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New Delhi, Jan 6 (ANI): A group of diplomats from various countries like Sri Lanka, Turkey, Arab States Mission met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here today and condemned the recent Mumbai terror attack.

New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) The Centre has decided to extend the ceasefire agreement with the banned NDFB till June 30 this year after delaying it for almost a week due to alleged involvement of the

Panaji, Jan 6 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Tuesday asked the Goa police to file within seven days a charge sheet against Rohit, state Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate's son, for the rape of a 14-year-old German girl.

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) In an all-out diplomatic offensive, India Tuesday briefed envoys from across the world on the links between the Mumbai carnage and Pakistan in which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says Islamabad is complicit.

Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the 19-km elevated expressway connecting Chennai Port and Maduravoyal here Thursday.

Lucknow, Jan 6 (IANS) Yogendra Dohre alias Bhatia, a former functionary of Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and prime accused in the murder of an engineer, Tuesday surrendered before a court after evading arrest for nearly two weeks.

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Holding the Pakistan government complicit in the Mumbai terror attack, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said there was 'enough evidence to show' that Pakistani official agencies had supported the terror strike on Nov 26 in which '10 Pakistani terrorists...came by sea from Karachi'.

Speaking tough against the backdrop of its continued denials, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused Pakistan of utilizing terrorism as state policy and said given the "sophistication and military precision" of the Mumbai terror attack, it must have had the support of some official agencies in that country.

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday cautioned against conceptualising terrorism purely in military terms, saying it should be tackled through 'better investigation and superior intelligence'.

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday rejected the notion that intelligence provided by various agencies was not actionable, saying 'all intelligence produced is actionable'.

Zafri Mudasser Nofil New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) A rare oppurtunity unfolds for theatre lovers in the capital that will see plays of Tagore, Saadat Hasan Manto and Orhan Pamuk being staged under

Zafri Mudasser Nofil New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) Imagine Rabindranath Tagore, Saadat Hasan Manto and Orhan Pamuk sharing the same platform and that too in Delhi! Works of these masters and many

How often do you get to be girl, uninterrupted in the city? If you're hanging out after work, it is work colleagues, friends or significant others. If it's a movie, it involves finding out who is available and willing.

At the outset, Poonam Sareen is firm about one point: 'I don't want this to be portrayed as my sob story.' After being afflicted by paralysis, the untimely death of her husband and cancer, it is, as a matter of fact, difficult to shift focus from such tragedies.

Trashing its own earlier order, the Central Information Commission (CIC) has held that 'larger public interest' cannot be a ground for denial of information under the Right to Information Act.

IN YET another case of snatching, two motorcycle-borne men robbed a businessman of Rs 1.5 lakh at Moti Nagar in West Delhi when he was on his way home after withdrawing money from a bank on Saturday.

Last August, businessman Angad Singh bought a Mitsubishi Pajero. Within days, the SUV was stolen. A week later, Singh, a resident of East Patel Nagar, got himself another Pajero. This time, thieves carried off a wing mirror and a windowglass from the vehicle in quick succession.

The CBI has asked Rajkumar, one of the accused in Aarushi-Hemraj murder case, to help them in the investigation of the case, Rajkumar's counsel Naresh Yadav, told HT.

Going by the latest crime figures released by Delhi Police on Friday, the city is finally becoming safer for women. The police's annual report shows a 22 per cent drop in rape cases in 2008, compared to 2007. Molestation cases are down 29.34 per cent.

With as many as 74 police personnel dismissed or removed from the force in 2008, Delhi Police seems desperate to get their act together. In a drive to check corruption and bring in transparency, the Delhi Police Vigilance branch took action against 1,149 corrupt personnel in 2008.