Gaza crowds surge at Israel's border fence, 1 dead

GAZA CITY: Israeli troops fired on Gazans surging toward Israel's border fence on Friday, killing one person but leaving intact the fragile two-day-old cease-fire between Hamas and the Jewish state.The truce, which calls for an end to Gaza rocket fire...

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HC to hear appeal by ex-minister Maya Kodnani challenging conviction in the 2002 riots case

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court is to hear an appeal against life imprisonment filed by former minister Maya Kodnani in connection with the Naroda Patia massacre on Monday.A bench of Justice R R Tripathi and Justice R D Kothari will take up the appeals...

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Magnitude 4.9 quake jolts Tokyo, no tsunami warning

TOKYO: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 jolted Tokyo and nearby areas on Saturday, but no tsunami warning has been issued, Japan Meteorological Agency said.Some trains were temporarily halted but are now back to normal service, public...

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Congress formally launches panchayat election campaign in Assam

GUWAHATI: The ruling Congress in Assam today formally launched the panchayat election campaign by giving a clarion call to the people to root out the communal and divisive forces and vote the party to power."We will win this is for sure. The communal...

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Twelve killed in Jammu and Kashmir region bus accident

JAMMU: At least 12 people were killed and 38 others injured when a bus carrying a marriage party rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district Saturday evening, police said.The bus was carrying 50 people to Dudu Basantgarh, about...

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Rural spending outpaces urban spending for the first time in 25 years: Crisil research

The author has posted comments on this articleManjiri Damle, TNN | Nov 23, 2012, 06.26PM IST PUNE: CRISIL Research's recent insight (August 2012) said that rural spending outpaced urban spending between 2009-10 and 2011-12 - for the first time...

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North Korea preparing for missile launch: Japanese media

TOKYO: US satellites have picked up signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a long-range missile, a Japanese newspaper reported.North Korea moved missile parts from its military factory in Pyongyang to a launch pad in Tongchang-ri in the country's...

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Bal Thackeray's ashes immersed in Arabian Sea

MUMBAI: The ashes of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray were today immersed in the Arabian Sea by his son and party executive president Uddhav Thackeray.Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president and Bal Thackeray's nephew Raj Thackeray was also present...

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We will be able to meet budget target of Rs 30,000 crore: Govt

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 23, 2012, 05.57PM IST NEW DELHI: Encouraged by the success of Hindustan Copper disinvestment, finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday exuded confidence that the government would be able...

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Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa lashes out at Centre for its 'negative approach'

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday accused the Centre of continuing to adopt a "negative approach" on various issues including the power front and the contentious Cauvery River water issue."It is the same approach that it (Centre)...

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Local trains on Harbour line delayed due to technical problem in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Suburban train services between Wadala and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) section of the Harbour line were delayed this morning due to a technical problem on the track, a Central Railway official said.The problem has been rectified but trains...

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Kasab's execution revives memory of mass murder on 26/11: Pak daily Dawn

ISLAMABAD: The execution of Ajmal Amir Kasab has revived the memory of a senseless but well-planned act of mass murder that brought Pakistan and India to the brink of war, leading Pakistani daily Dawn said Thursday. Four years after the Mumbai terror...

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NSG commando, injured during 26/11, claims non-payment of financial benefits

NEW DELHI: A former NSG commando, who fought terrorists in the 26/11 attack and was invalidated from service after he became medically unfit, on Thursday claimed he has not got any financial benefits or pension and the money "gifted" to him and his colleagues....

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1996 Lajpat Nagar blasts: Delhi court commutes terrorist's death sentence

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Thursday commuted to life term the death sentence awarded to a Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front (JKIF) terrorist in connection with the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast case. The high court also acquitted two others in the case...

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Intellectuals bat for controversial author Taslima Nasreen's return to Kolkata

KOLKATA: Demanding the return of exiled controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen to Kolkata, a section of intellectuals and rights activists have alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal was silent on the issue as it was...

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Pakistan claims it 'received', 'acknowledged' India's note on Kasab's hanging

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday rejected India's assertion that it refused to accept a letter on the decision to hang Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, saying it had "received that note and acknowledged...

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India opposes UN resolution for abolition of death penalty

NEW DELHI: When preparations were on to make hang Pakistani Ajmal Amir Kasab, Indian diplomats were opposing a UN General Assembly resolution for the abolition of death penalty. Kasab, the only Pakistani terrorist to be caught during the Mumbai terror...

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Educated women should not seek special privileges: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

The author has posted comments on this articleAnshul Dhamija, TNN | Nov 21, 2012, 07.01PM IST BANGALORE: Educated women shouldn't ask for special privileges, says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw.Delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Bangalore...

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Kasab hanging to have adverse impact on Indians in Pakistan jails, says Kuldeep Nayar

Rohtak: Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Kuldeep Nayar has justified the hanging of Pakistan terrorist and convict in Mumbai attack case in 2008, Azmal Kasab who was hanged to death in Yerwada jail in Pune on Wednesday morning. Addressing...

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Online petition urges Maharashtra DGP to drop charges against Palghar girls

NEW DELHI: An online campaign petitioning the director general of police, Maharashtra to drop the charges against the two Palghar girls, Shaheen Dhadha and Renu Srinivasan, has gathered more than 8,500 signatures at the time of writing, numbers steadily...

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Warm reception awaits as Sunita Williams heads for Houston

HOUSTON: A warm reception is in the offing for record-setting astronaut Sunita Williams as the Indian-American, along with fellow cosmonaut Aki Hoshide, heads for Houston after completing her space voyage.While Williams will arrive in Houston with Hoshide...

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China says US overtakes European Union as its top export market

BEIJING: China said on Tuesday that the United States has overtaken the European Union as its biggest export market, as the continent's debt crisis has sent demand slumping."The biggest is the US and the EU is second," commerce ministry spokesman Shen...

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India military ties can alter world power dynamics: US thinktank

WASHINGTON: Suggesting that the US relationship with India has the potential to alter the power dynamics in Asia and the world, a leading US think tank has proposed a deeper military engagement between two countries.This "can have a range of strategic...

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Ponty Chadha's guards arrested for entering disputed farmhouse before shootout

NEW DELHI: Four guards of Ponty Chadha were arrested here for allegedly entering a disputed farmhouse in south Delhi and thrashing men there on Saturday hours before the liquor baron was killed on the same spot, police said.The four men were among a...

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Obama sends Hillary Clinton to Middle East amid Gaza crisis

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: President Barack Obama is sending secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East in hopes that she can help mediate an end to bloody conflict in the region.A deputy White House national security adviser says Clinton...

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2G case: RBI governor D Subbarao deposes in court

NEW DELHI: RBI governor D Subbarao today deposed in a Delhi court as a prosecution witness in the 2G case, saying he had questioned in 2007 the spectrum fee of around Rs 1600 crore for pan India licence.Subbarao, who was the finance secretary from April...

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Maharashtra observes day of homage, Mumbai crawls back to normalcy

MUMBAI: Trade associations in Mumbai and Maharashtra have called for a voluntary shutdown on Monday as a mark of respect for Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, who passed away on Saturday afternoon. The Federation of Associations of Maharashtra (FAM)...

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PM conveys concerns over trade imbalance with China to Wen Jiabao

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov 19, 2012, 04.08PM IST PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday invited Chinese investments in the infrastructure sector while conveying India's concerns over trade imbalance...

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Geetika suicide: Ex-Haryana minister Gopal Kanda denied bail by Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: Former Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda, arrested for his alleged role in air hostess Geetika Sharma suicide case, was on Monday denied bail by the Delhi high court. Justice Pratibha Rani dismissed Kanda's bail plea after hearing arguments...

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UPA minister receiving honour from convict Bibi Jagir Kaur attracts criticsim

JALANDHAR: Participation of union minister of state for social justice Balram Naik, in a function in Bholath constituency on Sunday and sharing stage with SAD MLA and former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur - who is a convict in the case of death of her daughter...

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Israel bombards Gaza Strip, shoots down rocket

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Israel destroyed the headquarters of Hamas' prime minister and blasted a sprawling network of smuggling tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, broadening a blistering four-day-old offensive against the Islamic militant...

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Pak govt files review petition against Supreme Court verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has challenged a recent Supreme Court verdict that suggested the President could not indulge in politics as he is expected to be non-partisan and disengaged from all political activities.Deputy attorney general Dil...

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It is for oil minister to consider raising LPG cylinder cap: Chidambaram

Consumers have to pay a rate which is more than double the subsidized price of Rs 410.50 per 14.2-kg cylinder for any requirement beyond their quota of six cylinders in a year. The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Nov...

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Pakistani plane with 183 people catches fire, lands safely

ISLAMABAD: A London-bound Pakistani plane made an emergency landing Sunday after it caught fire during take off from Jinnah International Airport in the port city of Karachi. There was no immediate report of anyone being injured.The Karachi-Lahore-London...

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British Airways apologizes after re-tweeting racial abuse against customer

LONDON: British Airways has launched an investigation after an offensive and racist message was apparently re-tweeted from its official Twitter account.The BA Twitter account, which has 210,000 followers, reposted the message which included extremely...

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