Muslim body to take up the issue of youths booked in 'false' terror charges

LUCKNOW: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to take up the issue of harassment of Muslim youth on false charges of terror acts across the country with the UPA government. The Board has decided to send a letter to the central...

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Navy hones combat skills with major exercise in Arabian Sea

NEW DELHI: The Navy has fine-tuned its operational strategy and honed its combat skills after a major exercise, which saw both the western and eastern fleets come together for intensive manoeuvres, in the Arabian Sea over the last 30 days.Over 50 warships,...

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Navy hones combat skills with major exercise in Arabian Sea

NEW DELHI: The Navy has fine-tuned its operational strategy and honed its combat skills after a major exercise, which saw both the western and eastern fleets come together for intensive manoeuvres, in the Arabian Sea over the last 30 days.Over 50 warships,...

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Syrian army captures key Aleppo airport road

DAMASCUS: The Syrian army said on Saturday it has seized control of a key road linking the central province of Hama to Aleppo international airport, scene of weeks of fierce battles with rebel fighters.The capture of the road will allow the army to deploy...

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Rahul to hold fresh consultation with AICC leaders next week

NEW DELHI: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will hold a fresh round of consultations with AICC office bearers on March 6 during which a roadmap for future action for the party is likely to be unveiled as it prepares for LokSabha polls next year.Party...

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Mukesh Gadhvi, Congress MP from Banaskantha passed away

AHMEDABAD: Mukesh Gadhvi, Member of Parliament from Banaskantha constituency and senior leader of state Congress passed away on Friday morning. Parliament was adjourn to condole the sitting member."An active social and political worker, he promoted the...

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South Africa suspends 8 policemen who dragged man behind vehicle

PRETORIA: South Africa suspended eight police officers on Friday after the death of a man they had bound to a vehicle and dragged through a busy street in a videotaped incident that has further blackened the reputation of the police.Mido Macia, a 27-year-old...

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South Africa suspends 8 policemen who dragged man behind vehicle

PRETORIA: South Africa suspended eight police officers on Friday after the death of a man they had bound to a vehicle and dragged through a busy street in a videotaped incident that has further blackened the reputation of the police.Mido Macia, a 27-year-old...

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ED to attach Rs 143 crore properties in Madhu Koda money laundering case

RANCHI/NEW DELHI: Stepping up its action in the alleged multi-crore money laundering case involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided to attach properties worth Rs 143 crore belonging to his close...

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ED to attach Rs 143 crore properties in Madhu Koda money laundering case

RANCHI/NEW DELHI: Stepping up its action in the alleged multi-crore money laundering case involving former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has decided to attach properties worth Rs 143 crore belonging to his close...

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Budget is clever attempt to mislead public in election year: Aam Aadmi Party

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday alleged that the Budget presented by the finance minister P Chidambaram was a "clever attempt to mislead" public ahead of elections as it offered little remedy for the key problems facing the Indian economy.In a...

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Hagel committed to strategic partnership with India: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: In a damage control exercise after Chuck Hagel's comments on India's role in Afghanistan kicked up a storm, the Pentagon today said the new defence secretary is "strongly committed" to a strategic partnership with India and to fostering an...

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Left pulls off emphatic win in Tripura wresting 50 of 60 seats

AGARTALA: The Left Front on Thursday retained power in Tripura for the fifth consecutive time, sweeping 50 of the 60 seats and leaving the Congress badly bruised with just 10 seats.Hundreds of Left activists, mainly from the Communist Party of India-Marxist...

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PDP moves adjournment motion to discuss Afzal Guru hanging

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir's opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday moved an adjournment motion in the legislative assembly to discuss the situation in the state after execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru and the delay in returning his body...

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Trinamool Congress minister wins assembly bypoll

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress minister Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury won the Assembly by-election from English Bazar constituency in Malda district on Thursday with a margin of 20,452 votes.Choudhary defeated his nearest CPM rival Kaushik Mishra. In the...

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Gujarati couple gets Rs 46,000 damages from British Airways

AHMEDABAD: British Airways has been asked to pay Rs 46,000 in damages to two Gujarati passengers after they were made to wait at the Heathrow airport for close to 20 hours in June 2007.Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum of Vadodara has ordered the airways...

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Bhanwari case: Court seeks reply for Maderna's stay in hospital

JODHPUR: A local court has sought reply from the jail and hospital administration following an application by the CBI objecting to the stay of Mahipal Maderna, one of the key accused in the Bhanwari Devi murder case, in hospital despite orders to be...

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Indian baby under US foster care returns to Kolkata

KOLKATA: Nearly six months after being taken into custody by the US Child Protection Services for alleged neglect by parents, one-and-a-half-year-old Indrashish, son on an Indian couple in the US, returned to the city Wednesday.The baby arrived at the...

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Large shark kills man in New Zealand; beach closed

AUCKLAND: A shark possibly 14 feet long killed a swimmer near a popular New Zealand beach on Wednesday, then disappeared after police attempting to save the man fired gunshots at the enormous predator.Muriwai Beach near Auckland was closed after the...

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56 cases of sexual harassment in Navodaya, Kendriya Vidyalayas

NEW DELHI: Fifty-six cases of sexual harassment have been reported in the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) since 2010, government said today.This information was given by Minister of State in HRD Ministry Shashi...

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Rail Budget: Rs 63,363 crore annual plan for railways in 2013-14

NEW DELHI: The annual plan for railways in 2013-14 financial year is proposed at Rs 63,363 crore, Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said."A plan investment of Rs 63,363 crore is proposed for 2013-14," Bansal said while presenting the Railway...

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Army jawan killed in Manipur bomb explosion, two injured

IMPHAL: An Army jawan was killed and two others seriously injured when a powerful bomb, allegedly planted by insurgents, exploded in Manipur's interior Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar and Mizoram on Tuesday morning.Official sources said personnel...

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Nitish Kumar calls Rail Budget 'disappointing', accuses Bansal of neglecting Bihar

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar described the Rail Budget as "disappointing" and alleged that while Congress ruled states were given sops, other states including Bihar have been neglected."The Rail Budget for 2013-14 is disappointing," Kumar,...

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UPA's Rail Budget is anti-development: Narendra Modi

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi termed UPA government's Railway Budget as "anti-development and a non-performance budget".Modi alleged that railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal is misleading the public by not increasing fares."The budget...

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Protesters at Shahbagh in Bangladesh backed by India

NEW DELHI: The protesters at Shahbagh, a busy intersection in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, have probably their strongest support from neighbour India.On Friday, National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said the protests were a sign of the "open-mindedness"...

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National Security Advisor to visit Kabul today

NEW DELHI: As the timetable for withdrawal of ISAF forces from Afghanistan draws near, the day after is assuming greater significance for India.Having had an unprecedented run in stabilizing Afghanistan for the past decade, India's role in keeping Afghanistan...

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IT industry seeks MAT reduction to 5% in Union Budget

HYDERABAD: The IT and IT-enabled services industry has sought the reduction in minimum alternate tax (MAT) to 5% in the Budget 2013-14 for all IT companies operating in SEZs.The finance minister is slated to announce on Thursday the budget proposals...

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Jailed INLD leader Ajay Chautala faces probe for public speech via jail phone

NEW DELHI: Tihar authorities have ordered an inquiry against jailed Indian National Lok Dal leader Ajay Chautala for allegedly addressing a public rally in Haryana through a telephone call made from the prison, an official said on Monday."All the inmates...

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Bihar asks Centre for helicopter to fight Maoists

PATNA: Bihar government has requested the Centre for a helicopter to carry out operations against Maoists, water resources minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary told the assembly today.The state government has written to the Centre recently and would do so...

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Over dozen corporates, PSUs queue up for banking licences

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Feb 24, 2013, 11.10AM IST NEW DELHI: More than a dozen corporates, including big names such as Aditya Birla Group, M&M, L&T, as well as state-owned PFC, LIC and India Post, will apply...

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Low intensity earthquake in parts of Rajasthan, no reports of damage

JAIPUR: A low intensity earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale was felt in parts of Rajasthan on Sunday.The epicentre was Tonk in the eastern part of the state. The tremor was felt in Jaipur and nearby region in the morning at 6.27am.However,...

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Veteran communist leader Baldev Bakshi passes away at 90

CHANDIGARH: A revolutionary and veteran communist leader, BaldevBakshi, 90, passed away at PGI, Chandigarh on Sunday after short illness.Baldev Bakhshi was one among the founder leaders of communist movement in joint Punjab after Independence.He was...

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Forty-five arrested in Spain after anti-austerity protest

MADRID: Spanish police say they arrested 45 people, including nine minors, in street violence after a large anti-austerity protest outside parliament. Dozens sustained minor injuries.Tens of thousands of people marched to parliament to demonstrate against...

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LeT has sent threat letter claiming responsibility for blast: Andhra BJP

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh BJP chief G Kishan Reddy on Sunday said he has received a threat letter purportedly written by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in which it claimed responsibility for the Dilsukhnagar bomb blast.He received the letter by post on Saturday...

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