Congress workers to travel ticketless to protest train fare hike

MUMBAI: Congress workers will travel without ticket in the suburban trains on Monday to protest the hike in fare."On Monday I will travel ticketless from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Thane (station) along with our party workers as part of our...

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Preity Zinta's return on Sunday depends on the flight from London

MUMBAI: Preity Zinta's arrival to Mumbai depends on what time is her connecting flight from London.She is expected either on Sunday morning around 11.30am or Sunday night if she gets a morning flight from Heathrow airport.Sources close to the actress...

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I&B Minister assures one-window system soon, says children's film must be promoted well

MUMBAI: Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Saturday assured a small group of film makers in the city that the Narendra Modi government would work towards a one-window clearance system for film production.Film producers...

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Naval brass to discuss ways to strengthen ties with Indian Ocean region nations

NEW DELHI: The naval top brass will congregate here next week to discuss measures to further bolster military cooperation with countries in the Indian Ocean region (IOR) in the backdrop of China's expanding strategic footprint in the region."The three-day...

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Technical glitch disrupts Delhi Metro services briefly

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro services were on Saturday disrupted for nearly an hour due to a technical glitch, an official said, adding that services have been restored."Some foreign material got entangled in the overhead electric (OHE) wire near Rajouri Garden...

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Police record statement of one more witness in Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia case

MUMBAI: Marine Drive police, probing the actor Preity Zinta and industrialist Ness Wadia case, have recorded seven people's statements and five of them have confirmed the alleged incident.Zinta alleged that Wadia had abused, threatened and humiliated...

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HPCL-Mittal shuts unit at Bhatinda refinery after fire

The author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Jun 20, 2014, 12.41PM IST NEW DELHI: HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd, part owned by steel tycoon LN Mittal, has shut a vacuum gas oil unit on Friday after a fire at its 180,000 barrels per day Bathinda...

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Helpline soon for women facing violence in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: In a bid to provide protection to women facing violence, a first-of-its-kind integrated helpline-cum-crisis centre is soon to be launched in Chhattisgarh.A 24X7 women's helpline, number-181, will soon be opened in the state which aims to provide...

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MOS for home affairs Kiren Rijiju to attend Asian ministerial conference in Bangkok next week

NEW DELHI: A high-level Indian delegation, led by minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju, will be engaging with Asian leaders in Bangkok next week in an inter-governmental meeting to draw up a strategy for inclusion of Asia's agenda in the successor...

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Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s railway committee oppose passenger fare hike

SURAT: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (SGCCI) railway committee has opposed the Railway ministry's decision to hike passenger fares by 14.2 per cent and the freight fares by 6.5 per cent effective from midnight tonight.Wahab...

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Amarnath Yatra to begin from June 28 via Baltal route

SRINAGAR: The annual Amarnath Yatra, beginning June 28 this year, will start on schedule from the Baltal route in north Kashmir while a final call on allowing the pilgrims from the Pahalgam route in the south would be taken next week, the shrine board's...

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Intelligence Bureau reports 'malicious', says Greenpeace

NEW DELHI: Greenpeace on Thursday termed as "malicious" the Intelligence Bureau's two reports against it and said the NGO has been "specifically targeted" as it emerged as one of the primary voices opposing coal mining and nuclear power projects in India.The...

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Patna bomb blast accused gets bail

PATNA: A designated special court today granted bail to a Patna bomb blast accused Tabish Nyaz who was arrested by the National Investigation Agency from Ranchi in November, last year.Special judge (NIA) Anil Kumar granted bail to Nyaz on the ground...

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Preity-Ness case: Cops record statements of seven, including IPL COO

MUMBAI: Sundar Raman, COO of IPL, on Thursday gave his statement about the ongoing Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia case to the Marine Drive police station at the BCCI office in Mumbai. Besides this police have recorded the statements of six people. Several statements...

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Kerala CM most popular among Congress leaders on social media

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The social site Facebook's page of Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy has crossed half-million likes.Chandy with 5,01,500 likes has the maximum number of followers among politicians in Kerala and is ahead of all Congress leaders...

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Wadia Group receives underworld threat call, files police complaint

MUMBAI: Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia episode has taken yet another twist with the Wadia group complaining to Mumbai Police that underworld gangster Ravi Pujari has threatened them not to harass Preity Zinta.A secretary to industrialist Nusli Wadia, approached...

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21 dead in explosion at a centre showing football match in Nigeria: Hospital source

KANO, Nigeria: At least 21 people were killed when an explosion ripped through a viewing centre showing World Cup football in Damaturu, northern Nigeria, a medical source told AFP on Wednesday."We received 21 dead bodies and 27 injured victims from the...

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66 Indonesians missing after boat sinks off Malaysia: Official

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's maritime agency says a wooden boat carrying 97 Indonesians has capsized off the country's west coast, with 66 people still missing.An official with the agency says the boat was believed to have sank while trying to leave Malaysia...

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17 soldiers killed in armory blast in Hunan province of China

BEIJING: An accidental explosion ripped through an armory in central China and killed 17 soldiers while they were stacking ammunition, state media said on Wednesday.The blast took place on Tuesday afternoon in the Hunan province city of Hengyang and...

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West Bengal governor MK Narayanan says he has not yet resigned

KOLKATA: West Bengal governor M K Narayanan on Wednesday said that he had not resigned yet, while remaining silent on if he had got any official communication in this regard from the Union home ministry."I have not yet resigned," Narayanan told newspersons...

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Woman constable alleges eve-teasing by inspector in UP

MUZAFFARNAGAR: A woman police constable here has alleged she was eve-teased by a police inspector with officials saying that an inquiry has been ordered into the matter.According to SP (city) Sarvan Kumar, the woman constable made the allegation yesterday...

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Delhi Metro, Ghaziabad authority ink deal for route extension

GHAZIABAD: The Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday signed an agreement for the extension of the metro line from Dilshad Garden till the New Bus Stand here, officials said.The memorandum of understanding...

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Islamist militants kill 8 more in new attack on Kenya coast

NAIROBI: Somali-linked Islamist militants killed at least eight people in a second night of attacks on Kenya's coast, after a raid on the town of Mpetekoni left at least 50 dead, the Kenya Red Cross and the Somali rebel group said on Tuesday.Red Cross...

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Premier superfast train between Secunderabad-Jaipur on June 27

NAGPUR: The Railways will run a premium superfast train between Secunderabad and Jaipur on June 27 (Friday) and back.Train no. 02720 will depart Secunderabad on June 27 (Friday) at 11.55 AM and arrive in Jaipur on June 28 (Saturday) at 2.55pm.It will...

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Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma gets 15-day parole to appear for exams

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Tuesday granted 15 days' parole to Manu Sharma, serving a life term in the Jessica Lal murder case, so that he could appear for his post-graduate examination in human rights.Justice Sunita Gupta allowed Sharma's plea...

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Iraqi Christians flee homes amid militant push

ALQOSH, Iraq: Over the past decade, Iraqi Christians have fled repeatedly to this ancient mountainside village, seeking refuge from violence, then returning home when the danger eased. Now they are doing it again as Islamic militants rampage across northern...

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20 dead in Syria barrel bomb attack in Aleppo: NGO

BEIRUT: Syrian regime helicopters on Monday dropped barrel bombs on an opposition-held district in northern Aleppo city, killing at least 20 people, including several children, an NGO said.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 20 people were killed...

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PM Modi leaves Bhutan for home after first foreign visit

THIMPHU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday left for home from Bhutan, concluding his first foreign trip after assuming office last month.He was given a warm send off by Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay and several of his Cabinet colleagues...

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PM Narendra Modi returns home from Bhutan trip

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday returned from his two-day trip to Bhutan, his first foreign visit after taking office.In Thimphu, the prime minister held talks with the Bhutanese leadership, addressed a joint session of Bhutan's parliament...

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Sanjay Jha tenders apology to Subramanaian Swamy

NEW DELHI: Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha today tendered an unconditional apology to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for calling him a CIA agent in a tweet and said that he had no wilful intention to defame him.The BJP leader had sued him for Rs 3 crores...

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Weak stand of UPA on PM nominee a reason for defeat: Praful Patel

GONDIA: Rajya Sabha member and former MP of Bhandara — Gondia Praful Patel said Congress's weak stand on UPA's prime ministerial nominee was one of the reasons for the its debacle in the recently-concluded general elections.Patel, who visited the region...

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Jazz singer Jimmy Scott dies

LONDON: Jazz singer Jimmy Scott, also known for his appearance on drama 'Twin Peaks', has died. He was 88.The 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool' star's wife, Jeanie Scott, said he died of cardiac arrest at their Las Vegas home, reported The Guardian.He had...

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Jimmy Scott, renowned jazz singer, dies at his Las Vegas home

LONDON: Jazz singer Jimmy Scott, also known for his appearance on drama 'Twin Peaks', has died. He was 88.The 'Everybody's Somebody's Fool' star's wife, Jeanie Scott, said he died of cardiac arrest at their Las Vegas home, reported The Guardian.He had...

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Andhra Pardesh CM announces ex-gratia payments to heatwave victims

HYDERABAD: With the heatwave claiming as many as 169 lives in Andhra Pardesh, chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has decided to grant Rs 1 lakh ex-gratia to family members of victims, it was officially announced here today.AP deputy chief minister K...

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Pak court orders probe into hand chopping of thieves by police

LAHORE: A Pakistani court has finally taken notice of a gruesome incident in which police allegedly chopped off the left hand of two thieves in Punjab province and asked a lower court to investigate the incident.The Lahore High Court directed the Vehari...

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