Freedom fighters remembered on Quit India movement anniversary

MUMBAI: Floral tributes were paid to freedom fighters here on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Quit India movement on Saturday.Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan laid a wreath at the Matryrs Memorial at the August Kranti Maidan, from...

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CBI reopens enquiry on IDBI Bank & other bank loans to Kingfisher

The resumption of investigation comes a week after the bureau arrested Syndicate Bank chairman SK Jain on allegations of graft.(PTI photo) The author has posted comments on this articleMayur Shetty, TNN | Aug 9, 2014, 05.34PM IST ...

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CBI reopens enquiry on IDBI Bank & other bank loans to Kingfisher

The resumption of investigation comes a week after the bureau arrested Syndicate Bank chairman SK Jain on allegations of graft.(PTI photo) The author has posted comments on this articleMayur Shetty, TNN | Aug 9, 2014, 05.34PM IST ...

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Tibetan tour bus with 40 people falls into valley, details of casualties not known yet

BEIJING: A tourist bus carrying about 40 people fell into a valley following a three-vehicle pile-up in Tibet on Saturday, causing some fatalities.The tour bus crashed into a sports utility vehicle and a pick-up truck along the National Highway No. 318...

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Tibetan tour bus with 40 people falls into valley, details of casualties not known yet

BEIJING: A tourist bus carrying about 40 people fell into a valley following a three-vehicle pile-up in Tibet on Saturday, causing some fatalities.The tour bus crashed into a sports utility vehicle and a pick-up truck along the National Highway No. 318...

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No Ebola case in India, health minister Harsh Vardhan says

NEW DELHI: No case of Ebola virus has been reported in India so far and the government is taking all measures to prevent its spread, health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday."As of today, this moment, there is no Ebola case reported in India. There...

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India asks rich nations to 'walk the talk' on climate change issues

NEW DELHI: India on Friday said it was time for developed nations to "walk the talk" in addressing climate change with four BASIC nations jointly asking rich countries to take lead in dealing with the pollution induced global warming in accordance with...

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Eye of Tropical Storm Iselle makes landfall on Hawaii: Report

WASHINGTON: The eye of Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall on Hawaii's Big Island on Friday with strong winds and heavy rain, the US Central Pacific Hurricane Center said.The centre said Iselle had weakened to a tropical storm as it moved over Hawaii.Iselle...

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Centre to allot land for a new Gujarat Bhawan in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Gujarat's chief minister Anandiben Patel called on urban development and housing minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday and discussed a slew of projects pertaining to the state.The projects include Ahmedabad Metro Rail Line, allotment of land for...

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UK supports US air strikes in Iraq but won't engage its military in the region: Report

LONDON: Britain said it supports US strikes on Iraq but has ruled out the use of British military force in the country.British forces, however, will drop food aid for Iraqi refugees under threat from militants.Defence secretary Michael Fallon said UK...

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Bombay high court stays trial against former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday stayed the trial proceedings against former chief minister Ashok Chavan in the Adarsh case.The HC was hearing a petition filed by CBI against an order passed by a trial judge rejecting its application to drop...

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Eight hurt in accident at NTPC Korba plant in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR: In yet another industrial accident, eight people including two engineers were injured following the release of ash from a boiler at the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) unit in Korba on Wednesday night.The injured were admitted to Apollo...

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Om Prakash Kohli assumes additional charge as Goa governor

PANAJI: Gujarat governor Om Prakash Kohli on Thursday assumed the additional charge as governor of Goa after taking oath of office in a function held at Raj Bhavan here.He was administered the oath by Chief Justice of the Bombay high court, Mohit Shah...

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Syndicate Bank bribery scandal: CBI arrests Bhushan Steel vice chairman

NEW DELHI: CBI on Thursday arrested Neeraj Singal, vice chairman and managing director of Bhushan Steel Ltd (BSL), in connection with Rs 50 lakh bribery scandal involving CMD of Syndicate Bank S K Jain.Singal, who was allegedly evading arrest, has been...

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UK confirms destruction of Syria’s chemical weapons

LONDON: UK has completed incineration of Syria's chemical weapons.On Thursday, Britain confirmed that it has completed incineration of around 190 tonnes of Syrian chemical material, intended for use by Bashar al-Assad's regime to manufacture nerve gas.The...

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Compensate rape victims in 24 hours, expedite induction of more cops: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday ordered that compensation to rape victims be paid within 24-hours of the award and directed the city government and state legal services authority to devise a plan for the same.The court also directed the...

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Chennai police establish identity of man, woman who fell from Adyar flyover

CHENNAI: The Chennai police have established the identity of a man and a woman who fell from the Adyar flyover while they were travelling on a motorcycle on Tuesday afternoon.The man suffered serious injuries and was declared brain dead. The woman, who...

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Bombay high court reserves Jignesh Shah bail plea

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday reserved for orders a bail plea filed by MCX promoter Jignesh Shah in the Rs 5000 crore NSEL scam.The Mumbai police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) had on Monday filed the 9300-page chargesheet with details of...

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WHO medical experts meet in Geneva over Ebola outbreak

LONDON: Top medical experts of the World Health Organisation are meeting in Geneva over two days to decide whether to declare the Ebola outbreak a global health emergency.The meeting over Wednesday and Thursday will also discuss new measures to tackle...

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Two police officers injured in Naxal firing in Gadchiroli

NAGPUR: Two sub-inspectors of police (PSIs) attached to the Sawargaon police station were injured when a group of Naxals opened fire in Dhanora tehsil of Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra this afternoon.PSI Arjun Mohite and PSI Chandrakant Patil were...

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Thane: Techie jumps out of auto to foil abduction bid, seriously hurt

THANE: A 24-year-old software professional suffered serious injuries, when she jumped to safety from a moving auto-rickshaw here after the driver allegedly tried to abduct her, police said.The incident took place on Friday when Swapnali Lad, a TCS employee,...

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5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck parts of South Africa south of the commercial capital Johannesburg on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey reported.The tremor was felt by office workers in Johannesburg but there were no immediate...

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Ex-BBC DJ admits 29 sex offences against boys

LONDON: A former top BBC radio disc jockey on Tuesday pleaded guilty in a British court to a string of sex offences against boys.Chris Denning, 73, admitted 29 charges involving boys aged nine to 16 during an appearance a London court.But he denied a...

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Manual scavenging continues in India: Minister

NEW DELHI: The practice of manual scavenging continues in various parts of the country, social justice and empowerment minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said on Tuesday."The practice of manual scavenging, arising from the continuing existence of insanitary...

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Nick Clegg says Britain will not act as a mediator between India and Pakistan over Kashmir

LONDON: Britain's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said that Britain does not want to be a mediator between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.In an exclusive interview to TOI, Clegg said "Kashmir can only be resolved by the two neighbours — India and Pakistan...

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits China's Guizhou province

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Chinese province of Guizhou on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake registered at a shallow depth of less than 1 mile.Guizhou is located in the southwestern part of the country and borders the...

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Agriculture minister mum on anti-cow slaughter bill, says will protect them

PANAJI: Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh, who recently launched the national 'Gokul' mission, refrained to comment on the demand for anti-cow slaughter bill.The minister remained tight-lipped on the issue and only said the ministry has been...

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PM Modi reunites Nepalese youth with parents after 16 years

KATHMANDU: It seemed to be a scene taken out from a Bollywood movie but the only thing was that it was real — the story of lost and found.It was an emotional reunion of 26-year-old Jeet Bahadur, a Nepalese youth, with his family after about 16 years...

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Centre urges states to provide 33% reservation to women in police

NEW DELHI: Inspired by Gujarat government, the Centre has urged all the states to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in their police forces to effectively deal with cases of sexual violence and crime against women.Women and child development minister...

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Encephalitis toll in north Bengal touches 121

KOLKATA: With two more deaths due to "different types of Encephalitis" reported in north Bengal in the last 24 hours, the toll from the disease in north Bengal rose to 121 on Sunday."Two deaths have been reported in north Bengal and four new cases have...

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