&quot;Pretty sure&quot; about the death of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, the US today said his death is a victory for safety and security of the region.

Mehsud's death a victory for safety and security of the region

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A 35-year-old ayurvedic doctor died here today becoming the fifth fatality of the deadly swine flu in the country.

<b>Fifth swine flu death in the country</b>

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A four-year-old boy, who was being treated for swine flu at a private hospital here, died today following multiple organ failure.

Four-year old swine flu patient dies in Chennai

President Pratibha Patil will undertake a three-day visit to Britain beginning October 27, the first state visit by any Indian Head of the State in nearly two decades.

President Pratibha Patil to visit UK in Oct

The world has avoided a &quot;Great Depression 2.0&quot; but it will take at least two years for the global economy to make a full recovery, Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said today.

'Great Depression 2.0' avoided but recovery slow: Krugman

Services of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd have been requisitioned to provide video conference facility to a special court for deposition of three US nationals, witness to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

26/11 trial: MTNL to provide video conference facility

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said some &quot;dubious&quot; educational institutions in Australia were ruining the lives of young Indians and asked Canberra to come out with new regulations to cover private colleges to undo the damage.

Dubious Aussie colleges ruin lives of young Indians: Krishna

IBM today announced new and extended collaborations with six engineering and technology colleges across Maharashtra to provide a platform for development of software skills among students.

IBM opens CoEs at six colleges in Maharashtra

To control the spread of swine flu in the country, which have result in six deaths, industry chamber Assocham today asked Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to permit reputed private hospitals and accredited charitable institutions to diagnose and treat suspected such patients.

Allow pvt hospitals to treat swine flu patients: Assocham

The Supreme Court today refused to extend the July 31 deadline for phasing out 15-year-old diesel-powered commercial vehicles from Kolkata, saying any order at this stage would cause further chaos and confusion.

SC refuses to stay HC order on phasing-out old com vehicles

The Andhra Pradesh government will soon review the concession agreement signed with Maytas-led consortium for development of a deep water port at Machilipatnam as the latter failed to achieve financial closure for the project in the stipulated time.

AP govt to review agreement with Maytas on water port

SatNav Technologies, a leader in GPS navigation in India, today announced a strategic tie-up to use Survey of India maps and build value added products for consumers.

SatNav Technologies, Survey of India announce strategic pact

The Foreign Trade Policy to be unveiled later this month is likely to contain measures aimed at helping the exporting sector, especially the labour- intensive segments, which has seen a sharp business contraction since October 2008.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, who chaired the advisory Board of Trade (BoT) meeting here, said, &quot;We hope that after consultations with the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, we will be able to give more encouragement,

Trade policy likely to unveil measures for exporters

A marginal hike in coal prices is in the offing.

Nominal hike in coal prices soon

Virudhunagar, near Madurai in Tamil Nadu is to house one of the handloom clusters which was announced in the Union Budget 2009, said Union Minister for Textiles Dayanidhi Maran.

Virudhunagar to house handloom cluster

India's economy is likely to grow at 5.8 per cent in the current fiscal as against an earlier projection of 6.6 per cent, a leading economic think-tank said in its latest report.

CMIE revises GDP growth to 5.8% from 6.6%

The Supreme Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction for taking action against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Mahatma Gandhi.

SC dismisses PIL against Mayawati for her remarks on Gandhi

Government cannot recover the amount from its employee for the monetory loss caused to it by his negligence if he is not directly responsible for it, the Centre Administrative Tribunal(CAT) has said.

No direct involvement, no recovery of monetary loss: CAT

All international airports in the country to have thermal scanners to detect swine flu cases, says Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.

NEWSALERT:  All int'l airports to have thermal scanners to detect swine flu

Congress today said there was no &quot;magic wand&quot; with the government which could simply wish away swine flu and asserted that the Centre was doing everything possible to meet the scare.

No magic wand with government: Cong on swine flu

Indian air carriers today asked the government to take speedy steps to reduce the burden of high sales tax on jet fuel and airport charges.

FIA delegation meets Civil Aviation Minister

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