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Brisk voting in Jammu and Kashmir

Brisk voting was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday as people gathered in large numbers outside polling stations to exercise their franchise in round two of the assembly elections.

Invoke MCOCA against Delhi serial blasts accused: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday demanded invoking the provisions of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crimes Act (MCOCA) against those accused in the Sep 13 serial bombings in Delhi.4:33 PM on November 23

'Yuvvraaj' box-office collections disappointing

Subhash Ghai's 'Yuvvraaj', despite having a no-holds-barred promotion, is a box-office disappointment.4:32 PM on November 23

Country cannot afford more terror attacks: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said the country could not afford to have a 'repetition of the kind of terrorist attacks' as witnessed recently and it was imperative to improve the intelligence machinery and undertake police reforms to be able to deal with such threats.4:32 PM on November 23

Hindustan Zinc wins Asian CSR Excellence Award

Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), a Vedanta Group company, Sunday said it has bagged the 'Asian CSR Excellence Award-2008', a prestigious recognition in the field of corporate social responsibility.4:32 PM on November 23

Uttar Pradesh policeman shoots at youth, suspended

A policeman shot at a youth, who was being chased by a few youths, in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district Sunday afternoon. The policeman has been suspended, a police official said.4:31 PM on November 23

Tribal refugees to cast votes through postal ballot in Mizoram

About 8,000 Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in camps in neighbouring Tripura, would cast their votes in Mizoram assembly elections next week through postal ballots, officials Sunday said.4:31 PM on November 23

Avoid stereotypes that enlarge fault lines, introspect: PM

Restoring the faith of the people is a major challenge before the police force, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Sunday while exhorting police officers to avoid stereotypes that might enlarge 'fault lines in our society'.4:31 PM on November 23

Metro worker dies after falling at under construction track

A Metro worker died after he fell at an elevated stretch of the under-construction Delhi Metro corridor in west Delhi early Sunday, police said.4:31 PM on November 23

Slum dwellers to voice their concerns to poll candidates

Nearly 3,000 people from slums and resettlement colonies will come together to interact with the Delhi election candidates and representatives of political parties to put forth their concerns.4:30 PM on November 23

Raj Thackeray calls on ailing Bal Thackeray

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray called on his ailing uncle, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, here Sunday afternoon to inquire about his health.4:30 PM on November 23

Government coined 'Hindu terrorism' for political mileage: RSS

The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Sunday hit out at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, saying it was branding Hindus as terrorists to veil its 'complete failure to combat rampant terrorism' and with an eye to the upcoming general elections.4:30 PM on November 23

11 bogies of goods train derail in Jharkhand

At least eleven bogies of a goods train derailed in the Dhanbad railway division of Jharkhand early Sunday, railway authorities said.3:31 PM on November 23

England opt to bowl against India

England captain Kevin Pietersen won the toss and elected to field against India in the fourth One-day International in the Hero Honda Cup at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here Sunday.3:31 PM on November 23

Border police to step up security at the Indo-Nepal border

The special police force tasked with keeping vigil on the Indo-Nepal border plans to beef up its presence on the 84-km-long stretch in Uttar Pradesh, in view of the alarming increase in anti-national activities across the porous boundary.3:30 PM on November 23