Lebanese PM offers government's resignation after bomb attack

BEIRUT: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Saturday that he has offered his resignation but that President Michel Suleiman has asked him to stay on for a "period of time".Lebanon's opposition March 14 bloc had called for the government,...

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Sharad Pawar recommends Tariq Anwar's name for induction in Union Cabinet

PUNE: NCP president Sharad Pawar today said he has recommended the name of his party spokesman Tariq Anwar for a ministerial post in the proposed Cabinet reshuffle at the Centre."In response to the Prime Minister's suggestion to submit name for...

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Abu Jundal in Gujarat Police custody after NIA completes probe

NEW DELHI: Abu Jundal, the 26/11 key handler and LeT terrorist, was today handed over to Gujarat police after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a court here that his custodial interrogation has been completed.NIA, which had quizzed him...

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Army chief bribe offer: CBI books Tejinder Singh

Army chief bribe offer: CBI books Tejinder Singh NEW DELHI: The CBI on Saturday registered a case against Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh for allegedly making a bribe offer to former Army chief V K Singh to clear a tranche...

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Abu Jundal not required for further interrogation: NIA tells court

NEW DELHI: The custodial interrogation of Abu Jundal, a 26/11 key handler and LeT terrorist, has been completed, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a Delhi court today.The NIA stated this before Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh when Jundal...

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PM to launch Aadhaar-based delivery system tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The much awaited Aadhaar-enabled system for direct cash transfer to beneficiaries under social schemes such as MNREGA and pension will be launched tomorrow by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Dudu, Rajasthan.The payment mechanism is...

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Khaps threaten stir demanding job reservation for Jats

JIND: The executive committee of Sarv Khap Jat Panchayat today threatened to launch an agitation if the demand that community members be given reservation in government jobs is not met by December 15.If the demand is not accepted by December 15,...

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Virbhadra Singh denies role in land deal with DLF

SHIMLA: Congress leader and five-time Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday denied the allegation that he violated land laws to favour his brother-in-law to sell land parcels to realty major DLF for an ultra-luxury housing project...

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Commissioning of Kudankulam nuclear plant in progress: Narayanasamy

NEW DELHI: Despite protests, the two units of the 1,000 MW Kudankulam nuclear project, built with Russian collaboration in Tamil Nadu, will be completed this financial year, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy said on...

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SC allows release of Chakravyuh with song featuring Tata, Birla Bata

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court allowed Prakash Jha to release his film " Chakravyuh" featuring a controversial song that mentions Tata, Birla and Bata with a condition that a disclaimer would be shown on-screen during the airing of the song. A...

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Himachal Pradesh poll: 257 enter fray on last day of nomination

SHIMLA: Senior Congress leaders Virbhadra Singh and Vidya Stokes were among 257 candidates who entered the fray on Thursday on the last day of filing papers for Himachal Pradesh assembly election, taking the number of nominations to a record 531.Himachal...

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Ex-Cabinet Secretary says he wanted 2G licence fee to be Rs 35,000 crore

NEW DELHI: Former Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar today said he had favoured the entry fee for 2G spectrum allocation to be Rs 35,000 crore, about 21 times the amount on which the allocation was made, so that the government could earn more...

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EC squad seizes Rs 9.30 crore from vehicle in Gujarat

BANASKANTHA (Guj): Rs 9.30 crore were today seized by the Election Commission's Static Surveillance Team ( SST) from a private security agency vehicle near a toll plaza in Gujarat's Mehsana district, a senior officer said."The amount was being...

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Geelani threatens to launch agitation against Amarnath road project

SRINAGAR: Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday reiterated his threat to launch a mass agitation, after the forthcoming Eid, against the state government's road connectivity project for the Hindu religious shrine, Amarnath...

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700,000 Chinese officials take anti-corruption lessons

BEIJING: Chinese officials undergo intensive tutorials about the evils of corruption and as many as 700,000 are given anti-corruption lessons each year, Xinhua reported on Thursday. This education is given through lectures, case studies and...

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Osama driver's 'terror' conviction quashed by US appeals court

WASHINGTON: A US court has reportedly quashed the conviction of Osama bin Laden's former driver over material support to terrorism.The US court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit ruled Salim Hamdan's offence did not constitute a war...

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Karnataka HC grants conditional bail to French diplomat Pascal Mazurier in rape case

French diplomat accused of raping daughter gets bail BANGALORE: Karnataka high court today granted conditional bail to French diplomat Pascal Mazurier, arrested for allegedly raping his minor daughter, observing that...

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Delhi, Mumbai moving towards prosperity, says UN report

Mumbai and New Delhi figure among 95 world cities identified by the United Nations as those moving towards prosperity. NEW DELHI: Mumbai and New Delhi figure among 95 world cities identified by the United Nations...

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Pakistan's ceasefire violations could lead to unending exchange of fire: Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Pakistan should stop ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) as retaliation from the Indian side could lead to an unending exchange of fire between the sides....

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Om Parkash Chautala drags Rahul Gandhi's name in land deals in Haryana

JALANDHAR: After allegations of quid pro quo against Robert Vadra leveled by Arvind Kedjriwal now INLD chief and former Haryana chief minister Om Parkash Chautala sought to drag Rahul Gandhi's name also in the controversy alleging that Congress...

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Fire breaks out at power sub station in south Delhi

Fire breaks out at power sub station in Delhi NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in a power sub station in southeast Delhi on Thursday afternoon, fire brigade officials said. The blaze was reported from the 220 KV sub station...

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Large parts of south Delhi powerless after sub station catches fire

Fire breaks out at power sub station in Delhi NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in a power sub station in southeast Delhi on Thursday afternoon, fire brigade officials said. The blaze was reported from the 220 KV sub station...

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Rehabilitation does not absolve Narendra Modi's govt: UK paper

LONDON: A leading British daily today suggested that Britain and other countries, who have decided to engage with Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, should "make it clear that rehabilitation is not licence for the type of supremacist inspired...

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No airport development fee at Delhi, Mumbai airports from January 1

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Oct 16, 2012, 07.29PM IST NEW DELHI: Air fares out of Delhi and Mumbai would become cheaper with the government today deciding to abolish airport development fee (ADF) at the two airports from...

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Dhananjay Kumar expelled from BJP; Yeddyurappa to follow?

BANGALORE: The BJP has sent a strong message to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa that it is ready to action him by expelling his close and former Union minister V Dhananjay Kumar on charges of anti-party activities.Giving a double blow to...

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Man chained for 20 years: NHRC asks Odisha to file status report

NEW DELHI: Concerned over the report of a mentally challenged man chained for 20 years in Odisha, the National Human Rights Commission on Monday asked the state government to file a status report within four weeks.Terming it "violation of human...

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PIL in Allahabad high court for supervising probe against Salman Khurshid's trust

LUCKNOW: A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday requesting the court to supervise the inquiry being done by the economic offence wing (EOW) of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) police into the...

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No question of isolating Salman Khurshid within the govt: Ambika Soni

NEW DELHI: Backing Salman Khurshid, two senior Union ministers on Monday said there was no question of the law minister being isolated within the government following allegations of misappropriation of funds by an NGO headed by him. "There is...

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US duo Roth and Shapley win Nobel Prize in Economics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the two economists for "the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design". STOCKHOLM: Americans Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley were awarded the Nobel...

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PM's Hyderabad visit brings K Chandrashekrara Rao, M Kodandaram closer

HYDERABAD: In the premise of the PM's Hyderabad visit, the warring Telangana protagonists are mending fences and TJAC chairman M Kodandaram and TRS chief K Chandrashekrara Rao spoke over phone, on Sunday, for the first time after they had fallen...

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India, Bangladesh to hold Home Secretary-level talks from tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Cooperation in combating terror, repatriation of ULFA leader Anup Chetia and early conclusion of an extradition treaty will top the agenda at the two-day India-Bangladesh Home Secretary-level talks in Dhaka from tomorrow.Home Secretary...

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India, Bangladesh to hold home secretary-level talks from tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Cooperation in combating terror, repatriation of ULFA leader Anup Chetia and early conclusion of an extradition treaty will top the agenda at the two-day India-Bangladesh Home Secretary-level talks in Dhaka from tomorrow.Home Secretary...

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Mumbai National Security Guard hub building develops cracks; commandos forced to exit

NEW DELHI: In a setback to operational preparedness of NSG commandos based in Mumbai, the counter- terror unit has been forced to abandon its newly built concrete premises as cracks were found in the structure, rendering it unsafe for use.A squad...

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Gunmen kill 20 worshippers at mosque in northern Nigeria

KADUNA: Gunmen opened fire on Muslim worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 20 people, a local official said.The attack happened in a remote village called Dogo Dawa, in Kaduna state, said Abdullahi...

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Manipur rebels call for strike, government sounds alert

IMPHAL: The central government has sounded a security alert in Manipur about possible terror strikes in view of the general strike seven powerful secessionist outfits have called, an official said Sunday."There is a possibility of the rebels attacking...

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