11 tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh hostel allege sexual abuse by tutor

HYDERABAD: Eleven minor tribal girls residing in a students' hostel run by an NGO in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, have alleged sexual assault by their tutor for the past five months, police said on Saturday.According to Nalgonda superintendent...

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Gujarati poet Chinu Modi gets Sahitya Akademi Award

NEW DELHI: Gujarati poet Chinu Modi has been conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2013 for his poetry book "Khara Zaran", an official statement said on Saturday.The book was selected by a three-member jury.Other winners announced in December,...

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Nato soldier killed in Afghan multiple suicide attack

JALALABAD (Afghanistan): Six Taliban suicide attackers launched an assault on a joint Afghan-Nato base in the east of Afghanistan today, killing one Nato soldier during a prolonged firefight, officials said. One attacker in an explosives-packed vehicle...

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Western Ghats: Kerala urges PM to relax ecologically sensitive areas rule

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala on Saturday conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh its apprehensions over the K Kasturirangan committee report on Western Ghats conservation and asked the Centre to correct flaws in identification of ecologically sensitive...

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It was just PM's farewell press conference, Nitish Kumar says

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's press conference yesterday was only meant to bid farewell to public life."There is nothing more to react to the Prime Minister's press conference other than it...

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Israel test-fires Arrow missile shield, eyes Syria, Iran

JERUSALEM: Israel successfully tested its upgraded Arrow ballistic missile interceptor for the second time on Friday, pushing forward work on a US-backed defence against threats seen from Iran, Syria and Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.One of several...

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Khurshid backs PM's remark on Modi, says Congress feels same way

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "gentle soul" and "economic genius" and his remark on Narendra Modi is what the Congress feels "strongly and bitterly," Union minister Salman Khurshid said on Friday. "He is only expressing here what we...

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LeT bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda withdraws bail plea

NEW DELHI: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, one of the 20 terrorists India had asked Pakistan to hand over after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, on Friday withdrew his bail petition filed before a Delhi court.72-year-old Tunda,...

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Mumbai: Three cops surrender in doctor attack case; protesters to withdraw stir

MUMBAI: Maharashtra government on Friday informed the Bombay high court that three policemen involved in an attack on a doctor in Solapur have surrendered, even as the state association of resident doctors here said that it will soon withdraw its indefinite...

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Will welcome visit by PM Manmohan Singh, Pakistan says

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it would welcome a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who has expressed hope of making a trip to the neighbouring country in the next four months, even as it sought the resumption of the composite dialogue."There is an outstanding...

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Jet Airways to launch Abu Dhabi-Chennai flight from January 16

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Jan 2, 2014, 03.57PM IST MUMBAI: Private carrier Jet Airways will launch a daily flight service from Abu Dhabi to Chennai from January 16.The new service will now connect Chennai to several global...

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Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy moves SC seeking permission to go abroad

NEW DELHI: Sahara Group chief Subrata Roy, who has been restrained from going abroad for failing to refund Rs 20,000 crore investors money, on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking its permission to go overseas for business purposes. A bench of justices...

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AAP sets out for constituency specific manifesto ahead of LS polls

MANGALORE: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Dakshina Kannada unit is all set to replicate its Delhi move to come up with constituency specific manifesto for the 2014 general elections. It has sought suggestions from people to formulate comprehensive manifesto...

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Former diplomat Hardeep Puri joins BJP

NEW DELHI: Retired career diplomat Hardeep Puri, who served as India's permanent representative at the UN, on Thursday joined BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, following in the footsteps of former home secretary R K Singh and petroleum secretary...

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Hardeep Puri, former permanent representative at the UN, joins BJP

NEW DELHI: Retired career diplomat Hardeep Puri, who served as India's permanent representative at the UN, on Thursday joined BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, following in the footsteps of former home secretary R K Singh and petroleum secretary...

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Shiva Kumar and Roshan Baig sworn-in as ministers in Karnataka cabinet

BANGALORE: Amidst displeasure expressed by few senior Congress MLAs and flak from civil society activists, senior Congress MLAs D K Shiva Kumar and R Roshan Baig were sworn-in as cabinet ministers here on Wednesday.Chief minister Siddaramaiah at the...

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Thousands rally on New Year's day for Hong Kong democracy

HONG KONG: Thousands marched in Hong Kong on Wednesday to demand a greater say in how their future leaders will be chosen, expressing fears that China will limit long-awaited political reforms."Democracy will prevail" read some banners as protesters...

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Gujarat: Former BJP MLA Kanu Kalsariya joins Aam Aadmi Party

AHMEDABAD: Former BJP MLA Kanu Kalsariya, who spearheaded the agitation against Nirma's cement plant in his constituency, on Wednesday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the presence of its national executive member Dinesh Vaghela.Kalsariya, who had...

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People won't forgive Congress if it withdraws support to AAP: Prashant Bhushan

MUMBAI: People of Delhi won't forgive Congress if it withdraws support to the Arvind Kejriwal-led government, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Prashant Bhushan said here on Wednesday.He said Lok Sabha elections are the next target for his party after the...

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Infosys former board member Balakrishnan joins AAP

BANGALORE: In a surprise move, V Balakrishnan, who stepped down as board member of software behemoth Infosys recently creating ripples in the corporate circles, has joined the Aam Admi Party."Yes I have become the member of AAP, have got the confirmation...

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Owing to heavy snowing, Kashmir varsity postpones exams

SRINAGAR: In view of heavy snowfall, the Kashmir University has postponed all examinations scheduled to be held in the first week of next month."All University examinations scheduled from January 1 to 5 next year have been postponed owing to heavy snowfall,"...

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UP Police stops relief material from reaching relief camps in Muzaffarnagar

LUCKNOW: Activist Shehzad Poonawalla, who is running the Blanket of Hope initiative for the victims of Muzaffarnagar riots, was illegally stopped by the police while he was taking relief material to the Loi camp in Muzaffarnagar district.The incident...

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Pakistan's new ambassador to US assumes charge

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's newly-appointed ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani has taken charge of the post after reaching Washington.Jilani reached the US capital seven months after the previous envoy, Sherry Rehman, quit and returned home when the Pakistan...

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Contrary to Modi, Chhattisgarh ‘poorer’ than Jharkhand

RAIPUR: BJP prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, seems to have committed yet another faux pas by claiming that Chhattisgarh is better off than Jharkhand, as various indices show the latter to be a more prosperous state, with a higher per-capita...

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Borivali railway station escalator to get operational tomorrow

MUMBAI: In a New Year gift to the suburban commuters, the Western Railways said on Tuesday it will throw open the newly installed escalator at Borivali station for the public on Wednesday.The new escalator facility on the Borivili station will provide...

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81 private schools to refund excess fees to parents: Panel to Delhi high court

NEW DELHI: A judicial panel set up by the Delhi high court has recommended that more than 80 private schools have to refund the excess fees they charged in 2009 without paying salaries to their staff as per the sixth pay commission.A three-member committee...

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Lalu Prasad to visit camps of Muzaffarnagar riot victims today

NEW DELHI: After Rahul Gandhi, it was the turn of RJD chief Lalu Prasad to visit the camps of riot victims in Muzaffarnagar.Prasad, whose party is expected to have an alliance with the Congress for the next Lok Sabha polls, left for Muzaffarnagar early...

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CBI closes case against former Army vice chief Lt Gen Nobel Thamburaj

NEW DELHI: The CBI has closed its case in an alleged land scam purportedly involving a defence property in Pune cantonment in which a former Army vice chief was named as accused.The Mumbai branch of the agency filed a closure report before a special...

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Govt to revise medical procedures rates for CGHS empanelled hospitals

NEW DELHI: In a good news for lakhs of beneficiaries under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), the government is in the process of revising the rates of medical procedures offered by empanelled hospitals and diagnostic centres and giving them...

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Punjab Cong leader Amarinder Singh asks CM Badal to raise jat reservation issue with Centre

PATIALA: After writing to the Centre, Punjab Congress leader Amarinder Singh on Sunday asked chief minister Parkash Singh Badal to take up the issue of Jat reservation in the state with the Union government as it was a "procedural requirement".In a letter...

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