Narendra Modi proposes Sagar Mala project for coastal cities

PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday proposed an ambitious "Sagar Mala" project whereby all coastal cities in India would be interconnected through road, rail, ports and airports through a special development package. The project would...

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Telangana assembly demands special state status

HYDERABAD: The Telangana legislative assembly on Saturday adopted a resolution seeking 'special category state' status for the newly formed state."Telangana has all the qualifications to be given the special state status. The Centre should treat both...

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Rail traffic on Ambala-Saharanpur section to remain suspended on Sunday

AMBALA: Rail traffic on Ambala-Saharanpur section will remain suspended on Sunday for the repair of a bridge near Kalanaur station close to Yamunanagar on the route.Three trains — Jan Shatabdi Express, Ambala-Delhi Passenger and Ambala-Saharanpur Passenger...

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FMSA hails PM's declaration of fair deal about Muslims

ALIGARH: The Forum For Muslim Studies And Analysis, a body of Muslim intellectuals, has in a resolution hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's declaration in the Parliament that the community would be "given a fair dealIn a resolution passed here on Friday...

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Court slams Delhi Police IO for 'sham' probe in murder case

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police Commissioner has been directed by a court here to take action against its official for conducting a "sham investigation" and not probing "hate crime" or "honour killing" angle in a murder case in which five men have been acquitted.Additional...

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More than 50 injured in Hong Kong ferry crash

HONG KONG: More than 50 people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling enclave of Macau Friday, officials said, the latest accident to hit the cities' busy waterways.The crash happened when the Macau-bound...

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Immediately form Cauvery Management Board: Jayalalithaa to Modi

CHENNAI: Terming a memorandum submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Karnataka as "full of distorted facts", Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa Friday urged him to order the immediate formation of a Cauvery Management Board and a Cauvery...

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Magisterial probe ordered into Bhilai steel plant gas leakage

BHILAI: A magisterial probe has been ordered into the incident of leakage of poisonous gas at SAIL's Bhilai plant in which six people, including two deputy general managers, were killed and about 30 others injured."A magisterial inquiry, headed by the...

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Veteran freedom fighter and ex-Mumbai mayor Shanti Patel passes away

MUMBAI: Veteran freedom fighter and former mayor of Mumbai Shanti Patel passed away here on Friday after a brief illness, family sources said.He was 93. The Gandhian, who was also a leader of the dock workers union, passed away at his home in Mahim.He...

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I defended you on Cauvery issue, Jayalalithaa tells Modi

CHENNAI: In yet another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Tamil Nadu chief Minister J Jayalalithaa urged him to order the formation of a Cauvery management board and the Cauvery water regulation committee immediately.In her 23-page letter,...

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4 BJP leaders emerge front-runners for chief minister's post in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Days after BJP emerged as the largest party in the recent Lok Sabha elections in Haryana, at least four chief ministerial aspirants have cropped up in the saffron party. Their supporters have prepared audio CDs in appreciation of their leaders,...

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Sri Lankan nationalists protest against India, burn Jayalalithaa effigy

COLOMBO: Hundreds of Sri Lankan nationalists on Tuesday staged a demonstration near the Indian High Commission here and burnt an effigy of Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa to protest against the "undue influence" from India on Colombo to implement...

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Severe heatwave in western UP, rains in eastern parts

LUCKNOW: Blistering heatwave conditions on Tuesday prevailed over western parts of Uttar Pradesh even as eastern part of the state saw light to moderate rains accompanied by thundershowers.According to MeT office, Banda recorded the highest maximum day...

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Govt to order CBI probe into Gopinath Munde's death

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has decided to recommend a CBI probe into the fatal accident of Union rural development minister Gopinath Munde here last week. This follows a demand by the Maharashtra unit of the BJP seeking a Central probe into allegations...

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Kudankulam nuclear power plant's unit-2 to be ready in eight months

HYDERABAD: The unit-2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is likely to become operational in the next eight months. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc), Mumbai, director Sekhar Basu said, as planned the second reactor would be operational...

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NIA arrests two Indian Mujahideen operatives in Ranchi

RANCHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested two more suspected Indian Mujahideen operatives from Ranchi in connection with blasts during Narendra Modi's rally at Patna in October 2013. A source in police said Eshtekhar Alam was picked...

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Narendra Modi wishes Chandrababu Naidu, assures support

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday extended his best wishes to N Chandrababu Naidu as he will take oath as the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh and assured him of "all possible help".Modi tweeted: "As Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as CM...

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BJP leader's killing: Party workers protest, call for bandh

GREATER NOIDA: Defying prohibitory orders, BJP workers today held protests in Noida and Greater Noida demanding arrest of the killers of party leader Vijay Pandit and called for 'Noida bandh' tomorrow.The protests were organized by the Gautam Budh Nagar...

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IMD to predict progress of monsoon towards north and northeast tomorrow

NEW DELHI: With the monsoon gaining momentum in Kerala brining rains in most parts of the state, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) will on Monday forecast its progress towards further north and northeast in the next two month. The progress will...

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Haryana residents gave bogus addresses in Nagaland to avail retainership of weapons: SIT

CHANDIGARH: An investigation by Haryana police into the fake arms licences racket has revealed that residents had succeeded in getting retainership of weapons by furnishing bogus addresses in Nagaland. Pointing at connivance between certain officials...

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