Democrat Barack Obama captured the White House on Tuesday after an extraordinary two-year campaign, defeating Republican John McCain to make history as the first black to be elected US president.
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A new Islamic group called the Islamic Security Force-Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for Thursday’s serial blasts in Assam in SMSes sent to media organisations on Friday.
The SMS said, “We, ISF-IM, take the responsibility of yesterday blast. We warn all of Assam and India for situation like this in future. We thank all our [...]
In Maharashtra, the objective of the Shiv Sena or its spin off Maharashtra Navnirmaan Sena is to secure more representation for Marathis mainly in jobs. It now appears that neither the objective nor the means to achieve it is justified and have divisive undertones. A clear divide has been created between Indians and Maharashtrians by [...]
I met a Bangladeshi in Sydney who had been a government servant in his country. During a casual conversation he asked me what was my nationality. I said Indian. He then repeated the question. I repeated the reply. He clarified that he was asking me if I was a Punjabi or a Marathi or Gujarati. [...]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray was arrested at Ratnagiri in the wee hours today for Sunday’s brutal attack on north Indian rail exam candidates by MNS workers.
A case was registered in this connection against Raj Thackeray and his supporters at a north-west suburban police station of Kharwadi, after MNS workers attacked 13 railway [...]
Allaying India’s fears on certain provisions of the legislation on Indo-US nuclear deal which he signed into law, President George W Bush has said there are “no changes” in fuel supply commitments as provided in the 123 Agreement.
“This legislation does not change the fuel assurance commitments that the US government has made to the Government [...]
WASHINGTON: US President George W Bush will sign the legislation on the Indo-US nuclear deal, approved by the Congress, into a law on Wednesday October 8 2008, the White house said.
Bush will sign the Bill H R 7081, named after Howard Berman, a Democrat who was strongly opposed to the deal on non-proliferation grounds but [...]
The toll in the Chamunda Temple near Jodhpur stampede has risen to 179 and hundreds others injured on Tuesday, officials said.
Severe overcrowding apparently caused the crush as more than 12,000 people gathered at the temple to celebrate Navaratra festival, Jodhpur Police Superintendent Malini Agarwal said. At least 168 people were killed in the stampede, said Naresh Pal [...]
A city court on Saturday 20th September 2008 sent two suspected terrorists allegedly involved in the Delhi serial bombings to police custody for 14 days.
The court sent Mohammed Saif, who was arrested in Friday’s shootout at Jamia Nagar, and Zeeshan Ahmed, who was arrested from Jhandewalan late Friday, to 14 days’ police custody.
Claiming a major [...]
Preliminary investigations into the Delhi blasts on Saturday point to the hand of an Indian Mujahideen-SIMI cell led by Abdul Subhan, the techie jehadi from Mumbai and Qayamuddin.
The modus operandi — emails from Indian Mujahideen warning of or coinciding with blasts, use of ammonium nitrate and ball bearings pellets and other sharpnels in explosives, use [...]
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