Fire alarm on Jet flight, 26 hurt in emergency evacuation

Fire alarm on Jet flight, 26 hurt in emergency evacuation
Couple taken into custody for attacking man's first wife
West Bengal: Woman Maoist commander surrenders
Ports resume normal traffic
South African girl survives attack, then dies in crash
Floods displace 10 lakh more people in Pakistan
Pak filmmakers up in arms against ban on Indian movies
CDs showing Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya markets
Vodafone tells subscribers about possible BlackBerry disruption
Is he responsible for 103 missing trucks of explosives?
Prachanda in favour of reinstating monarchy?
Young woman chops-off nose of eve-teaser in Pak
Couple stage divorce to secure flat
Trapped Chile miners: New video shows workers singing
Now, a 'Minority Report' style software to predict crime
Three Indians named in MIT's Technological Review
Lok Sabha passes MPs' salary hike bill
Mumbai’s new airport may take off after all
Trinamool, CPM workers clash in Kolkata, 10 injured
13 nails, 5 needles removed from abused Lankan maid
Watch: Canadian Idol audition of terror suspect
Six-year-old Potter fan bags deal for 23 books
Plant trees or forget salary, govt warns employees
1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Supreme Court stays Sajjan Kumar trial
Woman politician kidnapped by four
Two die after inhaling poisonous gas
Two roads cave in, traffic disrupted in South Delhi
China in damage-control mode after stopping Indian General's visit
Japan opens up executions to domestic media
Jaipur: Hearing impaired bike lifter arrested

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Passengers of a Chennai-bound Jet Airways flight were deplaned using emergency services after the pilot reported fire in one of the aircraft's engine when it was on the taxiway of the Mumbai airport on Friday evening, airport officials said.

Couple taken into custody for attacking man's first wife

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A man and his second wife were taken into custody for allegedly attacking former's first wife at the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) premises in Nampally, police said on Friday. According to police, Narsingh Rao and his second wife Laxmi were summoned by the SHRC after Rao's first wife Vani lodged a complaint alleging harassment by her husband.

West Bengal: Woman Maoist commander surrenders

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A woman self-styled Maoist commander has surrendered before the police in West Bengal's West Midnapore district alleging sexual exploitation by ultra leaders. Shobha Mandi alias Sikha is the second Naxal to surrender after the West Bengal government announced a rehabilitation package for them.

Ports resume normal traffic

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The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has said that both Mumbai and Jawaharlal Nehru ports have been witnessing regular shipping movements, including night shipping. The salvers and the Navy have detected a sunk container in the navigation channel and has since been suitably marked by placing lighted buoy, the DGS said.

South African girl survives attack, then dies in crash

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A family spokesman says a South African girl who survived a criminal attack that shocked the nation was among those killed when a train hit a school van this week. Liesel Augis was only six years old when she was raped, beaten unconscious with a brick and thrown into a fire by a family friend in 2006. She survived and became known as "Little Rock" for her resilience.

Floods displace 10 lakh more people in Pakistan

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The devastating floods sweeping Pakistan have displaced 10 lakh more people in southern Sindh province, straining the resources of the government and aid agencies as they struggle to provide relief to the victims of the deluge.

Pak filmmakers up in arms against ban on Indian movies

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Pakistani film distributors and some filmmakers are up in arms over the government's decision to bar the screening of Indian movies during the upcoming Eid festival, saying such protectionist measures cannot foster the development of indigenous cinema.

CDs showing Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya markets

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These CDs, containing footage of demolition of the 15th century Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992, are being played at almost all shops in the markets of Hanuman Garhi, Shringar Haat, Darshan Marg and near the disputed structure.

Vodafone tells subscribers about possible BlackBerry disruption

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Leading mobile phone operator Vodafone has cautioned its subscribers of a disruption of email and messenger services after August 31 in the face of a government deadline to ban BlackBerry's encrypted services if security agencies are not given access.

Is he responsible for 103 missing trucks of explosives?

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After being on the run for over a month, Jaikishan Aswani has finally surrendered to the police. He's the man, the police believe that can help unravel the mystery of 163 trucks carrying explosives that never reached their destination.

Prachanda in favour of reinstating monarchy?

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Maoist chief Prachnada, who led the decade-long armed struggle to bring down the 240-year-old monarchy in Nepal, wants to reinstate the royalty to save the country from "foreign intervention", a pro-royalist leader claimed on Friday.

Young woman chops-off nose of eve-teaser in Pak

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A young woman chopped off the nose of a father of four children who had been misbehaving with her in Punjab province of Pakistan on Friday, police said.

Couple stage divorce to secure flat

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In a city where owning a house is no less than a dream come true, a couple managed to get two by staging a divorce to circumvent a rule that bars families having a flat in Mumbai from applying for another built by a government-run body.

Trapped Chile miners: New video shows workers singing

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The first video released of the 33 men trapped deep in a Chilean copper mine shows the men stripped to the waist and appearing slim but healthy, arm-in-arm, singing the national anthem and yelling "long live Chile, and long live the miners!" - images that bolstered family members' spirits Friday.

Now, a 'Minority Report' style software to predict crime

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Is it possible for the police to predict who will commit crimes beforehand? Yes, say scientists who have developed a new software similar to that of Hollywood sci-fi thriller 'Minority Report'.

Three Indians named in MIT's Technological Review

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Three Indians have been named in Massachusetts' (MIT) prestigious annual 'Technology Review' list of top young innovators under the age of 35 "who exemplify the spirit of innovation in business and technology."

Lok Sabha passes MPs' salary hike bill

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The much talked about bill to hike salaries of the Members of Parliament (MPs) by over three times from Rs 16,000 to Rs 50,000, and doubling two of their key allowances to Rs 40,000 each was passed in Lok Sabha on Friday.

Mumbai’s new airport may take off after all

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The face-off between Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh and Aviation Minister Praful Patel might soon end over the Navi Mumbai airport.

Trinamool, CPM workers clash in Kolkata, 10 injured

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There have been violent clashes in Kolkata between the Trinamool Congress and CPM workers. Police have to resort to lathicharge to bring the situation in control. Ten people were injured in the clashes, police said.

13 nails, 5 needles removed from abused Lankan maid

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Doctors removed 13 nails and five needles from a Sri Lankan woman who says the couple she worked for in Saudi Arabia hammered them into her body.

Watch: Canadian Idol audition of terror suspect

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An India-born man and a Pakistani contestant of Canada's version of "American Idol" were among three people arrested as part of a major Al-Qaida terror plot to bomb targets within and outside the country.

Six-year-old Potter fan bags deal for 23 books

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A six-year-old British boy, who loves Harry Potter, has snared a publishing deal to write 23 books after he wrote a mini-novel about his dog.

Plant trees or forget salary, govt warns employees

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Salary of government officials may be withheld if they fail to plant four saplings each by August 31 according to an order of Kanpur district administration.

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Supreme Court stays Sajjan Kumar trial

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The Supreme Court today stayed the trial of Sajjan Kumar case till September 7. It came after the Delhi High Court's refusal to stay the trial against senior Congress leader and former MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which six persons were killed.

Woman politician kidnapped by four

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Ghamabai Gopinath Puri, a 45-year-old politician, who was visiting her brother for Raksha Bandhan, was kidnapped by four people on Tuesday in Thergaona.

Two die after inhaling poisonous gas

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Two members of a family died after allegedly inhaling poisonous gas emanating from a well at Jainpur village in the district, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday after 22-year-old Parvinder and 21-year-old Gurmit Singh went inside the well to repair a motor, they said.

Two roads cave in, traffic disrupted in South Delhi

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Portions of two roads in South Delhi caved in on Friday morning, leading to traffic diversions in the area. A portion of the road caved in between IIT and AIIMS while another stretch between MCD office and Petrol Pump in Yusuf Sarai also caved in.

China in damage-control mode after stopping Indian General's visit

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India is fuming over China rejecting a proposal by the Ministry of Defence to send a top Indian Army officer on a visit to that country. China said he was unwelcome because he is serving in Jammu and Kashmir, and now Beijing seems to be in damage-control mode.

Japan opens up executions to domestic media

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Japan opened up the secretive world of its capital punishment system to the public on Friday, offering journalists a rare tour of Tokyo's main gallows — an apparent effort to stoke debate about a practice widely supported here.