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Queen Elizabeth II has been hospitalised in London due to apparent stomach infectionThe 86-year-old royal is suffering from a suspected bout of gastroenteritis, and made the rare move of pulling out of a public appearance as she recovers.The monarch was due to appear in Swansea on Saturday to...
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At least 12 people, including two children, were killed and about 40 others injured when two blasts ripped through a Shia-dominated area of the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday, witnesses and officials said.The first blast occurred outside an imambargah (Shia prayer hall) in...
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Carrying garlands into the revered shrine of Sai Baba at Shirdi would soon be a thing of the past.This is because the Shirdi Sai Sansthan trust, which runs the temple, has decided to impose a ban on devotees bringing flowers and garlands into the temple in order to avert any possibility of a...
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Andhra Pradesh Congress chief Botsa Satyanarayana was in New Delhi on Sunday apparently to finalise the list of legislative council members. However, Botsa failed to secure an appointment with either party chief Sonia Gandhi or members of the party high command.He, however, did manage to...
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Amid tension in proposed Posco plant area where three anti-project activists were killed last night while allegedly making bombs, Odisha government on Sunday resumed land acquisition for the mega steel project. Police today recovered the three bodies and materials like gun powder and blades...
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The Majlis Mashawarat, an amalgamation of several separatist groups, has issued the weekly protest calendar in support of their demand for handing over of mortal remains of Mohammad Afzal Guru and Mohammad Maqbool Bhat to their families.In a statement, the Majlis (Consultative Committee) also...
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The Delhi Police on Sunday claimed to have solved the killing of two siblings with the arrest of their 22-year-old uncle and his two friends who were eyeing Rs 30 lakh the victims' family had got in a property deal. The bodies of Mansij (7) and his sister Yashbi (5) were found near Pragati...
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Congress hit back at Narendra Modi for his comments on the UPA government during his address at the BJP National Executive meet. Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Rajiv Shukla said Modi's speech is full of lies. Modi's speech was full of lies. Why did he not support Pranab...
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No Twitter and Facebook for Titanic II passengers! Social media and other Internet facility including e-mails will be banned on board the replica of the doomed Titanic liner to give passengers a chance to relax and talk to each other. It will be a chance for people to return to a...
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Have a query on Budget 2013-14? You can directly ask Finance Minister P Chidambaram as he will take questions on all proposals on Monday on Google Hangout -- a multi-person online video chat.This is for the first time the Finance Minister will use Google Hangout to answer netizens' queries on the...
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In what could help them nab the culprit, the Delhi police have managed to prepare a sketch of the accused on the basis of the statement given by the girl who was allegedly raped in a municipal school here on February 27, said a report. According to a news channel, the victim told the police...
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Chandigarh Shatabdi will be the first train to have Anubhuti coaches, the special AC luxury class proposed in this year's rail budget, providing higher travel comfort to passengers.Railways will roll out 10 state-of-the-art AC coaches from Rae Bareli coach factory by October.We will be beginning...
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Jeffrey Archer fans, here's some good news for you! The third book of the master storyteller's The Clifton Chronicles will be released in India next week ahead of its global launch and the British author will travel to Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and New Delhi.Best Kept Secret is the highly...
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Large number of fishermen from Tamil Nadu were on Sunday attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan naval personnel with stones and bottles while fishing off Katchatheevu, causing damage to some boats, officials said. The fishermen from Rameshwaram, Mandapam and other coastal areas of Ramanathapuram...
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In a warning to tax dodgers, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said that a huge amount of data is being mined to go after them and ruled out any amnesty scheme for defaulters.No. In income tax there is no case for amnesty. Because now almost all returns are online except a small category which...
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The government's offer-for sale for offloading 9.33 per cent stake in trading giant MMTC is likely to hit the markets on March 14, which could rake in about Rs 300 crore to the exchequer. The Empowered group of Ministers (EGoM) on disinvestment, headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram, is...
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At Bharatiya Janata Party's national conclave in the national capital on Sunday, Modi attacked the Congress on all fronts whether it was price rise or inflation or corruption. BJP is for mission, Congress is for commission, he said in a statement dripping with sarcasm. Emphasizing on...
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FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has confirmed the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be moved to the winter if research shows holding the tournament in the region's intense summer heat would be dangerous for players.Since being awarded the right to host the event, Qatar's tournament organisers...
11:58
Over three years ago, the government launched one of the world's most ambitious solar power programmes. But if you think that your home is about to be lit up with sun power, think again -- the programme is a messClick HERE to read more
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The criminal activities of Maoists are alienating the common people. Mao Zedong has likened guerillas to fish and the masses to water but criminalisation of the Maoist movement in Jharkhand is poisoning the water where the very survival of insurgents is increasingly becoming difficult. No...
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Social activist Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for about 12 years demanding the repeal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), has been flown in to Delhi in connection with a court case. Sharmila was flown to Delhi on Sunday as she has to appear before a court in...
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President Pranab Mukherjee left on Sunday for Dhaka on a three-day state visit as clashes in Bangladesh raged between youngsters celebrating the death sentence for the war crimes and supporters of the convicted Jamaat-e-Islami chief Delwar Hossain Sayeedi. Also, a general strike has been...
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Addressing Bhartiya Janata Party's national conclave in the national capital on Sunday, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said that the only force who can throw out the Congress out of power are the workers of the party. Modi started his address on an emotional note saying that he has no...
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The Nato-led Isaf force has apologised for the deaths of two Afghan boys, killed when a helicopter fired on them, mistaking them for insurgents. The boys, aged under seven, were killed on Thursday in Uruzgan province. Isaf takes full responsibility for this tragedy, its commander said....
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Modi may get place in BJP's central teamAsaduddin Owaisi arrested in BidarRahul to hold fresh talks with AICC leaders next weekRaj dares Ajit Pawar to intimidate MNS without state helpPolice yet to make headway in Mangolpuri rape caseSadhvi's family members refuse to cremate fatherBhayander:...
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