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ISI looks to use Hekmatyar to target Indians in Afghanistan With the Haqqani network, responsible for the attacks on Indian embassy in Kabul, coming under heightened scrutiny, Pak's ISI is planning to use one of its old proxies, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, to target Indian interests.
French govt may lift Sikh turban ban on India's plea "We have made a plea that the French govt is taking photographs and fingerprints as identity markers. However, if Sikhs are photographed without turbans, then it would create a faulty database," MoS for external affairs Preneet Kaur said.
Passport demand highest from backward UP districts The largest demand for passports in the country is coming not from metros like Mumbai or Delhi but from 48 of India's most backward districts in eastern and central Uttar Pradesh.
Haryana special force men loot Rs 6 lakh The involvement of special task force (STF) members of Haryana police in dacoity and extortion in Panipat has come as a major blow for the force that had been highlighting its in-house reforms in recent months.
Climate change hits Kerala, temp at 50-yr high Are Kerala and neighbouring Lakshadweep islands becoming the first victims of global warming and climate change? In the last one week, temperatures across all districts in Kerala have risen to an unprecedented high.
Film industry takes on MNS for 'extortion' bid The film industry, seen virtually on its knees after an apology over Wake Up Sid's references to 'Bombay', is probably standing up after the My Name Is Khan face-off.
2 held for plot to attack BARC, ONGC terminals The unrelenting nature of ISI's anti-India terror campaign has again become evident with the arrest of 2 Mumbai men allegedly working on a plot to attack BARC, offshore installations of ONGC and other targets in the city.
No modification in Women's Reservation Bill: Cong Congress on Sunday discounted any possibility of modification or dilution in the women's quota bill and said the government was determined to pass it in its present form in the Lok Sabha shortly.
Govt austerity drive may end on March 31 Ministers who have been travelling 'cattle class', may cheer up as the austerity drive could end on March 31 when the order to cut expenditure in government departments expires.
India says open to new round of talks with Pak The two nations foreign secretaries met in New Delhi for their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, but just agreed to 'keep in touch' without mentioning if there would be another round of talks.
Women's Bill can be amended: Pawar to Yadavs NCP president Sharad Pawar said he had told Mulayam, Lalu and Sharad Yadav that the Women's Bill could be amended to address the OBC and Muslim quota issue and reduction in the 33% reservation can be considered.
