Six Congress MLAs wanted to join ruling BJP in Goa?

PANAJI: Dismissing claims of a senior Congress leader that some BJP MLAs from Goa are "in touch" with the party, the BJP today said at least six Congress legislators wanted to defect their party."Six Congress MLAs were begging for favours,forgiveness...

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Cyclone Nilam hits Tamil Nadu, no major damage reported so far

Cyclone Nilam hits Mahabalipuram near Chennai CHENNAI: Cyclone Nilam made landfall on the Tamil Nadu coast between Mahabalipuram and Kalpakkam on Wednesday evening with strong winds. The India Meteorological Department...

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'Horrified' Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda says Narendra Modi's comment 'disgusting'

Sunanda Pushkar (right) said she was "completely horrified" to hear the remarks by "this guy" who comes from the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel. NEW DELHI: Sunanda Pushkar on Wednesday termed as "downright...

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Rains, fast winds lash cyclone-hit Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: Heavy rains and gale continued to lash Nellore and other districts of Andhra Pradesh close to Tamil Nadu today due to the cyclonic storm 'Nilam.'The cyclone was supposed to cross north Tamil Nadu and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coast...

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Nitish organising rally to cover up 'failures': Tariq Anwar

PATNA: Nationalist Congress Party leader Tariq Anwar today claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was organizing the 'Adhikar rally' to cover up his 'failures'."The Adhikar rally is being organized by the JD(U) as a political agenda of...

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Mamata calls UPA government a corpse

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday barbed the UPA government "a corpse", pooh-poohing Sunday's cabinet rejig by a "single-party government". Addressing a media conference at Writers', she said, "This government is minority, unconstitutional...

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Date for homecoming to be announced soon: Kalyan Singh

LUCKNOW: Former UP chief minister and Jan Kranti Party patron Kalyan Singh today said he was returning to his parent party BJP and the date for his re-entry would be announced soon."Several rounds of talks have already been held with state and...

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Gurdwaras turned into shelter homes in Sandy-hit areas of United States

AMRITSAR: As superstorm Sandy hit the US East Coast affecting millions of people, an international Sikh forum today announced that Gurdwaras in the country have been turned into shelter homes for the affected.American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee...

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Ready to join hands with BJP to resolve mining crisis: Congress

PANAJI: Congress today said it was ready to bury political differences with the BJP to find a solution for the current crisis in the mining industry.All India Congress Committee Secretary P Sudhakar Reddy told reporters that the party looked at...

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Darul Uloom should modernise: Jamia VC Najeeb Jung

NEW DELHI: Calling Darul Uloom Deoband a shadow of its once great self, Jamia Milia Islamia Vice- Chancellor Najeeb Jung today rued that the seminary had failed to adopt modern education for its students.Speaking about Muslims and their evolution...

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Hurricane Sandy: Air India flights to US delayed

MUMBAI: Air India's fights AI 101/102 from Delhi to New York and back and AI-191/192 from Mumbai to Newark and back for October 30 have been delayed inordinately due closure of airports in New York and Newark due to current weather conditions on...

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Anna Hazare, Gen VK Singh attack UPA, seek dissolution of Parliament

Heralding formation of a new movement against corruption, Anna Hazare and former Army chief General VK Singh targeted the "unconstitutional" UPA government over decisions like FDI in multi-brand retail. MUMBAI:...

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Not unhappy with new ministry: Jaipal Reddy

NEW DELHI: Dismissing claims that he was unhappy with his new charge, newly-appointed Science and Technology Minister S Jaipal Reddy on Monday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took him into confidence about the change in his portfolio."The...

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Congress makeover likely before Diwali

NEW DELHI: A day after the new-look Manmohan Singh cabinet unfolded, the much-awaited Congress reshuffle is likely to happen before Diwali, which falls on November 13, party sources said on Monday.Congress sources indicated that the reshuffle may...

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Ramdev to campaign against Congress in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said on Monday that he would campaign against the Congress in Gujarat until November 8.However, Ramdev who had earlier praised Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi claimed that he will not promote the ruling BJP...

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Yeddyurappa firm on quitting BJP, says will not take part in peace talks

BANGALORE/TUMKUR: Its a tug- of -war between former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his loyalist ministers-legislators who are doing their utmost bid to make him stay back in the BJP.Even as "mission Yeddyurappa retention" has been initiated...

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Earthquake jolts Kashmir Valley, no casualties

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of modern intensity today shook Kashmir Valley sparking panic among residents but there were no reports of any damage or casualties. The quake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, struck at 1741 hours and lasted nearly...

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MP disappointed; expected more cabinet berths

BHOPAL: The Jyotiraditya Scindia faction in Madhya Pradesh rejoiced with the elevation of the Gwalior royal scion to the more prestigious minister of state for energy (independent charge) portfolio. Though he was not yet a cabinet minister but...

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Digvijaya Singh defends Centre over reduction of cooking gas subsidy

BHOPAL: AICC general secretary and former chief minister Digvijay Singh on Sunday accepted that inflation is the greatest challenge facing the nation today. Addressing a gathering of state Mahila Congress workers at a function here, Digvijay...

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Cabinet rejig: Congress tries to strengthen backward-dalit-minority vote base in Karnataka

BANGALORE: By inducting K Rahman Khan in place of S M Krishna, the Congress is aiming at strengthening their traditional vote base Backward-Dalit-Minority (BDM) in the state ahead assembly elections due next year.Karnataka's package in the Union...

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Cabinet reshuffle an 'exercise in vain': BJP

CHANDIGARH: BJP on Saturday termed Sunday's reshuffle of Union council of ministers as an "exercise in vain", saying the government should have taken a fresh mandate before going for it."After Trinamool Congress' withdrawal...government lost...

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Kalyan Singh owns responsibility for Babri Masjid demolition

"As UP CM, I had ordered police not to fire at Ram bhakts who had assembled at Ayodhya in 1992, which led to demolition of the Babri mosque," Kalyan Singh said. LUCKNOW: Ahead of his re-induction into Bhartiya...

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UN warnings on internal displacement important for India

MUMBAI: A United Nations expert this week warned about internal displacement emerging as a significant human rights and humanitarian challenge in a message that carries an important wake-up call for India. Around 26 million persons across the...

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SM Krishna's re-entry into Karnataka state politics may not help Congress

Though it appears that AICC may not give any top post to Krishna in the KPCC, it may look at placing him as the campaign committee chairman. BANGALORE: Former external affairs minister SM Krishna's return to...

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SM Krishna recalls personal chemistry with Pakistani foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar

"I made two trips to Islamabad. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar came to Delhi. That certainly did improve the relationship between the two countries,"Krishna said. NEW DELHI: Personal chemistry helps...

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India-US-Japan trilateral meet on Monday

NEW DELHI: The US' 'pivot-to-Asia' policy, Iran, China-Japan maritime dispute and South China Sea will be among the issues to be discussed during the 3rd round of India-US-Japan Trilateral dialogue here on Monday apart from finding areas of cooperation...

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New committee in place for aircraft imports, induction

MUMBAI: A new Aircraft Acquisition Committee (AAC), which will consider, examine and make recommendations on all proposals for providing air transport services and for permitting import or acquisition of aircraft for various purposes has been put...

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'No war like situation' with China: Sushilkumar Shinde

NEW DELHI: There is "no war like situation" with China but the country is better prepared than it was in 1962, when the Sino-Indian war erupted and it was caught offguard, home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Friday."In 1962, whatever happened,...

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India-US-Japan trilateral meet on Monday

NEW DELHI: The US' 'pivot-to-Asia' policy, Iran, China-Japan maritime dispute and South China Sea will be among the issues to be discussed during the 3rd round of India-US-Japan Trilateral dialogue here on Monday apart from finding areas of cooperation...

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Corruption charges: Sudheendra Kulkarni backs Nitin Gadkari

Kulkarni said the UPA government should show the same seriousness as exhibited by BJP president Nitin Gadkari and face probe into corruption charges against their leaders. BANGALORE: BJP leader L K Advani's...

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Gadkari being framed as Congress faces serious corruption charges, BJP says

Launching a counter-attack on the Congress at a poll rally in Himachal Pradesh, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said Congress has set "new records" in corruption and linked it to steep rise in prices. SUNDERNAGAR (...

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BS Yedyurappa attacks BJP, JDS

Yeddyurappa has made it clear that his days in BJP are numbered and all his relations with the party will be publicly severed on 10 December when he launches his own regional outfit . MYSORE: Former Karnataka...

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Tamil Nadu fishermen 'attacked' by Lankan navy

RAMESWARAM: Sri Lankan naval personnel attacked a group of fishermen from Tamil Nadu with stones when they were fishing near Katchatheevu on Thursday, officials said.Around 4,000 fishermen from this island had sailed in 614 boats last night and...

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Narendra Modi inviting tenders to favour industries: Congress

AHMEDABAD: The state government officials are busy making tenders for laying pipelines in such a manner that it benefit certain companies from Kutch, alleged Gujarat leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil.He said that GSPC's group company GSPL had...

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I will take over as president of Karnataka Janata Paksha on December 10: Yeddyurappa

BANGALORE: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, yet again challenged the ruling-BJP by announcing that he would quit BJP and take over as the president of the Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) on December 10 in the presence of 4-5 lakh people.The...

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Uncertainty on Telangana creation persists

HYDERABAD: Uncertainty over creation of a new Telangana state persists as the Congress high command and the Centre continued discussions on the issue."The process of negotiations is continuing and no decision will be possible till a consensus is...

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Markandey Katju slams politicians for being 'intolerant' towards media

NEW DEHLI: Slamming the "ugly display of temper" by Virbhadra Singh after he threatened to break cameras of mediapersons, Press Council chief Markandey Katju today said such increasingly intolerant behaviour by politicians against journalists was...

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India celebrates Dussehra; PM Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi at Subhash Maiden

NEW DELHI: Giant effigies of demon king Ravana along with his brother Kumbhkarana and son Meghnad went up in flames today as country celebrated Dussehra symbolising the triumph of good over evil.In the national capital, Prime Minister Manmohan...

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Intense cold wave grips Himachal Pradesh

Several areas in mid and higher hills were lashed by high velocity icy winds followed by intermittent showers. SHIMLA: High altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh experienced snowfall as intense cold wave conditions...

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India celebrates Dussehra; President, PM, Sonia attend Dussehra function

President, PM, Sonia attend Dussehra function NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi were among the dignitaries to witness the burning of the...

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Home ministry rejects 26/11 terrorist Kasab's mercy plea

Home ministry rejects Ajmal Kasab's mercy plea NEW DELHI: Acting swiftly on 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case convict Ajmal Amir Kasab's mercy petition, the Union home ministry has rejected his plea of commuting...

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Allegations levelled by BJP fabricated: Virbhadra

NEW DELHI: Under attack from BJP, former Union minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday brushed aside allegations of income tax evasion, money-laundering and forgery as "false and fabricated" and threatened action against those behind the "malicious"...

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Home Ministry rejects 26/11 terrorist Kasab's mercy plea

Home ministry rejects Ajmal Kasab's mercy plea NEW DELHI: The Home ministry on Tuesday rejected the mercy plea of 26/11 lone surviving terrorist Ajmal Kasab. The ministry has sent its recommendation to President...

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Digvijaya writes to PM, seeks probe against Gadkari

NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding a probe into allegations of dubious funding of companies run by BJP president Nitin Gadkari. In his communication, Digvijaya Singh...

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As more details emerge, Gadkari in trouble over funding for his companies

Gadkari in trouble over funding for his companies NEW DELHI: BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday found himself in trouble with the government deciding to go into allegations of dubious funding in his companies...

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