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  • Modi Attacks Centre At Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Function

    Jaipur, Jan 9: Using the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas platform to attack the Centre, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today suggested that states ruled by Opposition parties do not have its “blessings” and said whatever his state has achieved on the development front was on its own resources.....

    Jaipur, Jan 9: Using the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas platform to attack the Centre, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today suggested that states ruled by Opposition parties do not have its “blessings” and said whatever his state has achieved on the development front was on its own resources.....

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  • Mayawati's statues to be draped today on Election Commission's order

    Lucknow/Noida:  An exercise to cover up many massive statues of Mayawati, and of the elephants that are her political symbol, at Ambedkar parks in Lucknow and in Noida, near Delhi, will begin today....

    Lucknow/Noida:  An exercise to cover up many massive statues of Mayawati, and of the elephants that are her political symbol, at Ambedkar parks in Lucknow and in Noida, near Delhi, will begin today....

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  • UP polls: Uma Bharti regains health as BJP puts Kushwaha's membership on hold

    It didn't take too long for BJP's prime campaigner in Uttar Pradesh to regain her lost health.

    On Saturday, within minutes of party president Nitin Gadkari receiving a letter from tainted former BSP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, Uma Bharti said at a rally in Kannauj's Tirwa area: "I am not unwell now. I will continue campaigning for the BJP." Kushwaha's letter asked Gadkari to withhold his membership for the time being....

    It didn't take too long for BJP's prime campaigner in Uttar Pradesh to regain her lost health.

    On Saturday, within minutes of party president Nitin Gadkari receiving a letter from tainted former BSP minister Babu Singh Kushwaha, Uma Bharti said at a rally in Kannauj's Tirwa area: "I am not unwell now. I will continue campaigning for the BJP." Kushwaha's letter asked Gadkari to withhold his membership for the time being....

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  • UP polls rescheduled; to begin on February 8

    New Delhi: The first phase of Uttar Pradesh's Assembly elections has been postponed and the polls will now be held on February 8 instead of the February 4 because of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad.....

    New Delhi: The first phase of Uttar Pradesh's Assembly elections has been postponed and the polls will now be held on February 8 instead of the February 4 because of the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad.....

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  • NRIs sing Anna Hazare tune

    Jaipur: Anna Hazare and his initiatives for the strong Lokpal got a thumb’s up from the people of Indian origin (PIO) attending the Pravasi Bharitya Divas 2012.

    At a time when the government is leaving no stone unturned to attract NRI investments, the Indians residing abroad expressed their unanimous support for the social activist and grilled the union government over the issue of corruption....

    Jaipur: Anna Hazare and his initiatives for the strong Lokpal got a thumb’s up from the people of Indian origin (PIO) attending the Pravasi Bharitya Divas 2012.

    At a time when the government is leaving no stone unturned to attract NRI investments, the Indians residing abroad expressed their unanimous support for the social activist and grilled the union government over the issue of corruption....

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  • Anuj Bidve's family to return to Pune with body; last rites this evening

    London:  The parents of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student, who was shot dead on December 26 last year in the British city of Salford, are flying back to India with Anuj's body. The last rites will be performed in Pune in the evening.....

    London:  The parents of Anuj Bidve, the engineering student, who was shot dead on December 26 last year in the British city of Salford, are flying back to India with Anuj's body. The last rites will be performed in Pune in the evening.....

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  • Bhanwari Devi case: Ashes sent for DNA tests

    Jodhpur: A team of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Friday sent the ashes collected from a site in Jodhpur to New Delhi for a DNA test to ascertain if they were the remains of Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi, while a court extended the custody of sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, arrested for his alleged role in her disappearance....

    Jodhpur: A team of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) on Friday sent the ashes collected from a site in Jodhpur to New Delhi for a DNA test to ascertain if they were the remains of Rajasthan nurse Bhanwari Devi, while a court extended the custody of sacked Rajasthan minister Mahipal Maderna, arrested for his alleged role in her disappearance....

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  • Winter chill grows with rains in North India

    New Delhi: Friday proved to be the coldest day of the year in many parts of North India. In Delhi, the maximum temperature plummeted to the season's lowest of 16.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature, however, was 12.4 degrees. The city also experienced rain and a hailstorm. The Met department has predicted more showers on Saturday....

    New Delhi: Friday proved to be the coldest day of the year in many parts of North India. In Delhi, the maximum temperature plummeted to the season's lowest of 16.9 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperature, however, was 12.4 degrees. The city also experienced rain and a hailstorm. The Met department has predicted more showers on Saturday....

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  • CBI cracks Bhanwari Devi case, identifies the location where her body was burnt

    Jaipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claimed to have finally solved the Bhawari Devi murder case on Wednesday, according to sources. The location where the Bishna Gang burnt the body of Bhanwari Devi has been identified....

    Jaipur: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claimed to have finally solved the Bhawari Devi murder case on Wednesday, according to sources. The location where the Bishna Gang burnt the body of Bhanwari Devi has been identified....

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  • Indian embassy warns Indian traders in China

    New Delhi: The Indian embassy in China has issued a statement warning Indian traders to avoid transaction in the Chinese city of Yiwu.

    This comes just a day after an Indian diplomat was manhandled by hooligans inside a city court. The diplomat identified as S Balachandran was denied medication to control a severe diabetes condition....

    New Delhi: The Indian embassy in China has issued a statement warning Indian traders to avoid transaction in the Chinese city of Yiwu.

    This comes just a day after an Indian diplomat was manhandled by hooligans inside a city court. The diplomat identified as S Balachandran was denied medication to control a severe diabetes condition....

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