India

Three die as two train engines ram into each other in Pune

Pune, July 7 : Three people died and two sustained injuries when two train engines collided head on in Pune on Monday.

India to approach IAEA on Indo-US nuke deal very soon: PM

Manmohan SinghOnboard Air India One, July 7 : Prime Minister Dr.

Chief minister of India-administered Kashmir quits

New Delhi - Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad of India's Jammu and Kashmir state quit on Monday after a coalition partner withdrew support to his minority government over a controversy over transferring land to a Hindu shrine.

Azad submitted his resignation to the state governor after a week of protests over the land transfer decision which was later cancelled by the government.

Kashmiri Muslims alleged the decision to transfer 99 acres of government land to the Amarnath shrine board was aimed at settling Hindus in India's only Muslim majority state.

Meanwhile, Kashmiri Hindus, based in southern Jammu district, have been protesting against the government's decision to cancel its order.

Bihar Health Minister Launches Polio Drive

Bihar Health Minister Launches Polio DriveNand Kishore Yadav, Bihar’s Health Minister, launched this years' 6th round for the eradication of polio campaign. The five day Pulse Polio drive saw a number of government as well as UNICEF officials participating in the campaign, including Dr. A.R. Siddiqui, the UNISEF Polio Coordinator, Civil Surgeon Dr. Pranav Kumar, and Rotary representative Dr. Kanhaiya Prasad.   

Bihar has seen nearly 200 children affected by the polio P3 virus, this year alone and a majority of them are from Samastipur district, with one case of the deadly P1 polio virus being reported from Saran district.

One injured in grenade attack near J-K Assembly

Srinagar, July 7 : Militants hurled a grenade at a CRPF camp located about one km from the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today, injuring a jawan.

India, China key to global climate progress, says Bush ahead of G-8

London, July 7 : India and China would have to play leading roles in the discussions on climate change at this year's Group of Eight Summit in Hokkaido, Northern Japan, said U. S.

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