Ticket to freedom Saturday, May 25, 2013,09:28:55 AM
Acop checks a number slip issued to an Indian fisherman as he steps out from a Karachi prison. In a goodwill gesture, Pakistan on Friday released 45 Indian fishermen who were jailed for illegally venturing into its waters.....
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Montek speaks of lost Aadhaar card, gets new one in an hourSaturday, May 25, 2013,09:28:55 AM
A casual mention of a lost Aadhaar card in public saw government machinery go on an overdrive and its holder received a duplicate card in less than an hour. The beneficiary of this efficiency — an issue over which government departments ....
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Heat wave kills 35 in AndhraSaturday, May 25, 2013,09:28:55 AM
Over 35 people in Andhra Pradesh died due to the unbearable heat, it was reported on Friday. State relief commissioner T Radha directed the collectors of all districts to collect the data of sunstroke deaths.....
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TRAI will soon take a call on free national roamingSaturday, May 25, 2013,09:28:55 AM
Telecom Regulator Authority of India (TRAI) has completed the consultation process on nation- wide free roaming and it will give its recommendations in the next 10-15 days. ....
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‘He pressured me into a relationship saying my career depended on it’Friday, May 24, 2013,09:11:26 AM
US-based outsourcing firmiGate's head of investor relations, Araceli Roiz — who has accused the company’s former CEO Phaneesh Murthy of sexual harassment — alleged that Murthy had pressured her into ....
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Malda’s infant horror continues; nine dead in 36 hoursFriday, May 24, 2013,09:10:49 AM
At least nine infants have died in Malda Medical College & Hospital in West Bengal’s Malda district in the last 36 hours. Primary investigation revealed birth asphyxia as the main reason behind the deaths.....
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India can be net provider of security in region: PMFriday, May 24, 2013,09:10:49 AM
Noting that India faces multiple security challenges as it is in a difficult neighbourhood, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the country's deterrent capabilities have increased and it is in a position to be a net provider of security in the Indian Ocean Region. ....
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Three die after taking drug from quack; 56 clinics sealedFriday, May 24, 2013,09:10:49 AM
An alleged quack has been arrested after three members of a family died after consuming a drug prescribed by him in Bhot Bakkal area here, police said. After the incident, 56 centres being run by alleged quacks in six towns of the district have also been sealed. ....
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Shayan Munshi to be tried for ‘acting’Thursday, May 23, 2013,09:36:11 AM
Bollywood actor Shayan Munshi and another witness in the Jessica Lal murder case will be tried on charges of perjury (lying under oath) for turning hostile during their deposition, the Delhi High Court ordered on Wednesday.....
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Rai gives up office; Sharma to be new CAG, take oath of secrecyThursday, May 23, 2013,09:35:49 AM
Shashi Kant Sharma will take over as the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Thursday, succeeding Vinod Rai who demitted office on Wednesday after an eventful five-anda- half years during which the audit body was locked in confrontations with the government.....
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Lucknow OlympicsThursday, May 23, 2013,09:35:49 AM
It was like a bout of fencing outside Indira Gandhi Pratishthan, Lucknow, on Wednesday. Two policemen attacked each other with their lathis while on duty at an event attended by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. ....
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Actor helps locals reclaim Versova plot from ‘villains’Thursday, May 23, 2013,09:35:49 AM
Veteran actor Ramesh Deo, who played an agent of social change in many Hindi and Marathi movies, has helped Versova residents reclaim a plot in the area that had been taken over by goons. ....
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Former volleyball player Arunima scales Everest with a prosthetic legWednesday, May 22, 2013,09:32:39 AM
Arunima Sinha, a former national-level volleyball player who had lost her left leg after being thrown off a moving train for resisting a robbery attempt, created history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount ....
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Youth conned of dream job as ‘male escort’Wednesday, May 22, 2013,09:21:04 AM
The scintillating promise of a job involving the deadliest combination — sex and money — lured a 23-year-old man into shelling out Rs 5,000 and falling victim to a con. The incident came to light when Jignesh (name ....
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Modi begins PR drive with BJP top-brass in DelhiWednesday, May 22, 2013,09:21:04 AM
Two months after he was brought into the BJP Parliamentary Board, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Delhi for the first time to participate in the party's decision- making collegium.....
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Pappu pass hua!Wednesday, May 22, 2013,09:21:04 AM
Former RJD MP Pappu Yadav, who was accused in CPI-M leader Ajit Sarkar's murder case, is offered sweets by his wife Ranjita Ranjan after he was released from Beur Jail in Patna on Tuesday. Yadav was released following the Patna High Court's order....
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Sacked TRS leader lodges complaint with CBI against party presidentWednesday, May 22, 2013,09:21:04 AM
In a blow to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), an expelled leader on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the CBI seeking a probe into the ‘forcible’ monetary collections by party president K Chandrasekhara Rao from industrialists, businessmen and educationalists in Telangana....
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India, China once again bhai-bhaiTuesday, May 21, 2013,09:50:48 AM
India and China will study new ways to ease tensions along their ill-defined border, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday in his first foreign trip since taking office, which comes just weeks after a military stand-off between the Asian giants in the Himalayas. ....
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Four soldiers lost their lives in a gun battle with militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. A local member of Hizbul Majahiddin was also killed in the encounter. ....
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