India

    Deccan airlines to be called Kingfisher Red

    Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Low-cost airline Deccan would now be called Kingfisher Red and would be a separate brand from Vijay Mallya promoted Kingfisher Airlines.


    PM terms Orissa violence a ‘national shame’

    New Delhi, Aug 28 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday termed the violence against Christians in Orissa as a “national shame” and assured leaders of the community that compensation would be paid to the affected families.

One arrested for sending threatening messages to Chouhan

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Bhopal, Aug 28 (IANS) A 58-year-old man was arrested late Thursday evening in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur district for sending threatening messages to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.



Somali pirates release Omani ship after eight months

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Nairobi, Aug 28 (Xinhua) Somali pirates freed an Omani ship almost eight months after hijacking the vessel. The crew were unharmed, a regional maritime official said Thursday.



Delhi woman dies of burn injuries

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A 34-year-old married woman, who suffered 95 percent burn injuries last week, died at a hospital here Thursday. Her parents allege it is a case of dowry death.



Agra journalist murdered

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Agra, Aug 28 (IANS) A journalist working for an eveninger here was Thursday stabbed to death near the busy Sanjay Place commercial complex.



Protests over death of two children in Blueline accident

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) People blocked traffic on the Mehrauli-Badarpur road here Thursday evening to protest the death of two students in a Blueline bus accident and alleged inaction by police.



PM terms Orissa violence a ‘national shame’

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday termed the violence against Christians in Orissa as a “national shame” and assured leaders of the community that compensation would be paid to the affected families.



Gujarat human rights groups condemn Orissa violence

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Ahmedabad, Aug 28 (IANS) Human rights groups in Gujarat Thursday condemned the attacks on the Christian community in Orissa following the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmananda Saraswati.



Two-headed Bangladesh baby dies after struggle for life

Aug 28th, 2008 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Dhaka, Aug 28 (DPA) After more than two days of a bitter life and death struggle in a small hospital in western Bangladesh, a double-headed baby boy died Thursday as crowds of grief-stricken people waited outside.