Another anti-Bal Thackeray Facebook post from Palghar

THANE: In yet another case emerging from Palghar town in the district, police here have received a complaint about some "objectionable" matter relating to late Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray posted on a "fake" Facebook account of a local newspaper.Mohammed...

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Narendra Modi declares assets worth Rs 1 crore

AHMEDABAD: The value of assets owned by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has crossed the Rs 1 crore mark in 2012, from Rs 40 lakh five years ago, as per his affidavit accompanying the nomination papers for Assembly elections.Modi filed the papers...

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No proposal for additional cess on diesel vehicles: Government

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday said it is not considering any additional cess on diesel cars, just days after the Supreme Court asked the Centre whether a green tax needs to be imposed.Minister of state for finance SS Palanimanickam told the Lok...

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Narendra Modi has assets worth over Rs 1 crore

AHMEDABAD: The value of assets owned by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has crossed the Rs 1 crore mark in 2012, from Rs 40 lakh five years ago, as per his affidavit accompanying the nomination papers for Assembly elections.Modi filed the papers...

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Savita Halappanavar death case: NHRC and IHRC register case

NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken up the case of Savita Halappanavar, who died in Ireland on October 28 after doctors refused to terminate her miscarriage pregnancy on the ground that Ireland is a Catholic Country. Acting...

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Identity proof must for sleeper-class passengers from Saturday

NEW DELHI: It will be mandatory for sleeper- class train passengers to carry identity proof from December 1, this year as Railways firmed up steps to prevent misuse of tickets by touts and facilitate hassle-free travel by bonafide people.From Saturday...

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Another Tibetan self-immolates in Tsoe

TSOE: In yet another case of self-immolation, a 21-year-old Tibetan reportedly set himself on fire at around 7 pm (Tibet time) on Wednesday in Tsoe (Chinese: Hezuo) city of Kanlho (Chinese: Gannan) Prefecture in Gansu Province. "According to information...

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CAG reports major shortcomings in defence procurements

NEW DELHI: India's official auditor Thursday reported major deficiencies in defence procurement process that could have implications for the nation's defence preparedness.The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on the air force and navy tabled...

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Facebook row: SC to examine IT Act, govt issues new guidelines

NEW DELHI: Noting that the country was "outraged" over the arrest of two girls in Maharashtra over Facebook comments, the Supreme Court today decided to examine the Information Technology Act to prevent recurrence of such incidents.Hearing a PIL seeking...

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BJP slams Prime Minister's Office for giving ‘clean chit’ to Vadra

NEW DELHI: BJP today hit out at the Prime Minister's Office for giving a "clean chit" to Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in the land deals with realty major DLF in Haryana and sought to know how it arrived at this conclusion...

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Prime Minister's office defends Robert Vadra

LUCKNOW: In its affidavit filed in the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, the prime minister's office (PMO) has defended son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Robert Vadra facing corruption charges. The affidavit has been submitted in...

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Youth detained for posting 'abusive' comments against Raj Thackeray on Facebook

MUMBAI: While the Bal Thackery Facebook controversy that led to the arrest of two girls is still going on, another incident of detention of a 20-year-old computer student over his alleged abusive comments against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS ) leader...

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China, India should get over unfortunate past: Chinese expert

NEW DELHI: China and India should get over the "infortunate incidents" of the past relating to their festering border issue and open a new page in relations as soon as possible, Li Junru, a top Chinese expert, said here Wednesday.Li, addressing Indian...

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Naveen Jindal ‘extortion’ case: Zee editors sent to 2-day police custody

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court today dismissed the bail plea of two senior journalists of Zee News channel and remanded them to two-day police custody on a complaint by Congress MP Naveen Jindal's group that they tried to extort Rs.100 crore for not broadcasting...

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Zee editors sent to police custody, chairman Subhash Chandra gets notice

NEW DELHI: The bail pleas of two senior editors of Zee News accused of attempting to extort Rs 100 crore from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's company was today rejected by a Delhi court, which remanded them in two-day police custody.Sudhir Chaudhary, head...

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FDI: Govt uses institutions to win over allies, BJP says

NEW DELHI: Realising that government has mustered the numbers for the debate and voting on FDI in retail, BJP today alleged the Manmohan Singh dispensation uses institutions to win the support of other parties and said division of votes will "expose"...

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London mayor mocks France for anti-Mittal stance

NEW DELHI: Mocking the French government for asking steel giant ArcelorMittal to leave France, London Mayor Boris Johnson, who is on a visit here, today said "sans-culottes"(working class militants) "appear to have captured" Paris.Describing a 115-metre...

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Zakia Jafri cannot file protest petition against SIT report: Court

AHMEDABAD: A local court today ruled that Zakia Jafri, whose husband and former Congress MP Ehsan Zafri was killed in Gujarat riots, has lost the right to file protest petition against the SIT report, giving a clean chit to Gujarat chief minister Narendra...

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Govt 'confident of numbers', not averse to voting on FDI

NEW DELHI: With DMK showing the green flag, government today indicated it was not averse to voting in Parliament on the FDI in retail, a move that could end the House logjam."We are confident of numbers," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told reporters...

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Tremors shake towns in Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: Tremors of a light intensity were felt in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday evening. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported.An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale was felt for some seconds around 5.45 pm in the state, including...

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Nitish says Bihar to play dominant role in nation building

PATNA: Asserting that his government is committed to the path of growth with justice, chief minister Nitish Kumar said the government approved agenda of good governance and its programmes are regularly monitored. Nitish said, "I wish that Bihar plays...

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Make workplace harassment laws gender neutral, demand NGOs

NAGPUR: Workplace harassment laws in the country favour women and differentiate against men. These laws should be made gender neutral, demanded a coalition of multinational NGOs.The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and...

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Akhilesh presents UP's maiden supplementary budget

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav today presented a Rs 5,861 crore supplementary budget with maximum provisions being made for fulfilling the promises made in Samajwadi Party's election manifesto.The supplementary budget--the first...

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SP, BSP spar over bill on reservation in promotion for SCs and STs

NEW DELHI: The all-party meeting to resolve the stalemate over FDI issue in Parliament today saw SP and BSP attacking each other over a bill to provide reservation in promotion for SCs and STs in government jobs.During the meeting, BSP supremo Mayawati...

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Centre asks West Bengal government to amend law and give political prisoner status to Maoists

NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked West Bengal government to immediately amend a law that grants political prisoners status to Maoists in the state.Following a Kolkata High Court order allowing the status of political prisoners to People's Committee Against...

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India's peak demand and power needs rising continuously

NEW DELHI: The demand for electricity in India when its consumption is at the maximum - the peak demand - as well as the country's energy requirement have been rising continuously.There was a 6.3 percent jump in the peak demand in the country in 2011-12...

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Jethmalani challenges BJP to take action against him

NEW DELHI: A belligerent BJP MP Ram Jethmalani, who attacked the party for its criticism on the appointment of the new CBI director, today challenged the party leadership to take action against him for his stand on the issue."If there is any action taken...

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Entire BJP behind Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley says

AHMEDABAD: Leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that since so many leaders have campaigned in Gujarat, it indicates that the entire BJP is behind Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi."Many BJP leaders are going to address rallies....

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DMK seeks fresh round of UPA discussion on FDI

CHENNAI: The DMK, a constituent of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, wants another round of discussion within the coalition on allowing FDI in retail, Union health and family welfare minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here on Sunday.Azad met DMK president...

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Retired CAG officers ready for debate on 2G spectrum report

NEW DELHI: Joining the controversy over the CAG report on 2G spectrum allocation, retired senior officers of the public auditor have expressed their keenness to debate the issue with government functionary on any platform."If the Minister and his colleagues...

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Kerala militant outfit killing dogs for training: BJP

KOZHIKODE: The BJP's Kerala unit on Saturday alleged that dogs were being hunted down in north Kerala by an extremist group as part of their training programme and lambasted the government for not taking the matter seriously."Government has not taken...

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Twelve killed in Jammu and Kashmir region bus accident

JAMMU: At least 12 people were killed and 38 others injured when a bus carrying a marriage party rolled down into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district Saturday evening, police said.The bus was carrying 50 people to Dudu Basantgarh, about...

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Peace begins in the heart of man, Dalai Lama says

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Saturday he hoped that the remaining 88 years of this century would be peaceful. He said that for peace to endure, it should begin in the heart of man."Peace will not fall from the skies...

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Petroleum minister says cap on domestic LPG cylinders could be increased

MYSORE: The Union petroleum minister M Veerappa Moily on Saturday said he is focusing on reducing India's dependence on fossil fuel and cut down the oil imports to 50 per cent of the total needs. "As we know, US waged Gulf war to secure its energy safety....

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AIIMS -2 to have national cancer institute and national cardio care centre in Haryana

ROHTAK: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Gulam Nabi Azad today announced that National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Cardio Care Centre (NCCC) would be set up at the second campus of All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) at Badsa...

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EC sometimes takes decisions in over-anxiety: SC

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has done good work in recent years but sometimes it takes decisions in over-anxiety, the Supreme Court today said while referring to poll watchdog's order on cash seizure above Rs 2.5 lakh in transit ahead of Gujarat...

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BJP district president elected amid allegations of forged signatures on rival's nomination

JALANDHAR: Even as former district BJP President Ravi Mahindru was declared elected by returning officer and state general secretary Manjit Singh Rai but the election was mired into controversy with Rai holding that signatures of one of the proposers...

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Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa lashes out at Centre for its 'negative approach'

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday accused the Centre of continuing to adopt a "negative approach" on various issues including the power front and the contentious Cauvery River water issue."It is the same approach that it (Centre)...

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Jayalalithaa lashes out at Centre for its 'negative approach'

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday accused the Centre of continuing to adopt a "negative approach" on various issues including the power front and the contentious Cauvery River water issue."It is the same approach that it (Centre)...

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Map row: India calls China's action 'unacceptable', hits back

NEW DELHI/BEIJING: India on Friday termed as "unacceptable" China depicting Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin as its territory in maps of the country on their new e-passports, a step that led to retaliatory action by New Delhi.China sprung the surprise...

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Chhath stampede: Two cases filed against Bihar CM

PATNA: Two cases have been filed in separate courts here against Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in connection with the stampede on Chhath festival that claimed 17 lives.While the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, has fixed hearing in a case...

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2G case: Court lets Raja visit Tamil Nadu

NEW DELHI: Former Telecom Minister A Raja, facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case, was today allowed by a Delhi court to visit Tamil Nadu till November 25 from tomorrow.Special CBI Judge O P Saini gave Raja permission to visit Tamil Nadu on...

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BJP leaders to meet PM over dinner

NEW DELHI: BJP leaders are expected to press their demand for discussion on FDI in multi-brand retail under rules that entail voting during their dinner meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday, party sources said.The Prime Minister has invited...

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Intellectuals bat for Taslima's return to Kolkata

KOLKATA: Demanding the return of exiled controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen to Kolkata, a section of intellectuals and rights activists have alleged that the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal was silent on the issue as it was...

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Trinamool's no-confidence a small game: IAC

KOLKATA: India Against Corruption(IAC) leader Yogendra Yadav today said the failed attempt by Trinamool Congress to bring a no-confidence motion against the UPA government in Parliament was a 'small game' to prove that it is different."These are small...

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Kasab hanging to have adverse impact on Indians in Pakistan jails, says Kuldeep Nayar

Rohtak: Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha MP Kuldeep Nayar has justified the hanging of Pakistan terrorist and convict in Mumbai attack case in 2008, Azmal Kasab who was hanged to death in Yerwada jail in Pune on Wednesday morning. Addressing...

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Omar mocks US media: 'Hamas are terrorists but, a Kasab a gunman'

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday mocked the American media for describing 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab, who was executed in a Pune jail on Wednesday morning, as a "gunman" and not a "terrorist".He tweeted: "So Hamas are...

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Kasab's execution decided two months ago, hangman paid Rs 5,000

MUMBAI: Maharashtra government had decided two months ago to execute Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab on Wednesday at the Yerwada prison in Pune, home minister RR Patil said."The Supreme Court upheld Kasab's death penalty on August 29 this year. On September...

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Expedite decision on Afzal Guru: Digvijaya Singh

NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD: Calls for speedy hanging of 2001 Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru grow louder after the execution of Ajmal Kasab today with opposition BJP leading the charge. Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh also wanted the...

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Online petition urges Maharashtra DGP to drop charges against Palghar girls

NEW DELHI: An online campaign petitioning the director general of police, Maharashtra to drop the charges against the two Palghar girls, Shaheen Dhadha and Renu Srinivasan, has gathered more than 8,500 signatures at the time of writing, numbers steadily...

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Facebook post on Bal Thackeray: Shiv Sena justifies police action against two girls

MUMBA: Shiv Sena spokesman Sanjay Raut on Tuesday justified the police action against the two girls from Palghar for their Facebook post on Bal Thackeray's funeral. "Balasaheb's death has been a shock to the entire nation. Sainiks showed tremendous restrain...

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Mamata removes key industry officials

KOLKATA: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has removed two key officials from the industry department, thus sending out the message of revitalizing a sector which is crying for attention.Nandini Chakravorty, managing director of West Bengal Industrial Development...

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No-trust motion: Congress ridicules Trinamool

NEW DELHI: Ridiculing Trinamool Congress plans to move a no-trust motion in Lok Sabha, government today expressed confidence about its numbers, which it was ready to establish "as and when required"."For the first time in my 32 years in Parliament, I...

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