Pakistan court orders poll officials to stop 'intrusive' questions

LAHORE: A Pakistani court has barred election officials from asking irrelevant or intrusive questions while scrutinizing nomination papers after days of televised proceedings during which candidates were asked to recite Quranic verses and to reveal intimate...

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Germany says its North Korea embassy to continue work 'for now'

BERLIN: Germany's embassy in North Korea will continue working for the time being, Berlin said on Saturday following Pyongyang's warnings to several diplomatic missions that their safety could not be guaranteed."The security of the German embassy and...

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Delhi court imposes Rs 15,000 cost on Medha Patkar for non-appearance

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today imposed a cost of Rs 15,000 on NBA activist Medha Patkar for not appearing before it in defamation cases filed by her and the head of an Ahmedabad-based NGO against each other.Metropolitan magistrate Rajinder Singh slapped...

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Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital: South African government

JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president Nelson Mandela was discharged on Saturday after spending more than a week in hospital for treatment of pneumonia, raising global concern about the health of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader."(He) has...

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Abhilash Tomy becomes first Indian to make non-stop circumnavigation

MUMBAI: The Indian Navy's Lt. Cdr. AbhilashTomy on Saturday became the first Indian to circumnavigate the earth in a sailboat - solo, non-stop and unassisted.Tomy, a maritime reconnaissance pilot, arrived at the historic Gateway of India, to a rousing...

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Competition panel eases combination regulations for intra-group entities

The author has posted comments on this articlePankaj Doval, TNN | Apr 5, 2013, 06.56PM IST NEW DELHI: Competition commission of India (CCI) has eased combination regulations to simplify filing requirements in case of transactions between intra-group...

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Quit if you can't abide by constitution, Katju tells Jayalalithaa

HYDERABAD: Coming down heavily on Tamil Nadu administration, Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju on Friday asked chief minister J Jayalalithaa to follow the law or resign forthwith, after hearing a 2011 case involving the 'Thinabhoomi'...

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North Korea asks Russia to consider evacuating embassy staff

MOSCOW: North Korea has asked Russia to consider the possibility of evacuating staff from its embassy in Pyongyang due to increasing tension on the Korean Peninsula, a spokesman for the Russian embassy said by phone from Pyongyang on Friday. The spokesman,...

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Italian PM speaks to Salman Khurshid on marines issue

NEW DELHI: Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti on Friday called up external affairs minister Salman Khurshid to discuss the case relating to two Italian marines who will face trial for allegedly killing Indian fishermen. Italian deputy foreign minister...

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Maharashtra governor sends 60 pleas on pardon for Sanjay Dutt to home department

MUMBAI: Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan has sent 60 representations and petitions received by him from various individuals and organisations, both seeking and opposing clemency for Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to the state home department.In a...

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Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report

BANGALORE: The average assets of a minister in Karnataka is Rs 6.96 crore, a jump of 665 per cent over the previous 2004 ministry, an NGO claimed.Karnataka Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms had analysed the affidavits, filed with the...

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Average assets of Karnataka ministers zoom 665% to Rs 6.96 crore: Report

BANGALORE: The average assets of a minister in Karnataka is Rs 6.96 crore, a jump of 665 per cent over the previous 2004 ministry, an NGO claimed.Karnataka Election Watch and Association of Democratic Reforms had analysed the affidavits, filed with the...

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SC critical of illegal occupation of government bungalow by Buta Singh

NEW DELHI: Former Bihar governor Buta Singh's occupation of a government bungalow in the national capital invited sharp criticism from the Supreme Court which slammed the estate department for adopting a "pick and choose" policy while evicting unauthorised...

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SC critical of illegal occupation of government bungalow by Buta Singh

NEW DELHI: Former Bihar governor Buta Singh's occupation of a government bungalow in the national capital invited sharp criticism from the Supreme Court which slammed the estate department for adopting a "pick and choose" policy while evicting unauthorised...

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Kingfisher staff protest at IPL venue in Bangalore demanding payment of their pending salaries

BANGALORE: Hours before Vijay Mallya's Bangalore Royal Challengers took on the Mumbai Indians in the IPL-6 league match in Bangalore, employees of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) held a silent ten-minute protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi...

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Taliban militants kill at least 44 at Afghan court: Officials

KABUL: At least 44 people were killed by Taliban militants who stormed an Afghan court complex on Wednesday in an apparent attempt to free insurgents standing trial, officials said."I can confirm that 34 civilians, six army and four policemen have been...

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Prominent atheist blogger arrested in Bangladesh on charges of defaming Islam

DHAKA: An atheist blogger was arrested today in Bangladesh on charges of defaming Islam, a day after three others were held for anti-religious writings as part of a crackdown to prevent exploitation of religion on the Internet. A team of Detective Branch...

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2G scam: 6-member CBI, income tax team starts examining Niira Radia tapes

NEW DELHI: A six-member CBI and income tax team has begun its work of examining over 5800 tapes of tapped conversation of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia with politicians, corporate honchos and others.The team, headed by a deputy inspector general-rank...

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Kejriwal announces civil disobedience movement from April 6

NEW DELHI: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, whose indefinite fast against "inflated" power and water bills entered the 12th day, on Wednesday announced the next course of the civil disobedience movement which will start from April 6. Kejriwal, who will continue...

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CPI (ML) condemns Sri Lanka for 'genocidal war campaign' on Tamilians

PATNA: CPI(ML)'s general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya placed resolutions on national and international situation at organisation's 9th Congress in Ranchi. The Congress was also addressed by foreign guests from Nepal, Bangladesh and Australia. Addressing...

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US refuses to declare 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India as genocide

WASHINGTON: In a jolt to pro-Khalistan groups in the US, the Obama administration refused to declare the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India as genocide, but noted that grave human rights violations had occurred. The White House response in this regard came...

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Bilawal Bhutto returns to Pakistan but will not lead Pakistan People's Party's campaign

LAHORE/KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday returned to the country after spending over a week in Dubai but will not lead the party's campaign for the May 11 general election, one of his close aides said."Bilawal...

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Myanmar: 13 die in fire at mosque, police blame electrical short circuit

YANGON, MYANMAR: A fire engulfed a mosque housing schoolchildren in Myanmar's largest city on Tuesday, killing at least 13. Police, anxious over sectarian violence that has shaken the nation, blamed an electrical short circuit for the blaze and said...

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Myanmar: 13 die in fire at mosque, police blame electrical short circuit

YANGON, MYANMAR: A fire engulfed a mosque housing schoolchildren in Myanmar's largest city on Tuesday, killing at least 13. Police, anxious over sectarian violence that has shaken the nation, blamed an electrical short circuit for the blaze and said...

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Press Council of India chairman Katju to take up cases of those unjustly languishing in jails

NEW DELHI: Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice (retired) Markandey Katju has teamed up with eminent citizens and launched an organisation to fight for those who are unjustly languishing in jails.In a statement released here, the former Supreme...

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Sharad Pawar pitches for more FCI wheat export to ease storage crisis

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Apr 1, 2013, 02.33PM IST NEW DELHI: Anticipating storage problems during the peak wheat procurement season, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Monday said there is scope for exporting more...

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Om Prakash Chautala hospitalized, court seeks report on his health status

NEW DELHI: Jailed former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala was admitted to RML hospital here on Monday morning and failed to appear for trial in a disproportionate assets case before a Delhi court which pulled up Tihar prisons authority for...

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PIL on sexual offences: SC asks Centre, states to respond

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre, states and Union Territories on a PIL seeking effective "preventive and protective" measures, including sentencing guidelines, in respect of sexual offence cases against women....

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All India Babri Masjid Action Committee defends Mulayam, describes Beni's allegation baseless

LUCKNOW: Convener of All India Babri Masjid Action Committee (AIBMAC) Zafaryab Jilani has came out in defence of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav by describing the allegations of cheating Muslims levelled by union steel minister and Congress...

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Iraq executes four including al-Qaida's Baghdad chief

BAGHDAD: Iraq on Monday executed al-Qaida's former Baghdad chief and three other men convicted of terror-related offences, despite calls for a moratorium its use of the death penalty.The executions brought to 22 the number of times Iraq has carried out...

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