Oil giant Chevron's $19 billion assets in Argentina frozen over rainforest damage charges

The author has posted comments on this articleSubodh Varma, TNN | Nov 17, 2012, 01.23PM IST NEW DELHI: A court in Buenos Aires has frozen up to $19 billion worth of assets owned by Chevron, one of the world's largest oil companies, following...

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Air India starts hourly flights on the Mumbai/Delhi sector

MUMBAI: Responding to the increase in demand for flights because of the holiday season, Air India, on Monday, launched a schedule that has flights operating between Mumbai and Delhi (both ways) every hour."Passengers can travel on the Mumbai/Delhi/Mumbai...

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Court summons Digvijaya Singh in defamation case by Nitin Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was on Saturday summoned by a Delhi court to face trial in a criminal defamation case lodged against him by BJP president Nitin Gadkari. "Accused Digvijaya Singh has been summoned for the offence under...

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Tributes to Bal Thackeray from across the party lines

MUMBAI: Personalities across the political spectrum and social sphere today condoled the death of Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray."Maharashtra has lost a veteran, experienced leader....He was a politician, cartoonist, editor, organiser as well as art-lover...

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I am not Dhritharashtra, Bal Thackeray during Raj face-off

MUMBAI: "Even if I wear black goggles I am not Dhritharashtra."This was how Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray, who died today, had responded after he was called Dhritharashtra during the intense faction fights in his party which had led to his nephew Raj...

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Public health system has collapsed in the country: Jairam Ramesh

NEW DELHI: Rural development minister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday the country's public health system had "collapsed" in a blunt assessment of his government's failure to extend a social safety net for the poor.Jairam Ramesh, known as a maverick with...

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Naveen Patnaik expels Pyari Mohan Mohapatra from BJD

BHUBANESWAR: Less than six months after suspending him from the party, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday expelled Rajya Sabha member Pyari Mohan Mohapatra from the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for anti-party activities.Patnaik also expelled...

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'Amul' loses trademark battle against US giant in Gujarat HC

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 16, 2012, 05.57PM IST AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has refused to set aside an order which cancelled Amul's registration of its trademark 'TRIX', on which a US firm has claimed its right.In...

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If you can't, let Laloo Prasad Yadav run the railways: Pak lawmaker to govt

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani lawmaker surprised his colleagues today by suggesting that the country's railways should be handed over to former Indian railway minister Laloo Prasad Yadav if the government was unable to tackle the state-run entity's numerous...

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Hi-tech Narendra Modi to campaign simultaneously in four cities of Gujarat through 3D

AHMEDABAD: As the Gujarat assembly elections nears, chief minister Narendra Modi is all set to unleash a hi-fi virtual audio-visual three-dimentional campaign through which he will address the audience in four major cities of the state simultaneously....

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ArcelorMittal to sell 50% stake in Kalagadi Manganese for $447 million

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 15, 2012, 05.54PM IST NEW DELHI/LUXEMBOURG: The world's largest steelmaker ArcelorMittal today said it has reached a pact to sell its 50% stake in South African miner Kalagadi Manganese for...

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38 fresh dengue cases reported in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Dengue continued to spread in the capital with 38 more people testing positive for the mosquito-borne disease, taking the total number of cases to 1,584 this season. Thirty-seven of the fresh cases were reported from East, South and North...

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India, Pakistan should jointly combat hunger and poverty, Nitish Kumar says

LAHORE: Batting for peace, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today said India and Pakistan should jointly combat hunger and poverty rather than fighting each other.On his first visit to Pakistan, Kumar said he would always measure his trip to this country...

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Kingfisher Airlines seeks more time to submit revival plan to DGCA

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 15, 2012, 07.21PM IST NEW DELHI: Cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, which is yet to pay part dues to its employees, has sought more time to submit a comprehensive revival plan to the aviation...

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Remove offensive remarks on Nadar community from CBSE textbook: Karunanidhi to PM

CHENNAI: Taking strong exception to "wrongful and misleading" references to the Nadar community of Tamil Nadu in a CBSE textbook, DMK chief M Karunanidhi today urged the Centre to remove the objectionable references from it.In a letter to Prime Minister...

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Man held at Chennai airport for taking pictures of Chidambaram

CHENNAI: A 34-year-old man has been taken into custody for questioning after he was seen taking pictures of finance minister P Chidambaram at the airport here, airport sources said on Wednesday.They said Amir was seen taking pictures of the minister,...

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Uttar Pradesh government begins withdrawing cases against minister Azam Khan

RAMPUR/LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has started proceedings to withdraw four cases against senior cabinet minister Mohammad Azam Khan. "The cases against Khan in 2007 appeared to be lodged with bad intentions. We have given applications in...

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Street kids want to be doctors, cops, office workers; but they don't go to school

MUMBAI: TOI spoke to some of the street children in the city to know what they want to become when they grow up. While most kids remained suspicious and mum on being asked such a question, others opened up and said that want to become doctors, cops,...

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Global arts and culture conglomerate opens India chapter

NEW DELHI: As Indian artists increasingly gain recognition abroad and the country hosts art summits and festivals that sees worldwide participation, a global cultural media group has launched an India specific site catering to arts and culture, fashion,...

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Two Congress MLAs to join Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress

KOLKATA: Two Congress MLAs are likely to soon join Trinamool Congress and may be inducted in Mamata Banerjee ministry in a cabinet reshuffle scheduled next week, setting the stage for fresh confrontation between the two former allies."Two MLAs Humayan...

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Suu Kyi arrives in India on first visit in four decades

NEW DELHI: Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived here on Tuesday on a visit to India after a gap of nearly four decades as part of New Delhi's ongoing engagement with democratic and multi-party polity in that country.Suu Kyi, who is visiting...

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Eight killed, 12 injured in fire-cracker explosion in Uttar Pradesh

AURAIYA (UP): Eight persons, including six members of a family, were killed and 12 others injured in an explosion on Tuesday in a house where fire-crackers were being manufactured illegally for the Diwali festival.The explosion took place at the house...

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Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in India on a week's visit

NEW DELHI: Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived here on Tuesday on a visit to India after a gap of nearly four decades as part of New Delhi's ongoing engagement with democratic and multi-party polity in that country.Suu Kyi, who is visiting...

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Indian, Pakistani guards exchange Diwali sweets at Attari-Wagah post

AMRITSAR: Border Security Force (BSF) officials exchanged sweets with Pakistan Rangers at the India-Pakistan land border check post on Tuesday to mark Diwali.BSF officials went up to the zero line and offered sweets to their counterparts in Pakistan...

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Aung San Suu Kyi cautions India against Myanmar over-optimism

NEW DELHI: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged India not to be over-optimistic about political changes in her homeland, as she began her first visit to New Delhi for a quarter of a century on Tuesday.Suu Kyi, who was a student in the city...

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One killed in bomb blast in Manipur

IMPHAL: One person was killed and another injured when suspected militants set off a bomb near Imphal College on the road leading to the airport, police sources here said.One of the dead was a labourer who was returning from work when the blast took...

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Asaduddin Owaisi's party MIM withdraws support to Centre, AP govt

HYDERABAD: The Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) withdrew its support to the UPA at the Centre and the state government on Monday, accusing the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh of giving a free run to Sangh activists.MIM president and Hyderabad...

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Hate speech: EC to issue notice to Congress's Shankersinh Vaghela

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission decided on Monday to issue a notice to Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela for allegedly making hate speeches while campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat.The commission, in its meeting chaired by chief election commissioner...

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One killed in bomb blast in Manipur

IMPHAL: One person was killed and another injured when suspected militants set off a bomb near Imphal College on the road leading to the airport, police sources here said.One of the dead was a labourer who was returning from work when the blast took...

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EU Commission freezes EU carbon emissions law for airlines

BRUSSELS: The European Union will put on hold its rule that all airlines must pay for their emissions on flights to and from Europe, but will resume enforcement if a UN airline body fails to deliver a global deal, Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard...

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BJP adopting double standards on corruption, black money: Congress

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Congress has accused the BJP of adopting double standards on the issue of corruption and black money."BJP is the only party in the country to have got two tainted presidents who were found involved in corruption while holding...

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13 dead after strong earthquake hits Myanmar: NGO

13 dead after strong earthquake hits Myanmar YANGON: At least 13 people were killed and 40 taken to hospital after a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Sunday, Save the Children, an NGO, said.The death toll...

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Yashwant Sinha denies any power-sharing formula between BJP and JMM in Jharkhand

BOKARO (JHARKHAND): Days after ally JMM claimed that there was a power pact in Jharkhand, senior leader of ruling BJP, Yashwant Sinha flatly denied it on Sunday."Shibu Soren is independent on what he wants to do, but there was no deal whatsoever...

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Tension in Hyderabad over rumours of expansion work near Charminar

Tension prevailed in old city on Sunday following rumours that the management of a religious structure had taken up its expansion work near the Charminar. HYDERABAD: Tension prevailed in old city on Sunday following...

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Nitish Kumar pays homage to Benazir, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

KARACHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today visited mausoleums of Pakistan's former prime ministers Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and his daughter Benazir Bhutto at Larkana district in Sindh province.Accompanied by Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Ahmed...

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