• 100 new mines in the district

    Kota. From Kota district of Mines and Earth Sciences Division hundred new mining lease will be issued in the near future. At the departmental level, the district has also pointed to new mining areas. The Department of Revenue, to get NOC from forest department has sent a proposal to the state government.

    Kota. From Kota district of Mines and Earth Sciences Division hundred new mining lease will be issued in the near future. At the departmental level, the district has also pointed to new mining areas. The Department of Revenue, to get NOC from forest department has sent a proposal to the state government.

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  • Pope Francis to meet sex abuse victims for first time

     VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will meet victims of paedophile priests for the first time on Monday, as a Vatican commission moves to address the problem of clerical sex abuse in developing countries.

     VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis will meet victims of paedophile priests for the first time on Monday, as a Vatican commission moves to address the problem of clerical sex abuse in developing countries.

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  • Fireworks, hurricane mark US Independence Day

    WASHINGTON: The United States marks 238 years as a nation as it celebrates Independence Day on Saturday with fireworks, food and music. Hurricane Arthur crashed holiday parties along the East Coast. Moscow had subdued festivities amid growing anti-American sentiment over the crisis in Ukraine. Here are some highlights of Independence Day celebrations across the globe:

    WASHINGTON: The United States marks 238 years as a nation as it celebrates Independence Day on Saturday with fireworks, food and music. Hurricane Arthur crashed holiday parties along the East Coast. Moscow had subdued festivities amid growing anti-American sentiment over the crisis in Ukraine. Here are some highlights of Independence Day celebrations across the globe:

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  • Obama: US always has been a nation of immigrants

    WASHINGTON: Celebrating the ethnic diversity of America, President Barack Obama said more than two dozen foreign-born military members who became US citizens at the White House on the Fourth of July are vivid reminders that welcoming immigrants "is central to our way of life.''

    WASHINGTON: Celebrating the ethnic diversity of America, President Barack Obama said more than two dozen foreign-born military members who became US citizens at the White House on the Fourth of July are vivid reminders that welcoming immigrants "is central to our way of life.''

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  • Ukraine's president shakes up military leadership

     KIEV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shook up his faltering military on Thursday, appointing a new defense minister and top general while speaking angrily about the years of decay and corruption that left the forces unable to deal effectively with the well-armed eastern insurgency.

     KIEV, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko shook up his faltering military on Thursday, appointing a new defense minister and top general while speaking angrily about the years of decay and corruption that left the forces unable to deal effectively with the well-armed eastern insurgency.

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  • Overpass collapse kills two in Brazil World Cup city

    BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL: An unfinished overpass being built for the World Cup crashed down on several vehicles in Brazil's southeastern city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19.

    BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL: An unfinished overpass being built for the World Cup crashed down on several vehicles in Brazil's southeastern city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19.

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  • New Zealand MP says Rolf Harris groped her

    WELLINGTON: A New Zealand politician on Friday recalled how Rolf Harris groped her when she was a radio reporter preparing to interview the now disgraced children's entertainer in the mid-1980s.

    WELLINGTON: A New Zealand politician on Friday recalled how Rolf Harris groped her when she was a radio reporter preparing to interview the now disgraced children's entertainer in the mid-1980s.

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  • Passport delivery to become hassle-free, no police verification in case of renewal

    MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The passport delivery system could soon become hassle-free and quick. On the directions of the chief passport officer in the ministry of external affairs, Mumbai may lead the way to do away with cumbersome processes that currently delay the issuance of a passport.

    MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The passport delivery system could soon become hassle-free and quick. On the directions of the chief passport officer in the ministry of external affairs, Mumbai may lead the way to do away with cumbersome processes that currently delay the issuance of a passport.

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  • Congress wants two extra seats in Lok Sabha front rows

    NEW DLHI: The government has almost completed seat allotment for leaders in the 16th Lok Sabha but has to iron out some rough edges with Congress asking for a couple of more seats than the two it is entitled to. If the government agrees to oblige Congress, which is the largest opposition party in the House, it may have to give up a couple of its own seats in the front rows in Lok Sabha.

    NEW DLHI: The government has almost completed seat allotment for leaders in the 16th Lok Sabha but has to iron out some rough edges with Congress asking for a couple of more seats than the two it is entitled to. If the government agrees to oblige Congress, which is the largest opposition party in the House, it may have to give up a couple of its own seats in the front rows in Lok Sabha.

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  • Germany face acid test against old rivals France

    RIO DE JANEIRO: Under-fire Germany face rejuvenated France in Friday's World Cup quarterfinal at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium in a mouth-watering clash of two European powerhouses.

    RIO DE JANEIRO: Under-fire Germany face rejuvenated France in Friday's World Cup quarterfinal at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium in a mouth-watering clash of two European powerhouses.

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