Kerala asks CBI to probe RSS activist murder case

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Congress-led UDF government in Kerala on Saturday said it has decided to hand over to CBI the investigation into the recent murder of RSS leader Manoj, allegedly by CPM workers in Kannur district.Announcing the decision at a press...

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Southwest China floods kill 44, leave 18 missing

BEIJING: Flooding in southwestern China over the past week has left 44 people dead and 18 missing, and has caused massive damage to housing and crops, the Civil Affairs ministry said on Saturday.Constant heavy rain beginning August 31 has caused widespread...

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Sikh man gunned down in northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar

PESHAWAR: A 28-year-old Sikh man was shot dead by unknown gunmen in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, the second member from the minority community to be killed in the country in past two days.Harjeet Singh, who owns a grocery shop, was attacked...

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Bombay HC gives time to Maharashtra govt to reply to sisters’ plea on death row

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has granted further two weeks' time to Maharashtra government to file an affidavit in reply to a petition filed by two sisters urging that their death sentence be commuted to life imprisonment.The mercy petitions of Renuka...

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Suspected Pakistani intruder shot dead near Punjab border

FEROZEPUR: An alleged Pakistani intruder was shot down by the BSF along the India-Pakistan border in the Ferozpur Sector of Punjab, officials on Saturday said.The incident took place last evening when the suspected intruder was trying to sneak into the...

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US to hold new nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva

WASHINGTON: American and Iranian officials will resume negotiations in Geneva this week as they seek to hammer out a full nuclear deal ahead of a November deadline, US officials said on Wednesday.The US team led by Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns...

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US sending 200 troops for drills in Ukraine: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The United States will send about 200 troops to take part in a US-led annual exercise in Ukraine later this month, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in a show of solidarity with Kiev.The presence of 200 soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade...

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Canadians held Americans hostage in Syria: Report

OTTAWA: Three Canadians were directly involved in the kidnapping of two American journalists by Islamist militants in Sryria, Canada's public broadcaster reported on Wednesday.Citing unnamed sources, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation said the trio...

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Gay group to march openly in Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York

NEW YORK: Organizers of the New York City Saint Patrick's Day Parade said on Wednesday they will allow a gay group to march under its own banner in the 2015 procession, changing a decades-old policy that has come under criticism in recent years.The group...

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Flight path of Japanese PM's plane published online

TOKYO: Japan government admitted on Thursday that details about the flight path and exact location of the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plane had been posted online for anyone to see.In a breach the defence ministry hurried to fix, Flightradar 24, a website...

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Indian engineering exports to Iran, Turkey, Jordan see big jump: Report

The author has posted comments on this articleUdit Prasanna Mukherji, TNN | Sep 3, 2014, 07.27PM IST KOLKATA: They share the borders with Iraq, the most troublesome spot in West Asia, but Iran, Turkey and Jordan have given remarkable year-on-year...

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Two killed in railway underpass explosion in Norway

HELSINKI: Norwegian police say that two people have been killed and at least three others injured when dynamite apparently exploded accidentally during roadwork at a railway underpass.Local police said on Wednesday's blast, near the center of Geilo in...

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Finalize seat sharing by September 10, Republican Party of India tells Shiv Sena-BJP

MUMBAI: In an indication of tension in the BJP and Shiv Sena-led opposition alliance 'Mahayuti' in Maharashtra, Ramdas Athawale's RPI (A) on Wednesday demanded clarity on seat-sharing, saying that it would reconsider its decision to be a part of the...

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International Air Transport Association praises NDA as domestic air travel grows

The author has posted comments on this articleSaurabh Sinha, TNN | Sep 3, 2014, 06.21PM IST NEW DELHI: It's a 100-day endorsement from a quarter that the Modi government would have least expected. Geneva-based International Air Transport Association...

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Britain joins US on frontlines after beheading video

LONDON: Britain joined the United States on the frontline against the Islamic State on Wednesday after a British hostage's life was threatened in a gruesome video, with the government saying it would not rule out taking part in air strikes if necessary."I...

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6-magnitude earthquake jolts northern Pakistan

PESHAWAR: A 6-magnitude earthquake struck northern Pakistan on Sunday, authorities said, though there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.Pakistan Meteorological Department official Mohammad Shahid said people felt the quake in Peshawar and...

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Migrant boat carrying 100 capsizes off Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya: A Libyan coast guard official said a boat carrying more than 100 migrants capsized off the coast near the capital.Abdel-Latif Mohammed said that the coast guard found the damaged rubber boat early Sunday off the shores of al-Qarbouli,...

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Five killed as gas cylinder explodes in bus in Tamil Nadu

RAMANATHAPURAM: Five people were charred to death and six injured when an overloaded bus from West Bengal, carrying 80 pilgrims, caught fire after a gas cylinder exploded on board at Tiruppullani near here, police said.The bus was gutted in the mishap...

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Ten pilgrims killed in bus-truck collision in Rajasthan

JODHPUR: Ten pilgrims were killed and 34 others injured, 16 of them seriously, when a bus carrying them collided head-on with a truck in Pali district on Sunday.The bus carrying pilgrims from different villages of Udaipur was returning from the shrine...

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Veteran Telugu film director, artist Bapu passes away

HYDERABAD: Renowned Telugu filmmaker Bapu, also an acclaimed artist, painter, cartoonist and illustrator, passed away in Chennai today following a brief illness.He was 80. Bapu, whose real name was Sattiraju Lakshminarayana, had been admitted to a private...

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