Enough is enough: President Pranab Mukherjee on communal violence

NEW DELHI: Asserting that inter-religious and communal violence is "insanity" manifested, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said a few individuals alone cannot be blamed as "our inaction" has created an atmosphere where violence begets violence.Calling...

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Punjab will get more funds if Modi becomes PM, says Badal

DHURI, PUNJAB: Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday said that the state would get more funds and centrally-sponsored projects for its overall development if BJP's Narendra Modi became Prime Minister after the upcoming general elections.The...

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Indian chief priest of Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal resigns

KATHMANDU: The Indian chief priest of Nepal's fifth-century Pashupatinath Temple on Saturday submitted his resignation after 21 years of service for personal reasons.Mahabaleshwor Bhatta, who hails from Tamil Nadu, gave his resignation to the Pashupati...

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Wholesale onion prices down by Rs 5 per kg; retail rates still high

NEW DELHI: Wholesale onion prices on Saturday fell further by about Rs 5 per kg in the national capital on increased arrival of the commodity from Karantaka, but retail rates continue to rule high at Rs 70 a kg.The average price of onion declined to...

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Narendra Modi sends out best wishes to 'The Good Road', India's Oscar entry

NEW DELHI, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi is delighted that " The Good Road", a Gujarati movie has been chosen as India's entry in the best foreign film category at the Oscars."Delighted to know that Gujarati film 'The Good Road' has been chosen...

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Rajasthan rape case: Gehlot accepts minister's resignation, forwards it to governor

JAIPUR: Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday accepted the resignation of minister of state for khadi and dairy Babulal Nagar, who is accused of raping a 35-year-old woman at his residence. "Chief minister Gehlot has accepted the resignation...

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BJP will contest all 14 LS seats in Jharkhand: Munda

JAMSHEDPUR: BJP will contest all the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand on its own in the 2014 general election, former chief minister and senior party leader Arjun Munda said on Friday."We will contest all the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand but it has...

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All Party Hindu Coordination Committee demands single shrine board for all J&K temples, shrines

JAMMU: Demanding a single shrine board for all the temples and shrines in Jammu and Kashmir, All Party Hindu Coordination Committee (APHCC) on Friday threatened to go on a dharna on September 27 if the government fails to take the step."We demand constitution...

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Raghuram Rajan tracking rupee 'minute-by-minute'; says it's not stable yet

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan. The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Sep 20, 2013, 06.54PM IST MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said the recent rally in the rupee is comforting...

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HC upholds death penalty for man who pushed six relatives into Bhakra canal

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana high court on Friday upheld the death sentence of a man who had killed his six relatives by pushing them into Bhakra Canal. The accused Khuswinder Singh had killed his six relatives by pushing them into Bhakra canal in...

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Hyderabad blasts: Bhatkal's aide Asadullah produced in court by NIA

HYDERABAD: Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal's close aide Asadullah Akhtar was brought to the city on Thursday by NIA and produced before a local court in connection with the February 21 twin bomb blasts case.Akhtar was produced by National...

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PM dedicates NTPC's Sipat power project to the nation

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday dedicated NTPC's 2,980 MW Rajiv Gandhi Sipat Super Thermal Power Station in Chhattisgarh to the nation.Singh also laid the foundation stone, remotely, of the 1,600 MW, first stage of the NTPC-Lara...

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Onion prices Delhi continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg

NEW DELHI: Onion prices in the national capital continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg as supplies are still under pressure.Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur Mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were ruling at Rs 60 per kg today as supplies...

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Onion prices in Delhi continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg

NEW DELHI: Onion prices in the national capital continue to remain high at Rs 70-80 per kg as supplies are still under pressure.Prices of the kitchen staple in Azadpur Mandi, Asia's largest wholesale market, were ruling at Rs 60 per kg today as supplies...

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Former chief information commissioner launches online petition against Ram Jethmalani

MUMBAI: Former chief information commissioner Shailesh Gandhi has strongly criticized senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani — who is defending Asaram in a rape case — for his reported statement that "the girl was afflicted with a chronic disease which draws a...

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Tamil as official language of high court: Advocates’ hunger strike enters third day

MADURAI: A group of four advocates continued their hunger strike for the third consecutive day on Wednesday to press for their demand to make Tamil the official language of the Madras high court even as police detained 50 students of the Government Law...

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Writer Manoj Das selected for Amrita Keerti Puraskar instituted by Mata Amritanandamayi Math

PUDUCHERRY: Puducherry-based writer Padma Sri Manoj Das has been selected for the 2013 national 'Amrita Keerti Puraskar' instituted by the Mata Amritanandamayi Math. The math selected him recognizing his vast contributions to the cultural, spiritual...

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Allying with Congress first mistake I committed, HD Deve Gowda says

MANGALORE: The immediate priority of JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda is to rejuvenate the party, which by his own admission is down (politically) but not out. And the seed for this downfall again, by his own admission, lies in the decision taken first...

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LeT bomb expert Tunda taken to his village, sent to 10-day police custody

GHAZIABAD: Top LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda was taken to his native village Pilkhuwa in the district by the Delhi Police to get information about potassium dealers who allegedly have links with terrorists.Tunda was taken to his ancestral home in...

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India repatriates nine Pakistani nationals, list includes five with militancy background

AMRITSAR: India on Wednesday repatriated nine Pakistani nationals including five with militancy background and four Hindus including a lady who had overstayed in India.The Hindu prisoners were brought from Gujarat while two with militancy background...

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Vijay Mallya earns reprieve from appearing in Karnataka high court

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Sep 17, 2013, 05.00PM IST BANGALORE: Chairman of UB (Holdings) Ltd, Vijay Mallya on Tuesday earned a reprieve from appearance in Karnataka high court which kept its order in abeyance for a week...

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Akhilesh should ease people’s fears than placate Azam Khan: Jitin Prasada

NEW DELHI: Minister of state for HRD and Congress MP from Dhaurahra (UP), Jitin Prasada, hit out at UP CM Akhilesh Yadav for deliberate mishandling of the Muzaffarnagar situation for mere political gains. He suggested Akhilesh should have been there...

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Uma stopped from going to Muzaffarnagar, detained

LUCKNOW: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's visit, senior BJP leader and party's national vice-president Uma Bharti though sneaked into Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday, was, however,...

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Indian-origin teacher in UK gives birth in classroom

LONDON: An Indian-origin teacher in the UK has dramatically given birth to a baby boy in a classroom after she went into labour while in school.Diane Krish-Veeramany, 30, went into labour, a week before her due date, and three of her colleagues at Manford...

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Jagan Reddy, Andhra minister named in fresh CBI chargesheets

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh minister J Geetha Reddy was on Tuesday named along with YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in two fresh chargesheets filed in a local court by the CBI which is probing alleged quid pro quo investments in companies owned...

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Court sends Lashkar bomb expert Tunda's aide to 10-day police custody

NEW DELHI: Mohd Zakariya, a close aide of top LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, was on Monday remanded to 10- day police custody by a Delhi court after the investigators said he had helped in illegal infiltration of Pakistani nationals into India through...

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Powerful typhoon lashes Japan; Tokyo rail, air services hit

TOKYO: A powerful typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain on Monday, leaving two dead as it damaged homes and flooded parts of the country's popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where 260,000 people were ordered to evacuate to shelters.Typhoon Man-yi,...

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Powerful typhoon lashes Japan; Tokyo rail, air services hit

TOKYO: A powerful typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain on Monday, leaving two dead as it damaged homes and flooded parts of the country's popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where 260,000 people were ordered to evacuate to shelters.Typhoon Man-yi,...

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Municipal bodies across India to ensure facilities for safe and hygienic meat production

NEW DELHI: In a move which may bring cheers for meat eaters in India, municipal boards across the country will take initiatives to provide facilities for safe and hygienic production of meat.These local bodies will also address the problem of availability...

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South Koreans back at reopened inter-Korea factory

SEOUL, South Korea: North and South Koreans got back to work on Monday at a jointly run factory park after a five-month shutdown triggered by rising animosity between the rivals, with some companies quickly resuming production and others getting their...

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China welcomes US-Russia deal on Syria weapons

BEIJING: China's foreign minister on Sunday welcomed the deal between the United States and Russia to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, which headed off the prospect of US strikes against Bashar al-Assad's regime."The Chinese side welcomes the general...

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Pakistan police raid madrassas, arrest 21 foreign students

ISLAMABAD: At least 21 foreign students staying without valid documents were arrested by police in an early morning raid on two madrassas in Pakistan's Punjab province, media reports said.The madrassas reportedly belonged to Qazi Hamidullah Khan - a...

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Netanyahu hopes US-Russia deal will lead to destruction of Syria's chemical weapons

JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel hoped a US-Russian deal to remove Syria's chemical weapons would result in the "complete destruction" of the arsenal."We hope the understandings reached between the United States and...

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Hurricane Ingrid, tropical storm Manuel threaten Mexico

XALAPA: Tropical storm Manuel churned very near to Mexico's southwest Pacific shoreline on Sunday as thousands on the country's Gulf rim sought shelter from approaching Hurricane Ingrid amid the threat of heavy rain, dangerous flash floods and mudslides...

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Relief for Sheila Dikshit, President rejects lokayukta's recommendation

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected Delhi lokayukta's recommendation to administer "caution" to chief minister Sheila Dikshit and recover a sum of Rs 11 crore either from her or Congress for alleged misuse of public funds on advertisement...

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