Monday,
September
21,
2009, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Our
nukes in place: NSA Dismisses doubts on
efficacy of Pokhran-II New Delhi, September 20
Quelling all doubts over
country�s nuclear abilities, National Security Advisor MK
Narayanan has emphasised that India has thermonuclear
capabilities, adding that the scientists who questioned the
success of the 1998 nuclear tests in Pokhran had personal
motives to do so.
Mumbai man held for blackmailing Anoushka New Delhi, September 20
Police have arrested a Mumbai businessman for allegedly blackmailing sitar player Anoushka
Shankar, daughter of legendary musician Pandit Ravi Shankar. The accused, Junaid (29), allegedly used some of
Anoushka's photographs to blackmail her after hacking into her e-mail account, police said today.
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AQ
Khan admits to Pak link with Iran, N Korea London, September 20
In a damning revelation of
Pakistan�s nuclear proliferation, its disgraced scientist A Q Khan,
the father of the country�s nuke weapons programme, has admitted to
the Pakistani nexus in the controversial atomic programme of Iran and
North Korea, a media report said today.
I�ll
never abandon Soniaji: Lalu Patna, September 20 RJD
chief Lalu Prasad, who met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, today said
the two parties had strong bonds and that like-minded secular forces
should come together to keep the NDA at bay.
Gold lures investors Chandigarh, September 20
High prices of the yellow metal notwithstanding, gold is fast emerging as a major investment option for investors in the region. Despite prices having risen by almost Rs 4,000 per 10 grams since last year, dollar volatility and fall in general demand for
jewellery, retail investment demand for gold has taken a sharp upswing.
According to rough estimates, daily trading in gold futures from Punjab
and Chandigarh region is to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore to Rs 1,300 crore.
Oz
ministers� mission damage control Rising violence, dubious
education institutions tarnish Melbourne's multi-cultural image. The
safety of Indian students and corrupt practices by private colleges is
expected to figure prominently during the official visits of
Victoria�s Premier John Brumby and his Minister of Skills and
Workforce Participation, Jacinta Allan, both of whom will separately
arrive in India this week on official visits that will last more than a
week each.
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RJD
chief Lalu Prasad, who met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, today said
the two parties had strong bonds and that like-minded secular forces
should come together to keep the NDA at bay.
