Mild tremors felt in Kutch, no casualty reported

AHMEDABAD: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck Bhachau in Kutch district of western Gujarat today, Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said here."The earthquake struck 22 km north of Bhachau, near Choburi, in Kutch district...

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26/11 attacks: Pak court issues summons to those who sold boat

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court conducting the trial of seven men charged with involvement in the Mumbai attacks on Saturday issued summons to six witnesses for selling a boat and other equipment to the accused.Judge Chaudhry Habib-ur-Rehman,...

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Ex-minister C C Patil rushed to Bangalore for treatment of bullet wounds

BANGALORE: Former Karnataka minister C C Patil has been rushed to a private hospital here from Belgaum for further treatment of bullet injuries he suffered in an accidental gunfire recently.Chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday visited the Manipal...

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Bangladesh police arrest 4 Pakistanis with bombs, fake currency

DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Saturday said they have arrested four Pakistanis and 12 others and seized 8 crude bombs and 12.9 million in fake Indian currency while the group was allegedly planning subversive activities."Other than the Pakistanis, we arrested...

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First body found after Tibet landslide buries 83

BEIJING: Nearly 36 hours after a massive landslide buried 83 gold mine workers in Tibet, Chinese authorities today recovered one body even as no signs of life have been detected. The body was found after more than 30 hours of digging by hundreds of...

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Union minister Vasan joins chorus of boycott of Commonwealth meet in Sri Lanka

CHENNAI: Joining the chorus for boycott of a Commonwealth meeting in Colombo over Sri Lankan Tamils issue, Union minister and senior Congress leader GK Vasan today said the venue should be shifted "if there is no change in Lanka's approach" towards ethnic...

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Four car bombs kill 19, wound 72 in Baghdad, officials say

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say four car bombs have struck Shia mosques in Baghdad, killing at least 19 people and wounding 72.A police officer says the deadliest bombing was in western Jihad neighborhood when a parked car bomb exploded as worshippers were...

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Two dead, dozens feared trapped in Tanzania building collapse

DAR ES SALAAM: At least two people were confirmed dead and dozens feared trapped after a building under construction collapsed in Tanzania's main city of Dar es Salaam on Friday.Hundreds of people, including residents and army rescuers, clawed through...

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String of attacks kills at least 23 in Iraq

BAGHDAD: A series of car bombings in Iraq struck five Shia mosques as worshippers were emerging from Friday prayers, killing at least 23 people, officials said. The attacks - four in Baghdad and one in the country's north - were the latest spectacular...

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83 workers buried in landslide in gold mining area in Tibet

BEIJING: At least 83 workers were buried after a massive landslide hit a gold mining area in Tibet today. The landslide took place in Maizhokunggar County of Lhasa, the regional capital, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The victims, including...

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UPSC withdraws mandatory English norm in civil services exams

NEW DELHI: Amid a nationwide controversy, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has withdrawn changes suggested by it in civil services mains examination, dropping mandatory English language paper requirement. UPSC, which conducts the prestigious...

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Rain lashes few places in Punjab, Haryana; farmers worried

CHANDIGARH: Light to moderate rain lashed few places in Punjab and Haryana on Thursday, increasing the worries of farmers in the two agrarian states over unseasonal showers destroying their crops at harvesting stage. Among other places the rain lashed...

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Finance minister P Chidambaram to inaugurate 300 new bank branches tomorrow

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Mar 28, 2013, 05.09PM IST LUCKNOW: Finance minister P Chidambaram will inaugurate 300 new bank branches in the presence of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav here, official sources said...

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Last date to apply for Haj pilgrimage extended to March 30

DEHRADUN: The last date for submission of applications for this year's Haj pilgrimage has been extended from March 20 to March 30.People aspiring to go on Haj pilgrimage can now submit their applications latest by March 30 instead of March 20, Uttarakhand...

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Adarsh Housing Society Chairman Brig M M Wanchoo resigns

MUMBAI: In a fresh development, the Chairman of Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society and an accused in the multi-crore Housing scam, Brigadier (retd) M M Wanchoo, has resigned from the post due to old age and poor health."I hereby tender my resignation...

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Goa to file FIR against two former CMs and minister's son

PANAJI: The Goa government plans to file a first information report (FIR) against 151 people including two former Goa chief ministers, the son of a former Goa home minister, several state and central government officials, besides 100-odd mining firms...

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Goa govt to file FIR against two former CMs and minister's son

PANAJI: The Goa government plans to file a first information report (FIR) against 151 people including two former Goa chief ministers, the son of a former Goa home minister, several state and central government officials, besides 100-odd mining firms...

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Manmohan Singh-Xi Jinping meeting will help build mutual trust: China

BEIJING: Ahead of the first meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Durban, China today said such a meeting will help to build mutual trust and cooperation between the two countries.Xi, will hold bilateral meetings...

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China jails 20 on jihad, separatism charges in restive Xinjiang

BEIJING: Chinese courts have sentenced 20 people to up to life in jail on charges of separatism and plotting to carry out jihad in the restive far western region of Xinjiang, the government said on Wednesday.The courts in Kashgar and Bayingol said the...

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UN envoy to Afghanistan calls on Taliban to join peace process

KABUL: The UN envoy to Afghanistan called on the Taliban today to join peace efforts as the bulk of Nato combat troops prepare to leave the country by the end of next year."My message to the insurgency is basically a sort of long-term message: you are...

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Mumbai slips to 66th rank among world's leading financial hubs: Survey

NEW DELHI: India's financial capital Mumbai slipped to 66th rank in the list of world's leading financial centres, but New Delhi failed to make a mark, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) released on Tuesday.GFCI which provides...

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No politics behind funds for Bihar: Sharad Yadav

NEW DELHI: JD-U president SharadYadav on Tuesday welcomed the reported central government move to change the criteria for "backwardness" to release more funds for Bihar but said there was no need to derive political meaning from it.Yadav said the media...

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France probing killing of two Indians in Central African Republic

NEW DELHI: France is conducting a high-level inquiry into the killing of two Indian nationals by its troops in the Central African Republic (CAR), French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told his Indian counterpart A K Antony on Tuesday.Drian also...

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Amar Singh, Jaya Prada meet governor to seek pardon for Sanjay Dutt

MUMBAI: Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh and Lok Sabha MP from Rampur Jaya Prada on Tuesday met Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan, to seek pardon for actor Sanjay Dutt.Dutt, who has already undergone imprisonment of 18 months, was on...

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Sukumari, veteran Malayalam actress, dies

CHENNAI: Veteran Malayalam actress Sukumari died following cardiac arrest here on Tuesday in a private hospital. She was 74."She was undergoing treatment for burn injuries in our hospital for the last few days. She died following cardiac arrest," a source...

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US secretary of state John Kerry makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

KABUL: US secretary of state John Kerry paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, a US official said, with both sides hoping to stabilise the country before most US-led NATO combat troops leave by the end...

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Mamata Banerjee rallies her support to Sanjay Dutt

KOLKATA: Showing solidarity with actor Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to five years in jail in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said he has "already suffered a lot" for his "blunder" and wished him a...

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1991 Jain hawala case: Ex-DIG sentenced to jail for taking bribe

NEW DELHI: A former senior CBI official was on Monday sentenced to one-year imprisonment by a Delhi court for demanding and accepting bribe for not invoking TADA against the Jain brothers in the controversial 1991 Jain hawala case.Former CBI DIG O P...

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India among top 20 global real estate investment markets: Cushman & Wakefield

The author has posted comments on this articleRajshri Mehta, TNN | Mar 25, 2013, 06.28PM IST MUMBAI: According to Cushman & Wakefield's latest report International Investment Atlas, the global property investment market recorded a modest 6%...

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EU suspends sanctions on most Zimbabwean firms, people

BRUSSELS: The European Union said on Monday it would immediately suspend travel bans and asset freezes on most Zimbabwean firms and people on its sanctions list after Zimbabweans approved a new constitution curbing presidential powers."The EU ... has...

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Jammu Kashmir govt suspends 3 forest guards for illegal tree felling

BHADARWAH (JK): Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended three forest guards for their alleged failure to check smuggling of forest timber and chopping of trees in Bhaderwah belt of Doda district.Mushtaq Khan, Irshad Ahmed and Rishi Kumar were suspended...

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Lokpal to be discussed after April 22 in Parliament: Union Minister V Narayanasamy

NEW DELHI: The contentious anti-corruption Lokpal bill will come up for discussion next month in Parliament after the ongoing one-month recess of the budget session, Union Minister V Narayanasamy said today."The contentious Bill, Lokpal, we are trying...

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Vikram Seth, Mahasweta Devi and Manglesh Dabral are popular in Pak: Fahmida Riaz

PATNA: Indian writers like Vikram Seth, Mahasweta Devi and Manglesh Dabral are quite popular among book readers of Pakistan, writer-author from the neighbouring country Fahmida Riaz said. "Vikram Seth is a popular name in Karachi. His book 'A suitable...

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Manmohan Singh to leave for Durban on Monday to attend BRICS Summit

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Monday on a four-day visit to Durban in South Africa to attend a five-nation Summit on March 26 and 27 that could launch a BRICS development bank and discuss ways to reform governance in international...

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Mamata Banerjee's comments on rape encouraging criminals: CPM

KOLKATA: Alleging that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's recent comments on rape were "encouraging" lawbreakers, the CPM on Sunday said her "weird theories" were mere attempts to hide her administration's failure to prevent crimes against...

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