J&K assembly defers discussion on VK Singh's charges

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Saturday deferred till Monday the discussion on allegations levelled by former Army chief General (Retd) VK Singh that politicians in the state were paid money by the army to get certain jobs done.The...

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2011 Advani bomb case: Panna Ismail, Bilal Malik arrested

CHENNAI: In a gun battle that lasted over 12 hours, two key suspects involved in the 2011 Advani pipe bomb case and recent murders of BJP and Sangh parivar unit leaders, were arrested from a house at Puthur in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, a top official...

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AAP promises assembly session at Ramlila ground for Jan Lokpal

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party, if voted to power, will hold a special assembly session at Ramlila ground on December 29 to adopt Jan Lokpal Bill as proposed by anti-graft activist Anna Hazare, its national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said here on Saturday.He...

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Foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh seized from Mangalore airport

MANGALORE: Sleuths of the directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) seized 1,000 cartons of foreign cigarettes worth Rs 10 lakh from eight passengers, who travelled by the Dubai - Mangalore Air India Express flight, at Mangalore International Airport...

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Samjhauta blast case: NIA court declines B-class facility to Swami Aseemanand

PANCHKULA: A special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) at Panchkula on Saturday refused to provide B-class facility inside jail to radical Hindu activist and main accused in Samjhauta blast case, Swami Aseemanand.Special public prosecutor...

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Andhra Pradesh law minister quits over state bifurcation decision

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh law minister Erasu Pratap Reddy on Friday resigned from the post and also from primary membership of Congress in protest against the Union Cabinet's decision to bifurcate the state.He tendered his resignation to governor ESL...

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Geetika Sharma suicide case: Gopal Kanda surrenders, denied extension in interim bail

NEW DELHI: Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda on Friday surrendered before a Delhi court upon expiry of his month-long interim bail in the Geetika Sharma suicide case.He was taken into custody after being denied further relief.The sitting MLA from Sirsa...

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Delhi court gives Tunda's custody to Hyderabad Police

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday allowed a plea of Hyderabad Police seeking custody of LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda in connection with a case lodged against him and others in 1998 on charges of waging war against India.Additional sessions judge...

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PM felicitates kin of 20 bravehearts who lost lives in Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday felicitated kin of 20 bravehearts who lost their lives during relief and rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.At a special function organized on the occasion of 9th foundation day of NDMA,...

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CBI questions retired IAF deputy chief in AgustaWestland case

NEW DELHI: CBI on Friday questioned a retired Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in connection with the VVIP helicopter deal.Sources said that the officer, ex-Deputy Air Chief JS Gujral, was examined as a witness in the case.Gujral had retired...

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Threat to blow up Haridwar railway station allegedly by LeT

HARIDWAR: A letter purportedly by terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba has threatened to blow up Haridwar railway station and temples in the city on December 29, police said on Thursday. In the letter to Haridwar Railway Station Superintendent Gopal Krishna...

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Asaram aide Shilpi sent to eight-day judicial custody

JODHPUR: A local court on Thursday sent Shilpi, a key aide of Asaram Bapu and co-accused in the case of alleged sexual exploitation of a teenage girl, to eight-day judicial custody. Shilpi, the warden of Asaram's 'ashram' in Chhindwara district of Madhya...

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FIR against HDFC Bank, others for cheating retired bureaucrat

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has informed a court here that, as per its orders, an FIR has been lodged against HDFC Bank along with unknown persons for allegedly cheating a retired bureaucrat of over Rs 13.6 lakh by making withdrawals from his bank account...

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2 killed in Nepal ultra-light aircraft crash

KATHMANDU: Two people, including a Chinese tourist, were killed on Thursday when an ultra-light aircraft crashed in bad weather in Nepal's resort town of Pokhara.Pilot Stephen Shrestha and a Chinese national died when the ultra-light aircraft crashed...

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Malaysia Airlines offers special fares from Chennai, Bangalore to Australian cities

CHENNAI: Malaysia Airlines has introduced special fares from Chennai and Bangalore to Australian cities as part of a tourism promotion campaign along with Tourism Australia.The fares starting from Rs 44,999 from Chennai and Bangalore, Rs 46,999 from...

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Obama postpones Malaysia trip over US shutdown: State media

President Barack Obama has postponed a visit to Malaysia due to the US government shutdown, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was quoted as saying by state news agency Bernama on Wednesday.Obama was set to visit Malaysia for an address scheduled for...

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Sons of soil shun Dandi, villagers turn westwards

SURAT: Dandi in Navsari district was not known to many until Mahatma Gandhi took out his Salt March to this coastal village in 1930. Gandhiji shook the foundation of the British Empire through his Satyagraha against the imposition of tax on salt and...

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Two Pakistani army officials killed in quake-hit area of Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani military personnel were killed on Wednesday and another injured in an IED blast while they were carrying out relief efforts in quake-hit areas in Balochistan province."The personnel were distributing tents, ration and other relief...

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Baluchistan separatists threaten more attacks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A prominent separatist commander in Pakistan's mineral-rich Baluchistan threatened on Wednesday to step up attacks on security forces after at least two soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb in the vast and lawless region.The renewed threat...

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Uttar Pradesh riot victims demand speedy justice

NEW DELHI: A group of victims of the Muzaffarnagar riots in Uttar Pradesh and Muslim religious leaders from 14 states Wednesday demanded speedy justice and adequate compensation.At a demonstration organised by the All India Imams Council, the victims...

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Goa legislative assembly to go paperless from upcoming session

PANAJI: The forthcoming Goa legislative assembly session will begin on a green note this time when the six-day-long proceedings will run through trials of being nearly paperless."The trials of having paperless legislative assembly procedure will begin...

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India's stealth frigate INS Sahyadri set sails for Australia

MELBOURNE: To boost naval ties with Australia, India's newly commissioned INS Sahyadri — a guided missile stealth frigate — will participate in the International Fleet Review (IFR) to be held in Sydney this month.During the IFR from October 4, the Shivalik-class...

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Congress corporator alleges discrimination in Narendra Modi's constituency

AHMEDABAD: The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) board meeting witnessed an uproar after its youngest corporator Shahjad Khan alleged the BJP of discriminating the minority areas on the stretch from Isanpur cross-roads to Behrampura falling under...

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Mauritius-bound flight from Chennai cancelled after technical snag

CHENNAI: A Mauritius-bound flight with 200 passengers on board had to return to its parking bay at Anna International Terminal here on Tuesday after the pilot noticed a technical snag ahead of its take off, airport sources said.The Air Mauritius flight...

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Air India flight to Muscat cancelled after pilot felt uneasy

AHMEDABAD: Air India flight to Muscat had to be cancelled on Sunday night after the pilot complained of chest pain while the flight was still on runway. The scheduled flight AI-985 Ahmedabad-Mumbai-Muscat had to be cancelled at the last minute after...

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HC quashes appointment of 1983 physical training instructors teachers of Haryana

CHANDIGARH: As many as 1983 Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) working in various schools of the state education department Haryana have to lose their job, as a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday upheld the orders of a single...

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HC quashes appointment of 1983 physical training instructors of Haryana

CHANDIGARH: As many as 1983 Physical Training Instructors (PTIs) working in various schools of the state education department Haryana have to lose their job, as a division bench of the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday upheld the orders of a single...

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Meerut violence: Over 3600 booked, Sangeet Som's supporters give call of another panchayat

LUCKNOW: The Meerut police on Monday lodged cases against 3,605 people including BJP MLA Sangeet Singh Som's wife and brothers for violating prohibitory orders and organizing panchayat in Khera village under Sardhana area on Sunday, which led to clashes...

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Meerut violence: Over 3,600 booked, Sangeet Som's supporters give call for another panchayat

LUCKNOW: The Meerut police on Monday lodged cases against 3,605 people including BJP MLA Sangeet Singh Som's wife and brothers for violating prohibitory orders and organizing panchayat in Khera village under Sardhana area on Sunday, which led to clashes...

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Elderly Nepalese man claims to be world's shortest person

An elderly Nepalese man who is just 41 centimetres (16 inches) tall is stepping up his campaign to be recognised as the world's shortest person.Master Nau, 73, who is confined to a wheelchair, recently flew from his remote village southwest of the capital...

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MPs seek PM's intervention to end harassment of IFS officer

NEW DELHI: A group of MPs and an activists' outfit have demanded Prime Minister's intervention into the alleged harassment of an Indian Foreign Service officer, who had unearthed a forestry scam in Haryana involving top politicians.The MPs — Basudev...

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Private chopper carrying five missing in the hills near Mumbai

MUMBAI: A helicopter belonging to a private company went missing while on a Mumbai-Aurangabad flight near here early on Sunday, officials said.The chopper is reportedly carrying at least five passengers. It took off from Juhu airport around 7.45am on...

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Clash at Meerut mahapanchayat in support of arrested BJP MLA Sangeet Som

MEERUT: Villagers clashed with police on Sunday in Khera village here after defying prohibitory orders to hold a mahapanchayat against slapping of NSA on BJP MLA Sangeet Som in connection with the Muzaffarnagar violence.One person was injured in the...

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US drone kills three in Pakistani tribal region near Afghan border

MIRANSHAH: A US drone strike killed three militants on Sunday in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said.The attack took place in the Dargamandi area, seven kilometres (four miles) north of Miranshah which is the main...

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Bombs hit capital of Iraq Kurdish region, 4 killed

ARBIL: Bombings killed four people in the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region on Sunday, officials said, a rare attack on an area usually spared violence plaguing the rest of the country.Nozad Hadi, the governor of Arbil province, told AFP that...

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