India

    Five killed, 50 injured in Assam blasts (Third Lead)

    Guwahati, Jan 1 (IANS) Five people were killed and at least 50 others wounded, six of them critically, as three powerful explosions rocked crowded areas in Assam’s main city of Guwahati on New Year’s day Thursday, a few hours before Home Minister P. Chidambaram arrived on a scheduled visit.


    Pakistan keen to help in 26/11 probe: minister

    Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday said it wants to help India “wholeheartedly” in the probe into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, but would not hand over the suspects named by New Delhi.

Pakistan keen to help in 26/11 probe: minister

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Pakistan Thursday said it wants to help India “wholeheartedly” in the probe into the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, but would not hand over the suspects named by New Delhi.



BSP functionary held for sexually exploiting woman

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) A senior functionary of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was arrested Thursday for allegedly sexually exploiting a woman in Uttar Pradesh. The scandal comes close on the heels of the murder of a government engineer in Auraiya reportedly by a BSP legislator.



Role of BSP Lawmaker’s wife being probed in engineer’s murder

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) The role of ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Shekhar Tiwari’s wife in the murder of Uttar Pradesh governmenty engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta has been put under the scanner, the police said here Thursday.



NC-led Kashmir ministry likely to take oath Jan 5 (Lead)

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The National Conference (NC)-led Jammu and Kashmir coalition ministry is likely to be sworn in Jan 5, as agreement with the Congress over the modalities of ministry formation was reached here Thursday.



Civil work nearing completion for fast reactor

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Kalpakkam, Jan 1 (IANS) Major civil works relating to the Rs.35 billion 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam is nearly over, a top official said Thursday.



Post-Mumbai attacks, all options open: Pranab (Lead)

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) India is keeping “all options open” in its response to the Mumbai carnage that it has blamed on elements operating from Pakistan but is not responsible for creating war hysteria on the sub-continent, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday.



PM condemns Assam blasts

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday condemned the Assam serial blasts and said the government was committed to rooting out terrorism.



Uttar Pradesh legislator among 13 arrested for vandalism

Jan 1st, 2009 | By Sindh Today | Category: India

Lucknow, Jan 1 (IANS) A legislator of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) and 12 of his supporters were arrested for allegedly vandalising a government office in Uttar Pradesh, the police said Thursday.