Giraffe dies after hitting its head on South African highway overpass

JOHANNESBURG: Those responsible for the death of a giraffe whose head struck a South African highway overpass while it was being transported in a truck will likely be prosecuted under animal protection laws, an official said Friday.The accident on a...

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PIL seeks better facilities in Sri Lankan refugee camps in Madurai district

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Friday ordered to issue notices to Tamil Nadu government officials on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking basic amenities in refugee camps in Madurai district.Madurai-based C Anandaraj filed...

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Explosives, 3550 detonators, gelatin sticks seized in Bihar

DEHRI-ON-SONE(Bihar): About five kilogrammes of explosives along with over 3000 detonators and 1000 gelatin sticks were seized by police from a village in Rohtas district of Bihar on Friday.Rohtas superintendent of police Chandan Kumar Kushwaha said...

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SC allows Sahara chief to be moved to make-shift jail in conference room

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday cleared the deck for shifting Sahara chief Subrata Roy to a make-shift jail in conference hall at the Tihar Jail complex to facilitate him to negotiate the sale of his properties, in India and abroad.An apex court...

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14 killed, including 10 soldiers, in east Ukraine clash: Military

KIEV: Fourteen people were killed, including at least 10 government soldiers, in fighting overnight close to the crash site of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Friday."In total it is known that 14 people died...

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Planning Commission considering special category status for Andhra Pradesh: Govt

NEW DELHI: The Planning Commission is considering the proposal to accord special category status to Andhra Pradesh (Seemandhra), Parliament was informed on Thursday."The grant of special category status to Andhra Pradesh is under consideration in Planning...

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26,84,557 vacancies in Anganwadi centres across country

The author has posted comments on this articleRadheshyam Jadhav, TNN | Jul 31, 2014, 07.11PM IST PUNE: There are a total 26,84,557 sanctioned positions of supervisors, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) in the Anganwadi Centres...

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Medical procedure on rape victims will be changed: Karnataka health minister

BANGALORE: Following string of rape incidents in the state and to eliminate sufferings by the victims during medical examination, Karnataka has constituted a three-member panel comprising eminent gynecologists to suggest it to change the system of tests...

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Court seeks Centre's reply on India's participation at defence conference in Sri Lanka

MADURAI: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Thursday sought a reply from the Central Government on a petition filed against India's participation at a defence conference to be held in Sri Lanka in August.Virudhunagar-based advocate S M Anandamurugan...

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Quakes strike Myanmar, Andaman islands; no tsunami warning

NEW DELHI: Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and Andaman islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.No Tsunami warning was issued after the Andaman quake, an official at the India Meteorological Department said.The Myanmar...

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Three-pronged strategy to curb temple thefts in Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: With robbers targeting religious places whether located in remote locations or in crowded towns, security of temples and monasteries have become a cause of concern for state police. While the state police was claiming to devise new strategy to...

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Govt declines to give timeframe to resolve UPSC exam row

NEW DELHI: Government on Wednesday declined to give a timeframe in Rajya Sabha for resolving the row over UPSC examination pattern but promised to solve it soon even as the opposition targeted BJP ministers for coming out with different statements on...

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Karnataka CM hints no ministers will be dropped during cabinet expansion

BANGALORE: Disappointing senior Congress legislators, who wanted non-performing ministers to be dropped, chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday indicated the four vacancies in the cabinet would be filled with no changes in the present set-up.With the...

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US secretary of state John Kerry arrives in India to reboot ties with Modi

NEW DELHI: US secretary of state John Kerry flew into India on Wednesday for ice-breaking talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, forecasting a transformation in Washington's relations with New Delhi.Kerry, who landed in Delhi on a flight from Washington,...

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13/7 Mumbai blasts: Arrested hawala operator's custody extended

MUMBAI: A special MCOCA court extended the police custody of alleged 13/7 Mumbai blasts financer Abdul Mateen Damada who was nabbed in Goa last week.Chief public prosecutor Kalpana Chavan, while seeking the extension, told the court that it was needed...

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IPR attorneys forum seeks GI tag for khadi, says it is 'our swadeshi heritage'

IPR attorneys forum seeks GI tag for khadi The author has posted comments on this articleA Subramani, TNN | Jul 29, 2014, 06.32PM IST CHENNAI: Fabric of the freedom struggle and a political weapon in Mahatma Gandhi's Swadeshi movement,...

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Arvind Kejriwal, AAP chief and ex-CM of Delhi, moves back to his Kaushambi house

GHAZIABAD: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday moved back to his apartment in Kaushambi here, as he had to vacate his Tilak Lane residence before July 31, a party leader said.As Delhi's chief minister, Kejriwal shifted to a Tilak Lane house from his...

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Russia's Kalashnikov sends 'condolences' to sanction-struck US consumers

MOSCOW: The Russian arms maker Kalashnikov expressed its sympathies on Tuesday to US consumers who cannot buy the company's famous weapons because of US sanctions over Ukraine.US sanctions have struck some of Russia's most famous arms companies. And...

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Three naxals arrested, arms recovered in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: Three naxals were arrested on Tuesday and a cache of arms, ammunition and electronic gadgets seized after security forces busted a Maoist transit camp in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said.The incident took place at Rampur village forests,...

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IM operative Zahid was top fake currency supplier trained by ISI

KOLKATA: Intelligence agencies who questioned IM operative Zahid Hussain, arrested by the STF earlier this month, believe that Zahid was an expert counterfeiter of currency. Zahid, according to them, was handpicked and trained by ISI appointed master...

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Police officer injured in CPM-Trinamool clash in Birbhum dies

SURI (BIRBHUM): An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police, who suffered splinter injury during a clash between workers of Trinamool Congress and CPM, died in a private hospital on Monday."Assistant sub-inspector of police Amit Chakarborty (32) died...

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CBI probe ordered into Mohanlalganj rape and murder case

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday ordered CBI probe into the Mohanlalganj rape and murder case. The order came at the time when a PIL demanding CBI probe was being heard by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court. The family members...

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Stop flow of heavy weapons into Ukraine: US to Russia

WASHINGTON: The US has asked Russia to stop the flow of heavy weapons like rocket launchers and artillery from the country into strife-torn Ukraine.Secretary of State John Kerry stated this during a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei...

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CBI probe ordered in Mohanlalganj rape and murder case

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday ordered CBI probe into the Mohanlalganj rape and murder case. The order came at the time when a PIL demanding CBI probe was being heard by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad high court. The family members...

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Science Express Biodiversity Special train flagged off from Delhi

NEW DELHI: Environment minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday flagged off Science Express Biodiversity Special train — an innovative exhibition on wheels — that will cover 57 locations across the country in the next 194 days, showcasing the exceptional...

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Jayalalithaa files defamation case against CPM state secretary

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa has filed a contempt case against CPM state secretary G Ramakrishnan for allegedly making defamatory remarks against her in a recent article published in an English daily.City public prosecutor M L Jegan...

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Russian fighter jet crashes, pilot killed

MOSCOW: A fighter jet crashed in southern Russia on Sunday, killing the pilot, the head of the air force told Russian news agencies, blaming a technical fault."An accident took place and the pilot died," General Viktor Bondarev said, quoted by the Interfax...

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Scandal-hit China food firm withdrawing all products, US parent says

The author has posted comments on this articleReuters | Jul 27, 2014, 04.34PM IST BEIJING: The parent company of a scandal-hit Chinese food supplier said it is withdrawing all products made by the subsidiary.Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd, owned by...

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One dead, another injured as express train hits earth mover in Bangalore

BANGALORE: One person died on Sunday while another seriously injured when the earth mover they were travelling in was hit by the Jabalpur express at an unmanned level crossing near Mallathahalli in Bangalore Rural district, police said.The incident occurred...

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Forensic reports do not contradict our finding in Lucknow murder: Police

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Police on Sunday said they have received two reports from the Forensic Science Laboratory in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old widow in Mohanlalganj area here and claimed that these reports do not contradict their finding...

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