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Congress's loss exposes challenges in reclaiming northeast

The Congress's loss in the three states in the North-East, a region it had dominated for decades, shows there is a lot left to do to reclaim its political turf despite the Bharat Jodo Yatra which......

Pakistan captures 5 Indian boats, 30 onboard off Gujarat coast

Amid the heightened security in Gujarat in wake of intelligence reports of terrorists sneaking from Pakistan, the Pakistani Marine Security Agency captured five Indian boats along with 30 fishermen......

The armed forces' strategy is still anchored to 1964

A year into the present government’s tenure, several worrying aspects impinging on the country’s defence preparedness have been brought into the public domain. The Comptroller and......

DIG Loshali didn't lead Pak terror boat op: Coast Guard

Coast Guard Deputy Director General K R Nautiyal on Wednesday alleged that the facts presented in the media with regards to the interception of the Pakistani terror boat off the coast of Porbandar......

Sunk Pakistani boat was no ordinary fishing vessel

On available evidence, it is still not clear if India was the target or if the occupants on destroyed boat were assigned to carry out any terrorist attack. What is clear, however, is the boat was......

Five airlines win bids to fly 128 routes; link 70 airports

Agra, Shimla, Nanded, Kanpur and Jamshedpur are among the many airports that would see connectivity under Udan. The government on Thursday said it was close to resolving a dispute with major Indian......

India's first green train corridor in Tamil Nadu

In the past three months, the rail ministry has fitted 7,000 bio-toilets and the target is to fix 30,000 for the year. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Sunday inaugurated the first green......

Railways to flag off 117 new trains

The Indian Railways will flag off 117 new trains as planned, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said while presenting the Budget on Wednesday. The Railways will also introduce 52 new trains in FY11.......

Paramount to fly to 35 more cities

Ahead of its plans to fly to international locales, Paramount Airways, the Chennai-based premium service carrier, is launching services to various other destinations in the country. The fully......

Small towns to figure in air map

So what is common among Lilabari in Assam, Bellary in Karnataka and Latur in Maharashtra? The answer is simple: Inhabitants in these small cities and towns can now junk train and fly across to the......

October 31, 1895: A Big Day For Cricket

IMAGE: Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu captained India in its first Test against England at Lord's on June 25, 1932. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter October 31 could rank as one of the most memorable......

What it's like to have the second-most important job in India?

'Of the 32 captains who have led India in Test cricket, only four have been pure bowlers -- Ghulam Ahmed, Venkatraghavan, Bishan Bedi and myself.' 'The captain must lead with only one idea in mind......

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