Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea

LONDON: An earthquake with a magnitude 7.8 was recorded off Papua New Guinea on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.The quake, at a depth of 10km (6 miles), hit 68km southwest of Panguna.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami warning was...

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Modi to file nomination for Varanasi on April 24: Amit Shah

LUCKNOW: Ending all speculations, Narendra Modi's close aide and UP in charge Amit Shah announced on Saturday that the BJP's prime ministerial candidate would be filing his nomination papers on April 24.The announcement of Modi's nomination filing date...

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Modi to file nomination for Varanasi on April 24: Amit Shah

LUCKNOW: Ending all speculations, Narendra Modi's close aide and UP in charge Amit Shah announced on Saturday that the BJP's prime ministerial candidate would be filing his nomination papers on April 24.The announcement of Modi's nomination filing date...

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Oman national held in Hyderabad for marrying minor girl

HYDERABAD: An Oman national was arrested on Saturday for allegedly marrying a minor girl in the old city of Hyderabad, police said.Sheikh Abdul Rashid Masood was arrested after the police raided a lodge in the old city and rescued a 13-year-old girl...

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Warsaw marks 71 years since revolt against Nazis

WARSAW, Poland: Some 200 members of the Jewish community and Warsaw residents have observed the 71st anniversary of the city ghetto's ill-fated uprising against German Nazi forces.Officials laid wreaths and the group said prayers at the monument to the...

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Mumbai: After 7 years in jail, man acquitted of charge of killing wife

MUMBAI: Seven years after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife by setting her afire, a man has been acquitted by the Bombay high court.The court held that the dying declarations of the victim were contradictory and not enough for...

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Two cops among 7 injured in communal clash in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Seven people, including two policemen, were injured when members of two communities indulged in arson after incidents of eve-teasing. Stones and acid bottles were hurled and three motorcycles set ablaze in Lodhon-ka-chowk area here last night...

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At least 58 killed in attack on UN base in South Sudan: Report

JUBA: At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in Thursday's attack on a UN base in South Sudan sheltering thousands of displaced civilians, a UN official said on Friday."Forty-eight bodies, including children, women, men, have...

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2006 Malegoan blast case: NIA seeks rejection of Manohar Singh's plea

MUMBAI: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has sought rejection of the application filed by an accused, an alleged member of a Hindu extremist group, in the 2006 Malegoan blast case opposing the discharge plea of nine Muslim men.The investigators...

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Earthquake shakes Mexican capital, no word of damage

MEXICO CITY: A seemingly strong earthquake shook Mexico's capital.There is no immediate word of damage or casualties and seismologists have not yet issued a calculation of its power or its epicentre.Mexico City is vulnerable even to distant earthquakes...

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City behind Roman empire's power much bigger than previously estimated: British researchers

LONDON: A city that was crucial to the Roman empire, making it powerful and prosperous was much larger than previously estimated.Researchers from the universities of Cambridge and Southampton have discovered a new section of the boundary wall of the...

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AAP candidate detained with supporters in Pilibhit

PILIBHIT: An Aam Aadmi Party candidate was allegedly detained by police on Thursday along with his supporters for protesting against the deletion of the names of voters from the electoral rolls.The names of 400 electorates were removed from the roll...

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DMK MP set to lose post, as CBI court convicts him in cremation shed case

CHENNAI: DMK's Rajya Sabha member TM Selvaganapathy all set to lose his post, with a CBI court here convicting him in the infamous creation shed scam case and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for two years. Four others, including two IAS officers,...

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DMK MP set to lose post, as CBI court convicts him in cremation shed case

CHENNAI: DMK's Rajya Sabha member TM Selvaganapathy is all set to lose his post, with a CBI court here convicting him in the infamous creation shed scam case and sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for two years. Four others, including two IAS officers,...

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AAP candidate detained with supporters in Pilibhit

PILIBHIT: An Aam Aadmi Party candidate was allegedly detained by police on Thursday along with his supporters for protesting against the deletion of the names of voters from the electoral rolls.The names of 400 electorates were removed from the roll...

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The 'war raising' Rajput Regiment turns 72 today

BANGALORE: April 15, 1942, Fatehgarh, the Rajput Regiment was raised by field marshal Cariappa. Today, the regiment turns 72.And ministry of defence's group captain Tarun Kumar Singha, chief public relations officer, Kolkata, features the regiment from...

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Five bombs recovered in Hazaribagh on poll eve

RANCHI: On the eve of polling for Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat, five improvised bombs were today recovered by security forces from a jungle area of the constituency in Jharkhand.Officials said the bombs were recovered by a joint squad of CRPF and state...

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Five bombs recovered in Hazaribagh on poll eve

RANCHI: On the eve of polling for Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seat, five improvised bombs were today recovered by security forces from a jungle area of the constituency in Jharkhand.Officials said the bombs were recovered by a joint squad of CRPF and state...

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10 injured, 7 missing in China's chemical plant blast

BEIJING: An explosion at a chemical factory on Wednesday in East China's Jiangsu Province has left ten people injured and seven others missing.The blast took place at Shuangma Chemical Plant in Rugao City, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.Ten people...

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Voting time reduced in Bihar's Naxal-hit areas of Ara and Jehanabad Lok Sabha constituencies

PATNA: Fearing threat from Maoists during the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in Bihar on Thursday, Election Commission has decided to cut polling period by two hours in Naxal-hit areas of Ara and Jehanabad Lok Sabha constituencies.The voting time in...

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Doctor beaten to death in UP by those who were harassing his daughter

MEERUT: A 42-year-old doctor has been mercilessly beaten to death allegedly by three youths, after the victim had protested harassing of his daughter by the accused in the district's Inchauli area, police said on Tuesday.According to an FIR filed by...

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Jolt to Nitish Kumar, Kisanganj candidate withdraws in favour of Congress

KISANGANJ (Bihar): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday suffered a jolt as JD(U) candidate from Kisanganj withdrew in favour of Congress nominee in the parliamentary election."I have decided to withdraw myself from election in favour of sitting Congress...

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Jolt to Nitish Kumar, Kisanganj candidate withdraws in favour of Congress

KISANGANJ (Bihar): Chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday suffered a jolt as JD(U) candidate from Kisanganj withdrew in favour of Congress nominee in the parliamentary election."I have decided to withdraw myself from election in favour of sitting Congress...

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Another child falls into borewell in Tamil Nadu; rescue operations on

TIRUVANNAMALAI: A one-and-half-year-old boy accidentally fell into a 160-foot open borewell at Kalasapakkam in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. Fire and rescue services personnel and police were trying to pull the boy out of the borewell.According...

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Vice R K Admiral Dhowan likely to be next Navy chief

NEW DELHI: Vice Admiral R K Dhowan may be the next Navy chief as the defence ministry has recommended his name to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the post which has been lying vacant for nearly two months since D K Joshi quit suddenly in the wake of...

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Decision to quit was taken at AAP's Political Affairs Committee meeting: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Days after admitting that quitting as Delhi chief minister was a mistake, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today said the decision to resign was a "collective" one and was taken only after consulation with the party's Political Affairs Committee...

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Decision to quit was taken at AAP's Political Affairs Committee meeting: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Days after admitting that quitting as Delhi chief minister was a mistake, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today said the decision to resign was a "collective" one and was taken only after consulation with the party's Political Affairs Committee...

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Decision to quit was taken at AAP's political affairs committee meeting: Kejriwal

NEW DELHI: Days after admitting that quitting as Delhi chief minister was a mistake, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today said the decision to resign was a "collective" one and was taken only after consulation with the party's Political Affairs Committee...

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British radical cleric Abu Hamza goes on trial in New York

NEW YORK: British hate preacher Abu Hamza goes on trial in New York on Monday, facing the rest of his life behind bars if found guilty on kidnapping and terror charges that predate the 9/11 attacks.It is the second high-profile terror trial to be heard...

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Tight security in place for second phase of polling in Bihar

PATNA: A total of 42,600 security personnel will be deployed for smooth conduct of second phase of Lok Sabha polls in seven seats in Bihar on April 17, chief secretary A K Sinha said today.As in the first phase of polls in six seats in naxal-hit areas,...

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Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Solomon Islands: US Geological Survey

SYDNEY: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday, hours after a 7.6 tremor, the US Geological Survey said.A tsunami warning has been issued for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea, the Pacific...

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Boston announces public safety measures ahead of first marathon since bombing

BOSTON: Boston officials have announced improved public safety measures for the final two miles (3.2 kilometers) of the Boston Marathon on April 21, a year after two explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.Mayor...

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Congress leader files complaint against TV channel for 'paid news'

JAIPUR: Congress candidate from Jhalawar-Baran Lok Sabha seat Pramod Bhaya filed a complaint with the Election Commission against a TV news channel for alleged bias towards his rival and BJP nominee Dushyant Singh, son of chief minister Vasundhara Raje.In...

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Congress leader files complaint against TV channel for 'paid news'

JAIPUR: Congress candidate from Jhalawar-Baran Lok Sabha seat Pramod Bhaya filed a complaint with the Election Commission against a TV news channel for alleged bias towards his rival and BJP nominee Dushyant Singh, son of chief minister Vasundhara Raje.In...

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At least 11 dead in Chile fire: Police

VALPARAISO, Chile: At least 11 people have died in a massive blaze in Chile's port city of Valparaiso famous for its UNESCO-listed historic center, authorities said on Sunday."So far, there are at least 11 fatalities from the fire," police official Colonel...

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