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Colts extend run as Pats gamble fails

Sports | American football
2009-11-17

THE Indianapolis Colts capitalized on a failed gamble by the New England Patriots to retain their unbeaten record with a stunning 35-34 comeback victory in the dying seconds on Sunday. Clinging to a 34-28 lead...

Crocodiles in danger to provide video data

World
2009-11-10

CALL it video blogging for reptiles: conservationists are attaching cameras to the critically endangered Indian gharial, a crocodile-like creature, to understand more about its life in a bid to save it. Only about...

Colts, Saints extend unbeaten streak

Sports | American football
2009-11-10

THE Indianapolis Colts kept their unbeaten record with a 20-17 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday when Kris Brown was wide to the left on a potentially game-tying 42-yard field goal attempt. The victory...

India pushes with revamp for 7% GDP growth

Business | Macro-economy and policy
2009-11-9

THE Indian government is pushing ahead with economic reforms aimed at achieving a growth rate of more than 7 percent next year but will make sure the benefits reach the poor, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday. ...

S. Korea approves free trade pact with India

Business | Foreign trade
2009-11-7

SOUTH Korea yesterday approved a free trade deal with India that promises to give two of Asia's powerhouse economies vastly expanded access to each other's markets. The National Assembly approved the deal with...

'Grave fears' for those missing in boat disaster

World
2009-11-3

PLANES and ships searching a remote patch of the Indian Ocean found no signs today of additional survivors from the sinking of a suspected asylum-seeker boat. Eleven people were believed missing, while 27 were rescued. ...

15 killed, 20 injured in train collision in N. India

World
2009-10-21

IN a major rail mishap, at least 15 people were killed and over 20 injured when two trains collided near the holy Indian town of Mathura in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh in the wee hours today, a senior Indian...

10 killed in train collision in India

World
2009-10-21

AT least 10 people were killed and over 50 others injured when two trains collided some 150 km south of the Indian capital early today, reported the local TV Times Now. The Goa express train crashed into the Mewar...

Blaze at fireworks warehouse kills 32

World
2009-10-18

A BLAZE erupted at a fireworks warehouse in southern India, killing at least 32 people and injuring 10 others ahead of a major Hindu festival yesterday. The victims in Friday night's explosion were mainly traders...

Blaze in fireworks warehouse kills 30 in India

World
2009-10-17

A BLAZE erupted in a fireworks warehouse in southern India, killing at least 30 people and injuring 10 others ahead of a major Hindu festival today. The victims in yesterday night's explosion were mainly traders...