Murder charge against Pak doctor who helped US track Osama bin Laden, US concerned

WASHINGTON: Expressing concern over the new murder charge brought against a doctor who helped the CIA to trace Osama bin Laden, the US has asked Pakistan to ensure that the jailed physician receives a fair trial for this new charge. "We are concerned...

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Tamil Nadu CM slams UPA govt yet again on attacks against fishermen by Lankan navy

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday lambasted the UPA government yet again for what she termed "insensitive handling" of the repeated and increasingly frequent and brutal attacks on fishermen from Tamil Nadu.In a letter to Prime...

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PM favours institutional mechanisms for women's safety

NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of rape and other crimes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday favoured putting in place institutional mechanisms to ensure safety and security of women and children.Addressing a conference of top police brass of...

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Karnataka loves chaat more than Delhi: Google survey

BANGALORE: The chaat culture seems to have engulfed Karnataka. Google Trend analytics done on Indian street food shows that the state topped the charts in terms of searches made for the word `chaat' followed by Delhi and Maharashtra during the September-November...

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Home ministry report debunks Andhra CM's claim on rise in Naxalism

HYDERABAD: While the chief minister has been claiming that left wing extremism (LWE) will become a major threat to development in both Telangana and Seemandhra regions if the state is bifurcated, the ground reality is quite contrary to his claims. As...

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Law graduate stood by her sexual harassment allegation

NEW DELHI: The law graduate who alleged sexual harassment by a recently-retired judge blogged that she stood by her earlier statements on this issue before the CJI appointed 3-judge fact-finding committee on November 18.The girl said during the meeting...

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Law graduate stood by her sexual harassment allegation

NEW DELHI: The law graduate who alleged sexual harassment by a recently-retired judge blogged that she stood by her earlier statements on this issue before the CJI appointed 3-judge fact-finding committee on November 18.The girl said during the meeting...

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DMK leader Baalu asks Speaker to return JPC report on 2G to chairman

NEW DELHI: Holding the JPC report on 2G scam as "incomplete", DMK leader and panel member T R Baalu has asked Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to return it to the chairman and direct him to re-submit it after including former telecom minister A Raja's written...

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Patna blasts: Bihar Police lodges FIR against Indian Mujahideen

PATNA: An FIR was lodged against the Indian Mujahideen organisation and its suspected operatives on Thursday by the Bihar Police in connection with the serial bomb blasts in the state's capital, police said.At a time when the National Investigation Agency...

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Only Sonia and God know Congress’s CM candidate for Chhattisgarh: Ajit Jogi

RAIPUR: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister, Ajit Jogi, on Thursday placed AICC President, Sonia Gandhi, and 'God' on the same pedestal and said that no one except these two know who will be the chief minister candidate from the party.Claiming that Congress...

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Low-intensity bomb explodes in Madurai, none hurt

MADURAI: A low-intensity explosive device planted in a stationary car exploded in the East Veli Street near Nelpettai in Madurai on Wednesday, sparking panic in the locality.Police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area. They said no one was injured...

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Port Blair-bound Go Air flight develops technical snag, passengers stranded

CHENNAI: More than 100 passengers were stranded at the Chennai airport as a Chennai-Port Blair Go Air flight returned after it developed a technical snag on Wednesday morning. Passengers were put to inconvenience as the airline had to cancel the flight...

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Contempt proceedings: SC accepts Gen VK Singh's apology

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday accepted the apology tendered by former Army chief Gen VK Singh and dropped the contempt proceedings which it had initiated, taking suo motu cognizance of his interview to a news channel casting aspersion on...

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If Modi had to quit, he would've done it in 2002: Manish Tewari

PANAJI: Congress on Wednesday said it will not demand the resignation of Narendra Modi over the snooping row claiming that if the Gujarat chief minister really wanted to quit he would have done that after the 2002 Godhra riot."You people are asking me...

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Mamata announces six per cent dearness allowance, CPI-M raises questions

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced an additional dearness allowance instalment of six per cent for state government employees amidst protest by opposition CPI-M that she did not follow assembly rules while making...

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SC orders NHRC probe into police brutality on AAP workers

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered an NHRC probe into alleged police brutality against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers who were protesting here against non-registration of an FIR in a rape case in June this year.A bench headed by Justice G...

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SC notice to Centre, RBI, Sebi on PIL on regulating chitfunds

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre, RBI and Sebi seeking their response on a PIL for putting in place a proper mechanism to regulate functioning of chit funds in the country. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam...

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Philippines says typhoon rebuilding cost may be up to $5.8 billion

MANILA: The cost of rebuilding houses, schools, roads and bridges in typhoon-devastated central Philippines could reach 250 billion pesos ($5.8 billion), making it likely that the government will seek cheap loans from development agencies, a senior official...

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Need law to bring back money stashed abroad, Modi says

ALWAR, RAJASTHAN: India needs a law to bring back black money stashed abroad, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as he hit out at the Congress government in Rajasthan.Saying the corrupt were depositing their ill-gotten wealth...

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Strong 6.3 quake strikes off eastern Indonesia, no reports of damage

JAKARTA: A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, the USGS reported, but there were no immediate reports of damage and local officials ruled out any threat of a tsunami.The quake struck 110 kilometres (68 miles) north-northeast...

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Abdul Kalam hospitalized after a fall, condition stable

NEW DELHI: Admitted to a hospital after a fall at his home, former President APJ Abdul Kalam is stable and recuperating well, hospital sources said on Monday.82-year-old Kalam was admitted to Army Research and Referral Hospital on Friday after he fell...

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Prime Minister to address top brass of the armed forces on Friday

NEW DELHI: The situation along the borders with China and Pakistan and the counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir are expected to be reviewed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the combined commanders' conference here on Friday.The Prime...

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​DMK seeks action against AIADMK men for allegedly erecting 'objectionable' banners

CHENNAI: DMK legal wing secretary RS Bharathi on Monday sought action against AIADMK functionaries who allegedly erected banners carrying 'objectionable, derogatory and defamatory' remarks against his party and its leader M Karunanidhi.The banners flayed...

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Trinamool Congress to bring resolution on Aadhaar cards in assembly

KOLKATA: The ruling Trinamool Congress would table a resolution on linking of Aadhaar cards with direct benefit transfer in the West Bengal assembly during its winter session which began on Monday.State parliamentary affairs and industry minister Partha...

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NIA in Raipur, grills alleged SIMI members on Patna blasts

RAIPUR: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday visited Raipur and questioned the suspected SIMI activists, who were arrested here recently, in connection with blasts in Patna at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally.According...

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French engineer kidnapped in Nigeria in 2012 freed: Francois Hollande

PARIS: A French engineer taken hostage in Nigeria in December 2012, Francis Collomp, has been freed, President Francois Hollande said on Sunday.In a statement, Hollande expressed thanks to Nigerian authorities for "decisive action" that led to Collomp's...

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France's Francois Hollande heads to Israel ahead of Iran talks

TEL AVIV: French President Francois Hollande heads to Israel on Sunday hoping to give a push to stalled peace talks with the Palestinians despite Israel's preoccupation with negotiations over Iran's nuclear programme.Hollande, who is flatlining in opinion...

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Kerry to visit Israel on Friday to discuss Iran deal, Netanyahu says

JERUSALEM: US secretary of state John Kerry will travel to Israel on Friday to discuss a proposed deal between world powers and Iran on the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.Netanyahu has condemned...

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Malta chosen as host of 2015 Commonwealth summit

COLOMBO: Malta was on Sunday unanimously chosen as the host of the next Commonwealth summit in 2015 after Mauritius pulled out in protest against the decision to hold this year's gathering in Sri Lanka despite an international outcry over alleged rights...

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Libya deputy intelligence chief abducted: Security official

TRIPOLI: Libya's deputy intelligence chief Mustafa Nuh was abducted on Sunday in Tripoli, a security official told AFP, as tensions ran high in the capital following deadly violence over the weekend."The vice-president of intelligence was abducted shortly...

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