Ex-AIADMK MP chargesheeted in misappropriation case

CHENNAI: The Chennai central crime branch (CCB) police have chargesheeted a former AIADMK MP, KC Palanisamy, in a Rs 75-crore misappropriation case saying he had cheated a Mauritius-based company owned by a Singapore citizen who had invested Rs 75 crore...

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Bangladesh, Myanmar exchange fire in fresh border tension

DHAKA: Tensions escalated afresh along the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier as border forces of the two countries traded gunfire for hours sparked off by the killing of a Bangladeshi guard on patrol, officials said on Saturday."The two border forces mobilized...

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Australian airlines ground flights due to Indonesia volcano ash cloud

PERTH: Some flights between Australia and southeast Asia and all domestic flights operating out of Darwin airport in the country's north were cancelled on Saturday after the eruption of Sangeang Api in Indonesia's south produced a large cloud of ash.International...

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HC upholds 5-year jail term of ex-army man for spying

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has upheld the five-year jail term awarded to a former Indian Army official by a trial court for passing secret documents to a Pakistani embassy official in 2007.Justice S Muralidhar also pulled up the investigating officer...

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Ex-AIADMK MP charged in misappropriation case

CHENNAI: The Chennai central crime branch (CCB) police have chargesheeted a former AIADMK MP, KC Palanisamy, in a Rs 75-crore misappropriation case saying he had cheated a Mauritius-based company owned by a Singapore citizen who had invested Rs 75 crore...

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Green ministry launches online system for environment clearance

Beginning the process of second generation reform which may take care of green issues without compromising on economic growth, the environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday launched a "system for online submission...

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Sushil Kumar Modi wins case against JetLite

NEW DELHI: Achche din are finally here for top BJP leadership.Former Bihar deputy CM and senior party leader Sushil Kumar Modi had suffered a serious spinal injury at Delhi airport seven years ago after falling on a JetLite bus he was travelling on to...

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Boko Haram gunmen kill 35 people in attacks on three Nigeria villages

KANO: Boko Haram gunmen killed 35 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria's restive northeast Borno state near the border with Cameroon, a military source and residents said on Thursday.Dozens of Boko Haram gunmen dressed in military uniform stormed...

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2 killed, 6 injured in bomb blast in a market in Manipur

IMPHAL: Two persons were killed and six others injured in a bomb blast near a market area here on Thursday evening, police said.The bomb planted by militants near Shingjamei, a market place, went off at around 5.30pm causing the casualties, police said....

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Woman in Sudan sentenced to death for apostasy forced to give birth ‘with legs chained’

A Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for apostasy was forced to give birth in prison with her legs chained, her husband has claimed.Daniel Wani said his wife Meriam Yahya Ibrahim gave birth to a girl in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the...

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After triggering row, Jitendra evades questions on Article 370

NEW DELHI: A day after stoking a controversy by making certain comments on Article 370, Union minister Jitendra Singh dodged all the questions related to the issue."This place smells of science and there would only be scientific talk in this room and...

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Two road accidents kill 21 people, injure 68 in UP

BAREILLY/HAPUR: Twenty-one people were killed and 68 injured in two road accidents in Bareilly and Hapur districts of Uttar Pradesh today, police said.Twelve people were killed and 63 injured when a bus in which they were travelling fell into a ditch...

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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa orders quickening of India power plant project

COLOMBO: Fresh from his visit to New Delhi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday ordered officials to quicken the progress of a coal-fired power plant being built jointly with India.Last October,...

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Syrians stream to embassies to vote in controversial poll

BEIRUT: Syrian expats streamed to their embassy in Beirut on Wednesday to vote in a controversial presidential election as war raged at home and bombs killed more than 40 people in the city of Aleppo.With expats around the world voting in advance of...

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Intelligence department to recruit youths to keep watch on Maoists

KOLKATA/ WEST MIDNAPORE: In an effort to keep a close watch on Maoist movement in West Midnapore, the IB has decided to recruit young persons from the bordering villages. They will be recruited in different central government departments and projects...

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Nation remembers Nehru on 50th death anniversary

NEW DELHI: The nation on Tuesday remembered the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 50th death anniversary with several senior leaders paying homage to him. President Pranab Mukherjee, vice-president Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister...

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Pakistan bus accident leaves 10 children, six adults dead

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A bus accident on Tuesday in Pakistan's northwestern valley of Swat left 16 people dead, including 10 children, officials said. The bus, carrying passengers home from the central Punjab province to the Kalam hill station in Swat...

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Thailand troops detain govt minister who blasted coup

BANGKOK: Thailand soldiers have detained a Cabinet minister who emerged from hiding to condemn last week's coup.The troops detained education minister Chaturon Chaisang on Tuesday after entering a conference room at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of...

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Delhi court issues notice to AAP's Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai on contempt plea

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday issued notices to Aam Aadmi Party leaders Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai on a contempt plea seeking action against them for their statements regarding the court order sending Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody.Metropolitan...

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Next Iran nuclear talks June 16-20 in Vienna: European Union

BRUSSEL: The next round of talks on resolving Western concerns over Iran's nuclear programme will take place in Vienna on June 16-20, the European Union announced on Tuesday.After "very long and useful discussions" in Istanbul, the "next formal round...

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Suicide blast kills two Afghan soldiers in Kabul: official

KABUL: A suicide bomber on a motorbike killed at least two Afghan soldiers Monday in an attack on a military bus in Kabul as the country prepares to hold a run-off presidential election.Emergency vehicles rushed to the scene and ambulances took victims...

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Akshardham terror case: Acquitted demand compensation

MUMBAI: Six men, convicted in Akshardham temple terror attack of Sep 24, 2002, but acquitted of all charges by the Supreme Court last week, on Monday demanded compensation, rehabilitation and punishment to officials who falsely implicated them in the...

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250 fall ill after consuming stale food in UP's Sambhal

SAMBHAL: Around 250 people were taken ill after consuming stale food during a marriage ceremony here, an officer said on Monday.Additional district magistrate S N Singh said that after consuming food in Hassanpur Mujafta village last evening, the invitees...

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HC to hear plea for Kejriwal's release from jail tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday agreed to hear a petition seeking immediate release of Arvind Kejriwal, who was sent to jail after he refused to furnish bail bond in a criminal defamation complaint against him. The petition submitted that...

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Obama back home after surprise visit to Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama was back in Washington on Monday after a lightning 32-hour trip to Afghanistan to visit US troops.Monday is Memorial Day in the United States, the day when military war dead are remembered and military personnel and...

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Gunbattle on between militants, security forces in south Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A gunbattle broke out between militants and security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Sunday.Security forces launched a search operation in Nowpora village of Kulgam district, 53 kms from here, following information about presence...

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1200-year-old 'tablet computer' found in ancient shipwreck

WASHINGTON: Turkish archaeologists have discovered a 1,200-year-old wooden object which they claim is an ancient equivalent of a tablet computer.The device was found within the remains of one of the 37 ships unearthed in the Yenikapi area of Istanbul,...

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Europeans voting to choose new parliament

BRUSSELS: From Portugal to Finland, voters of 21 nations are casting ballots to decide the makeup of the next European Parliament and help determine the European Union's future leaders and direction.Polls predict candidates that want to slash the EU's...

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Italian journalist killed in eastern Ukraine

ROME: Italy's foreign ministry says an Italian photojournalist has been killed in eastern Ukraine, where he was covering the conflict ahead of the presidential election.The ministry said in a statement that Andrea Rocchelli, 30, was killed on Saturday...

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ED attaches assets worth Rs 2.15 crore of ex-Nalco CMD, others

NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has attached assets, including gold bricks and ornaments, worth Rs 2.15 crore of former Nalco chairman cum managing director A K Srivastava and his associates in connection with an alleged money laundering and corruption...

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