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Akhilesh Yadav visits Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav flew into Muzaffarnagar Sunday to meet victims of communal violence in the region that claimed 47 lives.The chief minister's first halt was village Kawaal, the origin of the three-day violence that engulfed Muzaffa..

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Over 50,000 people waiting for India-Bangladesh border pact to be ratified

Kolkata: Disowned by his own country, where he was born more than 30 summers ago, an Indian man is now forced to live as an illegal immigrant in Bangladesh, far from his family which has been yearning to see him for over a year. And his plight exemplifies the pitiful

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Government notifies Food Security Act

New Delhi: Government has notified the landmark food security legislation, giving a legal right on highly subsidised foodgrains to 67 per cent of the country's population.The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on August 26, while the Rajya Sabha gave its nod on September 2. Pre..

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Mumbai Photojournalist Gangrape case: Chargesheet likely to be filed this week

Mumbai: Speeding up legal proceedings in the photojournalist’s gangrape case that triggered nationwide outrage, Mumbai police is all set file a charge sheet against five accused in a couple of days.“We are giving final touch to the charge sheet of the gangrape case ..

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Modi may get more Black Cat commandos for security

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs is considering a proposal to hike up Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's security in view of threat perceptions following his anointment as BJP prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Modi is presently getting an..

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Rains create havoc in 2 Arunachal districts

Itanagar:  Incessant rain in the past few days has created havoc in two eastern Arunachal districts triggering landslips in the upper reaches of the region which has disrupted surface communication to Anini, the headquarters of Dibang Valley.Eze river, called as ‘The..

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11 yrear old with fatal disorder makes a name in chess invention

Jaipur: He may be just 11 years old and suffering from a fatal genetic disorder, but it has not stopped this child prodigy from the Pink City from making a mark for himself in chess variant inventions.Hridyeshwar Singh Bhati, who is wheelchair-bound because of the disease, has ..

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Thane: School-bus attendant arrested for raping 4-year-old

Mumbai:  A four-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a school bus attendant, who lured her to the backseat of the vehicle on the pretext of showing her a magic trick, in neighbouring Thane district.  27-year-old Sandip Karve (27) was arrested yesterday, eight ..

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Man held for threatening Bihar CM

Patna:  A man in his mid 20s has been arrested on charges of pasting posters threatening Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, police said Sunday.Bhimsen Mishra of Maner near Patna was taken into custody late Saturday, Patna's Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj..

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Sikkim records steepest fall in poverty level

Gangtok: Sikkim has recorded steepest fall in poverty level in the country on account of increase in per capita consumption and the proportion of the poor living below poverty line in the urban area is lowest among all states. Latest data released by the Planning Commission say..

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Pakistan violates ceasefire again.

Jammu: Pakistani troops Sunday fired at Indian positions in Mendhar sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said."Around 6.30 a.m., Pakistani troops fired at Pilli and Noal posts in Dari Dabsi area of the LoC in Mendha..

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Nine killed in truck collision in Punjab

Barnala, Punjab: Nine persons were killed and five others were critically injured when a Tata Venture carrying passengers collided with a truck  at Pakho Kenchia Chowk in Barnala on Saturday night. The impact of the collision was so severe that the Tata Venture vehicle was..

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Nuclear-capable ‘Agni-V’ tested for second time

Balasore: India today conducted a second test flight of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ‘Agni-V’ long-range ballistic missile, which has a strike range of more than 5000 km, from the Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.The three stage, solid propellant missil..

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Jalandhar man sells newborn for Rs 1.5 lakh to buy goods vehicle

Jalandhar: Dharam Singh, a sevadar working at a cremation ground in Katahara Molla here sold his newborn son to a Delhi-based businessman for Rs 1.5 lakh in order to buy a goods vehicle, police said. The child was actually sold to the couple for Rs 8 lakhs, out of which

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Produce original registers that has records of 2002 riots: Guj HC asks state govt

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to produce original registers, related to vital intelligence records of 2002 riots, which were destroyed by it.A division bench of High Court, headed by Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and J B Pardiwala on Frid..

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Karnataka govt to enforce dress code for its employees

Bangalore: Now a dress code for Karnataka government employees—pant and shirt/pyjama/kurta for men and saree or “chudidar” for women.The state government has announced enforcement of a dress code for its officials and staff after some were found to wear clothe..

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Muzaffarnagar: Miscreants fire at farmers near Shamli, cattle smugglers fire near Meerut

Shamli, UP: A group of miscreants belonging to a particular community on Saturday began firing indiscriminately at farmers working in a field near Phugana, but the situation was defused with the prompt intervention of army jawans and local authorities. Residents of Phugana said..

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Retd HC judge to begin probe into Kishtwar violence

Jammu: The one-man judicial commission tasked with holding a probe into the Kishtwar violence is set to finally begin its inquiries after Justice (retd) RC Gandhi arrived there yesterday for the purpose, officials said.  “Justice (retd) Gandhi arrived..

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Telephone operator gang-rape case: Fifth accused held

Mumbai:  The fifth and last accused in the July 31 telephone operator gang-rape case was today arrested from the city, police said.“Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid at Girgaon Chowpatty and the accused, Mohammed Ashfaque Sheikh, was arrested,” a crime branc..

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BSF seize 17 kg heroin in Punjab

Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) yesterday recovered 17 kg of heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur bordering Pakistan, officials said.The heroin recovered is worth Rs.85 crore in the international market.The recovery was made Saturday after alert BSF troopers se..

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