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Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) Unlike other confused teenagers, Raghu Shastry, a 14-year-old student of Class 9 in one of Bangalore's reputed schools, knows exactly what he wants to do in life.

President Pratibha Patil did today what no woman before her has ever done - fly in a Sukhoi-30MKI, an Indian Air Force fighter jet. The Sukhoi took off from the Lohegaon Air Force base near Pune and will do a sortie of 30-minute.

Ranchi, Nov 25 (IANS) With temperatures dipping to six degrees Celsius in some parts, voting in the first phase of Jharkhand's assembly election got off to a slow start.

Pune, Nov 25 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil created history by becoming the first woman president to fly in a fighter jet, the Sukhoi-30MKI of the Indian Air Force (IAF), here Wednesday morning.

Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) Almost a year has passed since Mumbai was held under siege by 10 terrorists for around 60 hours. Residents of other cities that have also been scarred by terror attacks are mourning the victims of the 26/11 carnage - which had left 166 dead - and are asking some tough questions.

President Pratibha Patil did today what no woman before her has ever done - fly in a Sukhoi-30MKI, an Indian Air Force fighter jet. The Sukhoi took off from the Lohegaon Air Force base near Pune and did a sortie of 30-minute.

New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Cold winds blew through the national capital on a misty Wednesday morning. The weatherman has warned that the days may get colder although some temperature fluctuations are likely to occur.

Bhubaneswar, Nov 25 (IANS) A cold wave has gripped parts of Orissa with the mercury dipping to less than ten degrees in Sundergarh and Sambalpur towns, officials said Wednesday.

Bangalore, Nov 25 (IANS) Bangalore is all set to have a rendezvous with the best of French art, cinema, music and culture from Dec 5.

Ranchi, Nov 25 (IANS) Voting for 26 of the 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand began at 7 a.m. Wednesday amid heavy security arrangements, an official said.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) India and the US have agreed for an 'early' implementation of the agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, but have not been able to sign a nuclear reprocessing deal yet due to last minute glitches.

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Bollywood actress Raima Sen will feature alongside a host of actors and singers in a peace concert Thursday that portrays the scourge of global terrorism and the significance of peace, to observe the first anniversary of last November's Mumbai terror attack.

Bhopal, Nov 24 (IANS) Accusing the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of deliberately leaking the Liberhan Commission report to divert attention from more crucial issues, former Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief K.S. Sudarshan here Tuesday rejected the conclusions of the report.

Hyderabad, Nov 24 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh late Tuesday ordered a complete halt to iron ore mining across the state, delivering a huge blow to Karnataka Minister G. Janardhan Reddy's Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC).

Amritsar, Nov 24 (IANS) Former cricketer and Amritsar MP Navjot Singh Sidhu has moved a privilege motion against the city's deputy commissioner, saying that the official was creating hurdles in performing his duties as an elected representative.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday said the government will act on the recommendations of the Liberhan Commission and a supplementary charge sheet will be filed 'if any new details emerge after the police investigation'. It also said that the report showed the 'true character' of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Attacking the government for 'leakage' of the Liberhan Commission report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday sought Home Minister P. Chidambaram's resignation and demanded a joint parliamentary panel probe into it. It termed Liberhan's report, which indicts top party leaders, as 'ill-founded'.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Remember the fantasy adventure novel, 'Life of Pi'? Yann Martel, the Booker Prize winner is now all set with his second book that will be on the stands by mid-2010.

Raipur, Nov 24 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was critically injured Tuesday in a bomb blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district hitfor years by Maoist violence.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday came down heavily on the government for filing 'frivolous' petitions and taking the advantage of sovereign immunity in every case.