India has successfully test-fired “Agni-1″ missile from the Wheelers’ Island, a defence base in the Bay of Bengal on Orissa coast on Sunday. An official said, “It was the second user’s trial of this sophisticated missile”. The last trial of the sophisticated missile was conducted on October 5, 2007 from the same place.
“Agni-1″ which is the indigenously built sleek missile & has a range of 700-800 km & mounted on a mobile launcher, had ….

In a fierce gunbattle between army & militants four security personnel & a Lashker-e-Toiba’s commander killed & three injured near Srinagar on Sunday.
The officials said that the gunbattle broke out when militants ambushed a joint search party of Special Operations group (SOG) of local police & CRPF at Telbal on Harwan-Hazratbal road on the outskirts of the city on Sunday morning.
A militant, who was later identified as Faisal, a self-styled divisional commander of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, was killed & ….

In the dispute of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s against north Indians in Maharashtra, Amitabh Bachchan (Big B) a Bollywood superstar on Sunday said that every Indian has the right to be anywhere in the country & make the nation proud.
Amitabh Bachchan said, “I think everybody has the right to be in India anywhere in India”.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena attacked north indians in Juhu on Saturday night. Mumbai had been witnessing violence for last month after ….

At least 500 protesters has been arrested by Belgian Police at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Sunday as peace activists from 17 countries tried to enter the grounds. A Belgian peace initiative had called the protest under the motto “NATO game over” to prompt a debate on the alliance’s role in the world.
A senior official said, “NATO is a relict of the Cold War. A fundamental reform of NATO is on the agenda there. They want to present a new, ….

Police on Saturday said that the workers while clearing rubble from a building damaged over a week ago when a tornado slammed into downtown Atlanta, found a dead body.
A senior official of Police said, “We may have the first tornado victim in the city of Atlanta, but we won’t know for sure until the medical examiner”.
The man is not yet identified. He was wearing a wedding band. The front of the damaged building had been a store while the rear ….

An indefinite curfew has been imposed in the northwestern Pakistani town of Hangu after sectarian clashes. In the clashes, at least 4r persons including a policeman dead & 25 others injured. Rival Sunni & Shia groups clashed with each other with heavy weapons, including mortars & rockets on Friday which coincided with the celebrations to mark the Persian New Year “Nawroz” & the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed.
Security forces have started to patrolling in the city after the violence ….

China on Saturday issued a most wanted list of 21 Tibetan rioters which were caught in the camera protesting against Chinese rule in Tibet. China has responded with a massive clampdown on the affected areas, releasing a most-wanted list of 21 Tibetan protesters caught on a camera taking part in the Lhasa riots, amid warnings by activist groups of harsh reprisals.
Nancy Pelosi US House Speaker supporting to the Tibet cause when she was ….

Flood hit U.S. Midwest due to heavy rainfall in the region in which 16 killed & thousands of homes & buildings are partially underwater in states from Arkansas to Ohio. Overflowing Black River that sent water onto roadways, into town centres & through residential neighborhoods have also left thousands of people homeless.
Weather officials said that the bad weather is responsible for the 16 deaths in the region. Life is disrupted acros ….

A navy craft of Sri Lanka has been sunk on Saturday in the island’s north-eastern coast after a sea mine blast. Five sailors were rescued & a search was under way for the other 11 crewmen after the pre-dawn blast off Nayaru.
An official of military said that the attack craft was patrolling the waters for suspected Tamil rebel activity when it was hit by the sea mine.
The official said that a similar vessel in the area had rescued the five ….

Police said that they had found cocaine, morphine & alcohol in the body of Scarlett keeling.
Scarlett Keeling ’s partially clothed body was found on a beach in Goa. An official of Goa police said that a post-mortem examination showed that she tested positive for drugs.
The official said, “Now the narcotic drugs & alcohol form a part of the chain of events that included rape & drowning of a girl who could not defend herself”.
The ….

At least 15 Tibetans protesters on Friday storm Chinese Embassy in New Delhi by supporting & fighting for the freedom of Tibet. Five or six of them managed to climb the walls & broke into the visa wing of the Embassy.
All the protesters were wearing shirts with slogans, calling for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics; a few of them have been injured after being lathicharged by the Delhi police. The protesters want China ….

Ansar Burney the Pakistan’s caretaker Minister for Human Rights on Friday appealed to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to convert Sarabjit’s death sentence to life imprisonment. In his appeal, Burney said Sarabjit has spent 17 years in prison, which is more than life imprisonment. Sarabjit’s execution was scheduled for April 1 but then was deferred to April 30.
Earlier, Ansar Burney had said that he would not seek mercy for Sarabjit Singh, the Indian convicted for ….

Ronen Sen the Ambassador of India to the United States has cancelled all his appointments outside Washington DC to meet the Indian workers, who are marching to the Capital City in protest of alleged slave-like treatment with them in a Mississippi shipyard.
Ronen Sen said, “On March 17, Ambassador Sen had conveyed to the Indian workers his willingness to meet with them at a mutually convenient date & time to see how their legitimate grievances ….

An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit western China on Friday. But there was no immediate reports of any deaths.
The US Geological Survey said that the earthquake was hit at 6:33 am. The epicentre of this earthquake was 225 kilometres southeast of Hotan in Xinjiang province.
The US Geological Survey said the area as “very seismically active” but said Friday’s temblor was the biggest there on record.
The temblor was followed about 45 minutes ….

At least five killed & many injured when a suicide car bomber attacked a Pakistan army base in a troubled tribal region bordering Afghanistan on Thursday. The bomber rammed vehicles at the gate of the military camp in Wana, the main town in South Waziristan district, where Pakistani troops have been battling Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants for several years.
An official said, “It was a suicide attack. Five troops lost their lives & a dozen others were wounded. An army truck, ….

Abdul Rehman whose brother was died in the blast of Lahore in 1990 said that Sarabjit an Indian prisoner can be pardoned if India releases Pakistan prisoners. He said, “We can grant pardoned Sarabjit Singh if India releases Pakistan Prisoners who are in Indian jails from many years”.
Earlier, the Pakistan government delayed the execution of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh by 30 days. Sarabjit Singh was set to be hanged on April 1 following his ….

Shoban Babu a Veteran Telugu actor died on Thursday at a private hospital in Chennai following a cardiac arrest. He was 71 years old. He was collapsed while performing yoga in his house at Mehta Nagar. The actor was immediately rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. He was born on January 14, 1937 at G. Konduru Mandalam, in Chinna Nandigama village. His first film was “Baktha Sabari”. He was survived ….

Two terrorists has been arresed on Thursday by Delhi Police. These two suspects were belonged to the Babbar khalsa group. They were arrested from Jalandhar of Punjab. They were arrested by a special team of Delhi Police. An official of Delhi Police said that they were planning to attack on Dera Chief Ram Rahim Singh Gurmeet. Babbar Khalsa International is among the oldest and most organised Khalistan terrorist groups.
Earlier, a woman suicide bomber ….

Senior officials of China on Thursday announced that they had been arrested 24 suspects for involvement in riots that struck Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa last week.
The officials said two dozen suspects had been charged with “endangering national security as well as beating, smashing, looting, arson & other grave crimes. The facts of the crimes are clear & the evidence is solid & they should be severely punished to protect the strictness of the law”.
Earlier, Chinese authorities said they were engaged ….

India on Thursday released a Pakistan prisoner who was arrested in India over two years ago on charges of spying & possessing fake currency was released & handed over to Pakistani authorities at the Wagah border after being acquitted by a court. Jamal Qureshi 30 years old was freed after a fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh cleared him of charges of espionage & possessing fake currency on Monday.
His release coincided with Pakistan’s decision to defer by 30 days the execution ….