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  • Clashes erupt in Srinagar on Eid eve

     Protests and clashes rocked Nowhatta in the Old City area of Srinagar after Friday prayers. While pro-independence and anti-India protests are a regular feature here on Friday afternoons, this time, it was also an expression of solidarity with Palestine on Al Quds Day ....

     Protests and clashes rocked Nowhatta in the Old City area of Srinagar after Friday prayers. While pro-independence and anti-India protests are a regular feature here on Friday afternoons, this time, it was also an expression of solidarity with Palestine on Al Quds Day ....

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  • 1 killed in broad daylight in Gurgaon firing

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

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  • Maoists kill abducted policemen in Chhattisgarh

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

     Four auxiliary constables of the Chhattisgarh police, who were abducted by Maoists in Bastar region on Monday, were killed by the extremists on Wednesday morning and their bodies were thrown on a road. “All four abducted policemen have been killed by the Maoi ....

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  • Order returns to Pushkar Ghat

    Safety bandobust was stepped up at the ghats, particularly the Pushkar Ghat at the gates of which 28 people died in Tuesday’s stampede. Pilgrims moved along in streamlined queues to the bathing areas. The striking difference in the arrangements seen on Wednesday w ....

    Safety bandobust was stepped up at the ghats, particularly the Pushkar Ghat at the gates of which 28 people died in Tuesday’s stampede. Pilgrims moved along in streamlined queues to the bathing areas. The striking difference in the arrangements seen on Wednesday w ....

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  • Minister, RSS leaders gained from Vyapam’

    The Congress on Wednesday released an internal report of the Income-Tax Department that showed that scam accused Sudhir Sharma had paid for air tickets for Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The party demanded that Mr. Pradhan be sacked as it released the report ....

    The Congress on Wednesday released an internal report of the Income-Tax Department that showed that scam accused Sudhir Sharma had paid for air tickets for Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The party demanded that Mr. Pradhan be sacked as it released the report ....

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  • India lodges protest with Pakistan over ceasefire violation

    “Our High Commissioner in Islamabad raised the issue with the Pakistan Foreign Office and Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Delhi was also conveyed India’s concerns regarding ceasefire violation in which one woman was killed and some people injured,&rdqu ....

    “Our High Commissioner in Islamabad raised the issue with the Pakistan Foreign Office and Pakistan’s High Commissioner in Delhi was also conveyed India’s concerns regarding ceasefire violation in which one woman was killed and some people injured,&rdqu ....

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  • A versatile musician

    As a child I would hear this song so often that I began following the lyrics as well, which inculcated in me a deep love for the Tamizh language while I lived in Bangalore then — thank you MSV Sir for inspiring me to love Tamizh. While Mellisai Mannars M.S. Vis ....

    As a child I would hear this song so often that I began following the lyrics as well, which inculcated in me a deep love for the Tamizh language while I lived in Bangalore then — thank you MSV Sir for inspiring me to love Tamizh. While Mellisai Mannars M.S. Vis ....

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  • IPL scam: Lodha panel suspends CSK, RR franchises for two years

     Declaring that the spirit of cricket is larger than any individuals, their cricket franchises or financial losses, the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee suspended IPL cricket franchisees India Cements Ltd (ICL) and Jaipur IPL Pvt Ltd (JIPL) from the ....

     Declaring that the spirit of cricket is larger than any individuals, their cricket franchises or financial losses, the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha Committee suspended IPL cricket franchisees India Cements Ltd (ICL) and Jaipur IPL Pvt Ltd (JIPL) from the ....

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  • Teesta’s publishing firm under CBI scanner

     The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out searches on the premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad and other directors of her publishing company in connection with alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Accord ....

     The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out searches on the premises of social activist Teesta Setalvad and other directors of her publishing company in connection with alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Accord ....

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  • Amit Shah’s comment was distorted: BJP

     The Opposition on Tuesday targeted the BJP for its president Amit Shah’s reported remark that it will take 25 years for the promised “achhe din” to arrive. The BJP was, however, quick to deny the comment, saying it had been “distorted” an ....

     The Opposition on Tuesday targeted the BJP for its president Amit Shah’s reported remark that it will take 25 years for the promised “achhe din” to arrive. The BJP was, however, quick to deny the comment, saying it had been “distorted” an ....

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