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  • Vindicated after 25 years: Big B

    MUMBAI: Actor Amitabh Bachchan is feeling vindicated after the whistleblower of the Bofors scam said in an interview to a website that the actor's name was planted by Indian investigators during their trip to Sweden in 1990.

    MUMBAI: Actor Amitabh Bachchan is feeling vindicated after the whistleblower of the Bofors scam said in an interview to a website that the actor's name was planted by Indian investigators during their trip to Sweden in 1990.

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  • India launches all-weather RISAT-1

    Sriharikota (AP), Apr 26: India’s first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), whose images will facilitate agriculture and disaster management, was today launched successfully on board the PSLV-C19 from here.

    Sriharikota (AP), Apr 26: India’s first indigenous all-weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), whose images will facilitate agriculture and disaster management, was today launched successfully on board the PSLV-C19 from here.

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  • Maoists to release Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka today

    New Delhi: Over a month after being in Naxal captivity, Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka is all set to be released on Thursday.

    New Delhi: Over a month after being in Naxal captivity, Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka is all set to be released on Thursday.

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  • Can't meet Naxal deadline of April 25, says govt

    Raipur/Bhubaneswar: The Chattisgarh government has made it clear to the Naxals that the April 25 deadline set by them cannot be met even as the health of abducted district collector Alex Paul Menon's health has worsened due to lack of medication.

    Raipur/Bhubaneswar: The Chattisgarh government has made it clear to the Naxals that the April 25 deadline set by them cannot be met even as the health of abducted district collector Alex Paul Menon's health has worsened due to lack of medication.

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  • ONGC to go ahead with oil exploration in South China Sea

    Agartala: Oil giant ONGC along with a Vietnamese company will launch joint exploration for oil in the South China Sea despite objections from China, a top company official said.

    Agartala: Oil giant ONGC along with a Vietnamese company will launch joint exploration for oil in the South China Sea despite objections from China, a top company official said.

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  • Norway custody row ends as kids return to India

    New Delhi: The year-long ordeal for the Bhattacharya family in Norway ended on Tuesday as the two kids - Abhigyan and Aishwarya - arrived in India with their paternal uncle Arunabhash.

    New Delhi: The year-long ordeal for the Bhattacharya family in Norway ended on Tuesday as the two kids - Abhigyan and Aishwarya - arrived in India with their paternal uncle Arunabhash.

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  • Maoists name Prashant Bhushan, 2 others as mediators

    Raipur, Apr 24: Hours after the Chhattisgarh government offered to hold talks to secure the release Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, Maoists yesterday night named three mediators, including lawyer Prashant Bhushan, for negotiations.

    Raipur, Apr 24: Hours after the Chhattisgarh government offered to hold talks to secure the release Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, Maoists yesterday night named three mediators, including lawyer Prashant Bhushan, for negotiations.

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  • DRDO plans to build reusable missiles

    NEW DELHI: After the successful launch of Agni V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile, India is all set to develop reusable rockets which will combine the technologies of both ballistic and cruise missiles.

    NEW DELHI: After the successful launch of Agni V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile, India is all set to develop reusable rockets which will combine the technologies of both ballistic and cruise missiles.

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  • EU seeks bigger Indian role against piracy

    LONDON/NEW DELHI: Even as India presses for "clear demarcation" of piracy-infested waters as well as clarity on the issue of deploying armed guards on merchant ships, the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) wants New Delhi and other independent players to deploy more assets to fight sea pirates in the Indian Ocean.

    LONDON/NEW DELHI: Even as India presses for "clear demarcation" of piracy-infested waters as well as clarity on the issue of deploying armed guards on merchant ships, the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) wants New Delhi and other independent players to deploy more assets to fight sea pirates in the Indian Ocean.

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  • Anna says no fallout due to expulsion of Muslim leader

    New Delhi, Apr 23: As fresh cracks appeared in Team Anna after the expulsion of a Muslim leader, Anna Hazare today said there is no rift in the group over the “leakage” of information or yoga guru Ramdev.

    New Delhi, Apr 23: As fresh cracks appeared in Team Anna after the expulsion of a Muslim leader, Anna Hazare today said there is no rift in the group over the “leakage” of information or yoga guru Ramdev.

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