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Mussolini was jealous of Hitler’s power

Wednesday 18 November '09

Though Benito Mussolini regarded Adolf Hitler as a “kind man”, he was “jealous” of his power and fame, declassified diaries of the Italian dictator’s mistress have revealed.
Rani of Jhansi’s letter in UK library

Wednesday 18 November '09

A letter written in Persian by Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, to the then governor-general of the East India Company Lord Dalhousie has been discovered in the British Library.
In control of S Waziristan: Pak

Wednesday 18 November '09

Pakistan Army on Tuesday claimed that its forces waging a tough ground offensive in the lawless South Waziristan tribal region have captured...
500 affected by dengue, chikunguniya in Nadia

Wednesday 18 November '09

About 500 people have been affected by chikungunia and dengue in West Bengal’s Nadia district.
Briefly Business

Wednesday 18 November '09

Making it clear that it does not want to play the regulator by intervening in executive remuneration, the government on Tuesday...
BCCI to meet WADA on whereabouts clause

Wednesday 18 November '09

World Anti-Doping Agency Director-General David Howman will be in India this week to address BCCI’s concerns on the vexed “whereabout clause”.
MJP does a Raj, disrupts Tum Mile show in Rajkot

Tuesday 17 November '09

Workers of the Mahagujarat Janata Party stormed a theatre in Rajkot and tried to stop the screening of Mahesh Bhatt’s latest film Tum Mile.
Shia Board seeks Vande in Urdu

Tuesday 17 November '09

Amidst a controversy over reciting of Vande Mataram by Muslims, the All India Shia Personal Law Board has...
‘Gangrape’ at Bihar railway station

Tuesday 17 November '09

A woman was allegedly gangraped by four railway and state forest department employees in Balmikinagar railway station premises...
Shia Board seeks Urdu translation of Vande Mataram

Tuesday 17 November '09

Amid the controversy over Muslims reciting Vande Matram, the All India Shia Personal Law Board has asked the Centre to get the National Song translated in Urdu to help the community understand the real meaning and spirit of the song.
India’s help eased world pressure in LTTE war: Lanka

Tuesday 17 November '09

Terming India its “closest ally”, Sri Lanka has said the country’s support during its war with the LTTE helped “reduce the pressure” mounted...
Briefly South

Tuesday 17 November '09

A local court here on Monday acquitted the Managing Director of the popular Saravana Bhavan group of hotels in a fake passport and documents case.
Rajapaksa delays poll announcement as Fonseka leaves

Tuesday 17 November '09

General Sarath Fonseka on Monday bade farewell to the Army and said he will announce his future plans in a couple of days...
Oz docs operate on conjoined twins from Bangladesh

Tuesday 17 November '09

A team of Australian surgeons have begun a marathon 16-hour risky surgery to separate three-year old Bangladeshi twins Krishna and Trishna who are joined at the head.
IPL 2011 to have ten teams, pink balls

Tuesday 17 November '09

Two new teams, four fielding substitutes instead of the lone 12th man, pink balls in practice matches and abolishing the Icon player...
Langer appointed Aus batting coach

Tuesday 17 November '09

Former Australian opener Justin Langer was on Monday appointed the national team’s batting coach for the upcoming cricket season.
Nuclear installations put on high alert

Monday 16 November '09

Nuke installations across India have been put on high alert as it has been found that David Headley had visited some states having atomic installations.
BSP releases list of Legislative Council candidates

Monday 16 November '09

The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party has declared the names of its candidates for all the 36 seats of the UP Legislative Council from the local body constituencies.
Survey for conservation of clouded leopard

Monday 16 November '09

A survey is underway to ascertain the exact number of the reclusive and endangered clouded leopards at the Buxa Tiger Rerserve in North Bengal to prepare an action plan for their conservation.
DDA to issue allotment letters soon

Monday 16 November '09

The Delhi Development Authority said on Sunday that it will complete issuing allotment letters to successful applicants of the 2008 housing scheme, which was mired in controversy over allegations of rigging.
Rs 5 lakh each to villages that swept Chavan to victory

Monday 16 November '09

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has announced Rs 5 lakh each to three villages of Bhokar Assembly constituency...
Jyotiraditya plays teacher, farmer

Monday 16 November '09

Apparently taking a cue from Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industries...
Govt to formulate policy to check ‘study abroad’ agents

Monday 16 November '09

The Centre is considering formulating a policy to check the growth of educational agents who lure students to study abroad without proper verification of colleges.
Pachauri rubbishes report on glaciers

Monday 16 November '09

Rubbishing the claim by a government-backed study that melting of glaciers was not due to climate change, leading environmentalist R K Pachauri...
From graves to cubicles: Space crunch forces an afterlife journey

Monday 16 November '09

Nature's law of the old yielding place to new seems to have found an echo in the world of the dead too.
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