Anti-Naxal drive: IAF to deploy latest Mi-17 V-5 helicopters

NEW DELHI: Strengthening its capability for anti-Naxal operations, IAF will deploy a squadron of its latest Mi-17 V-5 helicopters in Nagpur to cater to the needs of extremism-hit states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.These helicopters are advanced...

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BJP protests outside Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit's residence

NEW DELHI: Scores of BJP activists led by Delhi unit chief Vijay Goel today courted arrest here today while protesting against power tariff hike in front of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence.The activists squatted in front of the Chief...

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Tyres of Air India flight burst after landing in Dibrugarh, passengers safe

DIBRUGARH: Two tyres of an Air India flight from Kolkata to Dibrugarh burst while landing at the Mohanbari airport in Assam'sDibrugarh district on Saturday, but all the 90 passengers on board were safe, airports authority sources said.After the flight...

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Cobrapost rubbishes RBI deputy governor's clean chit to private banks

The author has posted comments on this articleTNN | Mar 23, 2013, 07.23PM IST NEW DELHI: Investigative website Cobrapost on Saturday said RBI deputy governor KC Chakrabarty's clean chit to private banks on allegations of money laundering was premature...

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Death toll in Thai refugee camp fire rises to 35

BANGKOK: The number of Myanmar refugees killed in a fire at a camp in Thailand has risen to 35.The public health chief of Mae Hong Son province, Paisarn Thanyavanichkul, says police and rescue workers found 35 bodies after Friday's fire at the Ban Mae...

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Egypt activists, Islamists clash outside Brotherhood headquarters

CAIRO: Egyptian opposition protesters clashed with Islamists on Friday near the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters after activists marched to the building guarded by police and Brotherhood members.The two sides threw stones at each other near the building....

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Pervez Musharraf gets bail ahead of planned return

KARACHI: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Friday granted protective bail in a series of legal cases, allowing him to return from exile without being arrested immediately.Musharraf, who seized power in 1999 and left the country...

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Delhi gang-rape case: SC stays HC order for using TV interview as evidence

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi high court's order which had allowed the plea of December 16 gang rape accused to use as evidence a CD containing the interview of the victim's male friend given to a news channel.A bench headed...

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Sebi-Sahara case: Final hearing on Subrata Roy's plea tomorrow

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Mar 22, 2013, 07.04PM IST MUMBAI: The Securities Appellate Tribunal will begin tomorrow the final hearing on a plea by Sahara chief Subrata Roy against market regulator Sebi's attachment order...

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CBI registers case in disappearance of Ramdev's guru

NEW DELHI: CBI has registered a case in connection with alleged kidnapping of yoga exponent Ramdev's guru Swami Shankar Dev who mysteriously went missing six years ago while taking a morning walk in Haridwar.CBI sources said a case under Section 365...

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Arun Jaitley accuses PM of 'blatantly interfering' in CBI functioning

NEW DELHI: BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Thursday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of "blatantly interfering" in CBI's functioning and "crippling" it from carrying on its routine investigations for "stopping" CBI searches at the residence of DMK leader...

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Yeddyurappa releases 1st list of candidates for assembly polls

BANGALORE: The Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) headed by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today released its first list of 69 candidates for the May 5 Assembly polls.Beating the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress in the move, Yeddyurappa told...

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Sri Lanka to partly take back oil tanks from IOC after UN vote

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced plans that it would partially take over a strategic oil storage depot in Trincomalee from the Indian Oil Company's local arm after India voted in favour of a US-sponsored resolution against Colombo at the UNHRC.There...

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Visit not an endorsement of any single politician or party, British minister says

LONDON: UK's renewed engagement with Gujarat "after more than a decade" is more economic and not "an endorsement of any single politician or party".In an exclusive interview to ToI, British minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)...

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Saif Ali Khan asked to leave VIP lounge at Lucknow airport

LUCKNOW: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan faced an embarrassing situation at the airport here today when he was asked to leave the VIP lounge.The 42-year-old actor, who was in the city for the shooting of Tigmanshu Dhulia's upcoming directorial 'Bullet Raja',...

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Raj Thackeray slams Asaram for 'wasting' water at Holi event

YAVATMAL: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today criticised Asaram Bapu for allegedly wasting water at a pre-Holi celebration event even as the state has been reeling under worst drought."Asaram's act of wasting huge quantity of water...

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Colorado prisons chief shot and killed at his home

DENVER: The head of the Colorado Department of Corrections was shot and killed when he answered the front door of his home, and police were searching for the gunman on Wednesday.Tom Clements was shot around 8:30pm local time on Tuesday night at his home...

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Italian marines issue: Centre will explore diplomatic and legal options, PM says

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said Italy's stand on the return of two of its marines to India to face the trial for killing two Indian fishermen has violated all norms of diplomatic discourse.In a letter to Kerala chief minister...

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1993 Mumbai blasts: SC to pronounce verdict on Sanjay Dutt tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on Thursday pronounce its verdict in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts in which 100 people were convicted out of which 12 were awarded death penalty and 20 were given life sentence by a TADA court.A bench of justices P Sathasivam...

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Indian naval officer crosses equator in his last leg of global circumnavigation

NEW DELHI: Lt-Commander Abhilash Tomy, the naval officer who embarked on a "non-stop" circumnavigation of the globe on a sail boat last November, crossed the equator in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday evening.He now has just 1,080 nautical miles left on...

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NIA announces Rs 10 lakh reward for info on Hyderabad twin blasts

HYDERABAD: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has announced a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh for any information leading to the arrest of the accused in the twin blasts at Dilsukhnagar here on February 21, claiming lives of 17 persons and injuring over...

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DMK convenes emergency meeting of party executive committee on March 25

CHENNAI: The DMK, which decided to pull out UPA govt over the latter's reluctance to censure Sri Lanka in the United Nations Human Rights Council for alleged war crimes committed on Tamils, has convened an emergency meeting of the party executive council...

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23 supporters of Asaram arrested for assaulting mediapersons

MUMBAI: As many as 23 followers of Asaram Bapu were arrested for allegedly assaulting media persons and damaging their equipment, as the controversial self-styled godman drew flak from media over wastage of water at a pre-Holi function organised by him...

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Six accused in Swiss tourist gang-rape case sent to judicial remand

BHOPAL: Six accused, allegedly involved in gang rape of a 39-year-old Swiss tourist in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh (MP) on March 15, have been remanded to 15 days' judicial custody.Chief judicial magistrate R P Yadav passed an order to the effect...

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Delhi sees 16 per cent rise in per capita income

NEW DELHI: The per capita annual income in the national capital has increased by nearly 16 per cent to Rs 2.01 lakh in 2012-13 compared to the previous fiscal, which is three times the national average and second highest in the country.The per capita...

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Govt 'lukewarm' on Sri Lanka human rights issue at UN, says DMK

NEW DELHI: With the resolution on Sri Lanka expected to come up at the UN later this week, UPA ally DMK today attacked the government saying it was "lukewarm" on this issue and pressed it to bring amendments to make it stronger.A day after DMK chief...

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Fall in number of suicides by defence personnel: Govt

NEW DELHI: Government on Monday asserted in Lok Sabha that the number of suicides by defence personnel due to stressful working conditions has come down, thanks to steps like psychological counselling, yoga and provision of married accommodation.Minister...

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Asaram's pre-Holi celebrations draw flak in Maharashtra assembly

MUMBAI: Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu was on Monday criticised by the opposition in Maharashtra legislature for allegedly wasting water in pre-Holi celebrations, even as the state is facing worst-ever drought in over four decades.Congress MLC Sanjay Dutt...

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Tamil Nadu: Protests continue over Sri Lankan issue, 500 students arrested

CHENNAI: Over 500 college students were arrested here for attempting to picket the Raj Bhawan even as they continued their protests over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue for the eighth day on Monday.A large number of students joined the protests despite government...

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Air India clearing its dues owed to private airport operators: Ajit Singh

The author has posted comments on this articleJaideep Shenoy, TNN | Mar 18, 2013, 05.23PM IST MANGALORE: There has been slight delay in Air India receiving the turnaround money assured to it by Union Government for the revival of the national...

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A nation that does not respect its women can never prosper: CJI

ALLAHABAD: Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir today expressed grave concern over rising incidents of violence against women in the country.He also laid emphasis on the need for having more judicial officers, better judicial infrastructure and setting...

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Not in the race for state BJP president's post: Former Karnataka CM Gowda

MANGALORE: Former chief minister DV SadanandaGowda on Sunday again clarified that he was not a contender for the post of state BJP president. "In case the responsibility is given to me, I will shoulder it. I will not resort to blackmail tactics or lobby...

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Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to return to Pakistan on March 24

DUBAI: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf would return to the country on March 24 to lead his party in upcoming elections, ending his nearly four years of self-imposed exile in Dubai and London.Musharraf, 69, will return to the country...

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MP Congress to hold protests over Swiss woman's gang rape

BHOPAL: The opposition Congress will stage statewide protests tomorrow over the gang rape of a Swiss woman in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh.While the state Congress president Kantilal Bhuria will stage a protest in Bhopal, the leader of opposition...

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Iran to try 18 suspects over killing of nuclear scientists

TEHRAN: An Iranian news agency reports the judiciary has indicted 18 suspects on charges of involvement in the killing of nuclear scientists.Since 2010, at least five Iranian nuclear scientists, including a manager at the Natanz enrichment facility,...

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