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Infant Mortality Rate in the country also dropped marginally to 58 per one lakh in 2004 as against 60 in 2003.

NHRC Chairperson Justice A S Anand demitted office on Tuesday after serving the Commission for over three years.

Tabu was seen hobnobbing with designer duo Dev and Nil at Day one of Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai.

The Pentagon is considering a number of proposals from US commanders in Iraq to increase the Iraqi security forces.

Roger Federer celebrated his first hometown title after beating Fernando Gonzalez in the final of the Swiss Indoors.

China has launched a communications satellite, which is the latest in a 10-year string of successful space launches.

The Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels failed to reach a breakthrough in a new round of peace talks.

New York City has considered banning trans fatty acids including saturated fat and salt, which is bad for health.

Karnataka DGP B S Sial said that the Srinagar police had classified the other accused as a category 'A' terrorist.

The national Capital on Sunday braced itself for a three-day shutdown called by traders from Monday to protest the sealing drive.

Sonia Gandhi said she has to convince people from within and outside the Congress on the Women's Reservation Bill.

Natwar Singh on Sunday said Sonia Gandhi was behind his recent problems over the Iraqi oil-for-food scam.

BJP's Mumbai unit will release a documentary on the life of the late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan on October 30.

Delhi Police on Friday busted an illegal betting racket, the second in two days, with the arrest of three people.

Himachal Pradesh's Additional Director General of Police has been remanded to judicial custody till November 11.

A presidential spokesman said Hasan, who will be interim head of the govt was too ill to take the oath of office.