Heavy rain disrupts normal life in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: Incessant rain over the past two days has thrown life out of gear in parts of Odisha, disrupting road traffic and causing damage to paddy crop in some areas, a weather official said on Saturday. Many places have witnessed rainfall...

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TDP leader Yeran Naidu cremated at his native village

SRIKAKULAM: Former Union minister and senior TDP leader Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu, who died in a road accident, was cremated with state honours at his native Nimmada village in north coastal Andhra district on Sunday morning.Telugu Desam chief N Chandrababu...

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Modi's Gujarat is vibrant only for his five pet industrialists: Gujarat Congress

AHMEDABAD: As the election campaign in Gujarat heats up, the state Congress, which has been out of power since 1995 when it lost to the BJP, is confident of ousting the three-term Narendra Modi government in the December polls."The people of Gujarat...

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Public authorities failed to comply with RTI provisions: CIC Satyananda Mishra

NEW DELHI: Chief information commissioner Satyananda Mishra on Saturday slammed public authorities for failing to comply with the suo-motu disclosure provisions of the Right to Information Act even after seven years of the implementation of the...

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26/11 case in Pakistan: Prosecution seeks speedy trial

ISLAMABAD: Day-to-day hearings should be held for an early decision in the Mumbai attack case in Pakistan involving LeT's Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six other suspects, the prosecution has demanded, prompting the court holding the trial to issue...

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Qatar Airways to pay flier Rs 80,000 for loss of luggage

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 1, 2012, 02.02PM IST NEW DELHI: Qatar Airways has been directed by a district consumer forum here to pay Rs 80,005 to a flier for loss of his luggage in transit from Delhi to Milan.The East...

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Former Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur gets bail

CHANDIGARH: Seven months after her conviction and prison term in connection with the killing of her daughter, former Punjab minister Bibi Jagir Kaur was on Thursday granted bail by the Punjab and Haryana high court on the condition that she will...

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Indian economy lost Rs 6,600 cr due to frauds in FY12: E&Y

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 1, 2012, 05.57PM IST NEW DELHI: Different types of frauds may have caused Rs 6,600 crore loss to Indian economy in the last fiscal and banks were the most common victim in swindling cases,...

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Centre to give security cover for SAIL's Chhattisgarh mining project

NEW DELHI: The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will start work in December on development of its new iron-ore feeder mine in Rowghat, located in Naxal-infested Kanker region of Chhattisgarh, including construction of a rail link for transporting...

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More than 120 people were missing in Bangladesh after their boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal

DHAKA: More than 120 people were missing in Bangladesh after their boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday. The wooden boat was carrying 135 illegal immigrants to Malaysia when it capsized close to Shah Parir island Sunday....

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Shashi Tharoor should be made 'minister of love affairs': BJP

NEW DELHI: Taking a jibe at the newly-appointed minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor over his comment against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi that "you need to be able to love someone to understand that", Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP)...

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Govt will try to restrict fiscal deficit to 5.3% of GDP: Chidambaram

The government will endeavour to maximise revenue collection and contain expenditure to restrict fiscal deficit to 5.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the current financial year, finance minister P Chidambaram has said....

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Public transport in West Bengal is set to get dearer

KOLKATA: Public transport in West Bengal is set to get dearer with a group of ministers on Wednesday recommending hike in fares of state-run and private buses, mini buses, deluxe buses and taxis following increased diesel prices."At a 16-km radius...

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Wall Street reopens with mild gains after being shut for two days

The author has posted comments on this articleAP | Oct 31, 2012, 07.46PM IST NEW YORK: Wall Street is getting back to work. Trading resumed on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after being closed for two days because of Hurricane Sandy....

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Nitish organising rally to cover up 'failures': Tariq Anwar

PATNA: Nationalist Congress Party leader Tariq Anwar today claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was organizing the 'Adhikar rally' to cover up his 'failures'."The Adhikar rally is being organized by the JD(U) as a political agenda of...

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Kingfisher revival plan: Vijay Mallya meets civil aviation secretary

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Oct 30, 2012, 02.44PM IST NEW DELHI: Ahead of submitting a revival plan to aviation regulator DGCA, Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya on Tuesday met civil aviation secretary K N Shrivastava...

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Security tightened at Bodh Gaya's Mahabodhi temple following terror threat

GAYA: Tight security measures have been put in place at the world-famous Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar's Gaya district and the Special Task Force (STF) deployed there in view of threat of militant attack.As part of measures, a platoon...

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Chennai port on southeast coast stops cargo operations after cyclone warning

A woman covers her face as waves hit the promenade at the fishing harbour in Chennai. (REUTERS Photo) NEW DELHI: The Chennai port on the southeast coast has stopped cargo operations after a cyclone warning, a...

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26 people killed in van-truck collision near central city of Bahawalpur in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani police official says 26 people were killed when a passenger van and a truck collided near the central city of Bahawalpur.The police chief of Bahawalpur, Suhail Tajik, says Tuesday's accident took place on a section of the...

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Ready to join hands with BJP to resolve mining crisis: Congress

PANAJI: Congress today said it was ready to bury political differences with the BJP to find a solution for the current crisis in the mining industry.All India Congress Committee Secretary P Sudhakar Reddy told reporters that the party looked at...

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Emphasis will be on quick decisions, investments: Oil minister Veerappa Moily

NEW DELHI: Stepping into a ministry that had in recent times become notoriously indecisive, the new oil minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday promised quick decisions and creating an environment conducive for investment to flow in. Moily, 72, who...

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SC refuses to hear pleas against Sachin Tendulkar's nomination to Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI: A plea for transfer of two petitions pending in different high courts to the apex court against nomination of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to the Rajya Sabha was dismissed on Monday by the Supreme Court.A bench headed by Chief Justice...

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Former Punjab MLA Malkit Singh Keetu shot at, dies on way to hospital

CHANDIGARH: Former Punjab MLA Malkit Singh Keetu on Monday died after he was shot at allegedly by his nephew in Moga district over a property dispute, a senior police official said.67-year-old Keetu died while being taken to hospital, Moga's...

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Protest erupts in Tamil Nadu over Kudankulam nuclear power plant

CHENNAI: Thousands of anti-nuclear activists thronged to the streets in Chennai on Monday in an attempt to lay siege to the state assembly as mark of protest against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant. Protest against the power plant has only...

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Mild tremor felt in parts of Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: A mild intensity earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Andhra Pradesh on Monday."It was a 3.8 magnitude earthquake and its epicentre was 20 km west of Narasaraopet in Andhra Pradesh or 25 km east of...

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Manish Tewari becomes minister after 31-year association with Congress

NEW DELHI: Though a first time MP, AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari has a long association of nearly 31 years with Congress since joining its youth wing in 1981.The 47-year-old leader was seen as a strong defence line of the Congress in JPC on 2G...

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Two suicide bombers attack north Nigeria Catholic church

KADUNA: Two suicide bombers drove vehicles packed with explosives into a Catholic church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing and wounding several, witnesses said.The bombers both managed to get inside the packed St Rita's church, in volatile...

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Three killed in bomb blast near Sufi shrine in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least three people were killed and 25 others injured when a bomb planted in a bicycle exploded outside a Sufi shrine in northwestern Pakistan today.The police said the remote-controlled bomb was planted in the bicycle near Kaka Sahib...

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Earthquake jolts Kashmir Valley, no casualties reported

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of modern intensity today shook Kashmir Valley sparking panic among residents but there were no reports of any damage or casualties. The quake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, struck at 1741 hours and lasted nearly...

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Obama, Romney change campaign plans as US braces for superstorm

Hurricane Sandy is seen on the east coast of the United States in this NOAA handout satellite image taken on October 28, 2012. Hurricane Sandy could be the biggest storm to hit the United States mainland when it comes ashore,...

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