Varanasi blasts A Fast Track Court (FTC) in Lucknow on Tuesday sentenced Waliullah, hardline cleric and a key operative of terrorist outfit HuJI, to 10 years in jail, marking a partial success for the law-enforcement authorities who are seeking his proseuction also for plotting the Varanasi blasts.
Pakistan restores eight judges Eight of the judges sacked last November by former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have been reinstated.
11 killed, 57 injured in S China At least 11 people were killed, 57 injured and 11 others missing when an explosion ripped through a chemical plant in south China early today, prompting authorities to deploy posse of safety experts to contain possible contamination.
PM announces welfare measures for Assam With a thrust on the education sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a package for Assam heavily loaded with proposals to create world-class educational institutions in the state.
4 BSF personnel injured in Pak firing In yet another ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC), four Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were today injured in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir when Pakistani forces allegedly opened fire from across the border.
