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  • Govt rethink on suburban railway fare hike may be in phases

    NEW DELHI: Faced with all-round protests, the Modi government is considering recalibrating suburban railway fares in Mumbai and elsewhere in order to stagger the burden of last week's massive hike over phases instead of heaping all of it on the commuter in one go.

    NEW DELHI: Faced with all-round protests, the Modi government is considering recalibrating suburban railway fares in Mumbai and elsewhere in order to stagger the burden of last week's massive hike over phases instead of heaping all of it on the commuter in one go.

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  • Jolted by Munnani killing, cops look for Al Umma sleeper cells

    CHENNAI: Sleuths of CID's special investigation division (SID) are working on a detailed plan to locate and dismantle terror group Al Umma's sleeper cells in the state. Investigators will plant moles to gather intelligence on the activities of suspected members of the outfit in Tamil Nadu, sources said.

    CHENNAI: Sleuths of CID's special investigation division (SID) are working on a detailed plan to locate and dismantle terror group Al Umma's sleeper cells in the state. Investigators will plant moles to gather intelligence on the activities of suspected members of the outfit in Tamil Nadu, sources said.

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  • Lie detector test for Badaun girls family

    NEW DELHI: Probing veracity of allegations in the sensational gangrape-cum-murders in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district last month, the Central Bureau of Investigation will conduct lie detector tests on the fathers of two cousins who were allegedly raped and then hanged on a tree.

    NEW DELHI: Probing veracity of allegations in the sensational gangrape-cum-murders in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district last month, the Central Bureau of Investigation will conduct lie detector tests on the fathers of two cousins who were allegedly raped and then hanged on a tree.

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  • Centre to fast-track road connectivity in Uttarakhand

     NEW DELHI: For Narendra Modi and for his Cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari, one of the concerns seems to be the faster restoration of road network in disaster-hit Uttarakhand. Sources said during the presentation made by road secretary.

     NEW DELHI: For Narendra Modi and for his Cabinet colleague Nitin Gadkari, one of the concerns seems to be the faster restoration of road network in disaster-hit Uttarakhand. Sources said during the presentation made by road secretary.

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  • 17-year-old girl raped murdered in Tamil Nadu

    TRICHY: A 17-year-old girl was found raped and murdered at Tichampatti in Karur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday night, police said.

    TRICHY: A 17-year-old girl was found raped and murdered at Tichampatti in Karur district of Tamil Nadu on Monday night, police said.

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  • Make aam admi, not Maharaja, mascot of Indian aviation: Modi

    NEW DELHI: The Maharaja must be replaced by the aam admi as the mascot of Indian aviation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have conveyed this to aviation minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju when the latter briefed him about the critical condition of the debt-laden sector on Saturday.

    NEW DELHI: The Maharaja must be replaced by the aam admi as the mascot of Indian aviation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is learnt to have conveyed this to aviation minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju when the latter briefed him about the critical condition of the debt-laden sector on Saturday.

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  • Militant killed in encounter in J&K

    SRINAGAR: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Kashmir, police said on Monday.

    SRINAGAR: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Kashmir, police said on Monday.

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  • Azam Khan sacks loyalists over LS poll debacle

    BAREILLY: Stung by the reverses suffered by the Samajwadi Party (SP) in his home turf and unable to bear the humiliating loss of party candidates in the Lok Sabha polls in his strongholds, Rampur and Sambhal, state urban development minister Azam Khan has sacked many of his close confidants.

    BAREILLY: Stung by the reverses suffered by the Samajwadi Party (SP) in his home turf and unable to bear the humiliating loss of party candidates in the Lok Sabha polls in his strongholds, Rampur and Sambhal, state urban development minister Azam Khan has sacked many of his close confidants.

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  • Govt opens Saudi channels to get to Iraqi abductors

    The 40 Indians are suspected to have been kept in captivity by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants at two different locations near Mosul. Sources within the security establishment said contact channels are being established with Saudis to get more information on state of the abductees, to establish the abductors are from ISIS and not some other outfit, the intention of the abductors and eventually putting pressure on them through Riyadh to release the Indians.

    The 40 Indians are suspected to have been kept in captivity by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants at two different locations near Mosul. Sources within the security establishment said contact channels are being established with Saudis to get more information on state of the abductees, to establish the abductors are from ISIS and not some other outfit, the intention of the abductors and eventually putting pressure on them through Riyadh to release the Indians.

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  • Enough food stock for a year: Ram Vilas Paswan

    JAIPUR: Union minister for food and civil supplies Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday claimed that opposition parties were creating an unnecessary hype in the name of concern over inflation and said the country was facing no shortage of food.

    JAIPUR: Union minister for food and civil supplies Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday claimed that opposition parties were creating an unnecessary hype in the name of concern over inflation and said the country was facing no shortage of food.

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