Over 200 villages in UP marooned, Rapti river flows above danger mark

NEW DELHI: Over 200 villages in different districts of Uttar Pradesh were marooned on Saturday with the river Rapti flowing above danger mark. The rising level has left many other villages with seizable population in Bahraich, Gonda, Shrawasti and...

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China's Xi Jinping calls for a political solution to ease Ukraine crisis

BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping on Saturday called for a political solution for over the Ukraine crisis to avoid confrontations, the official Xinhua news agency reported.Efforts should be made to "ease the tense situation and avoid acceleration...

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Indian Railways to set up four universities in India over five years: Railway minister

MANGALORE: Hunt for trained manpower in all aspects of function of Indian Railways will manifest itself through railway universities to be set up in all four corners of India. While the maiden railway budget that Union railway minister D V Sadananda...

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Wales becomes first British country to approve cannabis-based medicine

LONDON: Wales has become the first in the UK to allow a cannabis-based medicine under its National Health Service.Sativex - an oral spray has been approved by the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) for people with multiple sclerosis.It will be...

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Five aid workers seized in western Afghanistan: ICRC

KABUL: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Saturday that five of its Afghan staff were kidnapped by a local armed group two days ago in the western province of Herat."The incident happened when the team was traveling by road in...

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Woman cop who took on sand mafia gets TN govt's Kalpana Chawla award

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday presented the annual Kalpana Chawla award for courage and daring enterprise to Nagapattinam superintendent of police (SP) R Ponni, who exhibited courage in nabbing sand mafia during her stint...

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40 workers rescued from flooded China mine, 16 still trapped

BEIJING: Forty workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province were rescued on Friday, as efforts are on to pull out 16 other miners.The accident took place on Thursday when water flooded the privately-owned Anzhishun...

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At least 14 killed as African Union forces attack insurgents in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU: At least 14 people were killed in heavy fighting when African Union peacekeepers entered a surburb of the Somali capital Mogadishu in an offensive against armed militias.Frequent militant attacks in the Horn of Africa country show that a push...

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France marks 70 years since Allies liberated south

TOULON, France: France paid tribute on Friday to Allied troops — including veterans from the US and French colonies in Africa — who landed 70 years ago on Mediterranean shores to liberate French land from Nazi occupation.The so-called southern landings,...

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Japan criticized as 2 ministers visit Yasukuni war shrine

TOKYO: Two Japanese cabinet ministers paid respects on Friday at a Tokyo shrine that honours the war dead including convicted criminals, a move that drew immediate criticism from South Korea, although Japan's prime minister stayed away.Keiji Furuya,...

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38,000 railway officials punished for involvement in corruption

NEW DELHI: Around 38,000 railway officials have been punished for their involvement in various irregularities and corruption in last five years, railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda informed Lok Sabha.Gowda said during question hour that punishments were...

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Cops who nabbed three Al-Umma men selected for Tamil Nadu CM's medal for excellence

CHENNAI: Two superintendents of police (SP), who were part of a special team that nabbed three Muslim fundamentalists at Puthur in Andhra Pradesh on October 5 last year, was chosen for the Chief Minister's Medal for Excellence in Investigation.Ara Arularasu,...

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Rajnath Singh undergoes tests at AIIMS

NEW DELHI: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday underwent tests at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where he was admitted with complaints of abdominal pain.Doctors performed colonoscopy on him along with few other tests. Colonoscopy...

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LeT suspects Abdul Subhan, Asahbuddin sent to police custody

NEW DELHI: Suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives Abdul Subhan and his nephew Asahbuddin, arrested for their alleged roles in conspiring to carry out terror strikes in Delhi and adjoining areas, were on Thursday remanded to five-day police custody...

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HRD minister Smriti Irani facilitates CBSE achievers in academics, sports and science

NEW DELHI: The Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani felicitated Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) achievers in the field of academics, sports and science on Thursday.CBSE invited the students who have excelled in academics,...

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Madras high court rejects PIL against Dhanush-starrer 'Velaiyilla Pattathari'

CHENNAI: Seeking to liberate films from the grips of a "super censor board" and a "super authority," the Madras high court on Wednesday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) against Tamil film "Velaiyilla Pattathari" starring Dhanush,...

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SC rejects Gujarat IAS officer's plea for transfer of probe to CBI

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected suspended Gujarat IAS officer Pradeep Sharma's plea to transfer probe of cases against him from Gujarat Police to CBI.The top court had on Tuesday reserved its order in the case.The apex court had refused...

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Akash missile successfully test-fired for second day in a row

BALASORE: For the second day in a row, India on Wednesday successfully conducted trial of its indigenously developed surface-to-air 'Akash' missile, which has a strike range of 25 km, from a test range in Odisha as part of a user trial by the Air Force."The...

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Jayalalithaa thanks Modi for ensuring Thambidurai's election as Lok Sabha deputy speaker

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him for ensuring the election of her party MP M Thambidurai as the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha."The chief minister also sent a letter...

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Two-wheelers get three-year insurance cover, coming soon for cars

Two-wheeler owners can now avoid the hassle of buying cover every year with the ​regulator allowing a three-year insurance policy. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has devised a three-year version of the mandatory third-party liability...

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Four persons drown in separate incidents in Ajmer

JAIPUR: Four persons including an infant girl drowned in two separate incidents in Rajasthan's Ajmer city, police said.Five friends had gone for picnic at Ajaypal Kund in Ganj police station on Monday. Three of them drowned while swimming.The deceased...

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Unarmed US teen shot with his hands raised: Witnesses

FERGUSON: A black teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer had his hands raised when the officer approached him with his weapon drawn and fired repeatedly, according to two men who said they witnessed the shooting, which sparked a night of unrest...

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Australian grandfather in tears at severed head photo

SYDNEY: The grandfather of a boy pictured holding a severed head in Syria said the shocking image brought him to tears, with the growing problem of jihadists fighting overseas to be a focus of US-Australia talks on Tuesday.The image of the Sydney-raised...

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Goa government bans sale of plastic flags

PANAJI: The Goa government has banned the sale of plastic national flag during the Independence Day celebration. North Goa district collector said that the public should refrain from purchase of plastic flags, and in case, they find any person selling...

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Tamil Nadu unveils Rs 127.13-crore plan for construction workers' welfare

CHENNAI: More than a month after 61 workers were killed when an under-construction building collapsed at Moulivakkam in Chennai, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced a slew of measures to provide social security for construction...

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Man found dead at Congress leader Kumari Selja's residence in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A 42-year-old man was found dead at the residence of former Union minister and Congress leader Kumari Selja in Sunehri Bagh here this morning, police said.The deceased identified as Sanjay was the husband of a maid working at Selja's residence.Police...

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Pak claims 2 citizens killed in firing from across LoC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday claimed that at least two of its citizens were killed and three others injured in alleged firing by Indian soldiers from across the line of control (LoC).The incident occurred in Charwah sector of Sialkot early on Monday...

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Woman constable who shot self at Bhopal airport shifted to AIIMS

BHOPAL: A CISF constable, who had shot herself at Bhopal airport after being allegedly scolded by her senior for reporting late on duty, has been shifted to AIIMS in New Delhi as her condition has deteriorated.Constable Ritu Kumari (25) was shifted to...

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Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations: What is the use of impractical verdicts, Madras HC asks

CHENNAI: "What useful purpose will be served by passing impractical orders?" After raising this rhetoric question on the issue of regulating installation of Vinayaka idols during Ganesh Chathurthi celebrations, the Madras high court on Monday said, "Civic...

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Maynmar not to allow anti-India activities from its soil, President U Thein Sein says

NAY PYI TAW: Myanmar's President U Thein Sein on Monday assured India that his country will never allow its territory to be used for anything that is inimical to India's interests.Thein Sein conveyed this to external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj when...

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Tropical Storm Halong lashes Japan; 1 dead, dozens hurt

TOKYO: A tropical storm was moving out into the Sea of Japan today after lashing the country with rain and winds, leaving one person dead, more than 50 injured and prompting evacuation alerts for about 1.2 million residents near swollen rivers.Tropical...

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Couple arrested on charges of ill-treating domestic help in Bangalore

BANGALORE: A couple has been arrested for allegedly ill-treating a 13-year-old domestic help, who is now recovering at a government hospital here, police said on Sunday.The girl, hailing from Darjeeling in West Bengal, was brought to the city by the...

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UK's Cameron will lose election on ethnic minority vote: Muslim ex-minister

LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives will lose next year's election because they have neglected ethnic minority voters, Britain's first Muslim cabinet minister, who last week resigned over the government's Gaza policy, warned on Sunday.Sayeeda...

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Iraqi Kurdish president asks world for weapons to fight Islamic State

ARBIL: Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani asked the international community on Sunday to provide the Kurds with weapons to bolster their battle against Islamic State militants, whose dramatic push through the north has alarmed Baghdad and Western...

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Home ministry issues guidelines regarding celebration of Independence Day

NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry has circulated a set of standing guidelines to the states regarding conduct of the official Independence Day ceremony at the state, district, sub-divisional and panchayat level, while leaving holding of reception to...

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