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  • Naxals kill 7 of elite force in Sukma

    Seven personnel of Chhattisgarh’s elite Special Task Force were killed and 10 injured in a Maoist ambush Saturday morning in Sukma in south Bastar, in the biggest attack on security forces this year in the state. The bodies had not been recovered until Saturday nig ....

    Seven personnel of Chhattisgarh’s elite Special Task Force were killed and 10 injured in a Maoist ambush Saturday morning in Sukma in south Bastar, in the biggest attack on security forces this year in the state. The bodies had not been recovered until Saturday nig ....

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  • India, France Rafale deal may fuel trade partnership: Experts

    NEW DELHI: India's multi-billion-dollar deal to buy 36 fighter jets from France will cement strategic political ties between the two countries at a time when both are looking to kickstart their economies, experts say. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first trip t ....

    NEW DELHI: India's multi-billion-dollar deal to buy 36 fighter jets from France will cement strategic political ties between the two countries at a time when both are looking to kickstart their economies, experts say. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first trip t ....

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  • Mamata Banerjee dares PM Narendra Modi: ‘Come, fight politically’

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a “political fight” and said he may use CBI to send “500 notices” to the Trinamool Congress — “financially weakest and cleanest party in India” —  ....

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a “political fight” and said he may use CBI to send “500 notices” to the Trinamool Congress — “financially weakest and cleanest party in India” —  ....

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  • Bihar scholarship for poor upper caste students soon

    Bihar government is set to introduce a scholarship for “economically backward” students from upper castes of both Hindus and Muslim communities. The Nitish Kumar government is waiting for the formal submission of the Bihar Upper Caste Commission report. The gove ....

    Bihar government is set to introduce a scholarship for “economically backward” students from upper castes of both Hindus and Muslim communities. The Nitish Kumar government is waiting for the formal submission of the Bihar Upper Caste Commission report. The gove ....

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  • Congress, BJP spar over ‘snooping’ on Netaji’s relatives

    With recently declassified Intelligence Bureau files reportedly revealing that the Jawaharlal Nehru government spied on the kin of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for nearly two decades, the Congress on Friday accused the government of “selectively leaking” informati ....

    With recently declassified Intelligence Bureau files reportedly revealing that the Jawaharlal Nehru government spied on the kin of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for nearly two decades, the Congress on Friday accused the government of “selectively leaking” informati ....

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  • Four policemen, several protesters injured

    our policemen and several people were injured in clashes during a protest march here on Friday against the plan to create “separate zones for migrant Kashmiri Pandits” in the Valley. Police detained several protesters, including Jammu and Kashmir Liberation F ....

    our policemen and several people were injured in clashes during a protest march here on Friday against the plan to create “separate zones for migrant Kashmiri Pandits” in the Valley. Police detained several protesters, including Jammu and Kashmir Liberation F ....

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  • Fabindia voyeur identified, case solved: Goa police

    A charge sheet would be filed soon, police said. The offender, Crime Branch sources said, was one of the four FabIndia employees — Prashant Naik, Karim Lakhani, Raju Payanche and Paresh Bhagat — who were initially arrested and later granted bail. Crime Branc ....

    A charge sheet would be filed soon, police said. The offender, Crime Branch sources said, was one of the four FabIndia employees — Prashant Naik, Karim Lakhani, Raju Payanche and Paresh Bhagat — who were initially arrested and later granted bail. Crime Branc ....

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  • Subrata Roy gets relief in I-T case

    Sahara group chairman Subrata Roy is currently lodged in the Tihar jail in an investor fraud case. In a major relief to Sahara group chairman Subrata Roy, the Delhi High Court on Friday spared him from facing trial in an income tax case by staying the proceedings and the ....

    Sahara group chairman Subrata Roy is currently lodged in the Tihar jail in an investor fraud case. In a major relief to Sahara group chairman Subrata Roy, the Delhi High Court on Friday spared him from facing trial in an income tax case by staying the proceedings and the ....

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  • Telangana police encounter: What victims’ families have to say

    Alam Miya Khan, 65, refused to go for his son’s burial to Hyderabad. His son, Mohammad Hanif Khan, was killed in the alleged police encounter in Telangana on Tuesday. Khan’s eldest son, Mehboob, is a constable in Gujarat Police. Hanif, allegedly used to arran ....

    Alam Miya Khan, 65, refused to go for his son’s burial to Hyderabad. His son, Mohammad Hanif Khan, was killed in the alleged police encounter in Telangana on Tuesday. Khan’s eldest son, Mehboob, is a constable in Gujarat Police. Hanif, allegedly used to arran ....

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  • Green Tribunal acts: Bans diesel vehicles over 10 years old in Delhi

    In an order with wide-ranging ramifications, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Tuesday passed a series of stringent directions aimed at curbing air pollution in Delhi, banning all diesel vehicles more than 10 years old from plying in the National Capital Region, and sought ....

    In an order with wide-ranging ramifications, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Tuesday passed a series of stringent directions aimed at curbing air pollution in Delhi, banning all diesel vehicles more than 10 years old from plying in the National Capital Region, and sought ....

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