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  Philae Lander Touchdown on Comet Nucleus Marked by Google Doodle

  The first controlled touchdown on a comet nucleus, which happened on Wednesday, has inspired the doodle.

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  Google Launches Crisis Map For Flood-Affected Jammu and Kashmir

  Satellite imagery made available to help stranded people and to aid rescue operations by agencies, volunteers and other involved in the process.

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  Google temporarily disables 'Realtime' search

  Google Inc. has temporarily shut down a search engine feature that allows users to find real-time updates from Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed and other social networking sites.

• Doon Express derailment: Four killed, Mamata floats sabotage theory

  After a train accident in Uttar Pardesh's Jaunpur district which killed four people and 10 injured others, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banrejee floated a sabotage theory. The Railways Minister, Mukul Roy, belongs to Ms Banerjee's party - he is her representative in the union cabinet.

• Zakia Jafri gets copy of Gujarat riots case report

  A Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was appointed by the Supreme Court, is expected to hand over the copy of its closure report against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 61 other senior government functionaries to the main complainant Zakia Jafri today. The court had directed the team to provide copy of the report to Ms Jafri since the...

• Italian tourists abducted: Maoists talk tough; Odisha govt open to negotiations

  There is no word yet on the kidnapped Italians who are being held hostage by the Maoists in Odisha's Kandhamal district. One of the two abducted men, Boscusco Paolo, has been visiting Odisha since 1999 and runs a travel agency in Puri that takes foreign tourists on tribal tours. The other, Clandio Colangilo, is a tourist. The two were kidnapped fro...

• School bus carrying 45 students falls into canal in Andhra Pradesh, four dead

  Four students died and 11 others were missing after a school bus fell into a river canal near here in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh today, police said.

• 26/11 attacks: Court accepts NIA chargesheet against David Headley

  A court in Delhi today accepted a chargesheet filed by the National Investigating Agency or the NIA against Pakistani-American David Coleman Headley and nine others in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case.

• Baby Falak's condition stable, but she is not out of danger: Doctor

  The condition of baby Falak, the two-year-old baby girl brought in a battered condition to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), is stable, a doctor monitoring her condition said. "Baby Falak's condition is stable but she is not out of danger," Dr. M C Mishra said. "Her lung infection has improved," he added. The doctor said that they ...

• 2G case: Delhi High Court adjourns hearing on Kanimozhi bail plea till Monday

  The Delhi High Court today adjourned the hearing of the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and five others in the 2G case till Monday. Ms Kanimozhi and the five accused had challenged the Special CBI Court's November 3 order denying them bail. The DMK MP had stated in her application to the Delhi High Court that keeping her in custody for some more day...

• Rahul Gandhi defends 'begging' remark after political storm

  Days after the uproar over his statement about Uttar Pradesh migrants begging for work in other states, Rahul Gandhi explained his controversial remark. The Congress General Secretary said in Barabanki, where he started his Jan Sampark Yatra, "people sat in studios and criticised me, but I will ask them to speak to the children on the traffic signa...

• Petrol prices: Mamata gives ultimatum, other allies upset, Congress looks for 'healing touch'

  Mamata Banerjee has warned the Congress that if it doesn't withdraw the petrol price hike introduced last night, she may have to opt out of the government. After meeting with senior MPs from her party in Kolkata this afternoon, Ms Banerjee said her party had not been consulted about the hike, and that her MPs are willing to quit the UPA if they are...

• 2G bail pleas: CBI to explain stand in Supreme Court

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will explain in the Supreme Court today its stand on the bail pleas of the accused arrested in the 2G spectrum scam case. The agency will explain to the court why it is opposing the bail pleas of five corporate honchos, while it did not oppose the bail pleas of five other accused - including DMK MP Kanimozh...

• Nepal plane crash: 10 Indians among 19 killed

  It was a Sunday tragedy for many families tonight, as a small plane crashed close to Kathmandu. On board among others, were 10 Indians, most of whom were in Nepal for a break. The plane came down as they were returning after a glimpse of Mount Everest.

• Citizens' Charter: Can the Delhi government deliver?

  The Citizens Charter has its fair share of sceptics in the national capital. Officially launched on Wednesday, the Charter which promises speedier birth and death certificates, among other things, to Delhi's citizens. But so far Delhiites are adopting a wait and see attitude, as to whether the government agencies can make good on their promises.