Abu Salem Confesses Extradited gangster
Abu Salem's former driver has
allegedly confessed to his role in
the murder of Mumbai businessman
Pradip Jain in 1995 over a
real-estate dispute.<More>
Communal Violence Victims to get 7
lakhs The Federal Home
Minister Shivraj Patil said that
the Communal Violence (Prevention,
Control and Rehabilitation of
Victims) Bill is likely to be
implemented in three months.<More>
EC to Fight Electoral Fraud in WB For the first time,
the Communist party which has
controlled politics in West Bengal
for over 25 years has admitted the
pervasive existence of false voter
ID and ration cards.<More>
Elite Troops to Fight Terror The Federal Home
Minister Shivaraj Patil announced
plans to create 300 new battalions
of special troops to fight terror.<More>
HRD Ministry Wants More Funds The Indian Human
Resources Development Ministry has
requested an increased allotment
of Rs.8.8 billion to invest in
engineering and management
education.<More>
ISRO
Successfully Tests Scramjet The Vikram Sarabhai
Space Center of the Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO)
announced the successful testing
of indigenously designed and
developed Supersonic Combustion
Ramjet (Scramjet).<More>
More Bird Flu Infections in
Vietnam A new study of 45000
humans in Vietnam has revealed
that up to 750 cases of human
infection of the dreaded H5N1 bird
flu virus.<More>
Myanmar Pipeline Setback In a major blow to
Indian plans procure gas and
transport them through
trans-national pipelines, Myanmar
has spurned an Indian offer in
favor of China.<More>