Cold wave aggravates as mercury stays below normal in Himachal

SHIMLA: The intense cold condition continued without any respite in Himachal Pradesh as mercury stayed below normal and several towns in the lower hills shivered under piercing cold wave.The key tourist resort of Manali recorded a low of minus 1 degree...

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IAF seeking to obtain initial operational clearance for Tejas: Browne

HYDERABAD: With the phasing out of MiG-21 Type 77 aircraft from its fleet, the Indian Air Force is now seeking to obtain initial operational clearance (IOC) for light combat aircraft 'Tejas', which is developed by HAL, Air chief marshal NAK Browne said...

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AAP's rise has challenged established institutions: Amartya Sen

NEW DELHI: Aam Admi Party's rise is an "important departure" in politics which has challenged the established institutions, eminent economist Amartya Sen said on Saturday.The Nobel laureate also said that Anna Hazare's decision to stay away from the...

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C N Karunakaran, eminent artist, passes away

KOCHI: Internationally renowned Indian artist and former chairman of Lalitkala Akademi C N Karunakaran passed away at a hospital here following cardiac arrest, family sources said.He was 72 and is survived by his wife, son and daughter. Born in Brahmakulam...

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Karmapa begins prayer for world peace at Bodh Gaya

PATNA: The 17th Karmapa, spiritual head of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhists, on Saturday began the Kagyu-Moenlam prayer amid tight security at Bodh Gaya, considered the birthplace of Buddhism, in Bihar, police said.Kagyu Monlam ("moen" in Tibetan...

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Amend Section 377 immediately, MP minister charged with sodomy says

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh's former finance minister Raghavji, who was arrested after being accused of sodomy by his domestic help, said on Thursday that there is an immediate need to decriminalize homosexuality.Raghavji, who was sacked from BJP after being...

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President give Andhra assembly time till Jan 25 to give views on Telangana bill

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee has given the Andhra Pradesh state legislature time until January 23 to give its views and suggestions on the draft Andhra Pradesh (Reorganisation) Bill, according to sources in the Union home ministry.The draft...

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Amend Section 377 immediately: MP minister charged with sodomy

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh's former finance minister Raghavji, who was arrested after being accused of sodomy by his domestic help, said on Thursday that there is an immediate need to decriminalize homosexuality.Raghavji, who was sacked from BJP after being...

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BJP will welcome Digvijaya Singh if he was ousted by Congress: Kailash Vijaywargiya

INDORE: Humiliating defeat of Congress party in just concluded assembly election in Madhya Pradesh has earned former chief minister of state and Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh many critics and opponent in his own party, but on Thursday Singh...

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Mysore royal family upset over alleged rift in family

MYSORE: Discussions in media on the heir apparent and litigations surrounding the properties of Mysore royal family seems to have left perturbed the family members including Promoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of Srikanta Datta Narashiamraj Wadiyar, who passed...

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India's rating may come under pressure if polls end in hung Parliament: S&P

The author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Dec 11, 2013, 02.58PM IST MUMBAI: India's sovereign rating may come under pressure if general elections due by May next year end up with a hung Parliament or with a government unable to push...

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Justice Buch takes charge as Gujarat Lokayukta

AHMEDABAD: After a decade, Gujarat finally got Lokayukta as Justice (retd) D P Buch takes oath at a ceremony organized in Raj Bhavan banquet hall in Gandhinagar on Wednesday.The oath was administered by governor Kamla in the presence of chief minister...

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Kejriwal, Butalia, Krishnan among '100 global thinkers of 2013'

NEW YORK: Founder of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal is among Foreign Policy magazine's leading 'global thinkers of 2013', a list of 100 people who have made "measurable difference" and are "pushing the boundaries of the possible".Activists...

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Penal provision for homosexuality reflection of 'medieval mindset: ASG Indira Jaising

NEW DELHI: A "historical opportunity" has been lost to expand constitutional values, additional solicitor general (ASG) Indira Jaising said on Wednesday reacting to the Supreme Court verdict holding gay sex as a punishable offence.Lending her support...

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Prafulla Chandra, noted agriculturist and technologist, passes away

SHIMOGA: Well-known agriculturist and technologist Devangi Prafulla Chandra passed away at a private hospital here on Wednesday due to heart attack, family sources said.80-year-old Prafulla Chandra was popularly known as "Krishi Rushi" for his work in...

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In 20 years, 124 Army men held guilty of rights violations in Jammu & Kashmir

JAMMU: As many as 124 Army personnel, including 41 officers, have been found guilty of human rights violations and awarded exemplary punishments in the past 20 years in Jammu & Kashmir."As many as 124 personnel, including 41 officers, found guilty...

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Sysco to buy US Foods for $8.2 billion including debt

The author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Dec 9, 2013, 07.47PM IST HOUSTON: Sysco Corp said it would buy rival US Foods Inc for about $3.5 billion and assume about $4.7 billion in debt to cement its position as the biggest US food...

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Assembly elections: PM congratulates Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Raman Singh

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated BJP leaders Vasundhara Raje, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh on Monday, for the victory in assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.Singh called up Raje, who is set...

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Justice Ganguly case: PIL filed seeking direction to Bengal govt on state's rights panel

KOLKATA: A PIL was filed on Monday before the Calcutta high court seeking direction to the West Bengal government to take necessary steps to ensure that people did not lose faith in the West Bengal human rights commission in the wake of the Supreme Court's...

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Dalai Lama not to attend Nelson Mandela's funeral ceremony

DHARAMSHALA: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama will not attend the funeral ceremony of anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela in South Africa where he has been denied visa.The Dalai Lama, who is currently away for a winter sojourn, has no plans to attend...

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India, Lanka enjoy unbreakable bonds, Indian envoy says

COLOMBO: India and Sri Lanka are linked by an unbreakable historical bond as they share a common religion in Buddhism, the Indian high commissioner here said on Sunday. Y K Sinha was addressing a gathering at the opening of the Indian Gallery at the...

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Good governance matters, India Inc on assembly poll results

NEW DELHI: Results of four state elections are giving a strong message that government and political parties need to ensure good governance and provide corruption free rule, industry leaders said on Sunday."Congress has been shown the door for poor political...

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Delhi election results 2013: AAP's rise a matter of concern for both BJP, Cong: Rudy

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday said the rise of Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi is a matter of concern for it as much as for Congress and maintained it could have won clear majority had it not been a three-cornered fight.BJP general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy...

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Mizoram assembly election verdict to come on Monday

AIZAWL: The fate of the Congress government in Mizoram will be known when votes polled for the assembly elections held on Nov 25 are counted on Monday, officials said here on Sunday.Over 81 per cent of the total of 690,860 voters exercised their franchise...

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At least eight explosions bombings kill 30 in and around Iraqi capital Baghdad

BAGHDAD: At least eight explosions tore through predominantly Shia Muslim areas in and around Baghdad on Sunday, hitting crowded market places, commercial districts and even a car repair shop in a string of bombings that killed at least 30 people, officials...

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