US, Philippines vow freedom of navigation amid Asia sea rows

WASHINGTON: The United States and the Philippines have vowed to maintain freedom of navigation in a Southeast Asia increasingly beset by maritime territorial rows, the two military allies said.The military chiefs of the two countries made the pledge...

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Woman police constable gang-raped in Jharkhand's Latehar district

LATEHAR, JHARKHAND: A woman police constable was allegedly gang-raped by a gang of dacoits on National Highway 75 near Jagaldaga in Latehar district, police said on Saturday.As per the FIR filed by her on Friday, she was gang-raped by dacoits when she...

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JNU student detained by Maharashtra police for Maoist links

GADCHIROLI: Gadchiroli police in Maharashtra have detained three persons including a student of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi for alleged links with Naxalites, sources said, but officials refused to either deny or confirm the development.Sources...

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Incorrect details on reservation form will make rail ticket invalid

LUCKNOW: It's time to be alert as incorrect personal details on the railway reservation form can put you to inconvenience. In the forthcoming festival season, railways will treat all the tickets, which have incorrect details of the passengers on the...

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Pakistan repatriates 362 Indian prisoners via Attari border

ATTARI: In a possible bid to improve relations with India, Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif government on Saturday repatriated 362 Indian prisoners including 8 children (all fishermen) from Attari land border after the completion of their jail sentences.As earlier...

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Kurien threatens to suspend protesting TDP MPs for a day

NEW DELHI: Upset over frequent disruptions caused by two TDP MPs, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien on Friday threatened to suspend them for a day "for holding the House to ransom" but could not do so as members of AIADMK and TMC opposed it.Kurien...

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Paternity row: Delhi HC closes ND Tiwari's right to lead evidence

NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader ND Tiwari was on Friday barred by the Delhi high court from leading any evidence in the paternity suit filed by a youth seeking to declare him as his biological father.Justice Vipin Sanghi considered a report of a local...

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Food bill to be taken up in Lok Sabha on Monday: Kamal Nath

NEW DELHI: Food Security Bill, which could not be taken up despite being listed in Lok Sabha'a agenda since Monday, will not be part of business tomorrow as members want to go out of station.Parliamentary affairs minister Kamal Nath on Friday said Lok...

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Kurien threatens to suspend protesting TDP MPs for a day

NEW DELHI: Upset over frequent disruptions caused by two TDP MPs, Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien on Friday threatened to suspend them for a day "for holding the House to ransom" but could not do so as members of AIADMK and TMC opposed it.Kurien...

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Pro and anti-GM crop groups slug out the controversial issue in power corridors

NEW DELHI: Days after testing their strength on Delhi's streets, both anti and pro-GM crop groups sought to slug out the issue in the Capital's power corridors on Friday.Though politicians gave both the groups a patient hearing, the fate of genetically...

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TDP MP Harikrishna resigns from RS over bifurcation issue

NEW DELHI: TDP MP and son of NT Rama Rao, N Harikrishna on Thursday resigned from Rajya Sabha in protest against the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.Harikrishna, 57, said he met Rajya Sabha chairman M Hamid Ansari on Thursday morning and submitted...

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Fiji releases new constitution ahead of 2014 vote

FIJI: Fiji's military regime on Thursday unveiled a new constitution to serve as a blueprint for 2014 elections, the first polls to be held in the pacific nation since the government seized power in a coup seven years ago.The document "will underpin...

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Will like to challenge Sushma Swaraj from Vidisha in 2014, Digvijaya says

BHOPAL: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said he would like to contest next LokSabha election from Vidisha seat in Madhya Pradesh, currently represented by leader of opposition SushmaSwaraj.In an informal talk with reporters, the...

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20 killed in rain-related incidents in MP, 12 in one district

BHOPAL: Nearly 20 people including a dozen in one district, were killed in separate rain-related accidents reported from across Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. Road and railway was disrupted in the rain-hit areas. Schools, hospitals and offices also remained...

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Vishwa Hindu Parishad wants cops suspended, warns of stir

AHMEDABAD: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has warned the state government that if they do not suspend the police personals who lathichargedVHP workers outside the police commissioner office on Tuesday, it would launch an agitation. Addressing a press...

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Film director Cheran's daughter reunites with family after HC order

CHENNAI: All is well that ends well. It was curtains on the emotional drama involving film director Cheran's daughter and her boyfriend Chandru, with the high court permitting her to reunite with her parents.Presented in court amid tight security on...

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Mamata can't wipe out Gorkhaland aspirations: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha

KOLKATA: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) on Wednesday accused West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee of going on a rampant arrest spree but asserted the crackdown cannot wipe out people's aspirations for a separate Gorkhaland state."The demand for...

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In five years, UP could digitize only 2.84% of its waqf properties

LUCKNOW: Though computer education is fast becoming common in madarsas, there's resistance to computerization in the state sunni waqf board. This reflects in UP scoring lowly on the Waqf Records Computerization Project. Status data, as on July 31, 2013,...

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Malaysia bus crash: 20 dead, toll expected to rise

KUALA LUMPUR: At least 20 people are confirmed dead and the toll was expected to climb after a bus plunged into a deep Malaysian ravine on Wednesday in one of the country's worst-ever road accidents. Police said the bus was carrying 49 passengers when...

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Poor turnout in Mandya bypoll, farmers curse the imposing of unwanted elections

MANDYA: Bypoll for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat necessitated by the resignation of sitting JDS member N Cheluvarayasamy after his election to the assembly passed off peacefully with about 55 per cent of the 16 lakh voters exercising their franchise.Barring...

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood names interim head after arrest of supreme guide

CAIRO: Muslim Brotherhood has named an interim leader to head the group after its supreme guide was arrested on Tuesday, the website of its political party said."Mahmoud Ezzat, deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, will assume the role of supreme...

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Online RTI application for all central ministries to become a reality from tomorrow

NEW DELHI: Filing online RTI applications in all Central ministries and departments through a common web-based platform will become a reality from Wednesday. At present, this facility is available only for 40 ministries, departments and commissions.The...

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Now, all Central ministries to accept online RTI pleas from today

NEW DELHI: Filing online RTI applications in all central ministries and departments through a common web-based platform will become a reality from Wednesday. At present, this facility is available only for 40 ministries, departments and commissions.Now,...

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Next round of Bhutan-China border talks to be held on Thursday

THIMPHU: Bhutan and China will hold their next round of boundary talks here on August 22, it was announced on Tuesday.The eight-member Chinese delegation led by vice foreign minister Liu Zhenrin will arrive here on Wednesday for the 21st round of boundary...

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Rain lashes Kolkata, heavy showers predicted for tomorrow

KOLKATA: Heavy rain lashed the city inundating several low-lying areas and affecting normal life, even as the weatherman predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Gangetic West Bengal till Wednesday."Heavy to very heavy rains will occur at isolated places...

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December 16 gang-rape case: Verdict involving juvenile deferred till August 31

NEW DELHI: The judgement in the December 16 gang-rape case involving a minor was on Monday again deferred till August 31 by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB).The JJB, presided over by Principal Magistrate Geetanjali Goel, postponed the verdict on the...

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It is vote security bill for Congress: Murli Manohar Joshi on Food Security Bill

JAIPUR: Describing the UPA government's ambitious legislation on food as "vote security bill", BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Monday said it is "more of laws" and will not fill bellies of poor.The bill does not match the food requirement of any individual...

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Vijay Gopalan appointed AirAsia India CFO

The author has posted comments on this articleAnshul Dhamija, TNN | Aug 19, 2013, 06.40PM IST BANGALORE: AirAsia on Monday announced the appointment of Vijay Gopalan as the chief financial officer for AirAsia India.Gopalan is a chartered accountant...

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Rolls-Royce launches four-seater coupe Wraith at Rs 4.6 crore

According to the company, the new vehicle is the most powerful Rolls-Royce motor cars ever made. The author has posted comments on this articleIANS | Aug 19, 2013, 07.14PM IST NEW DELHI: Super luxury vehicle manufacturer Rolls-Royce...

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Govt introduces electronic postal order to help NRIs seek information under RTI Act

CHENNAI: The government has introduced an electronic postal order to help non-resident Indians seek information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.Diplomatic sources at the Indian embassy in Riyadh told TOI over telephone on Monday that the department...

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Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in Odisha in next two days: Met

BHUBANESWAR: Heavy to very heavy rains accompanied by high velocity surface wind is likely to lash some parts of Odisha in the next two days under the influence of a low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal.The low pressure has formed over north Bay...

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Thousands march in Rabat in support of Egypt Islamists

RABAT: Around 10,000 people took part in a demonstration in the Moroccan capital on Sunday in support of Islamists in Egypt locked in a deadly showdown with security forces.The crowd carried banners condemning the police operations that have cost hundreds...

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I could have ordered CBI probe against Deve Gowda: SM Krishna

BANGALORE: With just 48-hours left for the bypolls for Mandya and Bangalore Rural LokSabha segments, the Congress launched multi-pronged attack on the JD(S) and its leaders. Canvassing for Congress candidate D K Suresh chief minister Siddaramaiah, former...

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Press Council of India begins probe into Azam Khan 'whipping' remark on bureaucracy

LUCKNOW: The Press Council of India has started probe into senior UP minister and Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's 'whipping remark on bureaucracy'.Khan had allegedly said in a meeting at SP office in Lucknow on January 30, 2013, that the officers...

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About 30 prisoners escape from Indonesian jail: Officials

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