Relief for KSRTC as SC turns down stay plea by oil companies

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Much to the relief of Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) that is reeling under a financial crisis, the Supreme Court on Friday disagreed to stay the Kerala high court interim order that had directed oil companies to continue...

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Dalit youth's murder: Parents want CBI or SIT probe

CHENNAI: The parents of dalit youth Ilavarasan, whose death continues to remain shrouded in mystery, today refused to accept the police version that he committed suicide and demanded a probe by CBI or a Special Investigation Team.Expressing suspicion...

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23 children fall ill after eating midday meal in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Barely four days after the tragic death of 23 students in Bihar and less than 24 hours after the Chhattisgarh government's directive to its officers to "taste" the midday meals before serving, 35 children of Primary School, Mou Village, Bemetara,...

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India-US naval ties have hit the "big time": US admiral

WASHINGTON: Ahead of Vice-President Joe Biden's maiden visit to India, a top US naval commander has said ties between the navies of the two countries have hit the "big time" as they are conducting coordinated operations.Chief of naval operations Admiral...

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Helen Thomas, long-time White House reporter, dies

WASHINGTON: Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas, who reported on every US president since John Kennedy, died on Saturday at the age of 92, The Gridiron Club and Foundation said.Thomas, who worked the White House beat for 49 years for United...

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FIR against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt for allegedly slapping gunman

AHMEDABAD: An FIR has been lodged against suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt for allegedly slapping his gunman outside his residence, police said on Friday.However, Bhatt has denied the charge.According to the complaint registered with Ghatlodia police...

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Kate Middleton's due date is today not last Saturday: Reports

LONDON: The world may be increasingly getting impatient for news of the royal birth, but media reports suggest that pregnant Kate Middleton's due date is on Friday and not July 13 as widely believed.Medical staff at St Mary's Hospital, where the Duchess...

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Earthquake measuring 3.6 on Richter scale jolts Gujarat's Kutch district

AHMEDABAD: A magnitude 3.6 earthquake was felt in Gujarat's Kutch district this afternoon.Rapar was the epicentre of the quake which was recorded at 1.50pm, said a senior official of Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) here.Kutch district was hit...

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Tamil poet and lyricist Vaali's mortal remains consigned to flames

CHENNAI: The mortal remains of Tamil poet and lyricist Vaali, who died of a respiratory illness in Chennai on Thursday, were consigned to flames at the Besant Nagar crematorium on Friday afternoon.Politicians, film personalities and people from all walks...

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Make yoga compulsory in Urdu medium schools: BJP MLC Mumtaz Ali Khan

BANGALORE: BJPMLC and former minister Mumtaz Ali Khan has asked the government to draw Muslims towards yoga. According to him, yoga has been made compulsory in all the government schools. But when inquired, some of the Urdu medium schools are not following...

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US citizen asked to leave India for meeting ISI agent in Darjeeling jail

DARJEELING: A US citizen has been asked by the police here to leave India within 48 hours after she was detained by the authorities of the Darjeeling district jail where she had allegedly gone to meet an arrested ISI agent under a false identity.Natasha...

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Emirates cancels Mumbai-Dubai flight due to technical reasons

MUMBAI: Gulf carrier Emirates on Thursday cancelled a flight to Dubai due to technical reasons, leaving as many as 70-odd passengers stranded.Although the airline did not specify the technical reasons behind cancelling the flight, some of the stranded...

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Kashmir's top cardiologist injured, 2 policemen killed in militant attack

SRINAGAR: Kashmir's top cardiologist Dr Sheikh Jalal-ud-din was critically injured on Thursday in a militant attack which left two of his police guards dead in the highway township of Pampore in Pulwama district of south Kashmir.Jalal (64), former director...

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Curfew imposed in J&K's Ramban district after violent protests

JAMMU: Curfew was imposed tonight in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir following violent protests and resultant firing in which 4 persons were killed and 44 injured after a mob attacked a BSF camp."We have imposed curfew in Ramban district as a precautionary...

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Tension prevails in Ramban after death of locals in firing by BSF

NEW DELHI: As tension gripped Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir following the death of locals in firing by BSF and state police, Pakistan-based Lashker founder and Jamaat ud Dawah boss Hafiz Muhammad Saeed tried to fan passions further, using Twitter...

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Pro-Maoist literature seized from coaching centre in Tamil Nadu

TIRUNELVELI: Pro-Maoist literature was seized from a coaching centre for competitive examinations at a remote village in the district, police said on Wednesday.A police team, investigating a cheating complaint by some students, stumbled on the incriminating...

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Snowden does not rule out applying for Russian citizenship: Lawyer

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Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for war crimes

DHAKA: A special tribunal sentenced a senior leader of an Islamic political party to death on Wednesday for his role in the kidnapping and killing of people involving Bangladesh's independence war against Pakistan in 1971.The verdict came in a packed...

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Karnataka may order CBI probe into Rs 10 crore scam involving nationalized banks

BANGALORE: The state government is likely to order CBI probe into alleged fake bonds issued by Ramanagara-Channapatana development authority through three nationalized banks. The quantum of fake bond scam is estimated to be nearly Rs 10 crore. Urban...

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Notice over poll expenditure: Gopinath Munde seeks time, documents from EC

NEW DELHI: With the Election Commission slapping a showcause notice on him for his poll expense remark, BJP leader Gopinath Munde on Wednesday sought four more weeks' time along with reports of returning officer on expenditure incurred by him during...

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Bomb explosions at Hajipur civil court to free dacoit in Bihar

HAJIPUR: Armed criminals on Tuesday exploded two bombs inside the civil court premises to free a dacoit, who had been brought to the court for production, police said. As soon as the police van carrying the prisoners reached the civil court premises,...

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Delhi court gives nod to prosecute govt doctor in molestation case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has ordered initiation of criminal prosecution against a government doctor for allegedly molesting a woman patient while examining her.District Judge J R Aryan allowed the revision petition of the Delhi Police, while setting...

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Police fire on protesters in Bangladesh, two Islamist demonstrators killed

DHAKA: Two Islamist demonstrators, including a minor, were killed in police firing when machete-wielding protesters went on a rampage on Tuesday against the conviction of fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami's 91-year-old supremo Ghulam Azam.Acting on a tip-off...

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Maharashtra to form panel to study SC ruling on dance bars

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has announced the formation of a legal panel to study the Supreme Court ruling striking down its decision to ban dance bars. "We have not yet received a copy of the Supreme Court ruling. A panel comprising lawyers,...

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Maharashtra govt to form panel to study SC ruling on dance bars

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has announced the formation of a legal panel to study the Supreme Court ruling striking down its decision to ban dance bars. "We have not yet received a copy of the Supreme Court ruling. A panel comprising lawyers,...

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Centre, SEBI have approved divestment of NLC shares to state PSUs: Jayalalithaa

CHENNAI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Union government on Monday approved the Tamil Nadu government's request to divest 3.56% shares of Neyveli Lignite Corporation to the state public sector undertakings to meet the regulatory...

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Will not contest Lok Sabha polls, will help Narendra Modi become PM: Ramdev

HAMIRPUR( HIMACHAL PRADESH) : Yoga Guru Ramdev on Monday said he would not contest the general elections scheduled next year but would help Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi become the next Prime Minister."I will not contest the Lok Sabha elections...

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Noose protest against Italy's first black minister Cecile Kyenge

ROME: Italian police on Monday were investigating far-right militants suspected of hanging nooses to protest Italy's first black minister Cecile Kyenge, two days after a senator compared her to an orangutan.The nooses appeared on lampposts with posters...

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Over 20,000 telegrams booked on last day of 163-year-old 'Taar'

NEW DELHI: It has been estimated that more than 20,000 telegrams had been booked on the day the country bid adieu to the 163-year-old telegram service, with one of the last messages booked being for Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.A telegram was...

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Monsoon session of Parliament to begin from August 5

NEW DELHI: The Monsoon session of Parliament will be held from August 5 to 30 during which the ordinance on Food Security Bill will come up for ratification and other import economic legislations like the Land Acquisition and Insurance Bills are expected...

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Six fishermen injured in attack by Sri Lankan naval personnel

RAMESWARAM: Six fishermen were injured, two of them seriously, when they were allegedly attacked by Sri Lankan naval personnel, near Katchathivu islet, early this morning.Officials said Lankan naval personnel beat them with pipes, beer bottles and thick...

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Belfast police attacked with petrol bombs in second night of riots

BELFAST: Seven police officers were injured in Belfast after being attacked with petrol bombs in the second consecutive night of violence by Protestant rioters in the Northern Irish capital, a spokeswoman said Sunday.Bricks, bottles, furniture and other...

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Former Egyptian ambassador to US named foreign minister

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Hollande says France must do 'more' to maintain train lines

PARIS: President Francois Hollande said on Sunday that France needed to do "much more" to ensure the upkeep of regional rail lines, after a derailment near Paris left six people dead. "We must do much more to maintain traditional lines, existing lines,"...

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Slight intensity quake in Arunachal Pradesh, no casualties

NEW DELHI: An earthquake of slight intensity jolted parts of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.The quake measuring 3.5 of the Richter Scale occurred in the West Siang region of Arunachal Pradesh at 12:57am.It was epicentered at 28.3 degrees North latitude...

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