28 Indian sailors released by Somali pirates: Shipping minister

CHENNAI: India has secured the release of 28 of its sailors on two ships held by Somalian pirates and the freed men will be back in the country soon, union shipping minister G K Vasan said on Saturday.Speaking to reporters here, Vasan said: "Yesterday...

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Angry fans torch Egypt's soccer federation headquarters

CAIRO: Fans of Cairo's Al-Ahly club have stormed Egypt's soccer federation headquarters, setting it ablaze in anger after a court acquitted seven of nine police officials on trial for their alleged role in a deadly stadium melee last year. Fire also...

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Students clash during issuing of forms for free laptop scheme

ALLAHABAD: Violence broke out on Saturday at the Allahabad University campus with two groups of students hurling crude bombs at each other and indulging in heavy stone-pelting during distribution of forms for a Uttar Pradesh government's scheme for free...

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Former West Bengal governor Viren J Shah passes away

NEW DELHI: Former West Bengal governor and industrialist Viren J Shah died in Jordan on Saturday following a heart attack.He was 86. Shah was on a holiday to Jordan with his wife when he suffered the heart attack. His body will be brought back to Mumbai,...

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Venezuela election likely on April 14, National electoral council source says

CARACAS: Venezuela is likely to hold a presidential election on April 14, a national electoral council source said on Saturday, one day after the funeral of Hugo Chavez and swearing in of an acting president. Nicolas Maduro, the late leftist leader's...

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NCW notice to UP minister for making sexist remarks

LUCKNOW: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has issued a show cause notice and sought explanation from Raja Ram Pandey, khadi and village industry minister in UP for making abjectly sexist and improper comments against a female district magistrate.Pandey...

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No normalization of ties with Pakistan till it ends terror: Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: On the eve of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf's visit, India on Friday said there cannot be normalization of ties with it unless the terror machine still active there was brought under control.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said...

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Delhi HC seeks report from civic agencies on toilets for women

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday sought status report from civic agencies on the condition of toilets for women in the city. A division bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Indermeet Kaur asked the three MCDs (zone-wise), NDMC and Delhi...

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Gujarat HC frees bonded labourers, asks cops to send them to their native place

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has directed the Vadodara police to release 30 persons belonging to Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh from illegal custody of owner of brick kilns in Chhaani area.A bench of Justice M R Shah and Justice S H Vora has asked the...

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Chopper deal: CBI questions brother of former Union minister

NEW DELHI: CBI on Friday quizzed the industrialist-brother of former union minister SantoshBagrodia'sSatishBagrodia who is the chairman of IDS Infotech, one of the suspect companies in the alleged bribery scandal in Rs3600-croreVVIP Chopper deal. CBI...

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Lawyers clash with police in Jaipur, govt justifies crack down

JAIPUR: Agitating lawyers on Thursday clashed with police and went on a rampage torching a vehicle and vandalising a check post to protest against Wednesday's police action against them during a march to the Rajasthan assembly.DCP Mahendra Singh was...

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Lawyers clash with police in Jaipur, govt justifies crackdown

JAIPUR: Agitating lawyers on Thursday clashed with police and went on a rampage torching a vehicle and vandalising a check post to protest against Wednesday's police action against them during a march to the Rajasthan assembly.DCP Mahendra Singh was...

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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi to visit Dehradun tomorrow

DEHRADUN: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will arrive here tomorrow to take stock of the party's affairs in Uttarakhand.Party workers are enthusiastic about Rahul Gandhi's visit to the state tomorrow, Pradesh Congress spokesman Dhirendra Pratap...

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NIA arrests another 2007 Ajmer blast suspect from Vadodara

NEW DELHI: NIA on Thursday arrested a suspected right-wing terrorist Mafat Lal from Vadodara, Gujarat in connection with its probe in 2007 Ajmer blasts, the second person to be nabbed in the case this week. Lal alias Mehul will be taken to a special...

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HC dismisses plea seeking probe into allegations against Vadra

LUCKNOW: The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition by a local activist seeking a probe into allegations of irregular land dealings against Robert Vadra levelled by IAC member Arvind Kejriwal. The petition, filed by Nutan Thakur on October...

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Opposition demands arrest of Raja Bhaiyya, others for DSP's killing

LUCKNOW: Opposition parties today demanded immediate arrest of killers of DSP, who was slain by a mob in Pratapgarh, and disrupted Assembly proceedings by trooping into well of the House and staging walkout, leading to adjournment of Question Hour. ...

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Govt mulling to provide visa on arrival to German tourists

NEW DELHI: Aiming at increasing foreign tourist arrivals, government today said a proposal to extend Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility to visitors from Germany is being considered."A proposal to extend Visa on Arrival facility to the tourists from Germany...

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Death of 6 sailors: Two directors of Mumbai shipping firm held

CHENNAI: Four months after the death of six sailors of an oil tanker that ran aground here during a cyclone, two directors of the Mumbai-based shipping company have been arrested in Pune by the Tamil Nadu Police in connection with the case.Madan Anand...

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Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh & Sharad Yadav best parliamentarians

NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley, Congress veteran Karan Singh and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav have been selected for the 'Outstanding Parliamentarian Award', it was officially announced today.Jaitley, who is Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha,...

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Tourism in Jarawa reserve should be per amended regulations: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said tourist activity in Jarawa reserves in Andaman and Nicobar Islands would be carried out strictly in compliance with the amended regulations which prohibit tourism in the buffer zone comprising an area upto 5 km radius...

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Protest in Bihar legislature over lathicharge on contractual teachers

PATNA: Reports of police lathicharge over agitating contractual teachers here last night, triggered strong protest by opposition in both Houses of Bihar Legislature on Tuesday.Question hour could not be taken up in Legislative Council due to strong protest...

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North Korea says to scrap armistice if South and US continue drills

SEOUL: North Korea said on Tuesday it will scrap the armistice signed in 1953 that ended a three-year conflict with rival South Korea if the South and the United States continue with two-month long annual military drills.The threat was attributed by...

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Naval helicopter crashes near Vishakhapatnam, 2 missing

VISAKHAPATNAM: A naval helicopter, with four personnel on board, crashed off the Vishakhapatnam harbour today.Two crew members were immediately rescued while two others were missing and a search was underway for them, Navy officials said here.The Chetak...

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Senate committee set to vote on Barack Obama's CIA choice

WASHINGTON: The Senate Intelligence Committee was scheduled to vote Tuesday on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA after weeks of fighting with the White House over access to top-secret information about the use of lethal drone strikes against...

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Delhi markets to be closed on March 7 as part of anti-FDI rally

NEW DELHI: Markets in Delhi will remain closed on March 7 in support of a rally the same day called against retail in FDI by traders associations."In support of 'Save Retail Democracy Rally' on March 7 at Ramlila Ground being held by the Confederation...

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188 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in 2010-2012 period

NEW DELHI: There have been 188 instances of ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir between 2010 to 2012 and three Indian Army personnel were killed in these, defence minister A K Antony told the Lok Sabha today.In a written...

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Two planes in emergency landings at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport

THE HAGUE: Two airliners, one operated by Delta and one by KLM, made separate emergency landings at Schiphol airport on Monday shortly after taking off from the Amsterdam hub, officials said, with no injuries reported."This morning two planes contacted...

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Armed forces' modernisation not to be hit by budget cut: Government

NEW DELHI: The modernization plan of the armed forces will not be affected by the reduction in the defence budget in the current year, the government told Lok Sabha on Monday.In written reply, defence minister A K Antony said that an increase of 9 per...

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Armed forces' modernization not to be hit by budget cut: Government

NEW DELHI: The modernization plan of the armed forces will not be affected by the reduction in the defence budget in the current year, the government told Lok Sabha on Monday.In written reply, defence minister A K Antony said that an increase of 9 per...

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Raja has no automatic right to depose, JPC to decide on plea: Chacko

NEW DELHI:Noting that no member of Parliament has an automatic right to appear before the JPC, the parliamentary panel probing the 2G spectrum issue will decide on former telecom minister A Raja's plea to depose before it, its chairman PC Chacko said...

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Manish Tewari reminds Modi about Vajpayee's remarks after 2002 riots

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari today said then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had reminded the Gujarat chief minister about 'Raj Dharma' in the wake of the 2002 riots in the state.Reacting...

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Manish Tewari reminds Modi about Vajpayee's remarks after 2002 riots

NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at Narendra Modi, information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari today said then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had reminded the Gujarat chief minister about 'Raj Dharma' in the wake of the 2002 riots in the state.Reacting...

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We will defeat Maoists design through development: Jairam Ramesh

BHAWANIPATNA (ODISHA): The Centre would "fight" Naxals through welfare and empowerment schemes and protect tribals from being used as shields by the ultras, union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said."In the name of forest dwellers,...

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We will defeat Maoists design through development: Jairam Ramesh

BHAWANIPATNA (ODISHA): The Centre would "fight" Naxals through welfare and empowerment schemes and protect tribals from being used as shields by the ultras, union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said."In the name of forest dwellers,...

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Lakshmi Mittal prepares for court clash in UK with India-born tycoon

Mittal is being sued by fellow millionaire Moni Varma over allegations that Mittal reneged on an agreement to pay fees on a multi-million-dollar deal he brokered for him in Nigeria. The author has posted comments on this articleMar...

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