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Field trials of Akash missiles at Pokhran impress IAF, says DRDO

New Delhi, Nov 19 : Over a weeklong field trials of indigenously developed Surface-to-Air Missile Akash in the deserts of Rajasthan have impressed the top officials of Indian Air Force (IAF), accor

Shutdown by Maoists paralyses life in Jharkhand, parts of West Bengal and Bihar

Ranchi/Kolkata, Nov 19 : Forty-eight-hour long shutdown call by the Maoists against the violent take over of Nandigram by CPI (M) cadres has affected the rail and road traffic in the three states o

Maoists blow up rail track in West Bengal

Kolkata, Nov 19 : A rail track in Sainthia-Andal section of Eastern Railways near Suri in West Bengal was blown up by Maoists on Monday, the first day of the two-day long shutdown by the banned gro

Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking action on Nandigram violence

New Delhi, Nov 19: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Centre to take action against the West Bengal Government for the Nandigram violence.

Red Crescent fears death toll in cyclone-hit Bangladesh may cross 10,000

Dhaka, Nov 19: Bangladesh Red Crescent SocietyThe deat

Yeddiyurappa govt to seek vote of confidence today

BJP's legislature party leader B.S. YeddyurappaBangalore, Nov 19 (ANI): The B. S.Yeddyurappa led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka will seek a vote of confidence on the floor of the State Assembly here today.

The floor test assumes significance as the talks between Yeddyurappa and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy over the 12-point MoU failed on Sunday.

Janta Dal (Secular) (JD-S) chief H D Deve Gowda had told the BJP leadership that signing the MoU was a must for getting support of the JD (S).

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