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Jammu: Irked by Jammu and Kashmir government thwarting its flag-hoisting plan, BJP today termed as "grand standing" Omar Abdullah`s invitation to its leaders to attend the Republic Day function even as seven party activists were arrested when they made a vain bid to unfurl the national flag in Srinagar. Describing as "unfortunate" the detention of […]

New York: Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani,al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden`s bodyguard has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 224 people. Ghailani, who has spent the last six years in "black sites" and Guantanamo Bay, is the first detainee for the […]

Beijing: China will construct 10 more mega nuclear reactors with a whopping investment of USD 121.5 billion, in addition to 25 currently being built, to step up its atomic power generation to meet its rising energy demands. China is expected to raise its 2020 target for the nuclear power industry to 86 GW or 5 […]

Jerusalem: The "Palestine Papers" leaked by Qatar based al-Jazeera network has exposed extensive cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA)`s security services, including a planned assassination of a commander of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. In a report on its English-language website titled, `The al- Madhoun assassination`, the network alleges that PA has "shown operational […]

Cuttack: Bira Kishore Mishra was sworn-in as an additional judge of Orissa High Court here on Tuesday. Chief Justice V Gopal Gowda administered the oath to the new judge at a simple ceremony inside the HC premises. All the judges of the High Court, Lok Pal Justice P K Patra, former Chief Justice of Patna […]

Cuttack: Seeking stern action against the ruling BJD MP from Cuttack Bhartuhari Mahtab for allegedly assaulting a policeman, the Orissa Police Association on Tuesday announced its decision to boycott all VIP security duties from Tuesday night. The OPA has informed its decision to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) A N Sinha this evening. "We […]

Berhampur: Unidentified miscreants killed a woman and decamped with huge quantity of gold ornaments in broad day light at Aska, about 40 km from here on Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Babita Achary (33), wife of a goldsmith. The miscreants stabbed her to death when her husband was not present in the […]

Bhubaneswar: Fifty-eight of the 59 Afghan students, who left Ravenshaw University in Cuttack alleging "security problem", on Tuesday returned to the state capital in order to complete their studies. "We returned to Orissa after the state government promised safety and provision of different facilities," Afghan students said here. State government officials, varsity staff and local […]

Bhubaneswar: A special court here on Tuesday convicted a retired IAS officer in a disproportionate assets case and sentenced him to three years rigorous imprisonment. Pronouncing the judgement, the Special vigilance court also imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on Sanjeeb Kumar Ray, retired IAS officer and ex-additional secretary to Orissa government`s, Cooperation department. […]

Bhubaneswar: With Maoists asking people to boycott the Republic Day on Wednesday and observe it as "blackday", security was tightened across Orissa, particularly the southern region, to prevent any untoward incident and ensure peaceful celebration of the national festival. A thick security blanket was thrown over Malkangiri, Koraput, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kandhamal, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar and […]

Islamabad: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Tuesday said talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir on the margins of a SAARC committee meeting in Bhutan early next month were not expected to lead to any "big change" or "dramatic breakthrough." India continues to have concerns about terrorism, Rao said during an interaction in New Delhi […]

Lahore: A suicide bomber targeted a Shia procession in Pakistan`s eastern Lahore city on Tuesday, killing at least seven persons, including four policemen, and injuring nearly 40 others, officials said. The blast occurred at Lahori Gate near Karbala Gamay Shah, a Shia `imambargah` or prayer hall. Superintendent of Police (Security) Faisal Rana told the media […]

Lakhanpur (J&K ): Amid high drama, BJP`s flag yatra was stopped at the Lakhampur border of Jammu and Kashmir with its three senior leaders being arrested even as they lashed out at the state government and the Centre for committing a "historic mistake". A day after being thrown out of Jammu and Kashmir, senior leaders […]

Mumbai: Indicating that banks would not be in a tearing hurry to jack-up their interest rates following the Reserve Bank of India hiking its key short-term rates by 0.25 per cent each on Tuesday, bankers said they felt that the move does not warrant any immediate action on their part. "Immediately after a rate hike […]

Bangalore: Declaring an all-out war against Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj, ruling BJP on Tuesday announced a series of public rallies to press for his recall, saying the agitation would continue till he leaves the state. Intensifying their anti-Governor campaign, BJP MLAs and MLCs, besides senior leaders, including M Venkaiah Naidu, staged a protest in […]