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  • One Ex-Minister Found Guilty In Karnataka Porngate, Two Get Clean Chit

    Bangalore: The Karnataka Legislature Committee which probed the infamous porn viewing scandal has indicted a former minister and recommended his “admonition” but gave a clean chit to two others while proposing a ban on the use of mobiles in the House.

    Bangalore: The Karnataka Legislature Committee which probed the infamous porn viewing scandal has indicted a former minister and recommended his “admonition” but gave a clean chit to two others while proposing a ban on the use of mobiles in the House.

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  • Oil companies may hike petrol prices by Rs 3 per litre

    New Delhi: State-owned oil firms are pushing for at least Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol price from April 1 to cover part of the spike in cost of raw material.

    New Delhi: State-owned oil firms are pushing for at least Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol price from April 1 to cover part of the spike in cost of raw material.

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  • India should scrap AFSPA in Kashmir: UN

    New Delhi: India should scrap the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives security forces, battling militancy in the troubled regions of Kashmir and the northeast, sweeping powers to search, arrest or shoot people, the United Nations said on Friday.

    New Delhi: India should scrap the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives security forces, battling militancy in the troubled regions of Kashmir and the northeast, sweeping powers to search, arrest or shoot people, the United Nations said on Friday.

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  • J&K: Hizbul militants escape custody, re-arrested

    Jammu: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, arrested for an assassination bid on a Congress MP, escaped from police custody on Wednesday night but have been re-arrested, police said on Thursday.

    Jammu: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, arrested for an assassination bid on a Congress MP, escaped from police custody on Wednesday night but have been re-arrested, police said on Thursday.

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  • Army Chief General VK Singh: A hero or a rebel?

    New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh is expected to send a written reply to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with his bribery allegation. The General has claimed that he was offered Rs 14 crore to clear the purchase of sub-standard military vehicles. He has already told the CBI that he has solid evidence to back his claim.

    New Delhi: Army Chief General VK Singh is expected to send a written reply to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with his bribery allegation. The General has claimed that he was offered Rs 14 crore to clear the purchase of sub-standard military vehicles. He has already told the CBI that he has solid evidence to back his claim.

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  • Norway Child Welfare Service To Hand Over Kids To Their Uncle

    Oslo, Mar 30: After being kept in foster care for nearly ten months, NRI children Abhigyan and Aishwariya will be handed to their patenral uncle, Norway’s Child Welfare Service (CWS) said on Thursday .

    Oslo, Mar 30: After being kept in foster care for nearly ten months, NRI children Abhigyan and Aishwariya will be handed to their patenral uncle, Norway’s Child Welfare Service (CWS) said on Thursday .

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  • Talaq Said In Drunken State Over Phone Valid, Says Deoband

    Lucknow: Islamic seminary Darul-Uloom Deoband has said in a fatwa that divorce given in an inebriated condition over phone is a valid "talaq".

    Lucknow: Islamic seminary Darul-Uloom Deoband has said in a fatwa that divorce given in an inebriated condition over phone is a valid "talaq".

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  • Army Chief Forwards To CBI Trinamool MP's Corruption Charges Against Serving Lt. Gen

    New Delhi, March 29: The Army Chief Gen V K Singh has dropped another scam bomb, by forwarding to the CBI on Wednesday a letter from Trinamool Congress MP Ambika Banerjee levelling corrupting charges against a serving Lt. Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, presently commanding the Dimapur-based 3 Corps, and is in line after Lt gen Bikgram Singh to become the next Army Chief, The Indian Express reported.

    New Delhi, March 29: The Army Chief Gen V K Singh has dropped another scam bomb, by forwarding to the CBI on Wednesday a letter from Trinamool Congress MP Ambika Banerjee levelling corrupting charges against a serving Lt. Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, presently commanding the Dimapur-based 3 Corps, and is in line after Lt gen Bikgram Singh to become the next Army Chief, The Indian Express reported.

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  • BRICS Summit: Trade, political issues to be discussed today

    New Delhi: India is all set to play host to world leaders that include Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South African President Jacob Zuma and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao, at the fourth BRICS summit on Thursday.

    New Delhi: India is all set to play host to world leaders that include Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, South African President Jacob Zuma and Chinese Premier Hu Jintao, at the fourth BRICS summit on Thursday.

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  • Rajoana's hanging stayed, SAD welcomes the move

    New Delhi: Bowing to the pressure from Punjab government, the Centre on Wednesday stayed the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was sentenced to death for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995.

    New Delhi: Bowing to the pressure from Punjab government, the Centre on Wednesday stayed the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who was sentenced to death for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh in 1995.

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