Major fire destroys ancient Tibetan town in Chinese resort

BEIJING: A Tibetan town in southwest China's Shangri-la resort, famous for its ancient wooden structures and cultural relics, was today destroyed in a massive fire that gutted over 240 houses and forced the evacuation of 2,600 people.The fire broke out...

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CBI unearths major recruitment scam in IMA, books 3 Lieutenant Colonels

DEHRADUN: Unearthing a major recruitment scam in the Indian Military Academy, the CBI has booked three serving Lieutenant Colonels in connection with the case. Lieutenant Colonels Akhilesh Mishra, Jagdish Bishnoi and Ambarish Tiwari have been accused...

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More planning required for orderly 'janata darbar': Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: A stampede-like situation at the Delhi government's 'janata darbar' arose as more than expected number of people reached the spot, Delhi Police on Saturday said as it maintained that better planning by administration was as much required as...

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Suchitra Sen's condition better, says Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Suchitra Sen's condition deteriorated and improved on Saturday as doctors took all kinds of measures to keep her stable. "The condition of the Mahanayika (super star) is better now," her physician Subrata Maitra, told reporters at Belle Vue...

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BJP govt does an AAP in Madhya Pradesh; launches complaints helpline

BHOPAL: Apparently taking a cue from AAP administration in Delhi, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has set up a helpline to lodge complaints about bribe demand and pending works in offices.Aggrieved citizens can dial 9009133322 for lodging complaints...

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Sri Lanka court extends remand of 40 fishermen to January 24

RAMESWARAM (TN): A court in Sri Lanka on Friday extended to January 24, the remand of 40 fishermen arrested by naval personnel of the island nation on December 28 and 29 last year. U Arulanandam, president of Pamban Innocent Fishermen's Organisation...

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Upset over Telugu actor Uday Kiran's suicide, fan ends life

VIZIANAGARAM, AP: A young fan of late Telugu film actor Uday Kiran allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at Komatapalli junction in Bobbili sub-division here, police said on Friday.N Satish (19), a mechanic, resorted to the extreme...

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My daughter has been vindicated, Devyani's father says

NEW DELHI: The father of an Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip search in New York caused an international furor says his daughter has been vindicated.Devyani Khobragade was heading home to India on Friday after being indicted by a federal grand jury...

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Srinagar-Jammu highway opens; intermittent snowfall continues

SRINAGAR: The 294-km Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, was opened for traffic after remaining closed for two days even as intermittent snowfall continued for the third day today."The...

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How many posts have you filled in police force? HC asks Maharashtra govt

MUMBAI: Bombay high court has directed the Maharashtra government to file a report indicating the vacancies it has filled in the police force as on December 31, 2013. The court has also directed directed the government to state what steps it has taken...

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Fog affects running of 43 trains, forces Railways to reschedule departures

NEW DELHI: Foggy conditions continued to disrupt railway operations on Thursday with 43 trains running late by several hours causing inconveniences to passengers.The services of premier trains like Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi were also affected because...

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Buy an apartment and get a a Lamborghini, BMW or a Mini Cooper free

DUBAI: In an enticing offer, a real estate developer here is handing out a Lamborghini, BMW or a Mini Cooper on select luxury property units sold during the Dubai Shopping Festival. Damac Properties have announced that every customer will receive a...

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Buy an apartment and get a Lamborghini, BMW or Mini Cooper free

DUBAI: In an enticing offer, a real estate developer here is handing out a Lamborghini, BMW or a Mini Cooper on select luxury property units sold during the Dubai Shopping Festival. Damac Properties have announced that every customer will receive a...

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French court says show in anti-Semitic row can go-ahead

PARIS: A French court threw out efforts by authorities to ban a show on Thursday by a comedian whom the government accuses of insulting the memory of the Holocaust victims, his lawyer said. Local authorities in Nantes had barred the opening date of...

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Delhi govt surrenders duplex houses to Delhi Development Authority

NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing blame game between Aam Admi Party (AAP) and Union urban development ministry over allotment of houses for Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, the city government surrendered two duplex houses to Delhi Development Authority (DDA)...

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Laws are enacted in Parliament not on Ramlila Maidan: Digvijaya Singh

BHOPAL: In an apparent dig on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's brand of citizen activism, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said emergence of AAP on the national scene was testimony to the fact that issues cannot be resolved...

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India changing fast, stay engaged, PM tells diaspora

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India is changing in a significant way and asked over 22 million expatriate community, the world's second largest, to stay engaged in the future of the country with confidence and optimism."India...

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Key Chhattisgarh Maoist leader surrenders

HYDERABAD: In a major breakthrough for Andhra Pradesh police, a key Naxal leader and spokesperson of the Maoist party in Chhattisgarh's Dandakaranya on Wednesday surrendered along with his wife.Gudsa Usendi alias G V K Prasad, a high ranking member and...

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Hindu temple vandalized in Bangladesh

DHAKA: A Hindu temple was vandalized and set afire in central Bangladesh on Wednesday, as post poll attacks on the minority community continue unabated. A portion of the Kali Temple in Netrakona district was gutted when unidentified persons set fire...

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Prime ministerial aspirants should uphold genuine aspirations of Hindus: Pravin Togadia

MANGALORE: International working president of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Pravin Togadia on Wednesday said Hindus across India will support that person as Prime Minister who vows to uphold genuine socio-economic-religious and educational issues of Hindu...

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Won't let AAP hold rallies in Amethi, UP Nav Nirman Sena says

MEERUT: Irked over comments by AAP leader Kumar Vishwas against a certain community, a radical outfit in Uttar Pradesh threatened to block his rallies in the state.Vishwas is likely to contest the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi against Congress vice-president...

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Isro completes second orbit raising manoeuvre of GSAT-14

BANGALORE: The second orbit raising operation of an advanced Indian communications satellite launched by a rocket using an indigenous powerful booster technology from the space port of Sriharikota was on Tuesday successfully completed by Isro scientists.The...

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Setback to AAP plans as Swabhimaani Sanghatana joins Sena-BJP led combine

MUMBAI: The plans of the Shiv Sena-BJP-led opposition alliance to rope in smaller political groups to take on the ruling Congress-NCP combine in the forthcoming polls got a boost on Tuesday with the Swabhimaani Shetkari Sanghatana, led by Lok Sabha member...

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Tank operator poisons drinking water 'to get reward from Tamil Nadu CM'

DHARMAPURI: A 37-year-old tank operator was arrested on Tuesday after he poisoned drinking water in a village in the Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu, police said.Recently, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa honoured a youth in the district who...

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Militants, Army troopers exchange fire in Pulwama, none hurt

SRINAGAR: Militants fired at an Army patrol on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir on Tuesday evening, drawing retaliation from the soldiers.No one was injured in the brief exchange of fire between ultras and Rashtirya Rifles personnel...

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Pro-Telangana students clash with police at Osmania University campus

HYDERABAD: A group of pro-Telangana students on Monday clashed with police in the Osmania University campus here after they were prevented from taking out a rally towards the Andhra Pradesh Assembly.The protesting students indulged in heavy stone pelting...

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Wildlife conservationist Kaoosi Sethna passes away

BANGALORE: Well known wildlife conservationist and former member of the Indian Board for Wildlife, Kaoosi Sethna passed away due to age related illness on January 5 at a private hospital in the Chikmagalur district of Karnataka.Wildlife First was actively...

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Nataraja temple to be managed by priest not by Tamil Nadu govt

NEW DELHI: The famous Nataraja temple in the town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu will be managed by priests and not by the state government, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered. A bench of justices B S Chauhan and S Bobde set aside the order of the Madras...

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Karnataka Congress chief Parameshwara seeks deputy chief minister's post

BANGALORE: Karnataka Congress president G Parameshwara on Monday asked the Congress high command to consider his request for deputy chief minister's post."We (dalits) are taken into account only for voting purpose. Vote is ours, power is for someone...

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Cabinet has done whatever it could do: Ghulam Nabi Azad on Justice Ganguly

KOLKATA: Expressing his ignorance about allegations that Justice (retd) A K Ganguly was framed for his 2G verdict, health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said Union Cabinet has done whatever could be done in this matter."The Union Cabinet has unanimously...

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John Kerry insists Mideast peace plan to be 'fair, balanced'

AMMAN: US secretary of state John Kerry said on Sunday that any Middle East peace plan would be "fair and balanced," as he sought to push Israeli and Palestinian leaders towards final status negotiations.Kerry made the remarks before flying to Amman...

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29 injured as Saudi jet makes emergency landing

JEDDAH: A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 767 jet made an emergency landing in the kingdom's Muslim holy city Medina on Sunday, injuring 29 people, the airline and aviation authority said.The Saudia aircraft was travelling from Iran's second city of Mashhad...

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Palestinians of 'inciting hatred'

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused Palestinian leaders of "inciting hatred," as US secretary of state John Kerry visited the region to push peace talks forward."The Palestinians are continuing their campaign of inciting...

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Hawaii vacation over, Barack Obama flies to Washington

HONOLULU: US President Barack Obama on late Saturday ended his vacation in sunny Hawaii and boarded Air Force One for a flight back home to chilly Washington.Obama arrived in his native Hawaii on December 21 along with his wife Michelle and daughters...

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Rebel TMC MP Somen Mitra to quit seat on January 15

BAIDYABATI: Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Somen Mitra on Sunday said he will quit as party MP on January 15, severing all links with TMC."After stepping down on January 15 as Diamondharbour MP, I will publicly let everyone know in details the reasons...

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