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| Wednesday 5th of July 2006 / Celebrity news |
| India to import more kerosene
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) India will import 60,000 tonnes of kerosene within the next fortnight to bridge the shortfall in the requirements of the public distribution system (PDS), Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said here Wednesday.
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| Enron founder Kenneth Lay dies
Washington, July 5 (Xinhua) Enron Corporation founder Kenneth Lay, who was convicted for his role in one of the biggest frauds in the US corporate history, died of a heart attack Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado.
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| AIIMS director sacked, senior faculty on strike
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Wednesday sacked its director P. Venugopal, prompting most of the senior faculty to go on a 24-hour flash strike that crippled medical services.
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| Kidnapped industrialist's son found murdered
Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) The son of a leading Punjab industrialist who was kidnapped June 26 has been murdered, police said Wednesday.
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| 'Police connivance in Jessica murder acquittal being probed'
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The Delhi government Wednesday told the high court that the police were not only probing alleged lapses in investigating the murder of model Jessica Lal but also their connivance in facilitating the acquittal of the accused.
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| North Korea launches seven missiles
Tokyo/Washington, July 5 (DPA) North Korea launched seven missiles Wednesday, triggering strong reactions from countries across the globe.
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| Nepal Maoists change hue on UN arms control
Kathmandu, July 5 (IANS) Nepal's fragile peace negotiations have run into yet another snag with the Maoist guerrillas changing their stand on asking the United Nations to monitor arms and armies and expressing dissatisfaction with the government for invi |
| Sobhraj's freedom bid runs into fresh snag
Kathmandu, July 5 (IANS) He could break out of high-security prisons across the globe with ease but international criminal mastermind Charles Sobhraj's legal bid for freedom in Nepal ran into a fresh snag Wednesday due to a serious oversight by the gover |
| 'Chhattisgarh will be India's power hub by 2011'
Raipur, July 5 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will become India's power hub by 2011 with an additional power generation of 12,000 MW, according to Chief Minister Raman Singh.
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| Indian, Indonesian gutka replacing paan in Pakistan
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Chewing tobacco packed in attractive sachets is fast replacing the traditional paan in Pakistan, its growing import from India and Indonesia belying government claims that both are banned, says a media report.
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| Pakistani Muslim dies for British Army in Afghanistan
Islamabad/London, July 5 (IANS) This is the story of the first Muslim born and bred in Pakistan joining the British Army and dying in action fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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| Musharraf opens dry port for Sino-Pak border trade
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has opened a 'dry port' to facilitate border trade with China in Sust in the Northern Areas, a move that came two days before China and India resume trading through Nathu La in Sikkim Thursday. |
| Opposition gets together to stymie Musharraf's re-election
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) Leaders of Pakistan's major opposition parties plan to meet in London later this week in what is another significant move to prevent President Pervez Musharraf from getting a second term as president, media reports said.
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| Security equipment worth Rs.16 million for Musharraf's chamber
Islamabad, July 5 (IANS) An inquiry by the Accountant General of Pakistan (AGP) has revealed that Rs.16 million ($300,000) worth of security gadgets were imported for President Pervez Musharraf's chamber in the National Assembly.
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| Act now! India tells Sri Lanka
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) After some hesitation and much thinking, India has finally given Sri Lanka its most trenchant message since a peace process began four years ago: act now, politically, to keep the island nation united.
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