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BJP regrets Manmohan-Sharif meet despite continued terrorism

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday regretted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's decision to meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York despite continuing terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.It's sad and most unfortunate that the PM has gone ahead with the meeting with his Pakistani...
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Singh invites Nawaz Sharif to visit India

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today invited his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to visit India as the two leaders met here for the first time to discuss ways to normalise bilateral ties.The two prime ministers met here at New York Palace Hotel in midtown Manhattan on the margins on UN General...
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India rejects allegations of exporting terror to Pak: Menon

Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Nawaz Sharif tasked the DGMOs to come up with a clear plan to restore LOC ceasefire, said National Security Adviser Menon in a press briefing after the two prime ministers met.India and Pakistan agreed that precondition for talks is really an improvement on the...
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Congress committed for social justice: Sonia

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said her party was committed to bringing social justice and progressive change in the country.The main objective of the UPA policies is to have inclusive, just and responsible society that empowers everyone with equal rights, Gandhi said after unveiling a...
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PM meets Nawaz Sharif in New York

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.Before that he met President Barack Obama in Washington.Photograph: Paresh gandhi/RediffMore details are awaited.
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Anti-Modi pamphlets dub Gujarat CM as 'Feku' in New Delhi

As the BJP was all geared up for Narendra Modi's rally in the national capital this morning, a pre-emptive tirade against the Gujarat leader was launched with pamphlets, dubbing him as 'Feku', circulated through newspapers.The pamphlets and hoardings, mocking Modi's visit to city as 'Aaya Aaya...
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Rahul's statement on ordinance a drama: Vaiko

MDMK founder Vaiko today took a dig at Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi for denouncing the ordinance to protect convicted law makers, terming it as a planned drama.The statement of Rahul Gandhi in Delhi that the ordinance should be torn and thrown out is a planned drama. It is a drama enacted...
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West Bengal govt withdraws anti-ponzi scheme bill

West Bengal government has withdrawn a bill aimed at protecting interests of depositors from chit funds that was awaiting Presidential assent following objections from the Centre and promised to get back with a new one.The West Bengal Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial...
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Malala honoured at Harvard for humanitarian work

The Taliban is afraid of women's power and the power of education, said Pakistani teenager activist Malala Yousafzai as she has been honoured by the prestigious Harvard University.Yousafzai, 16, an outspoken proponent for girls' education who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban,...
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Ramdev predicts win for Modi in 2014 polls

Yoga guru Ramdev today said that the BJP led by Narendra Modi would return to power in the 2014 general elections.It is 100 per cent certain that Narendra Modi will win, Ramdev told reporters here after taking part in a rally marking September 28 as Swami Vivekananda Day in Illinois.I see that...
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Modi accuses Rahul of undermining PM's authority

In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi today accused him of undermining authority of the prime minister and asked people to decide if the nation will be run based on the Constitution or whims of the prince.Addressing a rally -- his first in the...
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PM to meet Pranab on Oct 1, hint at withdrawal of ordinance

Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday (October 1) after his confabulations with Sonia Gandhi and he Congress core committee on the ordinance to protect convicted neatas. The PM is likely to brief the President about his foreign visit and...
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'Rahul's criticism of the ordinance is healthy for democracy'

NDTV reports: Union Minister Milind Deora, who created a furore with his tweet on the ordinance on convicted netas, today said Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the ordinance is healthy for democracy and said there was nothing wrong in accepting and rectifying an error.
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Manmohan Singh is a good man, says Pak PM

Manmohan Singh is a good man and I am looking forward to my first meeting with him, said Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif told NDTV, expressing hope that Dr Singh would accept his invitation this time to visit Pakistan. I will renew my invite to him. His visit is long overdue and I hope...
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Miss Philippines Megan Young crowned Miss World 2013

Philippines beauty Megan Young was today crowned Miss World 2013 after beating 130 contestants across the globe. This is the first time Miss Philippines has been awarded the title in the 63rd Miss World grand final pageant on the resort island of Bali. Megan, 23, who is a student of filmmaking,...
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