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  • Shimla convent school rocked by death of two students

    Shimla: The death of two girls of a British-era convent school in Shimla on Friday became murkier when their parents blamed school authorities. The parents said the girls did not die accidentally, but committed suicide after being "mentally harassed" by their teacher.

    Shimla: The death of two girls of a British-era convent school in Shimla on Friday became murkier when their parents blamed school authorities. The parents said the girls did not die accidentally, but committed suicide after being "mentally harassed" by their teacher.

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  • Politics split anti-corruption movement: Anna

    New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said that “politics has split” the anti-corruption movement that began nearly two years ago.

    In his recent blog, Anna reportedly wrote that the decision to form a political party led to the movement being divided. Expressing confidence that Lokpal Bill will be passed before 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he said "unfortunately, the movement has split even before we got the Bill. One wants to go political and the other wants to keep the movement alive."

    New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said that “politics has split” the anti-corruption movement that began nearly two years ago.

    In his recent blog, Anna reportedly wrote that the decision to form a political party led to the movement being divided. Expressing confidence that Lokpal Bill will be passed before 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he said "unfortunately, the movement has split even before we got the Bill. One wants to go political and the other wants to keep the movement alive."

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  • Another teenager gangraped in Haryana

    Chandigarh: In the third incident of its kind in less than 20 days, a teenaged girl was gang-raped by four youths in Gohana town in Haryana's Sonipat district on Friday, 190 km from here.

    The victim, a class 11 student, had gone to a grocery shop on Friday afternoon and was asked by the shop owner, Kali, to pick up things from his godown nearby.

    Chandigarh: In the third incident of its kind in less than 20 days, a teenaged girl was gang-raped by four youths in Gohana town in Haryana's Sonipat district on Friday, 190 km from here.

    The victim, a class 11 student, had gone to a grocery shop on Friday afternoon and was asked by the shop owner, Kali, to pick up things from his godown nearby.

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  • After Modi taunt, Sibal sends him 2 Aakash tablets

    New Delhi: Stung by Narendra Modi's remarks on delay in delivery of Aakash tablets, HRD MinisterKapil Sibal has asked the Gujarat Chief Minister to keep education away from politics and sent him a couple of these low-cost devices.

    New Delhi: Stung by Narendra Modi's remarks on delay in delivery of Aakash tablets, HRD MinisterKapil Sibal has asked the Gujarat Chief Minister to keep education away from politics and sent him a couple of these low-cost devices.

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  • Banks reject Kingfisher Airlines loan demand SBI Caps to make revival plan

    Mumbai: Turning down a request for Rs 200 working loan by Kingfisher, the SBI-led lenders consortium Thursday asked SBI Capitals to chalk out a fresh revival plan for the cash-strapped airline in the next 2-3 weeks.

    Mumbai: Turning down a request for Rs 200 working loan by Kingfisher, the SBI-led lenders consortium Thursday asked SBI Capitals to chalk out a fresh revival plan for the cash-strapped airline in the next 2-3 weeks.

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  • 16-year-old Delhi student allegedly raped, MMS circulated

    New Delhi: In yet another case of rape being filmed to blackmail the victim, a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a driver in Delhi while his friend recorded the crime on a mobile phone and circulated the MMS.

    The incident took place in east Delhi's Trilokpuri around 45 days ago and was reported to police on Wednesday when the victim's father came to know about the circulation of the MMS clip.

    New Delhi: In yet another case of rape being filmed to blackmail the victim, a 16-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a driver in Delhi while his friend recorded the crime on a mobile phone and circulated the MMS.

    The incident took place in east Delhi's Trilokpuri around 45 days ago and was reported to police on Wednesday when the victim's father came to know about the circulation of the MMS clip.

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  • Assam: Lakhs left homeless as flood water starts receding

    Guwahati: The situation in Assam, where water from the third wave of flood inundated 16 districts of the state is receding, remains grim with 19 people dead and over 30 lakh affected. Lakhs of animals have also been swept away and farmlands inundated in the most devastating floods in more than a decade. The death of animals has given rise to the fear of diseases being spread.

    Guwahati: The situation in Assam, where water from the third wave of flood inundated 16 districts of the state is receding, remains grim with 19 people dead and over 30 lakh affected. Lakhs of animals have also been swept away and farmlands inundated in the most devastating floods in more than a decade. The death of animals has given rise to the fear of diseases being spread.

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  • Delhi court orders FIR against Raj Thackeray for hate speech

    New Delhi: A Delhi court today asked the city police to lodge an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly describing migrants from Bihar as "infiltrators" in Mumbai. At a speech on August 31, Mr Thackeray threatened to force them out of Maharashtra.

    New Delhi: A Delhi court today asked the city police to lodge an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly describing migrants from Bihar as "infiltrators" in Mumbai. At a speech on August 31, Mr Thackeray threatened to force them out of Maharashtra.

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  • Auction not sole route for allocation of natural resources: Supreme Court

    Auction, despite being a more preferable method of alienation/allotment, cannot be held to be a constitutional requirement or limitation for alienation of all natural resources, the Supreme Court said in its advisory opinion on the ‘2G Presidential Reference’ matter.

    Auction, despite being a more preferable method of alienation/allotment, cannot be held to be a constitutional requirement or limitation for alienation of all natural resources, the Supreme Court said in its advisory opinion on the ‘2G Presidential Reference’ matter.

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  • Should all natural resources be auctioned Supreme Courts answer today

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce its opinion today on whether all natural resources must be auctioned by the government, a decision the court made earlier this year in the context of the expansive telecom scam.
     

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce its opinion today on whether all natural resources must be auctioned by the government, a decision the court made earlier this year in the context of the expansive telecom scam.
     

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