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New Delhi, April 18: The Central Bureau of Investigation seems to have taken a U-turn on Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi Talwar murder case. At a hearing at the Ghaziabad court on Wednesday, the CBI claimed it raided several locations to arrest Nupur Talwar but were unable to find her last week. This is completely opposite to what the agency told the Supreme Court just days back, where it claimed that

New Delhi, April 18: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted search operations at the homes of two former army officers in Delhi and Noida and recovered key documents related to its probe into alleged irregularities in the procurement of Tatra trucks, sources said. CBI sources said searches were also being conducted at the residence of an official of the Britain-based

Mumbai, April 18: Thousands of commuters were stranded at the Central Railway (CR) stations after a midnight fire in a signal cabin. It will take three to four days to fully restore the traffic, a CR spokesperson said adding that services on the Harbour line were also hampered. Only 70 per cent of the normal suburban services would be operated today, he said, adding that 4 long distance trains

Balasore, April 18: Taking a major leap forward in missile technology and military deterrent capability, India is all set to test fire its 5,000 km range Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V on Wednesday from a test range off the coast of Odisha. The test fire of the missile will be conducted on Wednesday from a test range in Wheeler island off the coast of Odisha. Preparations have

New Delhi, April 18: With an eye on both China and Pakistan, the government on Tuesday approved a slew of measures to fast-track acquisition of weapons as well as boost infrastructure development along the borders for faster mobility of troops and equipment. The new steps significantly include seeking the Planning Commission's sanction for 14 strategic railway lines, mostly along the western and

New Delhi, April 18: Fed up with the Centre's “indecision” on allowing an increase in fuel prices in the face of the rising international crude prices, the oil marketing companies on Tuesday virtually threatened to increase petrol prices by Rs. 8.04 a litre, asking the government to either cut excise duty on petrol and give them Rs. 49 crore a day in compensation. In a joint representation, the

Mumbai, April 17: In a huge relief to the Maharashtra government, the judicial commission of inquiry looking into the Adarsh housing scam has held that the land on which the controversial building stands belongs to the State and not the Army. The two-member panel, which had submitted its interim report to the government last Friday, has also held that the building was not reserved for war heroes

New Delhi, April 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday appeared heading for a victory in the elections to all the three newly-formed municipal corporations of Delhi. Of the 80 results declared by State Election Commission so far, the BJP has bagged a total of 49 of 272 wards in all the three corporations while the Congress has won 19 seats. Eight Independents have also won, the Bahujan Samaj

Mumbai, April 17: After a gap of three years, Reserve Bank Governor D. Subbarao on Tuesday slashed short term lending rate by 0.50 per cent to 8 per cent, a move that will reduce the cost of home, auto and corporate loans. The reduction in the repo rate at which RBI lends to banks, has been prompted by deceleration in growth and softening of inflation. The cut is aimed at spurring growth to 9 per

Patna, April 17: The Patna High Court has acquitted all the 23 persons accused of perpetrating the massacre of 21 Dalits at Bathani Tola in Bhojpur in 1996. The accused were convicted by the sessions court in Ara district and sentenced in May 2010. While three persons were awarded capital punishment, the remaining twenty were handed life imprisonment. A Division Bench of judges Navneeti Prasad