Horn of Africa pirates took up to $413 mn since 2005: Study

WASHINGTON: Horn of Africa pirates have raked in up to $413 million in ransom since 2005, with most of it used to finance "global scale" criminal operations, a new study said on Friday.The study said the pirates themselves get little of the money paid...

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11 killed, 17 injured during explosion at fireworks factory in China

BEIJING: An explosion at a fireworks factory in southern China killed 11 workers and injured 17 others, state media and a local official said Saturday. Most of the victims were female workers who were assembling fuses for firecrackers, the official...

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China assumes UN Security Council's rotating presidency

UNITED NATIONS: China on Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council ( UNSC) for November.Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, took over the rotating presidency from Agshin Mehdiyev, permanent representative...

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Won't allow Hindu version of Taliban to succeed: Digvijaya

NEW DELHI: Mounting a fresh attack on Narendra Modi and BJP, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Saturday said he won't allow "Hindu version of Taliban" to succeed in India."I hate all those who advocate ideology of hate including Taliban and...

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Bhairavnath temple near Kedarnath closed for winter

KEDARNATH: The sacred portals of Bhairavnath temple near Kedarnath in Garhwal Himalayas were closed on Saturday for winter amid chanting of vedic hymns and a mild snowfall.An elaborate two hour prayers were held by the priest of Kedarnath temple Bagesh...

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Rhino horn recovered, two nabbed in Assam

SIBSAGAR ( Assam): Two persons were arrested and a rhino horn and its small pieces worth over Rs 45 lakh in the international market were recovered from their possession in upper Assam's Sibsagar district, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off...

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Russia's PM says US hurt by evidence of 'cynical' spying

MOSCOW: The United States faces a tough task undoing the damage inflicted by allegations it has spied on leaders of allied countries, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.Reports that the US National Security Agency tapped German Chancellor Angela...

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Government office timings changed in Kashmir Valley with onset of winter

SRINAGAR: With the onset of winter, the working hours of all government departments in the Kashmir Valley have been changed from Friday.The revised working hours in all government offices and institutions, except schools, will be 10:30am to 4:30pm with...

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Andhra Pradesh formation day celebrated, Telangana supporters protest

HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Formation Day was celebrated on a grand scale in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema on Friday, while Telangana supporters organized protests. Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy unfurled the national flag and took salute during...

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Modi will have to 'unlearn' before learning on economy, finance minister says

NEW DELHI: As Narendra Modi sharpened his attack on the government accusing it of failing to curb price rise, finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday hit back saying the BJP's prime ministerial candidate will have to "unlearn" a lot before he learns...

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Radia tapes: CBI registers preliminary enquiry against I-T officer

NEW DELHI: The CBI has registered one more preliminary enquiry related to Radia tapes against a senior Income Tax officer who was allegedly trying to get transferred by bribing other officers.Sources said a senior I-T officer, an alleged middlemen connected...

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Modi govt in Gujarat wants to keep Lokayukta in its clutches: Sibal

NEW DELHI: Law minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday slammed BJP for adopting "double standards" in dealing with corruption, saying the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat is trying to keep the proposed state Lokayukta in its "clutches". Sibal's remarks came...

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Thailand’s former prime minister says will fight indictment

BANGKOK: A former Thai prime minister and his deputy vowed on Tuesday to fight any legal charges against them for their alleged role in the death of anti-government demonstrators during a bloody 2010 crackdown.Ex-premier Abhisit Vejjajiva told reporters...

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Mulayam attacks BJP, says Modi is present only in Gujarat and media

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, while addressing a massive rally in Azamgarh on Tuesday, said that BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is present in only two places — Gujarat and TV. "Only that party will win elections...

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Government for periodical review of employees' service record

NEW DELHI: Central government departments have been told to immediately start verifying service records of employees due to retire in next five years so as to avoid detection of any gap in their tenure at later stage.Every step in a government servant's...

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Railways introduce special Diwali trains on Konkan route

MANGALORE: Konkan Railway will run AC (Weekly) special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Madgaon- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and a Special Train between Kochuveli - Hazrat Nizamuddin route during Diwali Festival to clear extra rush of passengers....

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Three killed as car ploughs into Beijing's Tiananmen Square

BEIJING: Three people were killed and many injured on Monday, police said, when a car ploughed into pedestrians and caught fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the site of 1989 pro-democracy protests bloodily suppressed by the government.Police said on...

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Air India Dreamliner flight returns to Melbourne airport after take off

MELBOURNE: An Air India Dreamliner flight to New Delhi with about 200 passengers on board returned to Melbourne airport after take off due to a technical snag, officials said on Monday.The Melbourne-Delhi Dreamliner flight experienced some technical...

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Former Andhra minister Mopidevi gets bail in corruption case

HYDERABAD: The special CBI court on Monday granted bail to former Andhra Pradesh minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao in the 'quid-pro-quo investments' case involving Kadapa MP Y S Jaganmohan Reddy's companies. Mopidevi will have to submit two sureties...

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Delhi Police arrest Yasin Bhatkal, his aide in fresh case

NEW DELHI: Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his close aide were on Monday sent to custody of Delhi Police for 15 days after a court here allowed the plea of the probe agency to arrest them in a case lodged in 2011 for allegedly setting...

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India makes a stab at global arms selling

NEW DELHI: Many would rub their eyes as India, the world's largest arms importer, for the first time showcases an array of its weapons and equipment for export at an international exhibition in South Korea next week, signalling its intention to be a...

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Fishermen issue will be taken up with Sri Lanka, Narayanasamy says

KARAIKAL: India would take up the issue of Indian fishermen languishing in Sri Lankan jails during the visit of defence secretary of the island nation Gotabaya Rajapaksa to New Delhi later this week, Union minister of state in the PMO V Narayanasamy...

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to hold meeting on Navi Mumbai airport on Nov 13

THANE: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting in New Delhi on November 13 to discuss over the bottlenecks in the progress of the greenfield airport at Panvel in Navi Mumbai.Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said this at a public...

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Two Indians among three arrested in Nepal poll candidate murder

KATHMANDU: Two Indian nationals are among three people arrested in the murder of the constituent assembly election candidate in Bara district in southern Nepal earlier this month.Police said on Sunday that Mohamed Alam, a UML candidate for the November...

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Thousands protest Putin's crackdown in Russia

MOSCOW: Several thousand Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday in a new protest at President Vladimir Putin's rule and a judicial crackdown against opponents.Chanting "Putin is a thief" and "Freedom to political prisoners!", protesters marched...

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