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  • Kupwara encounter: braveheart colonel laid to rest

    Earlier, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar paid his respects to Col. Mahadik at Aare village, his birthplace. Members of the Maharashtra Cabinet, MPs and legislators were present. On Wednesday evening, the body, flown in an IAF aircraft to Pune, was brought to the Natio ....

    Earlier, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar paid his respects to Col. Mahadik at Aare village, his birthplace. Members of the Maharashtra Cabinet, MPs and legislators were present. On Wednesday evening, the body, flown in an IAF aircraft to Pune, was brought to the Natio ....

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  • Peter Mukherjea to be produced in court today

     Former media magnate Peter Mukerjea, arrested by the CBI in connection with the sensational Sheena Bora murder case for allegedly “shielding the accused”, will be produced in a magistrate’s court in Mumbai on Friday. Peter Mukherjea’s wife I ....

     Former media magnate Peter Mukerjea, arrested by the CBI in connection with the sensational Sheena Bora murder case for allegedly “shielding the accused”, will be produced in a magistrate’s court in Mumbai on Friday. Peter Mukherjea’s wife I ....

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  • Pay panel moots 23.5% hike, to cost govt. Rs.1.02 lakh cr.

    “This will impact 47 lakh employees and 52 lakh pensioners. The total monetary impact on the central government would be Rs 1.02 lakh crore. Around Rs 74,000 crore would be the impact on the Union Budget and Rs 28,000 crore on the Railway Budget,” Mr Jaitley ....

    “This will impact 47 lakh employees and 52 lakh pensioners. The total monetary impact on the central government would be Rs 1.02 lakh crore. Around Rs 74,000 crore would be the impact on the Union Budget and Rs 28,000 crore on the Railway Budget,” Mr Jaitley ....

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  • Rajnath visits Chinese Public Security University

     Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday kicked off his six-day visit to China with a visit to the control room of the Public Security University here and discussed issues concerning training in security related matters. Mr. Singh, who arrived on Wednesday night, me ....

     Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday kicked off his six-day visit to China with a visit to the control room of the Public Security University here and discussed issues concerning training in security related matters. Mr. Singh, who arrived on Wednesday night, me ....

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  • Monsoon fury abates in TN

    The death toll in rain-related incidents across Tamil Nadu stood at 79. Tiruvallur district along with some areas around Madurai had experienced moderate showers even as the severely-affected Kancheepuram was inching back to normalcy. In Chennai, civic authorities ....

    The death toll in rain-related incidents across Tamil Nadu stood at 79. Tiruvallur district along with some areas around Madurai had experienced moderate showers even as the severely-affected Kancheepuram was inching back to normalcy. In Chennai, civic authorities ....

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  • ‘Kiss of love’ campaigner held in sex racket case

    Officials said the arrests were part of a month-long undercover operation, code named ‘Operation Big Daddy’, launched in October. The investigation initially focussed on an escort service pop-up advertisement that appeared on the Internet. It soon expa ....

    Officials said the arrests were part of a month-long undercover operation, code named ‘Operation Big Daddy’, launched in October. The investigation initially focussed on an escort service pop-up advertisement that appeared on the Internet. It soon expa ....

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  • Strike at the root of terror funding: Modi

    “They derive funding from a variety of criminal activities, which includes smuggling of narcotics, bank robberies, vehicle thefts, fake currency or State-sponsored activities in failed States,” said Mr. Modi addressing delegates from over 30 countries at the ....

    “They derive funding from a variety of criminal activities, which includes smuggling of narcotics, bank robberies, vehicle thefts, fake currency or State-sponsored activities in failed States,” said Mr. Modi addressing delegates from over 30 countries at the ....

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  • Chinese Army entered India before Modi met Xi at G-20

    Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is now on a six-day visit to China. A senior official said members of the PLA entered into Indian territory on November 14 and were reportedly shown banners to go back. Though transgressions by the Chinese are not uncommon along the ....

    Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is now on a six-day visit to China. A senior official said members of the PLA entered into Indian territory on November 14 and were reportedly shown banners to go back. Though transgressions by the Chinese are not uncommon along the ....

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  • Rahul declared himself a British national: Swamy

     BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday accused Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of declaring himself as a British national in 2005, while holding the post of director in a U.K. private firm, Backops Limited, a charge fiercely denied by the Congress. At a press ....

     BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday accused Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi of declaring himself as a British national in 2005, while holding the post of director in a U.K. private firm, Backops Limited, a charge fiercely denied by the Congress. At a press ....

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  • Delink terror and religion, Modi tells G20 Leaders

    Addressing the G20 leaders here at a session on terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “We need to involve religious leaders, thinkers and opinion-makers for a social movement against extremism, particularly addressed to the youth.” This was needed ....

    Addressing the G20 leaders here at a session on terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “We need to involve religious leaders, thinkers and opinion-makers for a social movement against extremism, particularly addressed to the youth.” This was needed ....

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