Withdraw Teesta's security cover: Gulbarg massacre witness requests Modi

AHMEDABAD: The prime witness to the Gulbarg Society massacre of post-Godhra riots has requested prime minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cover from social activist Teesta Setalvad and a team of lawyers that...

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World Konkani Centre institutes two awards after Vishwa Konkani Sardar

MANGALORE: World Konkani Centre, Shakti Nagar here has announced two annual awards in name of 'Vishwa Konkani Sardar' Basti Vaman Shenoy who completed 80 years recently. The awards are constituted to recognize outstanding contributions by Konkani-speaking...

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Salesians offer hope, succor in Ebola-hit Liberia, Sierra Leone

MANGALORE: The Salesian of Don Bosco (SDB) in the Anglophone West Africa (AFW) Province has indicated there are several people who survived the Ebola virus infection and are fully recovering."It is a sign of hope, Ebola is not an inexorable death sentence,"...

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Mumbai economic offences wing probing investment case involving PACL

MUMBAI: The city economic offences wing (EOW) is probing an investment case involving PACL (formerly Pearls Agrotech Corporation) where the complainant alleged he has been cheated in the name of allotment of land.There are over five lakh investors approximately...

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PM sanctions Rs 2 lakh to kin of each dead in floods in 4 states

NEW DELHI: Condoling the loss of lives in floods in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sanctioned Rs two lakh for the next of kin of each of the deceased.Modi also sanctioned Rs 50,000 for each of the...

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US diplomats banned from Ice Bucket Challenge

WASHINGTON: It is the charity stunt that has got everyone from billionaires to pop stars and even former US presidents drenched by buckets of freezing water. But don't expect American diplomats to get involved in the fast-growing Ice Bucket Challenge...

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10 killed, 40 injured as two buses collide in Cairo

CAIRO: At least ten passengers were killed and 40 others seriously injured when two tourist buses collided on a highway on Friday near Sharm el-Sheikh, medical officials said.Ten people were killed in the accident 50 km near Sharm el-Sheikh. The number...

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West Bengal-based trader thrown out of train, dies

MUZAFFARNAGAR: A West Bengal-based trader died after being thrown out of a train by some passengers following a dispute over a seat near Muzaffarnagar Railway Station.Sheikh Rahmatulla was on his way to Amritsar from Delhi when some passengers boarded...

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JD(U) suspends party MLA Rajiv Ranjan for 6 years, for 'anti-party activities'

NEW DELHI: JD(U), on Friday, suspended Islampur MLA RajivRanjan from the party for six years, accusing him of "anti-party activities", days after he attacked his party's government in Bihar over "unabated corruption" after having earlier opposed a tie-up...

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Karnataka govt keen to constitute 7th pay commission for govt employees

MYSORE: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the state government is positively inclined to constitute seventh pay commission for state government employees in addition to providing various facilities to them on the lines of central government.Addressing...

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JMM decides to boycott programme of all Union ministers

RANCHI: Soon after conclusion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme, in which BJP supporters booed chief minister Hemant Soren, an infuriated JMM announced to boycott programmes of all Union ministers. Though Soren maintained his poise and condemned...

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Thailand's coup leader likely to become Prime Minister

BANGKOK: Thailand's junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power from an elected government in a bloodless coup on May 22, is likely to be chosen as new Prime Minister of the country, a move that will strengthen military's grip on the country.Military-appointed...

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Obama unlikely to deepen Iraq military involvement, say US officials

WASHINGTON: Despite outrage at home and abroad over the grisly beheading of an American journalist, President Barack Obama is unlikely to deepen military involvement in Iraq or Syria and will instead stay the course with US air strikes, US officials...

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Militant hideout unearthed, arms found in J&K's Bandipora district

SRINAGAR: Security forces have unearthed a militant hideout and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Bandipora district of Kashmir, an Army spokesman said today."A militant hideout was busted in Maitrigam area of Bandipora district where a huge...

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Good turnout in Karnataka assembly bypolls

BANGALORE: The byelections to the three assembly constituencies in the state on Thursday were peaceful and witnessed a good turnout.The polls were held in Shikaripur, Bellary Rural and Chikkodi-Sadalga. At 6pm, Chikkodi-Sadalga had witnessed 86% polling,...

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Country remembers Rajiv Gandhi on 70th birth anniversary

NEW DELHI: The country on Wednesday fondly remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 70th birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari leading the nation in paying tributes to the departed leader.Mukherjee,...

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111-year-old from Japan recognized as oldest man

TOKYO: A 111-year-old retired educator from Japan who enjoys poetry has been recognized as the world's oldest living man.Sakari Momoi received a certificate from Guinness World Records on Wednesday. He succeeds Alexander Imich of New York, who died in...

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8 dead, 13 missing in Hiroshima landslide: Reports

TOKYO: At least 18 people were killed and another 13 were still missing after a huge landslide engulfed homes in western Japan, reports said on Wednesday.Dozens of houses were buried when a wall of mud thundered down a hillside in Hiroshima overnight,...

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Indian Mujahideen planned to send poisoned letters to kill targets: Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives had planned to send letters soaked with poison to kill its targets, says a Delhi Police chargesheet filed in a case relating to an illegal arms factory operated by the terror group.Police filed the...

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HDFC Bank launches ForexPlus card for Haj and Umrah pilgrims

LUCKNOW: In a first of its kind initiative, HDFC Bank Limited has launched an exclusive 'ForexPlus' card for people making the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages. Pilgrims can use this card to make all payments during the pilgrimage in a convenient and secure...

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Abolishing Planning Commission will cost the nation: Prithviraj Chavan

MUMBAI: Opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to do away with the Planning Commission and have a new institution in its place will "cost the nation", Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said on Tuesday."Recent decisions like abolishing...

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Unborn baby's skeleton removed from woman's womb after 36 years

NAGPUR: In a rare surgery, a team of doctors from a city hospital removed the skeleton of an unborn baby from the womb of a 60-year-old woman after a span of 36 years, possibly the longest that the remains of an ectopic pregnancy were retained in a female...

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Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu govt to give jobs to 13,000 public welfare workers

CHENNAI: The roller coaster fortunes of around 13,000 Makkal Nala Paniyalargal (public welfare workers) witnessed yet another twist on Tuesday with the Madras high court directing the Tamil Nadu government to appoint them in regular government vacancies...

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LIC Housing Finance asked to pay Rs 2.3 lakh for loss of documents

NEW DELHI: A consumer forum has asked Life Insurance Corporation Housing Finance Ltd (LICHFL) to pay Rs 2.3 lakh compensation for loss of documents submitted by two doctors who had taken home loan from it.New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal...

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Passenger rush in Godavari while seats go abegging in Duronto

VISAKHAPATNAM: The lack of official intimation about the new timings of the 22203/22204 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Duronto non-stop superfast is not only causing inconvenience to railway passengers but has also resulted in seats going abegging...

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CBI to probe Tata Realty-Unitech land deal

The author has posted comments on this articlePTI | Aug 17, 2014, 01.51PM IST NEW DELHI: CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) to probe into an alleged Rs 1,700 crore land deal between Tata Realty and Unitech in 2007 to purportedly fund...

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North Korea threatens 'merciless' strike against US-South Korea drill

SEOUL: North Korea warned on Sunday of a "merciless" pre-emptive strike as it blasted upcoming joint US-South Korean military exercises as a rehearsal for nuclear war.South Korea and the United States tomorrow start the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian...

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Boat carrying 20 foreign tourists sinks in Indonesia, 15 missing

JAKARTA: Fifteen foreign tourists were missing on Sunday after a boat travelling between islands in eastern Indonesia sank, an Indonesian search-and-rescue official said.Suryaman, based on the island of Lombok, told Reuters that 10 people had been rescued...

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Domestic pilots mull forming joint forum to fight discrimination

MUMBAI: Concerned over the increasing number of cases in which DGCA acted against the cockpit crew, the domestic pilots' community is mulling to forge a common forum to fight against the alleged discriminatory policies of the aviation regulator, sources...

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Government asks banks to favorably consider women employees transfer requests

The government has made major allowances for public sector employees by giving preferential treatment in transfers to women staff separated from families. It has also asked banks to reintroduce 'compassionate employees' for relatives of employees who...

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