Swami Kamlananda Bharati gets bail in hate speech case

HYDERABAD: A city court on Saturday granted bail to Hindu religious leader Swami Kamlananda Bharati in a hate speech case.Nampally Criminal Court granted conditional bail to Bharati. He was directed to furnish two personal bonds and not leave Hyderabad...

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UN clinches global deal on cutting mercury emissions

GENEVA: More than 140 countries have reached a deal to cut mercury emissions after all-night talks in Geneva, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Saturday.The agreement aimed to phase out many common household products that use the liquid metal,...

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Algeria desert standoff continues as Islamists hole up with hostages

IN AMENAS, Algeria: Islamist gunmen were holed up with an unknown number of foreign hostages on Saturday at a gas plant in the Algerian desert, amid uncertainty over what the army was doing to free their captives.More than 72 hours after the heavily...

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PM, Sonia inaugurate 2.8km Jaipur tunnel that connects city with Agra in Uttar Pradesh

JAIPUR: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday inaugurated a 2.8-km tunnel that offers an alternative route to connect the Rajasthan capital with Agra in Uttar Pradesh, an official said.The prime minister and Gandhi,...

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Two women Naxals dead in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Two women Naxals were shot dead in an encounter with security forces in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh this afternoon, police said.Kanker Superintendent of Police Rahul Bhagat told Bhasha/PTI over phone that the shoot-out took place in the...

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Pakistan supreme court admits petition against Sherry Rehman on blasphemy

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan supreme court on Thursday admitted a businessman's petition seeking action against Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's ambassador to the US, for allegedly committing blasphemy over two years ago.The petition filed by Fahim Akhtar Gill,...

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Post one special juvenile police officer in every police station: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and all state governments to post one special juvenile police officer in every police station to deal with juveniles arrested for an alleged offence.The apex court said on Thursday that each district...

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52-year-old man arrested for entering ISRO centre using fake ID

TIRUNELVELI (TAMIL NADU): In a security breach, a 52-year-old man entered the sensitive area of ISRO's cryogenic engine testing centre at Mahendragiri near here using a fake identity card and was arrested along with two others who facilitated his ingress.Police...

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Somalia's Shebab say they have executed French hostage

NAIROBI: Somalia's Shebab Islamists said on Thursday they have executed a French agent they have held since 2009, as France said the hostage was likely killed several days ago in a failed rescue attempt."16:30 GMT, Wednesday, 16 January, 2013. Denis...

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Assets case: CBI court extends Jaganmohan Reddy's remand till Jan 31

HYDERABAD: A special CBI court here on Thursday extended till January 31 the judicial remand of YSR Congress President Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and other accused in connection with the alleged disproportionate assets case.Jagan, along with other accused...

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Hate speech case: Owaisi back in jail after questioning by Andhra police

HYDERABAD: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader Akbaruddin Owaisi was sent back to jail on Wednesday after four days of questioning by police in a hate speech case.Police in Adilabad district did not question the legislator for the fifth day and...

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Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul: Police

KABUL: A car bomb exploded in front of the gates of the Afghan intelligence agency on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses said, near heavily barricaded government buildings and western embassies.Shopkeepers and passersby were injured in the blast, which took...

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Car bomb targets Afghan spy agency in Kabul

KABUL: A car bomb exploded in front of the gates of the Afghan intelligence agency on Wednesday, Reuters witnesses said, near heavily barricaded government buildings and western embassies.Shopkeepers and passersby were injured in the blast, which took...

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Shashi Tharoor's plea to quash proceedings turned down by Kerala HC

KOCHI: The Kerala high court declined on Wednesday minister of state for HRD Shashi Tharoor's plea to quash a case against him for allegedly insulting the National anthem and directed him to approach the trial court for discharge.Disposing of the petition,...

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IPS officer files PIL on changing role of Indian Administrative Services

LUCKNOW: Amitabh Thakur, an Indian Police Services (IPS) officer in Uttar Pradesh (UP), filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court, in his private capacity, praying to constitute a high-level committee to...

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Tripura governor DY Patil suffers heart attack, hospitalised

AMRAVATI(MAHARASHTRA): Tripura governor DY Patil was hospitalised here on Tuesday after he suffered a heart attack and his condition is stated to be "serious," doctors said.Deputy collector Sachin Kalantre told mediapersons that Patil "has developed...

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Imran Khan seeks resignation of Pak president Asif Ali Zardari

LAHORE: Opposition politician Imran Khan has asked President Asif Ali Zardari to resign immediately to make way for free and fair elections."President Asif Ali Zardari should resign immediately. He cannot hold free and fair elections because he is holding...

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Hyderabad doctors to provide medical aid to Owaisi

HYDERABAD: Two doctors from the state-run Gandhi Hospital went to Adilabad to provide necessary healthcare services to the arrested Chandrayangutta MLA, Akbaruddin Owaisi.Owaisi, 41, who was arrested on January 9 for allegedly delivering a hate speech...

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Fog affects 75 flights at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport

NEW DELHI: Fog again disrupted operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday, affecting the schedule of around 75 domestic and international flights.Around 70 flights originating from here were delayed either due to weather conditions...

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Raj Thackeray backs Vasant Dhoble, warns hawkers over holding rally

MUMBAI: Backing assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Vasant Dhoble, who was shunted out from his Vakola posting amid protests over the death of a hawker during eviction drive, MNS chief Raj Thackeray warned hawkers on Tuesday against holding a rally...

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Fog disrupts schedule of over 40 flights at IGI airport

NEW DELHI: Dense fog on Monday returned to the Indira Gandhi International Airport here, badly affecting the schedule of over 40 flights, including diversions of eight to other cities.Flight operations at the airport came to a standstill for around one-and-half...

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Jaguar Land Rover to expand presence in India, China; create 800 jobs in UK

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Jan 14, 2013, 01.01PM IST WASHINGTON: Tata Group-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Monday said it will increase its footprint in India and China and create 800 new jobs in Britain, after unveiling...

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Shots fired at Greek ruling party headquarters: Police

ATHENS: Shots were fired early on Monday at the headquarters of main Greek ruling party New Democracy in Athens, police said, with one of the bullets penetrating the office of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.Two men fired a gun at the building located...

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China to pay great importance to ties with India: Xi Jinping

BEIJING: China's new leader Xi Jinping has assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that Beijing would continue to pay "great importance" to develop relations with India as the bilateral cooperation has brought "substantial benefit" to people of both nations....

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Palghar girls' arrest: What action against erring cops? HC asks Maharashtra govt

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court asked Maharashtra government on Monday what action it had taken against policemen who arrested two girls from nearby Palghar district for posting comments on Facebook against the bandh observed in Mumbai during Bal Thackeray's...

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British journalist Yvonne Ridley says India denied visa to her

HYDERABAD: Award-winning British journalist Yvonne Ridley, who was scheduled to address the Spring of Islam conference organised by the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) here, has claimed that the Indian government refused to give her a visa.In a post on her...

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New allies, Narendra Modi to figure high on Congress agenda in Jaipur meet

NEW DELHI: The issue of new allies and the likely challenge from BJP leader and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi in the next general elections are expected to dominate the Chitan Shivir of Congress at Jaipur this week.The brainstorming session is...

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Hugo Chavez not in coma, responding well to treatment: Brother

CARACAS, Cuba: The brother of Hugo Chavez has denied that the ailing Venezuelan president is in coma, saying the Venezuelan leader is responding well to cancer treatment in Cuba and making progress on a daily basis."Reports that the president is in a...

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French fighter jets bomb Mali rebel stronghold of Gao

PARIS: French fighter jets and attack helicopters bombed rebel positions in the Malian town of Gao on Sunday, residents said, as France pushed its military campaign towards northern Islamist strongholds."Two helicopters are bombarding the positions of...

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MP gives Rs 15 lakh compensation to slain soldier's widow

BHOPAL: The Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday handed over a cheque of Rs 15 lakh to the widow of slain Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, one of the two Indian soldiers brutally killed by the Pakistan army in the Poonch sector near the Line of Control on January...

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