Gandhian and freedom fighter Savitaben Patel passes away

VADODARA: Staunch Gandhian and freedom fighter Savitaben Bhanubhai Patel passed away here on Friday after a prolonged illness.She was 90. The last rites were conducted at Vadi Vadi crematorium, where her daughter Usha lit the funeral pyre in the presence...

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Odisha orders property attachment of Saradha, Seashore Groups

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government has issued an interim order for the attachment of properties of Kolkata-based ponzi scheme firm Saradha Group and the state-based Seashore Group of companies which allegedly duped investors of crores of rupees."The state...

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Rain and snowfall expected in Kashmir valley

SRINAGAR: Rain and snowfall is expected at a few places in Kashmir which will bring some respite from the cold and dry weather conditions in the valley, a Met Department official said."Rain or snowfall could occur at a few places in Kashmir division,...

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Opportunities provided by Indo-US nuke deal yet to be tapped: Condoleezza Rice

NEW DELHI: The technological opportunities provided by the Indo-US civil nuclear deal are yet to be tapped, former US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday."The civil nuclear deal opened the way for extraordinary technological cooperation....

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Indian officials to question middleman in VVIP helicopter scam on Dec 13

NEW DELHI: Indian officials will question Guido Ralph Haschke, one of the three middlemen who allegedly helped swing the VVIP helicopter deal for AgustaWestland, in an Italian court next week.Haschke, whose statement is being recorded by the Italian...

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Madras high court upholds stringent safety rules for cracker units

CHENNAI: Flaying fire cracker unit owners for showing least concern for the poor working in the hazardous industry, the Madras high court has declined to stay or quash a circular issued by the Centre to enhance safety at these units.Justice K K Sasidharan,...

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Income Tax raid in BJP spokesman's houses in Jharkhand, Ranchi and Kolkata

JAMSHEDPUR: Income tax sleuths have been conducting raids in 20 premises of BJP leader, Amarpreet Singh Kale including in Jamshedpur, Ranchi and Kolkata on Friday.Twenty teams of Income tax (investigation) sleuths comprising from Jharkhand and Bihar...

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Chinese filmmaker faces $164m lawsuit for violating one-child policy

BEIJING: Top Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is facing a $164 million lawsuit after violating the country's controversial one-child policy, state media reported Friday, prompting renewed debate around the rules. Critics say China's late-1970s family-planning...

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Illiterates in Himachal will get skill development allowance: CM

SHIMLA: Even the illiterate youth of State would now be able to reap benefits of ambitious Skill Development Allowance Scheme (SDAS) in selected trades such as masonry, carpentry, welding, plumber, painter and blacksmith etc. for upgrading their skills,...

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RLD to pitch for Harit Pradesh if Telangana bill passed

MEERUT: Rashtriya Lok Dal has said it will strongly push the proposal for a separate Harit Pradesh if the Telangana bill is passed in Parliament.The party will also put pressure on the Congress high command for the state, RLD general secretary and MP...

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Thailand protesters at police HQ before royal birthday

BANGKOK: Prime Minister Yinlguck Shinawatra returned to her office Wednesday for the first time in five days but her effort to show that normalcy was returning to Thailand after days of violent protests was upstaged by another rowdy rally at the national...

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Yercaud byelection: 43% polling recorded till noon; tension prevails at Masinaickenpatty

YERCAUD: About 43% polling was recorded till noon in Yercaud assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu where a byelection is taking place.Polling was more or less peaceful, except for an incident at Masinaickenpatty on the outskirts of Salem where tension...

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BJP leaders meet UP governor over sugarcane prices

LUCKNOW: A delegation of BJP leaders today met Uttar Pradesh Governor B L Joshi and requested him to direct the state government to fix cane price at Rs 325 per quintal and ensure that farmers are paid their dues with interest. The delegation led by...

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Trinamool adheres to government policy on Teesta, Mamata says

KOLKATA: Notwithstanding her party's opposition to the land boundary agreement and Teesta water sharing pact with Bangladesh, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that the state's ruling Trinamool Congress adheres to the central...

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Leaders of Sriram Sene present Bhagavad Gita to Tarun Tejpal

PANAJI: Leaders of Shriram Sene on Wednesday presented a copy of Bhagavad Gita to Tehelka's founder editor Tarun Tejpal who is in police custody (through the crime branch) and also couriered another two copies - one to former managing editor Shoma Chaudhury...

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India to contribute $1 million to anti-chemical weapons body

NEW DELHI: India has decided to give $1 million to the trust of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons at The Hague for destruction of Syria's chemical weapons and related facilities, a move that will strengthen its case for inclusion in...

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No urgency to set up Cauvery Management Board: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea of Tamil Nadu government for setting up Cauvery Management Board for implementation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award, saying there is "no urgency" for it....

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No urgency to set up Cauvery Management Board: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea of Tamil Nadu government for setting up Cauvery Management Board for implementation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal award, saying there is "no urgency" for it....

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BJP misleading people on J&K married women's residency: Omar

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday accused BJP of "diverting" attention from Narendra Modi who "knowingly or unknowingly misled the people," on a Bill on the issue of residency of women marrying outside the state.Omar...

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Guardian editor to be grilled by UK MPs over Snowden leaks

LONDON: The editor of Britain's Guardian newspaper, Alan Rusbridger, is to appear before lawmakers today to defend his newspaper's publication of intelligence documents leaked by former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden.Parliament's home affairs...

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WTO meet begins tomorrow, high stakes for India's food programme

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Dec 2, 2013, 01.57PM IST BALI: Ministers and trade diplomats from 159 countries will get into tough negotiations at the WTO ministerial meeting beginning here tomorrow with India seeking a deal...

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8 killed, 14 injured in van-truck collision in Gujarat

ANAND (Gujarat): Eight persons, including three women, were killed and 14 others injured when their van collided head-on with a truck on Tarapur-Vataman Highway near here, police said on Monday.The accident took place late last night on Tarapur- Vataman...

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Law intern's case: Protest outside former SC judge Ganguly's office

KOLKATA: A group of activists today protested outside the office of former SC judge Justice A K Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing an intern, and demanded his arrest as well as resignation from the post of chairman of West Bengal Human Rights Commission.The...

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Manish Tewari demands a white paper on financial situation in Punjab

LUDHIANA: Firing another salvo on the ruling government Union information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari has demanded a white paper on the financial situation in the state of Punjab. He alleged that the Punjab government so far has been in denial...

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Muzaffarnagar riots: BJP leader surrenders, sent to 14-day judicial custody

MUZAFFARNAGAR: BJP leader Sadhvi Prachi, wanted for her alleged involvement in the recent communal riots that killed over 60 persons, on Monday surrendered before a local court which sent her to 14-day judicial custody.Prachi surrendered before the court...

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Former President Pratibha Patil returns all official gifts to Rashtrapati Bhavan

NEW DELHI: Former President Pratibha Patil has returned all the gifts received by her in official capacity after they were displayed at a school owned by her family in Amravati in Maharashtra."155 gifts received by the former President, Pratibha Devisingh...

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AK Ganguly need not resign as rights panel chief: Sorabjee

NEW DELHI: Former Supreme Court judge AK Ganguly need not resign from the chairmanship of West Bengal Human Rights Commission in the wake of sexual harassment allegation against him as it would set a "dangerous precedent", former attorney general Soli...

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Moderate 5.3-magnitude jolts China's Xinjiang province

BEIJING: A moderate quake of 5.3-magnitude jolted China's remote Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Sunday.The epicentre was at a depth of 9 km, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.There were no reports of any damage or casualty, state-run Xinhua...

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Rome for first talks with pope

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Rome on Sunday for a two-day official visit during which he will meet Pope Francis for the first time.The Israeli leader took off around midday accompanied by six of his ministers, including...

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Siddaramaiah orders sugar factories to pay minimum support price

BANGALORE: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday warned sugar factory owners of action if they fail to adhere to the minimum support price fixed for sugarcane by the government.The government has fixed Rs 2,500 per tonne as MSP and offered Rs 150 per...

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