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Maoists attack Chhattisgarh minister’s house, kill guard   Kondagaon (Chhattisgarh) : Suspected Maoists opened fire at the house of Chhattisgarh Sports Minister Lata Usendi in Kondagoan district Thursday evening, killing her securit ... More

Air India crisis enters 10th day, losses touch Rs.188 crore   New Delhi/Mumbai  : The Air India crisis entered its 10th day Thursday as the impasse between agitating pilots and the management continued and the carrier's losses mounted ... More

India creating architecture to ensure cyber security: NSA   New Delhi  :  India is creating a "coherent and comprehensive" security policy to deal with the "anarchic new world" of cyber threats, Nation ... More

AI’s contingency plan in place, only one flight cancelled   New Delhi/Mumbai  : Air India Wednesday implemented its contingency plan to salvage its international operations by clubbing flights to destin ... More

Indian Navy in fast forward mode   The Indian Navy will acquire at least five ships every year for the next 10 years, and deploy two nuclear submarines and its new aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, in 2013. The fast forw ... More

Summon US envoy over ‘Kali-Ma’ beer, says BJP   New Delhi  : The issue of a beer named "Kali-Ma", after the Hindu goddess Kali, being sold by a company in the US was raised in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday with the Bharatiya J ... More

SC bars former US vessel from anchoring at Gujarat port   The Supreme Court Monday declined permission, for now, to the erstwhile American oil tanker Exxon Valdez, rechristened Oriental Nicety, to anchor at the Gujarat ship-breaking port of Alang. ... More

Moody’s downgrades LIC, outlook stable   Credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service Monday downgraded the state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to the lowest investment grade, in lin ... More

Air India loses Rs.100 crore due pilots’ strike   New Delhi/Mumbai : A grounded fleet, ticket cancellations and unused labour have cost Air India Rs.100 crore in the seven days since the pilots ... More

13 Indians die as plane crashes in Nepal   Kathmandu : Thirteen Indians on a pilgrimage and two crew members were killed when a 20-seater plane slammed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, authorities said. The six ... More

Clinton, Sonia, Nooyi among ‘world’s powerful moms’   India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi figure in Forbes' World's 20 Most Powerful Moms list topped by US Secretary ... More

Parliament turns 60, MPs urged to introspect   The Indian parliament Sunday celebrated 60 years of its existence with leaders, mainly from the ruling Congress, calling for an end to frequent disruptions and ... More