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  • Coining of ‘Hindu terror’ weakened anti-terror fight: Govt.

     The Government on Friday hit out at Congress, saying the term “Hindu terrorism” coined by its previous government had “weakened” the fight against the scourge by diverting the direction of probe into the incidents of terrorism. Union Home Mi ....

     The Government on Friday hit out at Congress, saying the term “Hindu terrorism” coined by its previous government had “weakened” the fight against the scourge by diverting the direction of probe into the incidents of terrorism. Union Home Mi ....

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  • Eight years on, SmartCity in Kochi is still a work in progress

    In fact, the project has missed countless deadlines in the last eight years. The initial roadblock was over freehold rights on 12 per cent land to the promoters. The State government alleged that the promoters raised the demand as a delaying tactic to cover up their ....

    In fact, the project has missed countless deadlines in the last eight years. The initial roadblock was over freehold rights on 12 per cent land to the promoters. The State government alleged that the promoters raised the demand as a delaying tactic to cover up their ....

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  • IIT-Hyderabad attracts top talent

    The opening rank was 534 this year compared with 632 last year and the number of top 1,000 rankers from the JEE has increased enormously compared with just single digit last year. “The registration process was completed on Wednesday. We are yet to compile the figu ....

    The opening rank was 534 this year compared with 632 last year and the number of top 1,000 rankers from the JEE has increased enormously compared with just single digit last year. “The registration process was completed on Wednesday. We are yet to compile the figu ....

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  • India, Bangladesh swap border enclaves, settle old dispute

    They had been trying to leave the city, which was taken over by the dreaded terror group Islamic State (IS) earlier this year, when they went missing. “Our Mission in Tripoli came to know that four Indian nationals, who were returning to India via Tripoli and Tuni ....

    They had been trying to leave the city, which was taken over by the dreaded terror group Islamic State (IS) earlier this year, when they went missing. “Our Mission in Tripoli came to know that four Indian nationals, who were returning to India via Tripoli and Tuni ....

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  • Four Indians abducted in Libya, 2 freed

    They had been trying to leave the city, which was taken over by the dreaded terror group Islamic State (IS) earlier this year, when they went missing. “Our Mission in Tripoli came to know that four Indian nationals, who were returning to India via Tripoli and Tuni ....

    They had been trying to leave the city, which was taken over by the dreaded terror group Islamic State (IS) earlier this year, when they went missing. “Our Mission in Tripoli came to know that four Indian nationals, who were returning to India via Tripoli and Tuni ....

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  • Little sense of closure to victims of 1993 Mumbai blasts

     The execution of Yakub Memon at the Nagpur jail on Thursday morning ordered by a judicial system 22 years after the horrific 1993 serial bombings has brought little sense of emotional closure to the hapless victims of the bombings. “I have moved on in life an ....

     The execution of Yakub Memon at the Nagpur jail on Thursday morning ordered by a judicial system 22 years after the horrific 1993 serial bombings has brought little sense of emotional closure to the hapless victims of the bombings. “I have moved on in life an ....

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  • Yakub Memon buried in Mumbai

    The apex court Bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Amitava Roy heard a last-ditch attempt by Memon to get some reprieve from his imminent execution. Memon's body was handed over to his family members and flown to Mumbai. ....

    The apex court Bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Prafulla C. Pant and Justice Amitava Roy heard a last-ditch attempt by Memon to get some reprieve from his imminent execution. Memon's body was handed over to his family members and flown to Mumbai. ....

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  • Bihar declares 'Manjhi' tax-free

    The Bihar government has decided to give tax exemption to the film Manjhi — The Mountain Man. It is based on the life of Dasrath Manjhi of Gaya district who had carved a path through the mountain using only a hammer and chisel for 22 years. Directed by Ketan Meh ....

    The Bihar government has decided to give tax exemption to the film Manjhi — The Mountain Man. It is based on the life of Dasrath Manjhi of Gaya district who had carved a path through the mountain using only a hammer and chisel for 22 years. Directed by Ketan Meh ....

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  • Kalam laid to rest in poignant ceremony at Rameswaram

    It was a poignant moment as Mr. Modi, shortly after three armed services personnel brought the coffin to the burial site and presented a guard of honour, bowed and laid a wreath. Earlier, flying down from Madurai in a chopper, Mr. Modi paid his respects to Kalam&rsqu ....

    It was a poignant moment as Mr. Modi, shortly after three armed services personnel brought the coffin to the burial site and presented a guard of honour, bowed and laid a wreath. Earlier, flying down from Madurai in a chopper, Mr. Modi paid his respects to Kalam&rsqu ....

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  • Yakub Memon hanged on birthday

    Look after my wife and daughter Zubaida” were the last words of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Abdul Razak Memon to his brother Sulaiman Memon, who had gone to see him one last time on Wednesday evening and to make an application to get his body. Brother of T ....

    Look after my wife and daughter Zubaida” were the last words of the 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Abdul Razak Memon to his brother Sulaiman Memon, who had gone to see him one last time on Wednesday evening and to make an application to get his body. Brother of T ....

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