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Two Andhra ministers charged in Jagan case quit
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Two cabinet ministers in Andhra Pradesh charged in the Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's disproportionate assets case have submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, sources said Monday. They put in their papers late Sunday night following directions from the Congress central leadership, party sources said. However, an official confirmation of the resignations is expected later ...
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Karzai Seeks Indian Military Aid Amid Tensions with Pakistan
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KABUL Afghan President Hamid Karzai plans to discuss potential arms deals with Indian officials during a trip to New Delhi this week, officials said, at a time when tensions are running high on Afghanistan's disputed border with Pakistan.
Kabul's overtures to New Delhi are likely to rile Islamabad where a new government led by two-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to take office ...
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IPL Scoreboard Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Knight Riders
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Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here Sunday. Kolkata Knight Riders: Manvinder Bisla c White b Perera 15 Gautam Gambhir run out (Samantray/Patel) 10 Jaques Kallis c Dhawan b Steyn 24 Eoin Morgan lbw b Sharma 9 Yusuf Pathan not out 49 Ryan ten Doeschate lbw b Mishra 1 Paras Dogra c Perera b ...
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Frenzied fans celebrate Sunrisers win
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Frenzied fans of Sunrisers Hyderabad filled the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium here Sunday night to support the home team, which stormed into the play-offs of the sixth Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL). Over 32,000 spectators cheered the home team in their last league match, which it won against Kolkata Knight Riders to become the fourth semifinalist. Clad in Sunrisers T-shirts and holding ...
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Sunrisers beat KKR storm into IPL play-offs
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Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets to storm into the play-offs of the sixth Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium Sunday night. The home side achieved the 131 target with the loss of five wickets with seven balls to spare, but not before some anxious moments. Requiring 15 off last two overs, Darren Sammy hit Abdullah for two ...
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Sunrisers beat Knight Riders by 5 wickets qualify for playoffs
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Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs courtesy a five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here Sunday. After restricting the Knight Riders to 131 for seven, the hosts scored 132 for five in 18.5 overs with Parthiv Patel top scoring with 47 ...
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BJP appoints Amit Shah as incharge of UP
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The BJP Sunday appointed party general Amit Shah, considered close to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, as incharge of electorally crucuial Uttar Pradesh. The announcement of incharge of states along with convenors and incharges of various fronts was made Sunday. Party president Rajnath Singh also appointed party leader Bandaru Dattatray, who hails from Andhra Pradesh, as a vice-president. ...
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Manmohan talks firm on border with Li
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The festering boundary row figured prominently in talks between visiting Premier Li Keqiang and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Sunday as the Chinese leader arrived in India on his maiden overseas tour since taking over in March. Manmohan Singh raised the boundary issue firmly in his informal talks with Li at his 7, Race Course Road residence in the evening ahead of a private dinner he ...
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SEBI warns against investing in two Bengal ponzi firms
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Continuing the heat on ponzi firms in the wake of the Saradha scam, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Sunday issued caution advertisements against two West Bengal based companies which have been raising funds under the collective investment schemes (CIS). In the advertisement carried in leading national and local dailies, SEBI warned the general public against investing in Rose ...
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KKR sets 131 target for Sunrisers
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Kolkatta Knight Riders set a target of 131 for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the must-win match for the latter, if they want to reach play-offs of the sixth Pepsi Indian Premier League (IPL), at the Rajiv Gandhi international stadium Sunday night. With 12 points from 15 matches, KKR are at the seventh position and the result will make no difference to their standing. For Sunrisers, it is a must-win ...
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Before his death Delhi Police inspector filed FIR on spot fixing
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A day before he was found dead under mysteriouos circumstances last week, Delhi Police Inspector Badrish Dutt had filed a police complaint that spot fixing was to take place in the multi-crore IPL tournament and players would under-perform during agreed upon overs in exchange for huge amounts. Dutt filed the First Information Report(FIR) in the case just a day before his and his ...
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DU students petition Sonia Gandhi on four-year course
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Teachers and students of Delhi University Sunday marched towards the residence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, demanding the scrapping of the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP). They also submitted a memorandum to her. "The Delhi University has implemented the four-year graduation course when there is already a huge crunch of resources in terms of teachers, classrooms, libraries and ...
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PM stresses need to maintain peace on border with Li
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The importance of maintaining peace and tranquility on the border was stressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during his informal talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang here Sunday night. Holding restricted talks with the Chinese premier who arrived earlier in the afternoon on a three-day state visit, Manmohan Singh is believed to have firmly raised the issue of the border as well as India's ...
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Bengal textile policy to help sector grow say chambers
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With the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal coming up with a draft textile policy to attract investment to revive the sector, leading industry lobbies have expressed hope that the policy roadmap would help the industry to grow significantly. States like Maharashtra and Gujarat unveiled their new textile policies last year to woo investors. "A policy was necessary. It will surely help ...
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PM Li talk border at dinner diplomacy
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Manmohan held informal talks, in which the border stand-off figured, ahead of a dinner hosted by the latter at his official residence here Sunday. The restricted talks between the two leaders, the first ever between the two leaders since Li assumed office, with no members of their delegations present, are believed to have seen the border issue raised ...
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Karnataka CM allots portfolios retains key departments
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah late Sunday allocated portfolios to his new 28-member ministry, keeping key posts such as finance, energy, industries, IT and Bangalore city with himself. According to a Raj Bhavan communique, Governor H.R. Bhardwaj allocated the various portfolios on the advice of the chief minister to 20 cabinet ministers and eight ministers of state. Besides the key ...
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Searing heat across north west India mercury to rise further
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It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures Sunday soared to 47 degrees Celsius in Maharashtra's Nagpur, and over 43 degrees even in Himachal hills. No respite is expected as the dry heat is likely to continue. According to the Met office, Delhi saw its hottest day of the season with the mercury at 44.6 ...
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Sreesanth threw tantrums when police came to arrest him
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Fast bowler S. Sreesanth began shouting and claimed he had close connections with the Kerala and Maharashtra chief ministers after he was accosted by police for alleged spot fixing. Sources told IANS that Sreesanth was with a woman companion in an SUV outside a five-star hotel on Carter Road, Mumbai, when a team of Delhi Police intercepted them. "When a police officer showed him his identity ...
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Chhattisgarh orders judicial probe into civilians killing
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The Chhattisgarh government Sunday ordered a judicial probe into allegations that troopers in an anti-Maoist operation killed civilians in Bijapur district, and announced compensation for the families of the victims. Chief Minister Raman Singh announced a probe into the incident that occurred May 17-18 night. Justice V.K. Agrawal, who is already inquiring into two similar cases of alleged ...
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Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India
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An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled in the national capital Sunday. The mammography machine 'Amulet' by Fuji films is claimed to be India's first low dose resolution system. Speaking at the launch, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj said: "Every woman should be aware ...
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Three kids hurt as high tension wire snaps
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Three children, aged between one and five, suffered minor injuries after a high tension electricity wire here fell on a wall which collapsed and trapped the victims under its debris Sunday afternoon, said a fire service official. The incident was reported from west Delhi's Kanjhawala area around 1.50 p.m., the official ...
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Women cases getting top priority after Delhi gang-rape Judge
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Supreme Court's Justice P. Sathasivam, who is also the executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Sunday said that cases related to women are being given priority by courts after the Delhi gang-rape. "After the unfortunate incident in Delhi, we (Judiciary) are identifying the cases related to women and children and giving priority to those cases," said Justice ...
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Sunday hottest day of season so far Monday to be worse
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Mercury rose to a blazing 44.6 degrees Celsius - five notches above average - Sunday, making it the hottest day in the season so far. Monday is expected to be hotter, the weatherman forecast. The scorching heat Sunday kept Delhi's streets and roads deserted as the weekend revelers chose to stay indoors. "It seemed as if I was being baked when I was riding my two-wheeler. At one point of ...
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Three newspaper employees murdered in Tripura
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Three newspaper employees, including a manager, were killed by two unidentified assailants at their office here Sunday, police said. "Two armed assailants came by a motorcycle and stormed into the office of the 'Dainik Ganadoot' (a vernacular daily) and stabbed to death proof reader Sujit Bhattacharjee, 32, and seriously wounded manager Ranjit Chowdhury, 60, and driver Balaram Ghosh, 40, both of ...
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Muslims in Maharashtra start 300-km march for job quota
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People here trooped out Sunday on the streets to welcome and offer chilled soft drinks to over 1,000 Muslims who embarked on a 300-km Gandhian march to Mumbai demanding reservations in job, an official said. The protestors started from the sensitive power-loom town of Malegaon after the Friday prayers for Mumbai's Azad Maidan as their destination, which they hope to cover by May 26, according to ...
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For Lis visit Chinese embassy hotel turn into fortresses
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The Chinese embassy was Sunday turned into a fortress as Premier Li Keqiang arrived on a state visit while a tight security ring was thrown around the Taj Palace Hotel where he is staying. Delhi Police have deployed more personnel and shut down certain roads, including those near the Chinese embassy, as a precautionary measure. All the inner roads leading to the hotel have been barricaded and ...
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Ex-Ranji player two others arrested for IPL scam
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Three more people have been arrested in the Indian Premier League spot fixing case, Delhi Police said Sunday, taking the number of arrested to 18, including India fast bowler S. Sreesanth and two other players of the Rajasthan Royals. The three - Sunil Bhatia, 44, Kiran Dole, 43, and Manish Gudewa, 32 - all natives of Nagpur were arrested from Maharashtra's Aurangabad city early Sunday morning ...
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Shinde to attend India-US security dialogue
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Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will lead a high-level delegation to the US next week to attend the Indo-American Homeland Security Dialogue, a statement said Sunday. During his May 19-23 trip, Shinde would meet Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and attend the plenary session of the Homeland Security Dialogue. Shinde will also meet other top security and legal officials including ...
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IPL Kolkata bat against Hyderabad
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Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday ...
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Serves our interests to coexist peacefully says Li in India
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Arriving in India days after a border stand-off, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Sunday that China regards India as an important partner and friend, and it serves their bilateral interests and the world to coexist peacefully. In a written statement issued on his arrival here Sunday afternoon, Li said "it serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people and is a blessing to ...
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IPL Scoreboard Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils
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The following is the scoreboard of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Pune Warriors and Delhi Daredevils at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday: Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa c Warner b Yadav 24 Aaron Finch c Sehwag b Kaul 52 Manish Pandey b Nadeem 10 Yuvraj Singh c Sehwag b Pathan 3 Angelo Mathews not out 30 Luke Wright c Sehwag b Kaul 44 Raiphi Gomez not out 4 Extras ...
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Saradha boss aide to face police questions in fresh case
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Sudipta Sen, Saradha Group chief and alleged mastermind of the chit fund scam, and one of his close aides were Sunday sent to 10 days' police custody by a West Bengal court in a fresh case. Sen and his employee Arvind Chauhan were sent to police custody by a South 24-Parganas district court on a complaint lodged by Manik Chakrabarty, an agent of a Saradha Group chit fund company who claims to ...
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Four ISI linkmen arrested from Darjeeling
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Four suspected linkmen of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency were arrested in West Bengal's Darjeeling district Sunday, police said. One of the nabbed was a retired Indian defence employee. All the arrests, including that of ex-defence employee Magan Bahadur Singh, were made from the Garidhura area under Kurseyong sub-division, said district police chief Kunal Agarwal here. ...
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IPL Pune pummel Delhi avoid wooden spoon
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Delhi Daredevils, who topped the league standings in the last Indian Premier League, finished last this season after losing to Pune Warriors at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday. Delhi fell 38 runs short of Pune's 172 for five, ending at 134 for nine. The home side skipper Aaron Finch slammed 52 runs off 34 balls while left-arm spinner Ali Murtaza and all-rounder Angelo Matthews snapped ...
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Congress demands CBI probe in Odisha mining scam
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Accusing Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik of systematically covering up the mining scam in Odisha, the Congress party here Sunday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into it. Former state congress president Niranjan Patnaik said the scam in Odisha was on the lines of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh but no arrests have been made so far. The investigation launched by the Biju Janata ...
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Hisar sizzles at 46 degrees as heat sweeps across Punjab Haryana
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Scorching summer heat sizzled most places in the pllains of Haryana and Punjab Sunday, recording temperatures of over 45 degrees Celsius, the Met department officials said here. Hisar in Haryana was the hottest in the two states with the mercury hitting a high of 46 degrees Celsius, five degrees above what is the average for this time of the season. Narnaul recorded a high of 45.5 degrees. The ...
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DTC bus kills man
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A 35-year-old man was crushed to death by a Delhi Transport Corp (DTC) bus here but police said Sunday they were yet to trace the bus or its driver. The incident took place in west Delhi's Mangolpuri area Saturday night. In another also Saturday night, Deepak, 19, fell off his motorcycle in Krishna Vihar in west Delhi. A resident of Nagloi, he was dead by the time he was taken to a ...
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Jagans wife appeals for PMs intervention
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Jailed YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's wife Y.S. Bharathi Reddy Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and stop his victimization and harassment. Jagan, as the MP from Kadapa is popularly known, is in jail for nearly a year in a disproportionate assets case. In a letter to the PM, the copies of which were released to media Sunday, Bharathi alleged that ...
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Ravi Shankar Prasad urges PM to articulate concern of people to Premier Li
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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday urged Dr. Manmohan Singh to firmly articulate the concern of the people and the country, including the opposition, he said this, in wake of Premier Li of China's arrival in New Delhi to discuss issues pertaining both the countries and to enhance bilateral ties. He said: "Surely, there can be business relationship, but the ...
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Shimla sizzles at 29.1 degrees
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The hills of Himachal Pradesh were warm Sunday with Una recording a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius and state capital Shimla a high of 29.1 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said. "The maximum temperatures across the state increased by one to two degrees since Saturday mainly due to dry weather," the meteorological office here said in a statement. It said Shimla's maximum temperature ...
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President to attend varsity convocation in Punjab
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President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the annual convocation of Lovely Professional University in Punjab's Phagwara Monday, an official statement said Sunday. Mukherjee will also confer the first honoris causa degree of the university to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. A total of 8,501 degrees will be conferred by LPU, a leading private university in Punjab with nearly 30,000 on-campus ...
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Violence reported in Punjab local elections
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Violent clashes between workers of Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and the opposition Congress were reported from at least two places as the polling for local self-government bodies ended Sunday evening, officials said. Poll officials said that from available indications, up to 60 percent voters cast their franchise in elections to 22 zila parishads and 145 block samitis despite the hot ...
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Four lorries burnt at Chennai port
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Four lorries went up in flames inside the Chennai Port Trust area Sunday evening but tghe cause of the fire is not clear yet, officials said. The fire was brought under control by the tenders located in the port, they added. "Four lorries stationed inside the port's gate number seven went up in flames suddenly. The fire is under control. The cause of fire is not known," a fire service personnel ...
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What next asks Preet Mullani
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After playing all kind of roles in TV shows, actress Preet Mullani doesn't know what to take up next. "So far I have played different shades... so I want to do something different than what I have been doing for the last one year. I have played all sorts of shades be it positive or negative on TV," she told IANS. Seen in shows like "Bidaai", "Kismat" and "Jiya Jale", the actress says in daily ...
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Rajiv Shukla says strict action will be taken if players are found guilty
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The Vice President of the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI), Rajiv Shukla on Sunday said strict actions would be taken if the players are found guilty after the Working Committee submits its report. Shukla said: "In the Working Committee meeting of the BCCI, it was decided that strict action would be taken on all those who indulge in betting and match fixing. The accused players are ...
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Royals to slap charges against players BCCI sets up probe panel
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and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Fifteen people have been arrested since the controversy broke out. They include three bookies - Sunil Bhatia, Kiran Dole and Manish Gudewa - arrested from Aurangabad Sunday. Among those attending the BCCI meeting were Ravi Shastri (IPL technical committee representative) and board secretary Sanjay Jagdale while IPL chairman Rajeev ...
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Protests by Aam Admi Party in Delhi over inflated electricity bills
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Supporters of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), protested against inflated electricity and water bills in New Delhi on Sunday and submitted complaint letters to the Congress leaders. The spokesperson of Aam Aadmi Party, Manish Sisodia and his fellow party members along with scores of supporters protested outside the residence of Delhi Health and Family Minister A K Walia and Congress legislator, Tarvinder ...
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Film on Assam village chosen for UK archive
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An Assamese documentary film has been selected to be archived at the Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI) of Great Britain and Ireland, an official said here Sunday. "Mayong: Myth/Reality", directed by movie critic-turned-filmmaker Utpal Borpujari and produced by Jayanta Goswami, will be archived by RAI so that researchers and academicians of cultural ethnography studies can access the ...
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IPL scam Three more arrested
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Three more people have been arrested in the Indian Premier League spot fixing case, Delhi Police said Sunday, taking the number of arrested to 15, including India fast bowler S. Sreesanth and two other players of the Rajasthan Royals. The three - Sunil Bhatia, 44, Kiran Dole, 43, and Manish Gudewa, 32 - were arrested from Maharashtra's Aurangabad city early Sunday morning and are "fixers" who ...
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Himachal to launch crop diversification programme
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The Himachal Pradesh government would launch an integrated crop diversification programme to bring additional 3,000 hectares under cultivation of vegetables, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Sunday. Laying the foundation stone of a lift irrigation scheme from Parlog Khad to Ogli and to Baghi in Shimla district, he said it would be constructed at a cost of Rs.1.40 crore, and provide irrigation ...
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Thought of dancing in front of Madhuri makes Lauren nervous
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Ace dancer and actress Lauren Gottlieb, winner of third season of "So You Can Think You Can Dance", is jittery about performing in front of Bollywood dancing diva Madhuri Dixit on "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6". Madhuri is co-judging the show with filmmaker Karan Johar and choreographer-director Remo Fernandes. "I think it is good to be nervous. I am always nervous when I perform. It gives me that ...
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Kenyans Oloitiptip Cherono win World 10K Bangalore
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Kenyans Alex Oloitiptip and Gladys Cherono ran brave races in contrasting weather conditions to win the overall men's and women's titles, respectively, in the World 10K Bangalore 2013 here Sunday. The 23-year-old Oloitiptip, not among the pre-race favourites, but with a personal best of 27 minutes, 52 seconds, took lead early in the race and held off challenges from fellow-Kenyan Nicholas ...
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Want to try Anglo-Indian food Thirty Nine in Hauz Khas ideal place
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Indian chefs often experiment with the recipes and ingredients, true! But a spicy and crispy 'Crab Samosa' served with mango chutney is something that would surely make you think about the level of creativity and imagination of the chefs. Also Butter Chicken tandoori Pizza is another example of perfect fusion of Indian and Italian recipes and ingredients. Executive chef Amit Kundal at Thirty ...
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Bengal has outperformed outgrown India in 2012-13 Mamata
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On the eve of completing two years in office, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday claimed that West Bengal outperformed and outgrew the nation during 2012-13. "In 2012-13, Bengal outperformed the national average in key performance indicators. In GDP, agriculture, and allied sectors, industry and services, the state grew faster than India. "While India grew by 4.96 percent, 1.79 percent, 3.12 ...
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Odisha cop suspended for helping murder suspect
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An Odisha policeman was suspended for his nexus with a murder suspect who was trying to evade arrest, police said Sunday. Assistant sub-inspector Prakash Mohanty, posted in the Kumbharpada police station in Puri district headquarters town of Puri, 56 km from state capital Bhubaneswar, was allegedly helping the murder suspect in evading arrest, a district police official said. Mohanty was placed ...
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Hilltop temple in Himachal opens
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Sunday inaugurated a hilltop temple in upper Shimla, reconstructed and restored at a cost of Rs.1.25 crore. Opening the Hatu Devi temple, rebuilt in traditional hill architectural style in four years, the chief minister said this would be a new attraction for those visiting Narkanda area. He said he himself has been visiting this temple regularly ...
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A group of protesters demonstrate against Chinese premiers visit
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A group of protesters, including Tibetans in exile, demonstrated against the Chinese premier, Li Keqiang's visit to india amid border tensions between both the countries. "India needs to toughen its stand on intrusion by China. They should demand China to demarcate the international boundary first and only then proceed with further dialogue and let their leaders visit India," said Kansal, a ...
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IPL Pune post 1725
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Pune Warriors scored 172 for five against Delhi Daredevils in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday. Captain Aaron Finch hammered 52 runs off 34 balls while Luke Wright scored 44 off ...
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Kavita Srinivasan No fixed rule for success in showbiz
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Southern actress Kavita Srinivasan, who is making her Telugu debut with a negative role in revenge-drama "Kalicharan", feels there is no foolproof plan to be successful in showbiz. "It's hard to say what to follow and what not to in cinema because there is no conventional path to stardom. It's important to be very open as an actor and do what your heart says, and that's precisely why I chose to ...
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Border issue on agenda as Chinese premier arrives
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday on a three-day state visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on many issues, including the recent border row. This is Li's first overseas trip after he took office in March. Li, who touched down late Sunday afternoon, was received warmly by Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed at the Indian Air Force ...
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India China must improve relations BJP leader
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BJP leader Tarun Vijay Sunday said India and China must improve their trust levels to have a sincere handshake. "We must extend a warm welcome to premier Li who has chosen India as his first destination after assuming the charge of prime minister. Such a visit will go a long way to remove doubts and restore trust," Vijay told reporters as Chinese premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday. ...
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Baazigar sequel not without SRK Ratan Jain
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Producer Ratan Jain currently has no plans for "Baazigar" sequel, but says he may do it after couple of years, but not without Shah Rukh Khan. "Yes, I am contemplating with the idea of the sequel to 'Baazigar', but not right now. I am busy with my other projects. May be three to four years down the line, I will make a sequel to 'Baazigar'," Jain, whose brother Ganesh Jain had produced the crime ...
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Kolkata exhibition celebrates Gopal Ghose
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The centenary of legendry artist Gopal Ghose, famed for ingenious handling of watercolours is now being celebrated with an exhibition of his works at an art gallery here, the organisers said Sunday. Around 50 of his creations are on display from May 18 at the Akar Prakar Art Gallery. Bulk of the works are in watercolour, few in pastel and mixed media in the show, christened "Gopal Ghose - A ...
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Compliments embarrass Deepika
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Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who topped the list of Times 50 Most Desirable Women of 2012, says she is not good at fielding compliments and adds that beauty and physical attributes are "artificial". "It is a bit embarrassing. I mean, I don't know how to take compliments! I don't know how to react! It must be a good thing only," said the 27-year-old in an interview. Part of hit films like ...
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Have no limitations as an actor Pooja Gupta
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Actress Pooja Gupta, who is gearing up for her next film "Shortcut Romeo", says as an actress she doesn't have any limitations. Pooja Gupta told IANS: "I don't have any limitations as an actor. As an actor you shouldn't limit yourself. An actor should have the liberty to do whatever they want to and the director is the one who will decide." The model-turned-actress has featured in two films ...
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Hurdles galore as UPA walks road to Ballot 2014
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Corruption scandals past and present have cast long shadows on the Manmohan Singh-led UPA government that completes four years of its second term May 22, amid a big question mark on whether it will be back for a third time. Most analysts agree that a government that spent most of the last four years battling corruption charges is wounded as it prepares for the coming electoral battle. There is ...
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Why would I want to do my mothers film remake asks Soha
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She isn't in filmdom for either fame or money, rather Soha Ali Khan wants to do good work and also clarifies that doing a remake of her mother's film is not on her wish-list. Daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Soha said: "Why would I want to be in my mother's remake film? That would be like suicide for me because I am inviting people to ...
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Shikaras in Kashmir to promote culture and tourism
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Around 50 Shikara boats in Jammu and Kashmir lined up in the renowned Dal Lake on Sunday to participate in a race, which was organised to showcase the culture of the state and promote tourism in the valley. The participants in the race, comprising of owners and operators of Shikaras, said boat racing was a prominent attraction in the region 20 years ago, but had faded over time. "This race ...
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Severe heat wave conditions prevail across India
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Severe heat wave conditions continue to prevail over the north-west, central and eastern parts of the country. Parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh would experience heat wave to severe heat wave conditions during the next three days. The MET office predicts further increase of about two degrees ...
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Pune Warriors opt to bat against Daredevils
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Pune Warriors India opted to bat first in their Indian Premier League clash against Delhi Daredevils at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here Sunday. The squads: Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch (Captain), Manish Pandey, Yuvraj Singh, Luke Wright, Angelo Mathews, Raiphi Gomez, Wayne Parnell, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ali Murtaza, Ashok Dinda. Delhi Daredevils: Mahela Jayawardene (Captain), ...
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Nitish shuts up Kirti Azad Bihar BJP screams
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Bihar's BJP leaders are miffed after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not allow allow BJP MP Kirti Azad to speak at a meeting with officials Sunday. At the meeting in Darbhanga during his Sewa Yatra, Nitish Kumar told ex-cricketer Kirti Azad to "keep quiet and listen to the proceedings" when he interrupted chief minister. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader demanded a chance to speak. The spat is ...
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Chinese premier in India border row on agenda
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday on a three-day state visit, his first overseas trip after assuming office in March, during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on a string of issues including the recent border row. Li, who touched down late Sunday afternoon, was received by Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed at Palam airport's Air Force ...
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Students grind it out under poor infrastructure in Kashmir
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A crumbling building, absent school benches and blackboards coupled with frequent power cuts is being offered to school students, of a remote area in Rajouri district of Kashmir, who are keen to get basic education for a better future. The state authorities have failed to provide adequate staff, burdening the teachers who have no choice but to teach multiple subjects to large groups of ...
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China ready to act as arbiter in Kashmir dispute
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The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan has said that China is ready to act as an arbiter in Kashmir dispute but any such arrangement is subject to India's consent. Envoy Liu Jian affirmed that the India and Pakistan could see rapprochement over Kashmir issue through China, reports The Nation. Jian, at a farewell reception, said that Pakistan and China would sign a wide range of trade and economy ...
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Thanks to Lootera Motwane excluded from Cannes entourage
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The producers of the Anurag Kashyap-directed "Ugly" left with the film for the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival, but Vikramaditya Motwane, who's also a producer, was left behind. And with good reason. Motwane, who attended the prestigious film festival in 2010 with his directorial debut "Udaan", which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section, is not allowed to take a single day ...
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Deepika first actress to intimidate me Ranbir Kapoor
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He vouches for friendly competition with his contemporaries, but Ranbir Kapoor confesses his "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" co-star Deepika Padukone is the only one in the industry who intimidates him. Ayan Mukerji-directed "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" has brought the real life ex-couple together on the screen after five years - their first and the last film together was 2008 movie "Bachna Ae Haseeno". ...
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CSK - Life Is Not A game not just about cricket Director
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Tamil director C. Sathiyamoorthy, who is directing upcoming Tamil thriller titled "CSK - Life Is Not A Game", says the film is not about cricket, but the game does have an important part in the film. "It's a thriller story at heart, but the protagonist is an ambitious cricketer who aspires to play for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK, the Indian Premier League) team. Since the hero is passionate ...
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BCCI says they are incapable of controlling spot-fixing
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The Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI) on Sunday accepted that they were not in a position to control spot-fixing in wake of the spot-fixing row which involves three Rajasthan Royals players. BCCI President N. Srinivasan said, "Each team will have an Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) officer apart from that Ravi Sawani has been appointed as the commissioner to probe into ...
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Telangana Congress MPs set May 30 deadline
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Setting a fresh deadline, three Congress MPs from Telangana Sunday asked the party's leadership to take a positive decision over the demand for separate statehood to the region by May 30. Lok Sabha members G. Vivek, Manda Jagannatham and S. Rajaiah held a meeting here. It was also attended by senior party leader K. Keshava Rao. Later, Jagannatham told reporters that if the party failed to take a ...
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Royals to file criminal complaint against arrested trio
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Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals will file a police complaint against its tainted players who were caught in the spot-fixing scandal, announced Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan here Sunday. The BCCI convened an emergency working committee meeting to discuss the controversy involving S. Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, who were ...
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Bengal unveils draft industrial policy
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The West Bengal government has unveiled its draft industrial policy after a long wait to woo entrepreneurs by showcasing the state as an attractive investment destination. The policy aims to give a boost to sustainable development of labour-intensive micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The state government uploaded the draft policy on its websites Saturday and invited suggestions from ...
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Police tighten security for Chinese premiers visit
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As Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is set to arrive here Sunday late afternoon, Delhi Police have deployed more personnel and shut down certain routes, including near the Chinese embassy. The Race Course station of Delhi Metro, which is close to the prime minister's official residence and the diplomatic area, will be closed from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Police officials said Sardar Patel Marg, which connects ...
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Why Kochadaiyaan trailer didnt make it to Cannes
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The trailer of Superstar Rajinikanth-starrer Tamil period-drama "Kochadaiyaan", which was supposed to be unveiled at the ongoing Cannes film festival, was called off at the last minute because the team is still working on the final output of the trailer. "(The) trailer (is) shaping out well. (I'm) working on more surprises. All efforts are going in to release it as soon as possible," posted the ...
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BCCI orders internal probe accreditation for players agents
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All cricketers' agents will now need to be accredited to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) while an anti-corruption official of the board will be assigned to each Indian Premier League (IPL) team, BCCI president N. Srinivasan announced here Sunday in the wake of the spot-fixing scandal. The BCCI, at its emergency working committee meeting here, also announced an internal probe ...
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I would love to play Anandi Srishty Rode
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If given an opportunity, small screen actress Srishty Rode would love to play Anandi in popular show "Balika Vadhu". She said: "If I was given a chance, I would love to work in 'Balika Vadhu' as Anandi. Everybody knows her and the character is something really different on the show." Currently, Toral Rasputra is playing Anandi. Daughter of cinematographer Tony Rode, Srishty, whose big break ...
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Dhanush impresses Farah Khan
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Choreographer-director Farah Khan is so impressed with the screen presence of Tamil actor Dhanush, who is making his Bollywood debut with Hindi romantic drama "Raanjhanaa", that she calls him "screen friendly". "I think Dhanush is one of the most charming, likeable and screen friendly hero I have seen in a long time! He is what he is and that makes it cool," posted Farah on her Twitter page. ...
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Telecom players eye higher call rates for survival
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Indian mobile telephone companies have come a long way and no longer perceive lowering prices and increasing subscribers as tools for survival. To ensure their sustenance, telecom players in India are slowly hiking call rates and doing away with promotional offers. "The reason behind increasing call rates is that none of the players has a serious incentive to lower prices. The intensity of ...
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Player agents to be accredited ASCU officials to be with team
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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan Sunday announced that all player-agents will henceforth be accredited in the IPL and ICC anti-corruption officials will be travelling with each team along with a security officer. "The committee decided that all player-agents have to be accredited with the BCCI. An Anti-Corruption Special Unit (ACSU) official (of the ICC) will ...
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Sarabjit death probe Pakistani official may visit India
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A one-man inquiry tribunal comprising Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of Lahore High Court may visit India to complete the judicial inquiry into the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, a media report said. Sarabjit Singh, an Indian on death row in Pakistan, died May 2 after a group of Pakistani prisoners attacked him April 26 Kot Lakhpat Jail. Sarabjit was on death row since 1990 ...
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Much ado about nose rings at Cannes
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Among things Indian that Bollywood actresses Vidya Balan and Sonam Kapoor flaunted at the ongoing 66th Cannes International Film Festival, their bespoke nose rings, the traditional 'nath', drew immense attention. Designers believe this could set a trend of sorts among youth. Sonam opted for a large nose ring to wear with an Anamika Khanna couture creation - an off-white sari teamed with an ...
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Libya seeks Indias help in democratic transition economic rebuilding
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Libya's new government, formed in 2011 after four decades of Muammar Gaddafi's dictatorial rule, is keen to take India's help in the drafting of a constitution and economic rebuilding, the Libyan envoy here has said. "We have sought Indian support in constitution drafting. We can learn a lot from the Indian experience," Libyan Ambassador to India Ali Al-Issawi told IANS in an interview. He said ...
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Sachin Pilgaonkars movie to have virtual premiere
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Actor-director Sachin Pilgaonkar's forthcoming Marathi movie "Ekulti Ek", which marks his golden jubilee in showbiz, will be simultaneously premiered in five theatres in five cities in Maharashtra. A day before its theatrical release, "Ekulti Ek", which also launches Sachin's daughter Shriya, will have virtual premiere May 23. "A film is made for its viewers, but they are kept deprived from the ...
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Only music didnt make business sense for Channel V
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From a pure music channel to a youth-oriented general entertainment channel -- the transition of Channel V, which now boasts of a mix of drama content and reality shows, was an important business decision, says its spokesperson. "We wanted to move out of music as we realised that as a business, it was not making sense at all. The way people are consuming music has changed now. We thought there ...
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Anchoring not stepping stone to movies Manish Paul
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After being a successful anchor on the small screen, Manish Paul moves to the big screen with "Micky Virus", but insists that he never used the small screen medium to get into movies. The 31-year-old has anchored shows like "Dance India Dance Li'l Masters", "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar" and "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 5". "I was a Radio Jockey also. People thought that I am doing it because I have ...
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The journey of the land acquisition bill
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The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 is meant to replace the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The 1894 Act does not provide for rehabilitation and resettlement of displaced families. A National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy was approved by the government in 2007 to remedy this. To give legislative backing to the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, ...
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Land acquisition bill will lead to corporatization Activists
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While political consensus on the land acquisition bill, hailed as one of the most important reform measures, has been worked out, civil society activists are unhappy with its provisions and say it will lead to "corporatization" of land. They also say it lacks provisions for rehabilitating the displaced. Activists say the new bill is a neo-colonial act and will not bring any gains for the land ...
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Robotics kick-boxing horse-riding camps for children this summer
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Thirteen-year-old Amandeep Singh learnt to paint during the last summer vacation. This year, he has set his mind on kick-boxing, for which he is actively encouraged by his middle-class parents. His sister Simran, who is two years his senior, told her working parents that she wants to take up pottery - and wants to take it up as a career later in life. These two are among the thousands of Delhi ...
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Anupam Kher dedicates play to father
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Actor Anupam Kher is delighted about performing the play "Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai" for the 300th time and dedicates it to his late father Pushkar Nath Kher. The autobiographical play is presented by Anupam, 58, who narrates his journey to success through a monologue. "Tonight is the 300th show of my play 'Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai' and I dedicate it to my father's philosophy of "Life is too short to ...
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Over 20 percent polling in Punjab local elections
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Officials said 20-25 percent voting was reported from various parts of the state till noon in zila parishad and panchayat samiti elections being held in Punjab Sunday. Heat wave conditions kept voters away from polling stations. Elections to 22 zila parishads and 145 panchayat samitis are being held Sunday. Results will be declared Tuesday (May 21). Over 50,000 policemen have been deployed for ...
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Dalai Lamas abode quiet as Li begins India visit
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There were no protests Sunday in this seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang began his India visit. Official sources said activists of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women Association, Students for Free Tibet and the National Democratic Party of India were camping in Mumbai and Delhi. "There is no sense of staging protests here (Dharamsala). The ...
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Police arrest four Maoist sympathisers in Jharkhand
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Jharkhand Police arrested four cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) who were acting as messengers of Maoists in Gumla district. Police had been conducting several search operations in various districts in order to catch hold of the Maoists who approach the local villagers and offer them some money. Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday, Inspector of Police of Gumla ...
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Karan Grover wants sleek stylish movie on Byomkesh Bakshi
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TV actor Karan V. Grover, who loves superhero characters and would like to play one on the big screen, feels that someone should attempt a technologically sound movie on fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi's exploits. The exploits of Byomkesh Bakshi, a brain child of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, were adapted into a TV series in 1993 by director Basu Chatterjee with Rajit Kapur playing the title ...
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Crying need for judicial reform more judges and better infrastructure
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Justice delayed is justice denied. Nowhere this rings truer than in India where a staggering 30 million cases are said to be pending in the country's courts today. And to tackle this intimidating problem requires comprehensive judicial reform, more judges of quality and improvement of the judicial infrastructure, jurists say. "We need more quality judges who should be appointed through a ...
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Man accused of assaulting women activists on run
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A goon who misbehaved with five Dalit women activists a week ago in Uttar Pradesh is on the run, with officials planning to auction his house and property, police said Sunday. Authorities said they were contemplating acting against Sahab Singh Yadav under sections 81/82 of the Criminal Procedure Code. As per law, his house and other property would be auctioned by police to pressurize him into ...
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Women fall for men with styled facial hair
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Women find men with styled facial hair more attractive and look for partners with body grooming habits, underlined by the belief that excessive body hair is unattractive, says a survey conducted by Philips India in collaboration with research agency Hansa. The survey was conducted among 600 respondents between the ages of 15 and 25 in New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Chandigarh. The ...
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Chinese musician seeks enduring India-China ties
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She started liking the poetry of India's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore while in school, and now China's noted dulcimer player Liu Yuening has made the first Chinese transcription of Tagore's songs with the aim of creating an enduring basis for India-China ties as the two countries embark on summit-level talks after a month of problems this week. "Tagore's poetry is like music, it is melodic, ...
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Go for folklore tribal print clothes
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Update your wardrobe with the silhouettes inspired by floral to tribal prints as well as folklore-inspired clothing to get that soft feminine and glamorous look. From knee-length multi-coloured one-piece dresses with tribal prints, kurtas, stylish tees to cotton skirts, shorts and pants, you can choose from a wide range of summer-spring collection launched by leading clothing brands like ...
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Chinese premier departs for India
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here Sunday for official visits to four nations, with India being the first stop. From India, Li will go to Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany, reports Xinhua. Li is visiting these countries at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Pakistan government, Swiss President Ueli Maurer and German Chancellor Angela ...
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Mohammad Muzammil to be Agra university VC
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Rohilkhand University Vice Chancellor (VC) Mohammad Muzammil has been directed by the Uttar Pradesh governor to take additional charge of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) here. D.N. Johar, erstwhile vice chancellor of the university, had submitted his resignation to Governor B.L. Joshi in the state capital Lucknow Saturday afternoon. As the news of Muzammil taking ...
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Cheetah back in India Yes if the government has its way
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Armed with "scientific evidence" that the African cheetah is "not an alien species" and can survive in India, the government is planning to petition the Supreme Court to allow the import of the animal that became extinct 60 years ago. The environment ministry's proposal comes after the apex court last month quashed the Rs.300 crore project to import and re-introduce the Namibian cheetah in ...
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Probe on in differently-abled girls rape case
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Two days after three hearing- and speech-impaired girls alleged rape and molestation by employees of a residential school here, statements of all the victims has been recorded, police said Sunday. The incident occurred in a school run by an NGO. Statements of sixteen differently-abled inmates were also being recorded on suspicion that there may be more victims, police said. Police had arrested ...
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Four electrocuted in Himachal village
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Four people were killed and five were critically injured after an electric current seeped into some houses in a Himachal Pradesh village, police said Sunday. Officials said that a technical snag in a transformer in Paleur village near Chamba town, some 345 km from here, led to electricity seeping into around 40 houses Saturday night, resulting in the tragic incident. The injured have been ...
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Kerala software engineer develops anti-piracy software
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A Kerala-based software engineer has come up with an anti-piracy device to check recording of movies in theatres using sophisticated mobile phones or handycams. Varghese Babu told IANS here that the product, which has gone for patent processing, was developed after three years of research. "It has been named as 'Demolish Duplica' and has a hardware unit which is placed in movie theatres. The ...
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At 47 degrees Celsius Nagpur hottest in India
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The orange city Saturday recorded a maximum temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest place in the country, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said here Sunday. An intense heat wave has been sweeping over large parts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region even as early monsoon has arrived in Andaman and Nicobar isles, the official said. While Nagpur notched a fiery 47 ...
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Fukrey - peppy fun to suit youth tastes
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Film: "Fukrey"; Music Director: Ram Sampath; Singers: Amjad Bagadwa, Ram Sampath, Yash Divecha, Vrashal Chavan, Mika Singh, Tarannum Malik, RanaMajumder, Clint Cabral, Neisha Maskarenhas, Mimosa Pinto, Kailash Kher, Keerthi Sagathia, Pradipta Guha, Clinton Cerejo and Sona Mohapatra; Rating: The music album of director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba's "Fukrey" has six tracks. Simple and sweet, the tracks ...
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Hot sunny Sunday in store for Delhi
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It was a warm Sunday morning in the capital with the minimum temperature settling at 25.9 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the year. The Met Office has forecast a hot, sunny day ahead. "A hot day lies ahead for Delhi with the maximum temperature expected to be around 44 degrees Celsius," an India Meteorological Department official said. The humidity recorded at 8.30 a.m. was 68 ...
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45th Session of Indian Labour Conference concludes
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The 45th Session of the Indian Labour Conference concluded in New Delhi with a resolve to provide universal social security coverage and assured pension to the entire working population. During the course of Conference the Labour Ministers of State Governments, Central Trade Union Leaders, Employers' representatives, and Officials of the central and state governments also deliberated on service ...
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Medical aid on sail - documenting the boat clinics of Assam
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What began as an impulse to help those in need of dire medical attention in isolated areas of Assam, where the mighty river Brahmaputra is both a lifeline and a curse, is today a unique mission to reach healthcare to almost a million people spread over 13 districts of the far-flung northeastern state. Unfolding the miseries of these people, who are beyond the pale of the state's healthcare ...
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in IndiaUpdate
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here today on a three-day state visit. The visit is expected to expand cooperation between the two countries substantially. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said New Delhi is highly hopeful that the visit will enhance mutual trust and understanding between the people and leadership on sensitivities of two countries. Briefing media here ...
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Indias new generation of filmmakers feted at Cannes
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CANNES, France (AFP) - Unashamedly escapist, with wafer-thin plots and cheesy dialogue, all punctuated by exuberant song and dance routines, Bollywood musicals are beloved by millions despite the critics' reservations.But India's biggest star Amitabh Bachchan, in Cannes this week for a celebration of Indian cinema at the Riviera film fest, admitted he prefers not to use the word ...
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ERBA Diagnostics Rooted in Mumbai growing in Miami
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Business : ERBA and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and sell diagnostic test kits, automated medical testing equipment and a range of reagents and other chemical products used in medical research and commercial laboratories, hospitals and doctors’ offices. ERBA products are employed in tests and analyses related to autoimmune and infectious diseases, diabetes and blood ...
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Heat wave grips north India Delhi experiences seasons hottest day
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New Delhi : It was a blazing weekend across northern and central India with Delhi recording its hottest day of the season on Sunday at 46.1 degrees Celsius - five notches above average. Other states like Haryana and Rajasthan experienced hotter temperatures. No respite is expected as the dry heat is likely to continue, according to officials from the MeT department. The temperature in the capital ...
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row
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Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.The comments follow a weekend report that said Afghanistan's ambassador to India had said the country needs India's help with "equipment and weapons to fight." ...
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India Morning Call-Global markets
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INDIA PRESS-Indias Essar Group to sign deals with Chinese companies - Economic Times
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Prime Minister Li Keqiang of China Arrives in India for Talks
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Saarc nations to harmonize norms for motor vehicles
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South Asia , top transport officials from Saarc countries are likely to finalize the norms for convergence of motor vehicle rules of all the member countries. The officials are likely to come out with a final draft of the proposal this week, after a two-day meet in Udaipur in Rajasthan. Road transport and highways ministry officials said the second meeting of the expert group on the Saarc Motor ...
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India China to skirt river agreement dialogue
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BEIJING: India and China are expected to skirt the issue of a riparian agreement to manage the flow of river water in India from the sensitive Tibetan region, informed sources said on Sunday. Prime minister Manmohan Singh's talks with ...
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India need not sacrifice China on better relations
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Expressing surprise over S&P's threat to downgrade India's credit rating, India Inc termed the agency's affirming its negative outlook on the country as unfortunate and ...
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China India to make new engine of world economy Chinese premier
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China and India are both willing and able to foster new highlights in cooperation among Asian countries and make new engine of the world economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday."The two countries have the will, wisdom and capability to jointly nurture new bright spots in cooperation among Asian countries, create new engine of the world economy, provide huge growth potential and ...
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China India to boost economic cooperation
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon on his first overseas visit since taking office, accompanied by a large business delegation. The visit will help link the two huge emerging markets, which together can become an engine of the world economy if they can take advantage of each other's development, analysts have said. Calling India "an important partner ...
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Soon flyers won’t get long credit period from agents
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International Air Transport Association (IATA) has decided to reduce the payment cycle of agents to airlines from the current fortnightly to a weekly basis from July 1. This means, agents will have to sell tickets for cash or ask for payment within a day or two. While the move will help the financially-strapped airline industry, travel agents are clearly unhappy. "Agents will have to stop ...
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I feel sorry for Kapil Sibal and company for their zero-loss theory CAG Vinod Rai says
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threw up gigantic figures of money allegedly stolen from government coffers. In full public glare, he exposed corruption -- first 2G and then Coalgate -- which shook the government's very foundation. He was attacked, his motives questioned. But Rai stood his ground. On May 22, his tenure ...
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Trade common interests on the agenda for Premier Li?s talks in India
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(7 mins ago) Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with several Indian leaders today as the two sides look to rebuild trust after a recent flare-up in a border dispute as well as boost trade. Li, who arrived in New Delhi yesterday afternoon, has said that his decision to choose India for his first foreign visit since taking office ';indicates the great importance Beijing attaches to its ...
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China President Makes First Foreign Trip to India
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India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told visiting Chinese President Li Keqiang on Sunday a recent military standoff in the Himalayas could affect relations between the two countries as they looked to boost bilateral trade. At a meeting shortly after Li arrived in India on his first foreign trip, Singh said relations were affected when "peace and tranquility" on the border was ...
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Carrying bodies tribal women lead protests against cops
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End ie2013-contentLeft--> Bastar has seen several protests but rarely have tribal women come out and beat their breasts, shouting slogans. Surprisingly, men tried to calm them down, pull them away but these women continued to scream and hurled stones at the Gangalur police station and nearby CRPF camp.Old and young women were protesting while carrying bodies of their husbands and sons, ...
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In Lalus Muslim anxiety Nitish holds the edge
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End ie2013-contentLeft--> This week, at his biggest show of strength since losing power in Bihar nearly eight years ago, Lalu Prasad exhorted Muslims never to allow "divisive forces" to come to power in Delhi, and derided Nitish Kumar as a "parrot of the BJP and the RSS". A cross-section of Muslim opinion in the state, however, appeared reluctant to agree with ...
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Net telephony cos asked to set up servers in India
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Shibulal cited the recent Infosys 3.0 strategy as a transformation exercise that could set the company on a high-quality growth path in the long ...
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Indian women first twins to scale Everest
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Mount Everest on Sunday. Nunshi and Tashi Malik were among the 135 people to reach the summit of the world's highest peak at 8,848-metre above sea level along with their two sherpas who are also twins, Gyanendra Shrestha, an official said. The two sisters had been staying on mountains in the region to acclimatize to the atmosphere since March. The 11-member joint Indian and Nepal army ...
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Minority schemes empowering girls
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ministry of minority affairs (MoMA) has drawn up ambitious plans to cover 93 lakh beneficiaries from minority communities across the country in 2013-14. More than 91 lakh minority students will be provided scholarships. Loans, free coaching, skills development initiatives and leadership training would cover another two lakh beneficiaries. MoMA has targeted to cover 80 lakh minority students under ...
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Four ISI agents held near Army base in Sukna
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Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader. Three others, including an army clerk, have been detained for interrogation. Sunday's breakthrough -- one of the biggest busts of an ISI module -- followed from the arrest of Army clerk B K Sinha in Jaipur on Wednesday. Sinha has confessed that he started spying for Pakistan after coming in contact with an Army officer during his posting in Sukna, the ...
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CM Kiran gives ‘marching orders’ to Sabita Dharmana
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The two ministers drove off without speaking to the media after their meeting with the chief minister late on Sunday night. Sabita is believed to have submitted her resignation to the CM and sources said the resignations of both ministers will be formalised ...
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Now talaq takes a Skype route
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';The victim’s husband is in the US and he pronounced talaq while video chatting with her on Skype. As the woman complained that she was harassed by her husband, we have registered a domestic violence case under section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),'; the DCP ...
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Pakistan army will be watching Sharifs cozying up to India
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Nawaz Sharif, incoming prime minister and leader of political party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), smiles as he talks to journalists after visiting Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician and chairman of political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), outside the Shaukat Khanum hospital in Lahore May 14, ...
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Railway bribery scam DIG tipped off Vijay Singla about raid CBI officer says
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stunning affidavit before the Central Administrative Tribunal against his boss in Chandigarh, alleging that the senior officer tried to influence the investigation in two cases involving relatives and aides of former Union railway ...
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Indian among finalists for Man Booker International Prize
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Man Booker International Prize 2013 that will be announced this week. The international prize winner will be announced at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London on 22 May. Ananthamurthy, a Padma Bhushan awardee, will be among the 10 writers on the list of finalists for the 60,000 award. Authors come from nine countries are represented in the ...
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RS polls Short of MLAs AGP out of race
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GUWAHATI: With not enough strength in the legislative assembly to retain the Rajya Sabha seat currently held by Kumar Deepak Das and with no consensus candidate emerging from the opposition, the AGP, for the first time in its history, will just sit back and watch the election process. Along with Das's seat, the other seat held by Prime ...
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Bastar furious over ‘encounter’ that killed 3 kids
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Sarkeguda killings in Chhattisgarh , a joint team of Central and state forces stormed a village to take out Maoists, but ended up killing eight people including three children. The incident took place on Friday night at Arasmetta in Bijapur district in tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. Amid claims by villagers of Arasmetta that those killed were ...
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Nitish Kumar snubbed me twice Kirti Azad
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Nitish Kumar of snubbing him at a review meeting. "The CM snubbed me twice when I raised the issue of water-logging in my constituency at the review meeting by him at Darbhanga on Saturday," Azad said in Darbhanga. "He (Kumar) spoke to me in an indignant way and asked to keep quite while I was trying to highlight development issues of my constituency ... He did it not once, but ...
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Indian Tourism Ministry to promote India as a filming destination
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The Ministry of Tourism in India is participating at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival to promote India as a filming destination, the Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported. In the past, several Indian destinations have gained tourist influx by being the location of popular domestic and international movies. The Oscar-winning film, Life of Pi, was shot in Puducherry and Munnar (Kerala), and the ...
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SABMiller plans Rs 440-crore investments in India arm to take on rivals
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Expressing surprise over S&P's threat to downgrade India's credit rating, India Inc termed the agency's affirming its negative outlook on the country as unfortunate and ...
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Indian Chinese Leaders Discuss Border Dispute
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart Sunday discussed efforts to resolve a decades-old border dispute between the world's two most populous ...
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China India PMs to discuss border dispute trade
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NEW DELHI (AFP) - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with a string of Indian leaders on Monday as the two sides look to rebuild trust after a recent flare-up in a border dispute as well as boost trade.Li, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, has said that his decision to choose India for his first foreign visit since taking office "indicates the great importance ...
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Kashyap honoured for taking Indian films to the world
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Indian films to a global platform. The ceremony took place during an interactive session at the NFDC India Pavilion during the ongoing 66th Cannes Film Festival. Kashyap is also a producer of two other Cannes selections- Monsoon Shootout and Lunch ...
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Karnataka may reopen Cauvery issue
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Congress accusing the ousted BJP regime of ignoring the state's interests by casually over-committing in the Supreme Court. "BJP government did not handle the Cauvery dispute in favour of the state. These issues are political in nature. It has to be relooked to protect the farmers' interests in Karnataka," state Congress ...
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Rajnath allocates work to BJP leaders does the balancing act
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BJP president Rajnath Singh has asserted his autonomy in allocating work to leaders while acknowledging the growing clout of Narendra Modi in the ...
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Karnataka turf jinx spooks CM in racecourse row
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neglecting the cause of women. She was conspicuous by her absence at the first-ever Lokshahi (democracy) Day convention. Bureaucrats associated with her department boycotted the meeting. There are no takers for Gaikwad's explanation. A month after the Delhi gangrape incident, both CM Prithviraj Chavan and home minister R R Patil had taken stringent measures for restoring the confidence of ...
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Gujarat govt complicit in Ishrat Jahans death Sharad Pawar
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announced that he was proud of his police force for gunning down terrorists. He boasted that the encounter was a feather in the cap of the Gujarat police, while ...
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UP government calls CBI to probe Khalid Mujahid’s death in custody
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police custody in transit, the postmortem failed to establish the cause of his death on Sunday, forcing the Uttar Pradesh government to call in the Central Bureau of Investigation for probe. This happened even as Khalid's uncle, Zaheer Alam Falahi, filed an FIR with the Barabanki police accusing ...
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Congress mulls options in Jharkhand
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Jharkhand amid the looming expiry of President's rule, amid speculation whether the leadership would prefer state elections along with Lok Sabha polls or would club the tribal state with the clutch of end-year polls. Central rule in Ranchi will end on July 18, by when the Centre has to decide on extension of President's rule. Sources said the Congress's options include extension of ...
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4 Samajwadi Party nominees return Lok Sabha ticket stir speculations
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Lok Sabha elections, have expressed their inability to contest citing personal reasons. But sources in the party call it a strategic move of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. Sources say Mulayam was aware that these four nominees would not contest the elections, but still nominated them only to engage the seat. SP was, in fact, in touch with alternate candidates but could not announce their names ...
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Amit Shah has an uphill task in UP
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LUCKNOW: Amit Shah's foray into UP politics does not only herald the beginning of Modi influence on the state, the controversial figure at the helm of affairs in the Bharatiya Janata Party's UP unit is sure to ruffle some feathers, both within the party and outside it and give rise to polarisation. What remains to be seen is how Shah's entry into UP politics helps the saffron ...
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Constitutional posts and statutory bodies can never be belittled
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With the birth of a democracy, several constitutional posts and statutory organizations are also born. Constitutional post holders give a visionary direction to the democratic polity and the working of its institutions. Statutory institutions implement policies outlined by the polity and are mandated to prevent misuse of office by public servants. Can constitutional posts and statutory ...
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I don’t sit in AC room but meet farmers in summers Raman Singh says
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A: In nine years, I have not spent one summer sitting at home inside an airconditioned room. An old man put the same question to me a couple days ago - "do you not have an AC or cooler at home that you are roaming around in this heat?" These summer months are the only time of the year when farmers have some spare time... as soon as monsoon comes, they will get busy, won't have time ...
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Akhilesh Yadav’s bounty for girls doesn’t pay off
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Kanya Vidhya Dhan scheme amid much fanfare, however most have been unable to encash them as they have bounced. The girls said that they were notified by their banks that, as the date of issuing the cheques was March, it could not be honoured as the last date had expired. The girls raised the problem before district officials as well as in the Tehsil Diwas, but their efforts bore no fruit. ...
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Chit fund owner arrested
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HOWRAH: A man who allegedly duped thousands of depositors by operating a chit fund has been arrested from Howrah. Siddharta Koyal (45) - who is suspected to have collected more than Rs 100 crore over the past few years - was picked up on Saturday and was remanded in police custody by a court. has been arrested by Howrah police. Siddharta Koyal (45) is suspected to have collected more than 100 ...
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Xaviers Kolkata cements Rajarhat dream in London
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LONDON: When St Xavier's College had embarked on a new chapter by announcing a new campus at Rajarhat, its most illustrious alumnus - global steel ...
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US India dance awkwardly around the man who might be Indias next leader
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India's main opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi gestures during a campaign rally for the upcoming state elections in Bangalore, India, April ...
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PM raises Ladakh incursion with Li says peace integral to ties
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang. The two leaders discussed border, Brahmaputra and bilateral trade during their first meeting on ...
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Nancy Powell to meet CM Mamta Banerjee with US invitation
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Nancy Powell will come calling and meet the chief minister on Tuesday. She had met the chief minister in September last. The envoy is likely to invite the Trinamool supremo to the US and speak on probable investment opportunities. Nancy is likely to attend a number of programmes in the city from Monday. During her trip, she will interact with industrialists at a chamber of commerce and visit an ...
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Two Andhra ministers meet CM fuel speculation on resignations
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N Kiran Kumar Reddy late on Sunday evening, amid speculation that the two have resigned over Jaganmohan Reddy's alleged disproportionate assets case. The meeting assumes significance following the mounting pressure on the CM to drop these ministers as their names have figured in the CBI chargesheets filed in Kadapa MP Jagan's case. While Sabita Reddy is in charge of home, Dharamana is ...
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IPL spot-fixing Delhi cops search hotels where players stayed
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Mumbai : A team of Delhi police Special Cell on Sunday conducted searches at various hotels in Mumbai in which the arrested IPL players stayed to collect evidence and to find out if there was a link between the spot-fixing case and the bookies who were arrested by the Mumbai police.The Special Cell of Delhi police had arrested Sreesanth and his Rajasthan Royals teammates - Ajit Chandila and ...
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India gripes over border trade woes on Lis first foreign trip
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At a meeting shortly after Li arrived in India on his first foreign trip, Singh said relations were affected when "peace and tranquility" on the border was impacted, a senior government official with knowledge of the discussions told ...
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Tibetans organisations threaten protest security stepped up
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Police detain a Tibetan exile outside the Chinese embassy during a protest against the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, in New Delhi. ...
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Govt plans new law to check match-fixing
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End ie2013-contentLeft--> In the wake of the IPL spot-fixing controversy, the Centre has decided to bring a legislation to provide "strictest possible" punishment for match-fixing. Union Law Minister Kapil Sibal spoke to Sports Minister Jitendra Singh in this regard."Match-fixing destroys the confidence of the public who believe that all sporting events are fair and the ...
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Chhattisgarh Another Naxal attack 2 CRPF jawans injured
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End ie2013-contentLeft--> Two jawans of the elite CoBRA battalion of CRPF were injured in a Naxal attack in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh today, police said. A CoBRA team had an encounter with suspected ultras in the same district on Friday night, in which eight villagers and a jawan were killed. Today's incident took place when the 199 Battalion Cobra (Commando Battalion for ...
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IPL 2013 Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kolkata to reach playoffs Bangalore knocked out
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For Sunrisers, Patel top-scored with 47 off 37 while Dhawan got 42 off 35. Kolkata bowlers tried their level best but a the target was too less to ...
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From rape survivor to counsellor a brave journey
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Kolkata : For 14 months after her ordeal in February last year, Kolkata's Park Street rape survivor struggled to find a job to support her ailing mother and two daughters.She finally found hope in April this year, when a women's rights group roped her in to counsel and help others like her heal. The initiative, a helpline-cum-social network page, is meant for victims of social ...
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Sharad Pawar attacks Narendra Modi over Ishrat Jehan encounter
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Narendra Modi , saying the latter was "proud" of the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter episode which has seen several of the state's top cops in the dock. "He (Modi) boasted that the encounter was a feather in the cap of the Gujarat police... The incident, however, was a sad day for Mumbra residents who believed in Ishrat's innocence. Ironically, the incident now is a blot on ...
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Soon banks will have to open lockers to store coal Modi
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Raman Singh wrapped up his address fast and handed over the stage to Modi, one of the 10 visiting BJP leaders who were part of his statewide Vikas Yatra, on different days, as a run-up to the assembly polls in November. Then the show was Modi-style. The Gujarat CM declared ...
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Bilateral ties will suffer if no peace on border Manmohan Singh tells Li Keqian
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Li Keqiang that in the absence of peace and tranquility along the border, bilateral ties will suffer as the two leaders held hour-long cordial but candid talks. 57-year-old Li, on his first foreign trip since becoming Prime Minister two months ago, met Singh at his official residence along with select number of aides from both sides when they exchanged views on the contentious boundary dispute, ...
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Chinese premier arrives in India to hold talks with PM on boundary and water issues
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday began talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on all crucial bilateral issues within hours of his arrival when he affirmed that his visit will "inject new vigour" into bilateral ties and strengthen mutual trust.57-year-old Li, accompanied by a senior-level delegation comprising government officials and businessmen, arrived around 3 pm on a ...
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Gupta wedding scandal Indian High Commission officials role under scanner
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Johannesburg: South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to President Jacob Zuma to use an air force base to land.The affair - dubbed "Guptagate" after the influential India-born Gupta family - has transfixed South Africa since the private ...
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Britons jailed for knife-point attack on Indian mans shop
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London: Two masked British teenagers brandishing carving knives in an attempt to rob an Indian-origin shopkeeper in Leicester have been sentenced for the crime.Jitu Patel, who ran the Supamac store in the city's borough of Melton, had bravely stood up to the attackers using a parcel containing a long metal pole to defend himself on May 30 last year.Kevin Francis-Smith, 18, denied the ...
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