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• Former Bharatpur MP, wife escape unhurt in firing incident
• Anna Hazare gets hero's welcome on return to native village
• West Bengal govt mulling amendment of labour laws to prevent strikes
• India can help in Libya's democratic transition, says US
• Obama avoids political showdown, reschedules Congress speech
• Asian stocks rally following gains on Wall Street
• US counterterror chief says al-Qaida on 'steady slide'
• AT&T, T-Mobile left in dark about anti-trust lawsuit
• Nepalese woman who accused Israel PM's wife fired
• President Obama to address Congress next week on jobs
• Dutch probe uncovers hidden child porn sites in US
• Obama neck-and-neck with top Republican rivals: Poll
• China rejects Pentagon report on nuke deployment against India
• JuD collects Eid donations by changing its name: Report
• 8% growth rate unlikely this fiscal: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
• Anna Hazare takes solid diet, may be discharged in a couple of days
• ISRO to build new class of powerful communication satellites
• Land grab charge: Former DMK minister Ponmudi arrested
• Haren Pandya murder case: Wife seeks re-investigation
• AI's Jeddah-Mumbai plane lands under emergency conditions
• Bollywood takes to Twitter to extend Eid wishes
• President Pratibha Patil's copter develops snag

Former Bharatpur MP, wife escape unhurt in firing incident Posted: 01 Sep 2011 12:18 AM PDT Former BJP MP Vishvendra Singh and his wife Divya on Thursday escaped unhurt when an unidentified assailant opened fire at them during a demonstration outside a hotel here.

Anna Hazare gets hero's welcome on return to native village Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:29 PM PDT Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare was accorded a hero's welcome when he arrived at his village here in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district with supporters staying awake till late in the night to receive him.

West Bengal govt mulling amendment of labour laws to prevent strikes Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:42 PM PDT The West Bengal government is mulling amendment of labour laws to prevent strikes on "trivial issues", while also checking unfair labour practises.

India can help in Libya's democratic transition, says US Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:25 PM PDT The United States has suggested that given its experience in democratic governance in small towns and villages, India could help in Libya's democratic transition process in the post-Gaddafi period.

Obama avoids political showdown, reschedules Congress speech Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:11 PM PDT US President Barack Obama has avoided a major political showdown with the opposition Republican as he agreed to address the joint session of the Congress on September 8 instead of September 7 after objections from House Speaker John Boehner.

Asian stocks rally following gains on Wall Street Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:47 PM PDT Asian stocks rallied on Thursday following gains on Wall Street that were driven by positive manufacturing data and hopes that the Federal Reserve may to unveil another round of stimulus.

US counterterror chief says al-Qaida on 'steady slide' Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:01 PM PDT White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan says al-Qaida is on a "on a steady slide" after the death of al-Qaida's latest second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, in Pakistan.

AT&T, T-Mobile left in dark about anti-trust lawsuit Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:12 PM PDT AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson appeared on cable television early on Wednesday to tout his $39 billion deal to buy T-Mobile USA and how it could bring back 5,000 jobs to the United States from overseas once done.

Nepalese woman who accused Israel PM's wife fired Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:48 PM PDT A Nepalese migrant worker who levelled the latest in a string of abuse allegations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sarah has been fired, Israeli media reported.

President Obama to address Congress next week on jobs Posted: 31 Aug 2011 11:52 AM PDT US President Barack Obama today requested a joint session of Congress on September 7 to lay out his plan for job creation.

Dutch probe uncovers hidden child porn sites in US Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:36 AM PDT Dutch police say they have uncovered huge caches of child pornography on "hidden" websites, including four based in the United States.

Obama neck-and-neck with top Republican rivals: Poll Posted: 31 Aug 2011 09:36 AM PDT Embattled US President Barack Obama is running neck-and-neck with his top Republican rivals for the White House in 2012, according to a public opinion poll out on Wednesday.

China rejects Pentagon report on nuke deployment against India Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:51 AM PDT Dismissing the recent Pentagon report that the PLA has deployed nuclear capable missiles against India as "unfounded" and "contrary to facts", China on Wednesday said the claims were made with "ulterior motives".

JuD collects Eid donations by changing its name: Report Posted: 31 Aug 2011 08:14 AM PDT Mumabi terror attack accused Hafeez Saeed run Jamaat-ul-Dawa has created an offshoot Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) to circumvent the ban on collection of donations in Pakistan.

8% growth rate unlikely this fiscal: Montek Singh Ahluwalia Posted: 31 Aug 2011 07:27 AM PDT Amid fears of slowdown, the Planning Commission on Wednesday said India may not achieve over 8 per cent economic growth in the current fiscal on account of likely fallout of global uncertainties on domestic economy.

Anna Hazare takes solid diet, may be discharged in a couple of days Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:26 AM PDT For the first time after ending his 12-day fast, Anna Hazare took solid diet on Wednesday as his condition further improved and is likely to be discharged in a couple of days from the hospital where he is undergoing treatment.

ISRO to build new class of powerful communication satellites Posted: 31 Aug 2011 06:04 AM PDT Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to build a new class of powerful communication satellites that packs more capacity and new technologies, its chairman K Radhakrishnan said here on Wednesday.

Land grab charge: Former DMK minister Ponmudi arrested Posted: 31 Aug 2011 05:20 AM PDT DMK leader and former higher education minister K Ponmudi was arrested on Wednesday on land grab charges, police said.

Haren Pandya murder case: Wife seeks re-investigation Posted: 31 Aug 2011 04:08 AM PDT Wife of slain Gujarat minister Haren Pandya has sought a reinvestigation into his killing, two days after the Gujarat high court dropped murder charges against the twelve convicts in the case.

AI's Jeddah-Mumbai plane lands under emergency conditions Posted: 31 Aug 2011 03:28 AM PDT An Air India plane from Jeddah with 286 passengers and crew on board today landed under emergency conditions at the Mumbai airport following suspected hydraulic failure, the second such incident in as many days involving the state carrier.

Bollywood takes to Twitter to extend Eid wishes Posted: 31 Aug 2011 02:21 AM PDT Several Bollywood and sport personalities took to Twitter to wish their friends and fans good health and happiness on Eid today.

President Pratibha Patil's copter develops snag Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:43 PM PDT Smoke billowed from the AC vents of a helicopter carrying President Pratibha Patil just before it was to take off from Kerala's Kollam district on Wednesday.

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