President Pranab cuts short West Bengal visit in view of Cyclone Phailin

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee, who is at his ancestral home in West Bengal for Durga Puja, has cut short his visit and will return to New Delhi on Saturday in view of Cyclone 'Phailin' that is set to hit Odisha coast. The President has decided...

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President Pranab cuts short West Bengal visit in view of Cyclone Phailin

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee, who is at his ancestral home in West Bengal for Durga Puja, has cut short his visit and will return to New Delhi on Saturday in view of Cyclone 'Phailin' that is set to hit Odisha coast. The President has decided...

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Cyclone Phailin: Cabinet secretary takes stock of situation, lakhs evacuated

NEW DELHI: Nearly 4.40 lakh people have been evacuated from danger zones in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states."This can be the second biggest evacuation exercise undertaken since 1990 when six lakh people were evacuated in Andhra Pradesh," NDMA vice-chairman...

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5.1 magnitude quake hits southwest Pakistan

KARACHI: A 5.1-magnitude earthquake today hit southwest Pakistan and tremors were felt in some areas that were devastated by a deadly temblor last month.The epicentre of the quake was 72 km southwest of Khuzdar in Balochistan province, according to the...

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Boat sinks on Mali river; 20 dead, dozens missing

BAMAKO, Mali: The mayor of a town in central Mali says a boat carrying hundreds of passengers has capsized on the Niger River and dozens are missing.Konna Mayor Sory Diakite told The Associated Press on Saturday that 20 bodies had been recovered by midday.Diakkite...

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Power stations resume operation as employees call off stir in Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: Two thermal power stations at Vijayawada and Kadapa went into steam today as power employees in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh resumed work after calling off their indefinite strike "temporarily" in view of cyclonic...

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Jagan Reddy seeks court nod to move out of Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: YSR Congress chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, who is facing corruption charges and was released from jail last month, on Friday moved a local court seeking relaxation in bail conditions to enable him to move out of the Andhra Pradesh capital. Jagan,...

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Snowden's father in 'emotional' meeting with son: Report

MOSCOW: The father of US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has held an "emotional" meeting with his son for the first time since the fugitive took refuge in Russia to escape US justice, a report said on Friday.Lon Snowden met his son after arriving...

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Anti-terrorist squad finds huge gaps in Shirdi shrine security

SHIRDI: A three-member Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) which checked security arrangements at Shirdi shrine yesterday noticed that temple security is lax, officials said.ATS officials went inside the temple with a bomb-like object wrapped in a carton since...

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Rihai Manch release audio clips of Muzaffarnagar rioters planning attack

LUCKNOW: The Rihai Manch, an outfit formed by some social activists to fight for withdrawal of fake terror cases against Muslims, on Friday demanded a CBI probe into Muzaffarnagar riots after releasing audio clips claiming them to be conversation between...

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20 Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian Coast Guard

TUTICORIN: Twenty Sri Lankan fishermen were arrested by the Indian Coast Guard on Thursday for allegedly fishing in Indian territorial waters off this coastal town.The fishermen along with their four boats have been brought here and would later be handed...

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Tension in Muzaffarnagar after youth shot dead

MUZAFFARNAGAR: A youth was allegedly shot dead by two motorcycle-borne men at Pachenda road here, triggering protests by locals who indulged in brick batting.Abid (28) was shot dead by two unidentified miscreants on Pachenda road here on Wednesday evening...

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British journalist Mark Tully's wife describes as 'bogus' email on Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: The wife of noted British journalist Sir Mark Tully on Thursday described as "bogus" an email circulating in cyberspace in his name on Congress president Sonia Gandhi."It is a bogus email that has gone viral on the net. It purports to be by...

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Withdrawal of Nato forces from Afghanistan increases heroin smuggling

AMRITSAR: With the loosening grip of security forces over Taliban following withdrawal of Nato forces from Afghanistan, the traditional poppy cultivation and heroin production in war torn nation is once again in full swing resulting in rise of incidents...

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2 remanded to judicial custody for impersonating PM Manmohan Singh, Lalu

NEW DELHI: Two persons, accused of making hoax calls and demanding favours and money by impersonating Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and RJD leader Lalu Prasad, were today sent back in 14 days' judicial custody by a Delhi court.Chief Metropolitan Magistrate...

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Uttar Pradesh government transfers three IPS officers

LUCKNOW: In a minor reshuffle in police department, Uttar Pradesh government has transferred three IPS officers.While commandant PAC, Allahabad, Anil Kumar Jain has been sent to Kannauj as Superintendent of Police, Balikaran Singh Yadav, who was attached...

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Andhra protests: Curfew relaxed in Vizianagaram for two hours

VISAKHAPATNAM: Curfew in violence-hit Vizianagaram town in the district was relaxed for two hours on Wednesday morning to facilitate people to purchase essential commodities as the situation is fast returning to normal.Deputy inspector general of police...

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Bangladesh war crimes tribunal gives life sentence to senior opposition member

DHAKA: A special Bangladesh tribunal has found a senior member of the opposition guilty of crimes against humanity stemming from the nation's 1971 independence war and sentenced him to life imprisonment.The prosecution says 83-year-old Abdul Alim of...

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Rahul Gandhi targets SP, BJP over Muzaffarnagar riots

ALIGARH: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted both the Uttar Pradesh government and the BJP over the Muzaffarnagar riots and said politicians engineer riots to win polls."Both Hindus and Muslims of Muzaffarnagar told me there is...

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Fukushima reactor disaster: Six workers get drenched in radioactive water

NEW DELHI: In the third accident in two weeks, six workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan were drenched in highly radioactive water. The mishap happened when four workers mistakenly detached a pipe that connected to a tank full of contaminated...

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Delhi gang rape: Lawyers of two convicts withdraw from case

NEW DELHI: Two lawyers, representing death row convicts Mukesh and Pawan Kumar Gupta, on Tuesday informed the Delhi high court that they are withdrawing from the December 16 gang-rape case on the ground of alleged interference by family members of the...

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Kayani gets additional charge as chairman of Pakistan's Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Tuesday assumed the additional charge as the chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee until a replacement is selected for the top post.Minister for information and broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid...

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Dalit community needs escape velocity of Jupiter for success: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Reaching out to the Dalits with the assembly and Lok Sabha elections approaching, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged for more representation for the community in the Congress party and attacked BSP leader Mayawati, saying...

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Wall Street opens flat as gov't shutdown continues

The author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Oct 8, 2013, 07.07PM IST NEW YORK: US stocks opened flat on Tuesday on faint signs of progress to resolve the fiscal standoff in Washington, which has closed much of the federal government.The...

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Puttur anti-terror operation: Jayalalithaa praises TN police, announces cash reward

CHENNAI: Hailing the Tamil Nadu police for their brave act of nabbing proclaimed offenders Sikkander 'Police' Fakrudeen, Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 15 lakh to police...

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Rahul Gandhi's constituency Amethi to have first mega food park of UP

NEW DELHI: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's constituency - Amethi - will have the first mega food park of Uttar Pradesh. The park, whose foundation stone was laid at Jagdishpur on Monday, will have 35 industrial units having capacity to give direct...

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BSF jawans in Sunderbans, Kutch to get hardship allowance

DEHRADUN:BSF jawans deployed in Sunderbans in West Bengal and Rann of Kutch in Gujarat will be given a hardship allowance every month considering the difficult circumstances in which they work, Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.Making the announcement...

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Akhilesh Yadav has failed to meet expectations of people: NCP

LUCKNOW: Describing Akhilesh Yadav's performance as an utter failure , Union minister and NCP general secretary Tariq Anwar has said that Uttar Pradesh chief minister had not lived up to the expectations of the people. Anwar said people had a lot of...

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French research ship Le Suroit rescues 29 Syrian refugees

POZZALLO: A French oceanographic vessel that helped find the wreck of the Titanic rescued 29 Syrian refugees on Monday, part of a group of 363 asylum-seekers that have landed in Italy in the past 24 hours.Le Suroit brought the Syrian migrants to the...

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Army chief General Bikram Singh's visit to US deferred due to shutdown

NEW DELHI: The US government lockdown, a result of the ongoing tussle between Democrats and Republicans over Barack Obama's healthcare programme, has claimed an unlikely victim.The impasse has torpedoed Army chief General Bikram Singh's proposed visit...

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Queen Elizabeth II invites Malala to Buckingham Palace

LONDON: Impressed by the bravery of Pakistani girls' education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, Queen Elizabeth II has invited her to the Buckingham Palace.The news of the invitation has increased speculation that the 16-year-old may be named as the youngest...

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Opposition slams Ajit Singh for Air India privatization remark

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Oct 6, 2013, 05.17PM IST NEW DELHI: Opposition parties including the Left on Sunday slammed civil aviation Minister Ajit Singh for saying that government was ready to privatize Air India and...

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Thousands pay respects to Vietnam's revered General Vo Nguyen Giap

HANOI: Thousands of mourners gathered outside the Hanoi house of Vietnam's revered General Vo Nguyen Giap on Sunday to pay their last respects to the wildly-popular independence hero following his death.Well-wishers carrying bunches of yellow flowers...

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Jodhpur Air Force station to receive 5 Dhruv helicopters

JODHPUR: Jodhpur Air Force station, a front-line air base, is all set to receive a batch of five Dhruv advanced light helicopters, which will eventually replace the ageing Chetaks, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday.The advanced helicopters, developed...

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to embark on visit to Russia, China from October 20

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will embark on a crucial trip to Russia and China from October 20 during which a number of pacts are expected to be inked in key areas of trade, business and energy.The first leg from October 20 to 22 in Russia...

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