the past week have wreaked havoc in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and claimed over 230 lives and displaced over a million people.
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| October 03, 2009 | | Video: Human chain against ASEAN pact
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday organised a 500-kilometre-long human chain with over four million participants in Kerala to protest a treaty signed with the 10-country Southeast Asian bloc. The agreement will be effective from Jan. 1, 2010, and tariffs on the products covered would be reduced to zero between 2013 and 2016. The Communists oppose the agreement saying its would sound the death knell for the southern state's agro-based economy.
UN releases stamp on Mahatma Gandhi
Marking the International Day of Non-Violence, the United Nations has released a stamp of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary.
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| September 30, 2009 | | Video: 'Breaking Boundaries' with Astad Deboo
The underprivileged children and young adults are part of the non-governmental organisation Salaam Balak Trust, which provided them with financial support, education and vocational training.
Mumbai gets high-speed interceptor boats
Following last year's terror attacks, the Mumbai police on Tuesday launched two more bulletproof boats - Koyna and Kaveri, touted to "be the fastest high-speed interceptor boats in Indian waters" at the Gateway of India.
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| September 28, 2009 | | Where Ravan is worshipped
Hindus in Kanpur held special prayers to honour the despised mythological demon King Ravana on Monday. The event was organised on the festival of 'Dussehra' that marks the triumph of good over evil
Pak has assured justice to 26/11 case: Krishna
Union External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Sunday said his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi assured him during a bilateral meeting that Islamabad will begin the trial of those recently arrested in connection with last year's Mumbai terror attack shortly, and that it would take steps to ensure that justice is done.
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| September 27, 2009 | | S M Krishna warns UN of terror, skips Pak role
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Saturday urged the world community to urgently bring to justice the perpetrators and supporters of terrorist attack against innocent civilians of Mumbai late last year.
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| September 25, 2009 | | 'India and China have emerged as villains'
'I think a little less superiority, a little more humility on the part of India will serve us very well in the future,' says Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
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| September 23, 2009 | | Al Qaeda video predicts Obama's downfall by Muslims
Terrorist outfit Al Qaeda marked the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington with a video message in which it has predicted that US President Barack Obama would be brought down by the Muslims.
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| September 19, 2009 | | Exclusive Video! Sushilkumar Shinde on Maha polls
Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, who also heads the Maharashtra Congress Party election committee, said in New York on Friday that despite some irritants between Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar, seat adjustments would be done between the two parties for the coming assembly election.
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| September 13, 2009 | | India pays homage to victims of Bhopal gas tragedy
As 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of world's worst industrial disaster in Bhopal, India plans to construct a memorial for the victims of the tragedy,Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday.
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| September 09, 2009 | | PLA replaces China border police in Ladakh
With fresh reports of incursion in Ladakh, Nawang Norboo, Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council on Tuesday said that Chinese troops frequently intrude into Indian territory and even threaten Indian shepherds.
Mayawati statues attract tourists in UP
Tourists visiting Lucknow will have something new to look forward to in the coming months. The state government is developing the sites bearing statues of its chief minister Mayawati as tourist hot spots.
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| September 08, 2009 | | It was cold-blooded murder, says Ishrat's mother
The mother of Ishrat Jahan, the college student who was allegedly killed in a fake encounter by the Gujarat police in 2004, on Tuesday demanded stringent punishment to all those involved in her daughter's killing.
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| September 03, 2009 | | Immersion of Ganesh idols take place in Pune
The ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival came to an end on Thursday with devotees participating in the immersion of the idols in Pune. Devotees took out processions amidst beating of drums in the farewell ritual.
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| August 28, 2009 | | Phillips Talbot on the Jaswant book controversy
In later years Talbot served as the president of the Asia Society and was also Ambasaddor to Greece. Talbot is a receipient of several awards including the Padma Shri. In this video, Talbot shares his views about Jaswant Singh's controversial book.
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| August 26, 2009 | | Video showing Lankan forces executing Tamils surfaces
A disturbing video purportedly showing Sri Lankan soldiers executing nine Tamils was broadcast in London on Wednesday, triggering war crime charges against Colombo which categorically denied that its security forces were involved in such atrocities.
The manager who does funerals for abandoned bodies
S Sreedhar has given a dignified final farewell to 600 abandoned bodies in the past 24 years. Continuing our series on Extraordinary Indians.
India not downplaying threat perception from China
Although India's economic ties with China are being reinforced, it will not be at the cost of downplaying possible threat perception, India's Minister of state for Defence M M Pallam Raju said in Kolkata on Tuesday.
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| August 25, 2009 | | Arun Shourie calls for BJP revamp from the top
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Shouri on Monday slammed the party leadership in full media glare in New Delhi on Monday, calling for a revamp starting from the top.
ISRO to launch Oceansat-2 in September
Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch Oceansat-2, an exclusive satellite to track marine life and identify potential fishing zones in September.
One killed in firing at Ludhiana station
One person was killed and two security personnel were injured when a passenger opened fire in a Jammu-bound train in Ludhiana on early hours of Tuesday.
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| August 18, 2009 | | Jaswant Singh releases his book on Jinnah
A book on the founder of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah titled, - "Jinnah: India - Partition - Independence" penned by senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaswant Singh, was released in New Delhi on Monday.
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| August 11, 2009 | | 26/11 trial: 2 FBI officers, 3 US nationals to depose today
Three US nationals are expected to give their testimony in the 26/11 terror attack case through videoconferencing while two Federal Bureau of Investigation officers are likely to appear in person before the special court in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Not claimed bodies of terrorists, says Pakistan
Pakistan has neither admitted that four of the nine terrorists who carried out the Mumbai terror attacks were its nationals nor has asked India for their bodies, Pakistan foreign office has said.
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| August 10, 2009 | | Arun Gandhi addresses UN
Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, addresses United Nations Youth Meet
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| August 07, 2009 | | Govt seeks help of pvt hospitals to tackle H1N1
Addressing the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad says that the government has sought cooperation from the private hospitals to deal with swine flu.
Taliban leader Mehsud dead: Pakistan
Pakistan believes Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head, was probably killed with his wife and bodyguards in a missile attack two days ago. According to intelligence officer in South Waziristan Mehsud's funeral had already taken place, while Pakistani media cited their own security sources saying Mehsud was dead.
'India should not attack Pakistan'
The former head commander of the Israeli Security Agency's Anti Terror Security School talks about Al Qaeda, dirty bombs, Chabad House and the 26/11 terror attacks.
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| August 06, 2009 | | Death for three accused in 2003 Mumbai blasts case
Six years after the twin blasts at Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar, a special Prevention of Terrorism Act Court in Mumbai has given death sentence to all the three accused in the heinous crime.
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| July 31, 2009 | | Video: India's Spiderman
He is India's Spiderman, but Jyoti Raju prefers calling himself Kothi Manusha or Monkey Man.
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| July 29, 2009 | | 'I just want Section 377 to be struck down'
Author Neel Mukherjee weighs in on the landmark ruling from the Delhi High Court that limited Section 377 under the Indian Penal Code.
What India's Maoists really want
Journalist and author Sudeep Chakravarti he explains that today's Maoists aren't motivated so-much by a desire for full revolution or for more money, so much as they are motivated by a desire for equality, purpose and dignity.
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| July 28, 2009 | | 'Don't think you'll be the next Salman Rushdie'
Noted writer, editor and literary translator, Ira Pande advice to young writers is very practical. She says, "Don't be romantic about your writing -- don't think you'll be the next Booker winner. Writing is a hard job and not everyone who wants to write a story will be successful.'
Kashmir: Justice must be seen to be done
Journalist and author Basharat Peer reveals how the Indian and state government in general, and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in particular, have mismanaged and mishandled incidents in Kashmir, notably the Shopian rape and murder cases.
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| July 27, 2009 | | Amitav Ghosh's advice to writers: Work hard!
Down-to-earth and realistic as always, Ghosh's message to young aspiring writers was, "My advice to writers is to work hard. What you see here is not even the tip of the iceberg; barely 1/100th of what one writes that actually makes it to the pages of a book."
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| July 23, 2009 | | High tide at Shivaji Park, Mumbai
As rains lashed Mumbai, the metropolis faced one of the highest tides of the season that hit its shores on Thursday.
The Brown Cloud
The Brown Cloud follows a young boy's journey to adulthood, and parallels his growing disillusionment with the deterioration of the environment, caused by an ever-growing brown cloud of pollution in the atmosphere.
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| July 18, 2009 | | Video:Clinton on women empowerment, climate change
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday morning held a brief press conference at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. She addressed questions on climate change, women politicians, terror and Pakistan.
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| June 19, 2009 | | Why Lalgarh is burning
Rediff.com tracks the tribals' actions.
Rahul Gandhi turns 39
Even though Rahul is in London, his absence did not seem to have deterred his supporters who distributed saris, schoolbags and shoes among poor women and children.
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| June 17, 2009 | | Pak must take firm action on terror: India
India has said that its relations with Pakistan were under 'considerable stress' and that the prime cause for it was terror acts coming out of that country.
India-Russia ties are time tested: PM
During his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, Dr Singh reiterated that Russia stood by India through thick and thin, helping build industry and military.
Lalgarh simmers under Maoist violence
Trouble continues in Lalgarh in West Bengal state as Tribals and members of the People's Committee against Police Atrocities continue their violent protests.
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| April 16, 2009 | | What a techie said moments before dying
In a bizarre incident, a techie from Bangalore committed suicide after recording a videographed message in which he blamed his second wife for his death..
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| April 06, 2009 | | Dutt replaced by Nafisa Ali as SP's Lucknow candidate
Former Miss India and social activist Nafisa Ali was on Sunday nominated to contest from northern Lucknow constituency in the upcoming parliament elections in place of actor-turned politician Sanjay Dutt, who was barred by the apex court from contesting
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| April 05, 2009 | | Maneka, Mayawati clash over motherhood
Mayawati and Maneka Gandhi engaged in a bitter verbal duel on April 4 over the detention of Varun Gandhi under the National Security Act, with the UP chief minister slamming the BJP MP for defending his hate speeches saying she should have inculcated good values in her son
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| April 04, 2009 | | US: Gunman storms immigration centre, 13 killed
At least 13 people were killed and four seriously injured on Friday when a suspected Asian gunman, who was among the dead, armed with a high-powered rifle stormed the American Civic Center, an immigration services office, at Binghamton in New York and opened fire.
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| April 01, 2009 | | Vote for integrity, vote for good people: Aamir
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has launched a nationwide campaign to increase awareness among people about their candidates contesting Lok Sabha polls, urging them to make an informed choice.
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| March 30, 2009 | | Lahore siege: Troops had a tough time
A group of attackers continued fighting in a police training centre in Lahore on Monday after storming the building with guns and grenades, killing at least 22 policemen.
Kasab gets a lawyer, finally
The special court constituted to try the Mumbai Terror attacks case on Monday appointed two lawyers for Amir Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist who was involved in the 26/11 massacre. Advocate Anjali Waghmare will represent Kasab in court.
rediff.com:Masks of political leaders, a hot favourite during campaign
Activists of various political parties are using masks of their leaders to woo voters ahead of this year's general election.
Varun Gandhi booked under tough law
Varun Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Pilibhit, plunged into deeper trouble on Sunday night with the Uttar Pradesh government deciding to book him under the National Security Act.
22 policemen killed in Lahore terror attack
At least 20 policemen were killed in a gun and grenade attack at a police training centre in Lahore on Monday.
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| March 27, 2009 | |
Over 70 people have been feared killed as a bomb exploded at a mosque in the town of Jamrud in the Khyber agency in north-west Pakistan during Friday prayers.
PMK deserts UPA, joins AIADMK
In a blow to the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, crucial regional ally Pattali Makkal Katchi party on Thursday said that it would build a new alliance.
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| March 24, 2009 | |
Sonia Gandhi attacks Third Front
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi kicked off her election campaign by targeting a "rag tag coalition of parties, Third Front, that has been hurriedly cobbled together mostly by regional satraps to fight the forthcoming elections.
Kashmiri Pundits demand inclusion to voters list
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi kicked off her election campaign by targeting a "rag tag coalition of parties, Third Front, that has been hurriedly cobbled together mostly by regional satraps to fight the forthcoming elections.
Kasab says he is a Pakistani national
The man accused of being the lone surviving gunman in last year's Mumbai attacks--Ajmal Kasab--told a court on Monday that he was from Pakistan and wanted legal assistance from the country.
Reinstated Pak CJ returns to job
Jubilant lawyers clapped and threw rose petals at Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry as he left his house to return to work on Tuesday, more than a year after he was sacked by former president Pervez Musharraf.
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| March 23, 2009 | | BrahMos missile to be inducted into IAF by 2012
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos will be inducted into the Indian Air Force by 2012, said A. Sivathanu Pillai, the chief executive officer and managing director, Brahmos Aerospace, on Sunday.
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| March 22, 2009 | |
Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed his post at the Supreme Court on Sunday following two years of political turmoil over his ouster by former president Parvez Musharraf.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh elects new chief
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, elected its new chief on Saturday. Mohan Bhagawat replaced K S Sudarsahan, who was held the top post for almost nine years.
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| March 20, 2009 | | Varun Gandhi to explain his 'hate speech' to EC
Bharatiya Janta Party leader Varun Gandhi has to file a reply with the Election Commission on Friday, explaining his controversial speech in Pilibhit earlier this month.
Mallika Sarabhai to contest against Advani
Renowned dancer and social activist Mallika Sarabhai disclosed at Ahmedabad on Thursday that she will contest in the ensuing parliamentary polls as an independent candidate from Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
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| March 19, 2009 | | CIA chief meets home ministry officials
Central Intelligence Agency chief Leon Panetta met Home Minister P Chidambaram and officials of Indian home ministry on Thursday, to discuss the security situation in South Asia.
Negotiations between Congress allies continue
Key allies of the ruling Congress - led United Progressive Alliance on Wednesday continued hectic negotiations to narrow down differences over seat-sharing talks, for the coming national polls beginning next month.
Uma Bharti will be happy to see Advani as PM
Bharatiya Janshakti Party leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday said that she is happy to campaign for Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani in the interest of the country.
Election Commission registers FIR against Varun Gandhi
The Election Commission will send for forensic analysis, the compact disc containing the communal speech allegedly delivered by Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Varun Gandhi in the ensuing parliamentary polls in Uttar Pradesh.
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| March 16, 2009 | | Third Front vows to provide alternatives
A group of smaller political parties, including the Left, who launched "Third Front", vowed to provide an alternative to the two main national coalitions--the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratoc Alliance--on Sunday.
Sanjay Dutt pledges to work for the common man
Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt, who is the candidate of Samajwadi Party from Lucknow, on Sunday promised to work for the betterment of the people, if voted to power.
Sanjay Dutt prays for political success
Actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt visited the Teele Wali Masjid and a dargah in Lucknow.
Nawaz Sharif calls off "Long March" protest
Nawaz sharif called off his long march protest after Pakistan president Asif ali Zardari agreed to reinstate the deposed judges.
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| March 13, 2009 | | Poll panel slaps notice to Mulayam Singh Yadav
As the Election Commission slapped notice on Samajwadi Party for violating the election code in a Holi function, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday rapped the SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, also criticising the ruling Congress party for allegedly, playing soft with its key ally.
Third Front launched to counter BJP, Congress
Ten political parties, comprising some regional parties and the Left, came together at a rally near Bengalure on Thursday to launch the 'Third Front' ahead of general elections beginning next month.
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| March 07, 2009 | | India test-fires interceptor missile
As part of building a domestic ballistic missile Defence system, India has successfully test-fired its homegrown interceptor missile.
Farewell for MiG-23 BN aircraft
After serving the Air Force for nearly three decades, single-engine strike aircraft MiG-23 BN was given a farewell at a formal 'phasing out' ceremony at the Halwara airbase in Punjab on Friday.
Blast in Peshawar
At least seven people including five policemen were killed in a blast in Peshawar on Saturday. A suicide car bomber when ordered to stop his vehicle detonated it instead at a road block killing seven people.
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| February 26, 2009 | | 50 killed in Bangladesh rebellion
According to media reports, nearly 50 people were killed when Bangladeshi paramilitary troops mutinied over a pay dispute at their headquarters in Dhaka.
Karat, Modi sound poll bugle
Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Prakash Karat saw a post-poll realignment of forces opposed to both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Nepal's last king arrives in India
Nepal's last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday, reportedly on a fortnight-long private visit.
A village in Gujarat turns pink
Inspired by the 'Pink City' Jaipur, an obscure village in Gujarat has all the structures painted in pink, to become the country's only pink village.
Bangladesh rebels agree to lay down their arms
Mutinous members of a Bangladesh paramilitary unit agreed to lay down their arms and accept an amnesty offered by the government, one of their officers said.
Congress confident of coming back to power
The ruling Congress Party, on Wednesday said that it has fulfilled all its promises and so epects the people to vote them back to power.
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| February 25, 2009 | | Heavy gunfire at Bangladesh Rifles HQ
Smoke could be seen billowing over Dhaka on Wednesday after heavy gunfire broke out at the headquarters of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles.
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| January 15, 2009 | | Rahul shows Miliband the 'real India'
This is the real India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told British Foreign Secretary David Miliband as they visited Semra, a nondescript Dalit village.
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| January 09, 2009 | | NRIs can give strong rebuff to terrorists: Prez
Urging NRIs to invest in India and benefit from its resilient economy, President Pratibha Patil on Friday said this will be a 'strong rebuff' to the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks
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