Augest 2 2008

India's top order build healthy lead

India's top order produced a solid performance to reach 200 for four at stumps on day three, extending their first innings lead to 237 in the second test against Sri Lanka on Saturday. More...


32 die in Andhra Pradesh "Gautami Express" train fire Eyewitnesses said the passengers scrambled to get out of the burning compartments.

KESAMUDRAM: Thirty-two people were killed and five injured, one seriously, when fire engulfed five coaches of the Secunderabad-Kakinada Gautami Express at 1.10 a.m. on Friday near the Kesamudram railway station, about 70 km from Warangal in Andhra Pradesh on Friday. ... MORE...

NEWS: Augest 1 2008:

India Update

Uttar Pradesh top cop sends 25 mn SMSes against terror
About 25 million mobile phone subscribers in Uttar Pradesh have received an SMS from the state's Director General of Police (DGP) Vikram Singh urging them to assist the police in fighting terror, an official said Friday. .. MORE...

India will rejoin WTO talks but won't compromise on farmers
Indian Minister Kamal Nath stated that india is willing to work out global trade deal but will not compromise small and marginal farmers.
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SAARC: Terror high on agenda

Days after the blasts in Gujarat, terrorism is going to be high on the agenda for the two day SAARC Summit beginning in Colombo on Friday
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Terrorism in India Blasts , A Mail

It was reported to have sent an e-mail to Indian television-news channels shortly before, which read: “Await five minutes for the revenge of Gujarat. ...
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US NEWS

Urgency has buckled since Minneapolis bridge collapse

CHICAGO -- A year after the collapse of Minneapolis' Interstate 35W bridge, which killed 13 people and injured more than 100, the drive to improve the safety of the nation's bridges has faded amid waning public interest to fund such projects in a souring economy.


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World
Gordon Brown's popularity hits historic low, poll shows
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's popularity has hit a historic low ... MORE

NEWS: July 31 2008

Sehwag hits ton as India compile 214 for four

Japan closes India visa office, warns over bombings

Lenovo faces higher marketing costs

Rajnikanth starrer 'Kuselan' fever is rising in the US.
several 25-feet-high cutouts of the south Indian superstar are being unveiled

Terrorists strapping explosives on gas cylinders

Pak Taliban warn women to wear 'hijab', else face acid burns