India

Police obtain leads in Bangalore blasts, prepare sketch of suspect

BangaloreNew Delhi  - Police in India's southern city of Bangalore Saturday said the eight bombs that hit the city a day earlier were "professionally assembled" and claimed they had a suspect behind the blasts, media reports said.

According to the Indian Home Ministry, two people were killed and six injured in the low-intensity blasts triggered by timer devices near bus stations and crowded places in Bangalore.

The city, capital of the southern Karnataka state is considered India's information technology capital as many foreign and domestic IT and software firms are based there.

Pakistan, India to discuss CNG bus manufacturing at next Composite Dialogue

CNG GASIslamabad, July 26 : The next India-Pakistan composite dialogue meeting is likely to consider Pakistan’s offer to India to invest in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus manufacturing.

Pakistan’s Commerce Minister Ahmed Mukhtar while announcing the trade policy for 2008-09 last week said a decision had been taken that if Indian manufacturers of CNG buses make a firm commitment to manufacture such buses in Pakistan, the ministry might allow the import of 10 buses by road via Wagah border, from each potential investor as a test consignment.

Sitaram Yechury rebuts allegations on speaker''s office comment

Bangalore, July 26 : Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury today strongly refuted a report in which he was quoted saying that the Speaker''s office was involved in the cash-for-

Motorola Launches 3G MOTORAZR V9 Ferrari Special Edition In India

Good news for all those Indians who have an eye for latest gizmos and Motorola Launches 3G MOTORAZR V9 Ferrari Special Edition In Indiatechnology. The Motorola Inc is launching 3G MOTORAZR V9 Ferrari Special Edition in India for the Indian Consumers to gain its speedy and high-tech experience. The Indian market is all ready to be set on fire with the launch of 3G MOTORAZR V9 Ferrari Special Edition, which has an innovative design, great speed and high functionality. The chic phone can truly be said as a perfect blend of Motorola’s vibrancy and Ferrari’s technology and acceleration.

Founder secretary general of FASCI V S Bhat passes away

New Delhi, July 26 : Founder secretary general of the Federation of Associations of Senior Citizens of India (FASCI), V. S. Bhat, died today at the age of 85.

Family sources said that Bhat, who was ailing for the past few days, passed away at his Sarvodaya Enclave house in New Delhi.

He leaves behind his wife and two sons. The elder son, Ravindra Bhat, is a judge of the Delhi High Court.

V. S. Bhat had worked in many important centre statistical organisations. He joined in the late 1940s, when the Indian Statistical Service was started. He was deputy director general when he retired in 1982.

Wild animals’ skins seized in Lucknow

Wild animals’ skins seized in LucknowLucknow, July 26 : Wildlife authorities in Lucknow have seized four wild animal skins, including that of a tiger and two gazelles.

The skins were recovered from forests bordering the Manikpur-Chitrakoot belt on Friday, they said, adding that the smugglers planned to sell the skins in the international market.

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