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Kashmir Singh admits he was a spy
Kashmir Singh, who was freed from Pakistani jail after 35 years, on Friday admitted that he was an Indian spy and did his best to serve the country, but deplored that successive governments at the Centre did nothing for his family.
“After my arrest in 1974, the successive governments did nothing for my family. […]
Four Indians in Forbes list of 10 richest in the world
Four Indians are among the 10 richest in the world, the highest number from a single country, according to Forbes’ list of world’s billionaires.
While Warren Buffet, the Berkshire Hathaway investor, takes the title of the world’s richest man from Microsoft chief Bill Gates who slips to third place after a 13-year reign at the top, […]
Indian luxury trains world’s best
With the jet set and their, well, jets, and today’s harried businessmen and top executives perpetually racing against time, who could imagine that an extended rail journey would prove, somewhat literally, a runaway success. Judging by the response to India’s luxury trains, clearly the romance of the rail still appeals to a growing and affluent […]
Vikramaditya to be ready by 2010, India offers manpower support
A resolution of the Russian logjam seems to be in sight with the refit of the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya (ex-Admiral Gorshkov ) to be completed in the next two years. This new deadline follows a five-day visit to Russia by a delegation led by Indian defence secretary Vijay Singh which concluded on February 24.
In what […]
SC grants interim bail to Yusuf Memon
The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yusuf Abdul Razak Memon, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a TADA court.
After going through Yusuf’s medical report placed before it by the CBI, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrisnan directed that he be released […]