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Twenty-one workers were killed today when a fire engulfed a state-owned coal mine in China's northeast Heilongjiang province, one of the deadliestaccidents to hit the world's largest coal producer.One missing mine worker was located safely.Rescuers have found bodies of 21 workers after a coal...
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Authorities in the Dutch Caribbean island of St Maarten say they have detained three Syrians traveling with fake Greek passports.The public prosecutor's office said today that the Syrians were detained November 14 and that the investigation is continuing.Officials said the three have not asked...
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The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shiite mosque south of Baghdad following Friday prayers that Iraqi officials saykilled 10 people.The IS statement circulated by supporters online today only mentions a suicide attack. Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb outside...
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China has enhanced its security and anti-terrorism response in the capital here with heavier police presence and stricter checks on parcels, followingParis and Mali hotel terrorist attacks.The Chinese capital raised its security level on November 15, two days after the Paris terrorist attacks,...
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In a broad daylight robbery, three armed miscreants today shot dead a security guard and looted around Rs 80,000 from a nationalised bank in Chinhat police station area of the state capital this afternoon.Three masked men barged into the State Bank of India and shot dead the guard Shravan Kumar,...
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There was applause for the French security services and police in the National Assembly on Thursday when it was announced that they had caught - and killed - the planner of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud.But the focus on the manhunt - and the shock and grief inspired by the attack - cannot...
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Turkey's military says fighter jets have bombed suspected Kurdish rebel targets in a new cross-border offensive in northern Iraq.A military statement today said the overnight airstrikes hit suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, hideouts, shelters and supply points in four areas of northern...
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PM Narendra Modi arrives for gala dinner hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.Dressed in a traditional green Malayasian dress, Modi is expected to dine alongside other world leaders here.US President Barack Obama is also in attendance at the event.
19:28
Six Russians were killed in the hotel attack in Mali, the foreign ministry in Moscow said today, saying that they worked for a cargo airline.Among those who died were six citizens of our country, the ministry said in a statement, citing the Russian embassy in Mali.It said that 12 Russians - all...
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Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency says a 'foreign' reconnaissance drone has crashed in the country's southwest.Today's report says the drone crashed on the outskirts of the town of Shush near the border with Iraq the day before, but did not provide further details. It did not say which country...
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China today pledged USD 14.5 million to help fund the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the government said in a statement, after the plane vanished in 2014.Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who is visiting Malaysia, made the offer in a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm...
18:25
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia today, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and no immediate damage or casualties were reported.The undersea quake was recorded at a depth of 67 kilometres near Indonesia's Babar islands, according to USGS.The quake...
18:22
the Belgian capital of Brussels was put on the country's highest terror alert level Saturday, with authorities warning of an imminent threat.The warning, from the Crisis Centre of the Belgian Interior Ministry, cites a serious and imminent threat that requires taking specific security measures as...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he is planning to take two months of paternity leave upon his first child's birth, underlining the importance of family in the life of one of the world's youngest billionaire. Zuckerberg, 31, is expecting a girl child after his wife Priscilla Chan,...
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An alert citizen saved hundreds of lives after he detected damage to rail tracks near Mainaguri in Jalpaiguri district today and informed the authorities shortly before two long distance trains were to pass the stretch. A North-East Frontier Railway official said Gagan Roy informed the...
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Militants exploded a bomb on the Rangya'Rangapara rail track near Merabil Garia village in Assam's Udalguri district and planted another on the same railway track at Rowta, a police official said today.The blast occurred on the railway track last night about eight km south of Mazbat damaging a...
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An estimated 70 per cent votes were cast till noon in the by-elections to two assembly segments of Manipur Thangmeiband and Thongju. Altogether 54,751 voters are eligible to decide the fate of six candidates in the by-elections for which polling started from 7 am and will end at 4 pm. An...
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Accusing the Congress Party of being an 'anti-national' organisation, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday said that the grand old party is creating an alliance with the terrorist organisations, having links with Pakistan's ISI, just for the sake of political gains....
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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has donated his Silsila jacket to a construction worker, in a bid to extend his support for the cause of distributing clothes to needy people in winters.The 73-year-old Piku star was in the capital yesterday to support Call to Action: TB Free Haryana and visited a...
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Noting that the world is presently struggling to deal with the worst impulses of intolerance, President Pranab Mukherjee today said this was the time to reinforce the values that bind together the complex diversity of modern-day India and promote them throughout the globe.Inaugurating the...
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said he is alarmed over obstruction and destruction of medical supplies to Nepal due to ongoing blockade of key border trade points with India as he called on all sides to lift these restrictions without further delay.He is alarmed by reports of the...
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French President Francois Hollande will be the chief guest at the 2016 Republic Day in India. Hollande, would be the fourth French leader to be chief guest at the R-Day ceremony since 1976. Jacques Chirac has been chief guest twice ' in 1976, as prime minister, and in 1998, as...
12:54
In an embarrassment for India, the tricolour was seen hoisted upside down during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photo-op with Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe before bilateral talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit.The national flag was in the background of Prime Minister Modi and Abe's...
12:24
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will hold the first meeting of his new cabinet on Saturday evening at the secretariat in Patna.According to reports, the cabinet would take its decision on calling of special session of 16th Bihar Legislative Assembly and will also decide the date of a joint...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met his Japanese counterpart who said Indo-Japan ties have the greatest potential of any bilateral relationship in the world. The two leaders met on the sidelines of 13th ASEAN-India Summit here in the Malaysian capital. Working through lunch with an old...
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Five persons have been arrested following a clash between supporters of two Gram Pradhan election candidates at Hashimpur village in the district. Supporters of the two candidates, Padem Singh and Rajeshver, confronted and fired upon each other last evening at Hashimpur village, SP (crime) Rakesh...
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Twenty-one workers were today killed and one other person went missing when a fire engulfed a state-owned coal mine in northeast China. Rescuers have found bodies of 21 workers and are searching for another missing after a coal mine caught fire in Heilongjiang Province late evening yesterday,...
10:36
The Central Reserve Police Force recovered an IED on the HMT-Narbal Route near Beacon Huts in Lawapora Area in the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday morning.The CRPF along with team of 2RR Regiment recovered the IED at 7:30 am. In prima facie it appeared that the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised the impact of his flagship programme 'Jan Dhan Yojana' and talked about the benefits that the people of India have got through the scheme.We started the Jan Dhan Yojana. In less than a year we opened 190 million new bank accounts. On...
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The PM outlines measures that have been taken to make India investment friendly, and campaigns such as Make in India and Digital India.Going further, I want to assure you that India is committed to protect intellectual property rights of all innovators, he says.
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Reform for me is just a way station on the long journey to the destination.The destination is the transformation of India.By almost every indication India is doing better than when we took office. Even while cutting the fiscal deficit,we have substantially increased productive public investment....
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We have begun institutional and structural reforms -- in agriculture, housing, transport, fin inclusion, investment. In a break with over 65 years of tradition, we have involved India's states in foreign policy, he says.
09:34
When my Government took office, we asked what is the purpose of reforms. My answer is clear: we must reform to transform: Modi@ASEAN
09:33
JUST IN: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started his address at the ASEAN summit.
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I have been saying that the 21st century belongs to Asia. I say this because of the track record of ASEAN countries: Modi
09:26
Commencing his bilateral engagements after landing in Malaysia today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.A lot of important decisions were made yesterday when Home Minister Rajnath Singh met the Chinese Premier and I am grateful for China's contribution, Modi said.The...
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In the wake of the deadly 13/11 carnage in Paris, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has called for the world to fight against the 'terrorists trap' of growing a prejudice against a particular religion or community, as their sole intention is to divide the society on the basis of fear.Speaking...
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning, a large crowd of Indians thronged outside the hotel where he will be staying during his visit, waiting to catch a glimpse of him.The cheering Indian diaspora were seen dressed up in traditional garb and were waiting...
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Two of the three suicide bombers who blew themselves up near the Stade de France stadium in the Paris attacks a week ago had passed through Greece posing as migrants fleeing the Syrian war, prosecutors said today. It was already known that one of the men had been registered in Greece, a key...
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Although Beijing and New Delhi have repeatedly demonstrated a mutual desire to prevent conflict and mitigate tensions when they arise and have avoided a serious violent clash since 1967, the potential for their relationship to deteriorate is ever present. No single issue or crisis is likely...
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France's Senate has voted to extend a state of emergency for three months after last week's deadly attacks.The state of emergency expands police powers to carry out arrests and searches and allows authorities to forbid the movement of persons and vehicles at specific times and places.France's...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday night left for four-day visit to Malaysia and Singapore, during which the focus would be on building trade ties and attracting investments to India. Leaving for Malaysia & Singapore. Will attend 2 crucial summits, participate in bilateral meetings...
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27 dead in Mali's Radisson hotel siege; 20 Indians rescuedPeter Mukerjea charged with murder; CBI claims Sheena killed for propertyMadras HC stays cancellation of Greenpeace India's licence Rahman's concert, 76-kg cake: Mulayam's mega birthday bashNitish takes oath as Bihar CM, Lalu's son...
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