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  • Mother sold 17 month-old son for Rs. 5000 to buy jeans, mobile phone

    Investigation into the sale of a baby boy by his mother in Odisha's Jajpur district has revealed curious details - the money was used to buy a mobile phone and a pair of jeans among other things. "Rakhi Patra of Mundamala village who sold her 17 month-old son for Rs. 5000 purchased a new
    mobile phone, a pair of jeans, few new tops (to go with the jeans) and memory cards for her mobile with the money," Jajpur superintendent of police Deepak Kumar said today.

    Investigation into the sale of a baby boy by his mother in Odisha's Jajpur district has revealed curious details - the money was used to buy a mobile phone and a pair of jeans among other things. "Rakhi Patra of Mundamala village who sold her 17 month-old son for Rs. 5000 purchased a new
    mobile phone, a pair of jeans, few new tops (to go with the jeans) and memory cards for her mobile with the money," Jajpur superintendent of police Deepak Kumar said today.

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  • Kingfisher Airlines declares temporary lockout till Oct 4

    Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines Monday night declared a partial lock-out with immediate effect and suspended till Thursday flight operations which came to a grinding halt following a strike by a section of its employees.

    Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines Monday night declared a partial lock-out with immediate effect and suspended till Thursday flight operations which came to a grinding halt following a strike by a section of its employees.

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  • Salman Khans bodyguards get embroiled in a fight

    Mumbai: Gandhigiri has never really been Salman ‘Dabangg’ Khan’s style. The actor, who has often grabbed headlines for all wrong reasons, is in news again. Reports have it that Salman Khan’s bodyguards were involved in a scuffle with some locals of a village where the actor had gone to shoot his much awaited ‘Dabangg 2’.

    Mumbai: Gandhigiri has never really been Salman ‘Dabangg’ Khan’s style. The actor, who has often grabbed headlines for all wrong reasons, is in news again. Reports have it that Salman Khan’s bodyguards were involved in a scuffle with some locals of a village where the actor had gone to shoot his much awaited ‘Dabangg 2’.

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  • Mahatma Gandhi remembered on 143rd birth anniversary

    New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi was today fondly remembered with President Pranab Mukherjee leading the nation in playing glowing tributes to the Father of the Nation on the occasion of his 143rd birth anniversary.

    Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior BJP leader L K Advani were among the prominent people who visited Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat to offer floral tributes.

    New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi was today fondly remembered with President Pranab Mukherjee leading the nation in playing glowing tributes to the Father of the Nation on the occasion of his 143rd birth anniversary.

    Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior BJP leader L K Advani were among the prominent people who visited Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat to offer floral tributes.

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  • Narendra Modi says he will apologise if charges on Sonia Gandhi's foreign trips proved wrong

    Mr Modi cited a report in a local vernacular paper that said the expenditure on Mrs Gandhi's trips had been revealed through a Right to Information applicant based in Haryana. However, the activist, Ramesh Verma, told NDTV that the chief minister has incorrectly attributed the details to him. Mr Verma said that in June, the Central Information Commission, based on his appeal, asked the Prime Minister's Office to reveal expenses on Mrs Gandhi's official tours; however, he said, those documents have still not been shared.

    Mr Modi cited a report in a local vernacular paper that said the expenditure on Mrs Gandhi's trips had been revealed through a Right to Information applicant based in Haryana. However, the activist, Ramesh Verma, told NDTV that the chief minister has incorrectly attributed the details to him. Mr Verma said that in June, the Central Information Commission, based on his appeal, asked the Prime Minister's Office to reveal expenses on Mrs Gandhi's official tours; however, he said, those documents have still not been shared.

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  • Madhuri, Sridevi enthral; Gurmeet Chaudhary clinches Jhalak… trophy!

    Mumbai: In a glittering grand finale, Gurmeet Chaudhary and his cheoreographer Shampa were declared the winners of dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’ season 5 on Sunday.
    In front of the three celebrity judges, Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D’Souza, Gurmeet was announced as the winner while TV actress Rashmi Sandhu was declared as the first runner up.

    Mumbai: In a glittering grand finale, Gurmeet Chaudhary and his cheoreographer Shampa were declared the winners of dance reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhla Jaa’ season 5 on Sunday.
    In front of the three celebrity judges, Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar and Remo D’Souza, Gurmeet was announced as the winner while TV actress Rashmi Sandhu was declared as the first runner up.

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  • Train AC fares to be dearer from today

    New Delhi: With the exit of Trinamool Congress from UPA, finance ministry has decided to levy service tax on AC rail travel and freight services fares, which are set to increase by 3.7% from October 1.

    New Delhi: With the exit of Trinamool Congress from UPA, finance ministry has decided to levy service tax on AC rail travel and freight services fares, which are set to increase by 3.7% from October 1.

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  • Mamata takes fight against FDI to Delhi, to protest at Jantar Mantar

    New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest rally in New Delhi against FDI in retail. This will be her first rally in the capital since exiting the UPA-II. FDI was one of the reasons for Mamata parting ways with the Congress.

    New Delhi: Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest rally in New Delhi against FDI in retail. This will be her first rally in the capital since exiting the UPA-II. FDI was one of the reasons for Mamata parting ways with the Congress.

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  • Kingfisher to cancel many flights today due to employee unrest

    Kingfisher Airlines said it would cancel several flights on Monday due to employee unrest, the company said in a statement without providing details of the cancellations.

    Kingfisher Airlines said it would cancel several flights on Monday due to employee unrest, the company said in a statement without providing details of the cancellations.

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  • Teachers throw slippers at Nitish Kumar

    Patna: Slippers were thrown at the stage during Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's rally in Madhepura today, allegedly by contract teachers demanding better pay and working terms.

    Patna: Slippers were thrown at the stage during Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's rally in Madhepura today, allegedly by contract teachers demanding better pay and working terms.

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