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  • Government transacts business

    Highly placed sources in the government indicated that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj could make a statement in the Lok Sabha on the Lalit Modi row on Thursday or Friday before the Opposition boycott of the Lower House ends. Unlike the Rajya Sabha, where Ms. ....

    Highly placed sources in the government indicated that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj could make a statement in the Lok Sabha on the Lalit Modi row on Thursday or Friday before the Opposition boycott of the Lower House ends. Unlike the Rajya Sabha, where Ms. ....

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  • Udhampur attack: terrorists were from Pakistan

    Two other terrorists managed to flee into the forests on hillocks running along the national highway. Three civilians, who were held hostage by the terrorist caught alive, were rescued by the Army. The terrorist caught alive has been identified as Mohammad Naved, res ....

    Two other terrorists managed to flee into the forests on hillocks running along the national highway. Three civilians, who were held hostage by the terrorist caught alive, were rescued by the Army. The terrorist caught alive has been identified as Mohammad Naved, res ....

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  • Rescue and relief ops over; govt. announces compensation

    At least 29 passengers, including 11 women and five children, were killed and 25 others injured when several coaches of two trains, one heading to Mumbai and another to Varanasi, derailed over a railway bridge in Harda district and plunged into the swollen Machak river. ....

    At least 29 passengers, including 11 women and five children, were killed and 25 others injured when several coaches of two trains, one heading to Mumbai and another to Varanasi, derailed over a railway bridge in Harda district and plunged into the swollen Machak river. ....

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  • Tribals charge Modi with supporting corporates

    The general sense in the crowd was that since Mr. Modi came to power last year, they have been losing their land and legal entitlements at a faster pace. According to them, Mr. Modi was muscling through a constitutional amendment that will help private companies take ov ....

    The general sense in the crowd was that since Mr. Modi came to power last year, they have been losing their land and legal entitlements at a faster pace. According to them, Mr. Modi was muscling through a constitutional amendment that will help private companies take ov ....

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  • LeT militant captured in repeat of 26/11

    The suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, identified as Mohammad Naved, 20, from Ghulam Mohammadabad in Pakistan told interrogators that he had infiltrated into India in a group of four. Noman, alias Nomi, who was shot dead, was from Bahawalpur in Pakistan. The Jammu and ....

    The suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, identified as Mohammad Naved, 20, from Ghulam Mohammadabad in Pakistan told interrogators that he had infiltrated into India in a group of four. Noman, alias Nomi, who was shot dead, was from Bahawalpur in Pakistan. The Jammu and ....

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  • It’s time to be more assertive: Doval

     National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said here on Tuesday that deterrence was the credibility that a nation could show its strength when required. “The lack of will to exercise power is as good as not having any power. India has the mindset that where it punches ....

     National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said here on Tuesday that deterrence was the credibility that a nation could show its strength when required. “The lack of will to exercise power is as good as not having any power. India has the mindset that where it punches ....

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  • CM confers with Governor on OGH, varsity row

     Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao called on Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Tuesday and was understood to have discussed the issues of new universities act being contemplated by the government, shifting of Osmania General Hospital wards from the heritage building and ....

     Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao called on Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Tuesday and was understood to have discussed the issues of new universities act being contemplated by the government, shifting of Osmania General Hospital wards from the heritage building and ....

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  • India should assist campaign against IS, says ex-U.S. official

    In an exclusive interview to The Hindu, Mr. Hadley, who is visiting New Delhi after travelling to Kabul and Islamabad, said “India needs to be clear about the threat of IS and how the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan will affect India”, adding that cha ....

    In an exclusive interview to The Hindu, Mr. Hadley, who is visiting New Delhi after travelling to Kabul and Islamabad, said “India needs to be clear about the threat of IS and how the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan will affect India”, adding that cha ....

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  • Citizenship soon for those who fled religious persecution

    The migrants include not just Hindus but also Buddhists, Christians, Zoroastrians, Sikhs and Jains. Top Home Ministry sources have confirmed that a Bill is in the works to amend the Act and make changes to some provisions in the Foreigners Act, 1946, the Passport (En ....

    The migrants include not just Hindus but also Buddhists, Christians, Zoroastrians, Sikhs and Jains. Top Home Ministry sources have confirmed that a Bill is in the works to amend the Act and make changes to some provisions in the Foreigners Act, 1946, the Passport (En ....

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  • LIVE: 24 killed in Harda twin train derailment

    Here's a list of trains diverted, cancelled and short terminated: Helpline numbers:                  CSTM     022-22694040         Itarsi      ....

    Here's a list of trains diverted, cancelled and short terminated: Helpline numbers:                  CSTM     022-22694040         Itarsi      ....

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