4 suspected Ebola cases in Spain test negative

MADRID : Four people suspected of having Ebola in Spain have tested negative in a first round of tests, the government said Friday.Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz Santamaria said the four people taken into hospitals Thursday with fevers had each tested...

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Times impact: President's Bodh Gaya visit cancelled for propriety reasons

GAYA: President Pranab Mukherjee's Bodh Gaya visit, earlier scheduled for November 1, 2014 stands cancelled, apparently in view of the propriety issue raised by the TOI.The President was to participate in a function organised by the Bodh Gaya-based Bangladesh...

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North Korea's Kim Jong-Un makes second walking stick-aided appearance

SEOUL: North Korea's state media on Friday reported another public appearance by leader Kim Jong-Un, his second in four days after an extended absence that has seen him re-emerge with a walking stick.The North's ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun ran...

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Attacked Delhi Police officer undergoing treatment at AIIMS

NEW DELHI: A senior Delhi Police officer, who was on Thursday injured in an incident of road rage here, is undergoing treatment at AIIMS and is doing "absolutely fine", an AIIMS official said on Friday."Amit Singh was brought to the All India Institute...

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Cyclone Hudhud: Scientists to spend 3 days on sea to study possible reasons for high windspeeds

HYDERABAD : The unusual wind speeds of Cyclone HuhHud which devastated Visakhapatnam has prompted the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) to undertake a study in the Bay of Bengal. Three scientists of NIO along with six Ph D scholars will take boats...

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Stray dog attacked 2 year old kid, aunty in Kalyan

KALYAN : A stray dog attack and injured a two -year -old boy Tanay Barge and his pregnant aunty Sanjali Karmarkar (31) who tried to rescue him on Wednesday evening in Swapna Nagari complex situated in posh Khadakpada area in Kalyan.Residents from area...

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Repolling in Vagulasar booth, Palghar on Oct 17

MUMBAI : Repolling will be held at the Vagulasar election booth in Palghar district on October 17 between 7am to 6pm. Repoll is being conducted due to technical flaws in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).Seventy two per cent of the 602 voters of this...

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Repolling in Vagulasar booth, Palghar on Oct 17

MUMBAI : Repolling will be held at the Vagulasar election booth in Palghar district on October 17 between 7am to 6pm. Repoll is being conducted due to technical flaws in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).Seventy two per cent of the 602 voters of this...

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Stray dog attacked 2 year old kid, aunty in Kalyan

KALYAN : A stray dog attack and injured a two -year -old boy Tanay Barge and his pregnant aunty Sanjali Karmarkar (31) who tried to rescue him on Wednesday evening in Swapna Nagari complex situated in posh Khadakpada area in Kalyan.Residents from area...

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UN praises India's disaster management system

NEW DELHI: India's disaster management credentials have come in for praise from the UN after it successfully limited casualties in the Hudhud cyclone and a similar feat it had achieved an year ago when cyclone Phailin had hit the Odisha coast. New Delhi's...

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NHRC issues notice to DM of Budaun in UP on reports of manual scavenging

LUCKNOW: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that about 200 families were engaged in the practice of cleaning dry toilets in different villages of district Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, despite the fact that...

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IIT Madras students collect relief materials for J&K flood victims

CHENNAI: In an effort to contribute to the flood relief operations at Jammu and Kashmir, the students of IIT-Madras took up a donation drive among their peers on the campus. They have managed to collect close to Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, household items and...

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Sri Lanka military to return jewellery to Tamil civilians

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan military has identified 2,377 "legitimate claimants" to handback a considerable stock of gold and jewellery it seized in the final battle against the LTTE more than five years ago.Rejecting accusations levelled against it by the Tamil...

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Former state labour minister Sabir Shaikh dies

KALYAN: Senior Sena leader and former state labour minister Sabir Shaikh died on Wednesday due to prolonged illness in a private hospital in Bhiwandi. Qureshi was 71-year-old.Shaikh who was unmarried was living alone at Kongaon area in Bhiwandi. He was...

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Sticker row: Proceedings against Vijay Mallya and others stayed

BANGALORE: The Karnataka high court has stayed for four weeks the proceedings initiated against Vijay Mallya, a director with United Spirits Limited, Ashok H Cappor, MD of the company and several other directors, including two foreign nationals in relation...

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Hurricane Gonzalo forms in Caribbean

ST. JOHN'S (Antigua): Hurricane Gonzalo formed on Monday in the Caribbean and was on course to move out over open ocean after buffeting Antigua and nearby islands with heavy rain and wind.Gonzalo passed near Antigua as a tropical storm, tearing roofs...

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American plane makes emergency landing at SFO

SAN FRANCISCO: A Dallas-bound American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport Monday after some of the cabin's wall panels came loose because of a possible blown air duct, aviation and airlines officials said.The...

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Hurricane Gonzalo forms in Caribbean

ST. JOHN'S (Antigua): Hurricane Gonzalo formed on Monday in the Caribbean and was on course to move out over open ocean after buffeting Antigua and nearby islands with heavy rain and wind.Gonzalo passed near Antigua as a tropical storm, tearing roofs...

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Several Alaska gay couples apply for marriage licenses

ANCHORAGE (Alaska): Several gay couples lined up early on Monday in Alaska to apply for marriage licenses after a federal judge struck down the state's ban on same-sex unions.Matthew Hamby, the lead plaintiff in the case to make gay marriage legal in...

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Air Lanka flight develops technical snag, 122 passengers safe

CHENNAI: An Air Lanka flight from Colombo developed a technical snag while landing at the international airport here, but the pilot brought it down safely with no harm to the 122 passengers on board, airport sources said.The aircraft landed here around...

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Raj Thackeray speaks of state autonomy, says MNS won't contest LS polls

MUMBAI: Justifying his party's demand for autonomy for states, as spelled out in its 'blue-print' for Maharashtra's development, Raj Thackeray on Monday said MNS would not be contesting the Lok Sabha elections henceforth."National parties should focus...

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WHO calls Ebola modern world's worst health crisis

MANILA: The World Health Organisation says the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is "the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times" but adds that economic disruptions can be curbed if people are adequately informed to avoid irrational moves...

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Train service to resume in Bhubaneswar-Vijianagaram section

BHUBANESWAR: East Coast Railways (ECoR) is running a passenger special train between here and Visakhapatnam as part of its efforts to establish connectivity between the two stations after Cyclone Hudhud.The special train will stop at all stations between...

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Mom in UK admits manslaughter of disabled children

LONDON: A British court on Monday dropped murder charges against a woman who killed her three severely disabled children after accepting manslaughter pleas.Tania Clarence admitted killing 4-year-old Olivia, and 3-year-old twins Ben and Max, but pleaded...

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Raj Thackeray speaks of state autonomy, says MNS won't contest LS polls

MUMBAI: Justifying his party's demand for autonomy for states, as spelled out in its 'blue-print' for Maharashtra's development, Raj Thackeray on Monday said MNS would not be contesting the Lok Sabha elections henceforth."National parties should focus...

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How Gandhi inspired Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution

An unjust law is itself a species of violence....Civil disobedience is the inherent right of the citizen — Gandhi.On the protester-lined streets leading to the government offices in Hong Kong's Admiralty district, the one thing that catches the eye is...

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Cyclone Hudhud: SECR cancels five passenger trains in Chhattisgarh

The author has posted comments on this articleRashmi Drolia, TNN | Oct 11, 2014, 06.53PM IST Page 1 of 4 RAIPUR: With Hudhud cyclone approaching south eastern regions, South East Central Railway has decided cancellation of services of five express...

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Catherine Samba-Panza, Central African Republic leader, in talks with militia

BANGUI: Central African Republic's transitional president opened talks on Saturday with leaders of a Christian militia who have called for her government to resign, a spokeswoman said, trying to put a stop to days of heavy violence that killed one UN...

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UN chief Ban Ki-moon in Libya, calls for end to fighting

TRIPOLI: UN chief Ban Ki-moon on a surprise visit to Libya on Saturday urged warring factions to end the turmoil gripping the North African nation since MuammarGaddafi was toppled in 2011.The authorities have struggled to impose their will across a country...

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US defense secretary sees long-term fight against Islamic State

SANTIAGO: US defense secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday that the embattled Syrian city of Kobani was a very difficult problem but added that air strikes had made some progress in driving back Islamic State militants.Kurdish forces defending Kobani...

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