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  • India welcomes Iran deal, wary of implications

     India “welcomed the successful conclusion of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue”, between Iran and the Europe 3+3 (U.S., Russia and China) and the U.N. atomic energy agency IAEA. New Delhi however, struck a note of caution to say it would “wai ....

     India “welcomed the successful conclusion of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue”, between Iran and the Europe 3+3 (U.S., Russia and China) and the U.N. atomic energy agency IAEA. New Delhi however, struck a note of caution to say it would “wai ....

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  • Stage set for a once in 144-year event

    The stage is set for the commencement of ‘Maha Godavari Pushkaralu’, the once in 144-year event dedicated to worshipping rivers, in the two Telugu States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from Tuesday. The pushkaralu, which are observed once in 12 years, this t ....

    The stage is set for the commencement of ‘Maha Godavari Pushkaralu’, the once in 144-year event dedicated to worshipping rivers, in the two Telugu States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh from Tuesday. The pushkaralu, which are observed once in 12 years, this t ....

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  • Yanam gears up for Pushkarams

    Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will launch the mega event at 6.26 a.m. on Tuesday by taking a holy dip at Shivam bathing ghat. A group of Ministers and senior officials from Puducherry are expected to join the Chief Minister for the event. Works for the &lsqu ....

    Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will launch the mega event at 6.26 a.m. on Tuesday by taking a holy dip at Shivam bathing ghat. A group of Ministers and senior officials from Puducherry are expected to join the Chief Minister for the event. Works for the &lsqu ....

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  • Veteran music composer M.S. Viswanathan dead

    It is not just for many of his ever green songs, but also for the anthem — Neerarum Kadalodutha — MSV will ever be part of the Tamil psyche. In the Tamil film music world, no other composer was as diverse as MSV was and he had composed music for over 1,700 f ....

    It is not just for many of his ever green songs, but also for the anthem — Neerarum Kadalodutha — MSV will ever be part of the Tamil psyche. In the Tamil film music world, no other composer was as diverse as MSV was and he had composed music for over 1,700 f ....

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  • SC imposes Rs. 10 lakh costs on Mallya

    The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by liquor baron Vijay Mallya to quash criminal proceedings in a case relating to violation of foreign exchange rules and imposed Rs. 10 lakh as “exemplary” costs on him. In a scathing judgment, a Bench led by Justic ....

    The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea by liquor baron Vijay Mallya to quash criminal proceedings in a case relating to violation of foreign exchange rules and imposed Rs. 10 lakh as “exemplary” costs on him. In a scathing judgment, a Bench led by Justic ....

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  • Rahul to take up vendors’ cause

     Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached out to street vendors in West Delhi on Monday morning, promising to work towards getting them a better deal. “The vendors called me complaining about lack of proper facilities. The poor workers have not been given ....

     Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reached out to street vendors in West Delhi on Monday morning, promising to work towards getting them a better deal. “The vendors called me complaining about lack of proper facilities. The poor workers have not been given ....

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  • Madhya Pradesh Governor may be on way out

    The indications came after Home Minister Rajnath Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday evening, hours after the Supreme Court handed over the Vyapam case to the CBI. Even though the meeting was billed as “pre-scheduled”, it became clear that Mr. R ....

    The indications came after Home Minister Rajnath Singh met President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday evening, hours after the Supreme Court handed over the Vyapam case to the CBI. Even though the meeting was billed as “pre-scheduled”, it became clear that Mr. R ....

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  • 2.5 lakh millionaires in India in 2014, says report

    The report also predicted that India will have 4.37 lakh millionaires by 2018, and potentially double that number by 2023. High entrepreneurship Terming the next 10 years as ‘India’s decade’, the report by Wealth X released on Wednesday said that ....

    The report also predicted that India will have 4.37 lakh millionaires by 2018, and potentially double that number by 2023. High entrepreneurship Terming the next 10 years as ‘India’s decade’, the report by Wealth X released on Wednesday said that ....

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  • ‘Bahubali will set the benchmark for Telugu film industry’

    Be it the time he took to conjure it in his mind, the actual time taken for the production, the leveraging of creativity – of the cast and the crew, the number of screens it is going to hit worldwide, targeting the 125 crore population of India, everything about t ....

    Be it the time he took to conjure it in his mind, the actual time taken for the production, the leveraging of creativity – of the cast and the crew, the number of screens it is going to hit worldwide, targeting the 125 crore population of India, everything about t ....

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  • Modi to visit Pakistan next year

    In a joint statement after the meeting that lasted more than an hour at the Congress Hall of Ufa, the Prime Ministers tasked Foreign Secretaries S. Jaishankar and Aizaz Chowdhury with announcing a five-pronged statement of progress in their discussions, including meetin ....

    In a joint statement after the meeting that lasted more than an hour at the Congress Hall of Ufa, the Prime Ministers tasked Foreign Secretaries S. Jaishankar and Aizaz Chowdhury with announcing a five-pronged statement of progress in their discussions, including meetin ....

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