Rain in Uttarakhand, Ganga flowing close to mark

DEHRADUN: Most places in Uttarakhand on Saturday received light rain though the Ganga was flowing close to the danger mark, flooding some villages.Most of the places across the state, including Dehradun, received light showers, the Met department said...

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Six migrants drown, at least 100 rescued off Sicily

ROME, Latium: The Italian coastguard found on Saturday the bodies of six migrants dead on a tourist beach in Sicily while more than 100 others, thought to be Syrians, were rescued, officials said."The bodies were reported by employees of a beach resort"...

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Service chiefs, PM need to interact on strategic issues: Former Air chief Tipnis

PUNE: In the wake of tension at the Indo-Pak border, former Air chief Anil Tipnis has underlined a need for regular "informal interaction" between the Prime Minister, defence minister and the three services chiefs to discuss issues of strategic importance.Making...

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Jawan shot dead by friend after mistaking him for bear

ITANAGAR: A jawan of the 4th India Reserve Battalion died on the spot when his friend allegedly shot at him mistaking him for a bear in East Kameng district, police said today.The incident occurred last night when five persons including two IRB jawans...

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Kashmiri Pandit outfits demand CBI probe in Kishtwar violence

JAMMU: Several KashmiriPanditorganisations on Saturday condemned the communal violence in Kishtwar and demanded a CBI probe.All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC), a conglomerate of several displaced Kashmiri Pandit outfits, lashed out Minister...

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Shinde doing fine, to be discharged from Mumbai hospital in three days

MUMBAI: Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, operated upon for a lung ailment at a Mumbai hospital would be discharged in three days, his daughter said on Friday."He is doing perfectly fine and is getting discharged in three days," Praniti Shinde, who is...

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Modi to kick off BJP's poll campaign with youth rally in Andhra

HYDERABAD: BJP's national election campaign chief Narendra Modi will start the party's campaign for the Lok Sabha elections with a youth rally in Hyderabad on August 11."Congress has ruled the country and ruined the country for 55 years. From Parliament...

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11 fishermen from east Godavari district go missing at sea

RAJAHMUNDRY, AP: Eleven fishermen of the Kothapalli mandal of east Godavari district went missing since a week, according to a complaint lodged by villagers with the Marine police station here, fishery department officials said.Five fishermen from Ramannapallem...

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Nine people killed as taxi rolls down gorge in J&K

SRINAGAR: At least nine people died and four others were injured when a taxi rolled down a gorge in north Kashmir Baramulla district on Friday.A Tata Sumo taxi rolled down a 150-feet gorge between Barnate and Boniyar villages in Uri Tehsil close to line...

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Forty-eight more bodies extricated from Kedarnath area

DEHRADUN: Forty-eight more bodies were extricated from the heaps of rubble in Uttarakhand's worst flood-hit Kedarnath area by police and NDRF personnel, even as four persons were feared dead when their jeep fell into the swollen Mandakini river.The bodies,...

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Rajan to be officer on special duty at RBI before taking over as governor

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Aug 8, 2013, 05.59PM IST NEW DELHI: RBI governor designate Raghuram Rajan will work as officer on special duty (OSD) in the central bank for three weeks before taking over as head of the institution."Dr...

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Govt approves visa on arrival for tourists from 11 countries

NEW DELHI: Tourists from 11 countries can now avail of visa-on-arrival (VoA) facility at four additional airports - Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. The Union home ministry has approved introduction of the tourist VoA facility at these...

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Tamil Nadu to get additional 100MW of power from Kudankulam nuclear power plant

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will get additional 100MW of electricity from the unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant when the operations begin there, said Union power minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.Electricity from unit 1...

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US Marine sergeant who urinated on body of Taliban insurgents demoted

WASHINGTON: A Marine sergeant who was videotaped urinating on dead Taliban insurgents, an incident that stoked ire last year towards US forces in Afghanistan, has been reduced to the rank of corporal after pleading guilty, the Marine Corps said on Thursday.Sergeant...

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Suspected US drone strike kills 3 militants in Yemen

SANAA, YEMEN: A military official says a suspected US drone strike has killed three alleged al-Qaida militants in a southern Yemeni province, the second strike in a day.The official says the attack on Thursday in the al-Ayoon area of Hadramawt province...

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5.1 magnitude quake hits central Greece: Athens observatory

ATHENS: A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Greece on Wednesday, according to the Athens Observatory, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The observatory said the quake hit after midday near the central city of Lamia, some 120 kilometres...

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Over 300 complaints against IAS officers in last three years

NEW DELHI: Over 300 complaints of alleged irregularities against high-ranking IAS officers have been received by the government in the last three years, LokSabha was informed on Wednesday.As many as 71 complaints against IAS officers in the rank of joint...

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AI plane aborts take off after cockpit warning light flashes

NEW DELHI: A Dharamshala-bound Air India plane with 35 passengers and crew onboard was forced to abort take-off when pilots experienced some problems in the engine and a warning light came on in the cockpit while it was in taxiway.The AI 9813 flight...

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Inclement weather forces Army chief to cancel Poonch visit

JAMMU: Chief of Army staff General Bikram Singh's day-long visit to the line of control (LoC) in Poonch, following the killing of the five Army jawans on Tuesday, has been cancelled due to bad weather, defence sources said."General Singh arrived here...

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Egypt PM vows to disperse Islamist protest camps: State TV

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BSF jawan injured in cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir

JAMMU: A BSFjawan was on Monday injured in firing from across India-Pakistan border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir."There was sniper firing from some persons at around 3.55pm from Pakistan side along the international border (IB) at Narainpur...

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Advisory against travel to Munnar issued by Kerala tourism

KOCHI: The Kerala tourism department has issued an advisory to tourists, advising them against travelling to the popular tourist destination, Munnar, and other hilly terrains in Idduki district.The advisory was issued on Monday evening after 15 people...

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55 people hospitalized after tunnel fire in Gudvangatunnelen tunnel in Norway

OSLO: A truck caught fire in Norway's second-longest tunnel on Monday, leading to the evacuation of 160 people — 55 of whom were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation and other injuries.The truck caught fire 3.5 kilometres (2.17 miles) into the tunnel,...

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Supreme Court dismisses PIL against 10% divestment in Coal India

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL challenging the legality of 10 per cent equity divestment of state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) through initial public offering (IPO) in 2010."In the matter of policies, particularly the economic policy,...

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RTI activists slam government's move to amend RTI Act

NEW DELHI: Describing the covert way in which RTI amendments have been introduced by the government as a trivialization of democracy, activist Aruna Roy said that political parties have lost a historical opportunity to appear transparent.Roy and others,...

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Court dismisses petition against chief minister Raman Singh

RAIPUR: A local court has dismissed a petition against chief minister Raman Singh as well as others seeking registration of an offence and investigation into a land alloted allegedly at throwaway prices to Balco ( Bharat Aluminum Company Ltd) in Korba...

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Alert sounded as water level in Mettur reservoir reaches 119.15 feet

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Public Works Department has sounded an alert to people living on the banks of the Cauvery as water level in Mettur reservoir reached 119.15 feet on Sunday evening, as against the full reservoir level of 120 feet.Official sources said...

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Alert sounded as water level in Mettur reservoir reaches 119.15 feet

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Public Works Department has sounded an alert to people living on the banks of the Cauvery as water level in Mettur reservoir reached 119.15 feet on Sunday evening, as against the full reservoir level of 120 feet.Official sources said...

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US willing to engage with Iran on nuclear concerns, White House says

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Sunday it is prepared to work with the new government of Iranian President Hasan Rouhani to address concerns about Iran's nuclear program if Iran will engage seriously on the issue."The inauguration of President...

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Two Bangladeshi men arrested in Pune for trying to push woman into prostitution

PUNE: The Faraskhana police have arrested two agents from Bangladesh, who were trying to force a 20-year-old woman into prostitution.The police have rescued the woman and sent her into an observation home. The police have identified the suspects as Sultan...

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