China arrests more than 1,000 baby trafficking suspects

BEIJING: China this month arrested more than 1,000 people suspected of involvement in baby-trafficking, in a police operation which also rescued 382 infants, local media reported on Friday. A total of 1,094 suspects involved in four baby trafficking...

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15 killed, 45 injured in central Thailand road accident

BANGKOK: At least 15 people, including 13 children, were killed and 45 others injured on Friday when a double-decker tour bus collided with a truck in central Thailand.The pre-dawn accident occurred when the bus lost control after its brake system malfunctioned...

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Three European states freeze Ukrainian ex-leaders' assets

ZURICH: Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein on Friday moved to freeze assets and bank accounts of up to 20 Ukrainians including ousted president Viktor Yanukovich and his son, after Ukraine's new rulers said billions had gone missing.The measures...

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French man returns home after 17-year Cameroon jail ordeal

PARIS: A French man kept in solitary confinement in Cameroon for 17 years following a controversial embezzlement conviction arrived in Paris Friday, ready for a new lease on life after what he said was an unimaginable ordeal. A visibly moved Michel...

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Unesco lauds Indian poet's idea of earth anthem

KATHMANDU: Unesco has praised an Indian diplomat's idea of an earth anthem but does not seem ready to take up the proposal, citing lack of resources.Abhay Kumar's suggestion for an official earth anthem, to be selected from entries received in a proposed...

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Amar Singh hits out at Mulayam for commenting on Jaya Prada

LUCKNOW: Former SP leader Amar Singh has hit back at SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for his hostile comments about Rampur MP Jaya Prada.I heard Mulayam saying that Jaya, who used to look good, ran away with me. But I want to tell him that there were two...

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Two killed in Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway accident

AHMEDABAD: Two persons were killed and two others injured in an accident on Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway late in the night.At 1 am on Tuesday, a truck from Jaipur was headed down the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway when another truck rammed into it from...

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Two killed in Expressway accident

AHMEDABAD: Two persons were killed and two others injured in an accident on Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway late in the night.At 1 am on Tuesday, a truck from Jaipur was headed down the Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway when another truck rammed into it from...

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BJP urges people of Bihar to avoid travel by train tomorrow

PATNA: The BJP on Thursday appealed to commuters to avoid travelling by trains on Friday in view of the party's 'rail roko' stir to demand special status for Bihar.Regretting that the agitation may cause inconvenience to the public, party leader and...

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Ishrat encounter: Court junks Vanzara's demand for chargesheet

AHMEDABAD: A special CBI court has rejected suspended cop D G Vanzara's demand for a copy of the additional chargesheet in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.Vanzara's lawyer V D Gajjar said that as he did not receive a copy of the order from the court...

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US man shoots himself in the head and dies while demonstrating gun safety

LONDON: A man in the US accidentally shot himself in the head and died on Monday as he was trying to persuade his girlfriend that guns are safe. The unnamed 36-year-old from Independence Township, Michigan, was demonstrating how his three handguns are...

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TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao arrives in Hyderabad to a hero's welcome

HYDERABAD: TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao arrived here from Delhi Wednesday to a hero's welcome by thousands of his supporters celebrating formation of separate Telangana state.After landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamsabad on city...

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Singapore panel recommends use of ‘lathi’ during violence

SINGAPORE: A committee constituted to probe Singapore's worst riot in 40 years in the Little India precinct has recommended police here to carry a "lathi" in handling violent street protesters, according to a media report today.The chairman of the state-appointed...

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Govt committed to provide best facilities to forces: Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the government is committed to providing the best possible facilities to the Central Armed Police Forces personnel who are serving the nation in very adverse conditions, risking their lives.After laying the...

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Centre to take decision on Bhullar's mercy petition

NEW DELHI: The central government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court it will decide on the mercy petition of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, convicted of terror strike at the Youth Congress office in Delhi in 1993.The centre was allowed two weeks' time...

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Narendra Modi most targeted politician of independent India: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi is the most targeted politician in independent India, BJP President Rajnath Singh contended today as he slammed criticism against the Gujarat chief minister over the 2002 riots.Singh said Modi could not be accused of directing...

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Power retail tariff to rise in Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan: ICRA

The author has posted comments on this articleIANS | Feb 25, 2014, 08.00PM IST NEW DELHI: Power retail tariff rates will rise in Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan, ratings agency ICRA estimates after the central regulator last...

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Kejriwal likely to undertake roadshow in Uttar Pradesh in March

NEW DELHI: After launching Aam Aadmi Party's national campaign from Haryana on Sunday, Arvind Kejriwal may undertake roadshow in Uttar Pradesh from next month.The party wants to organise roadshow at a big level, similar to the rally it had recently organised...

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High court slams Delhi government for suggestion to shift juvenile home to Tihar

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court today rapped Delhi government for suggesting shifting of juvenile homes to Tihar Jail campus due to several incidents of the minors running away from probation homes, saying the idea behind juvenile justice system is to...

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Government proposing to raise workdays under MNREGA to 150 days

NEW DELHI: With the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, the government is planning to raise the workdays under its ambitious rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA from 100 to 150 days per year.A proposal in this regard will be considered by the...

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