Hatred among common men of two countries could jeopardize the hard earned peace

AMRITSAR: Pakistani nationals who arrived India on board Samjhauta Express on Thursday are of view that death of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah in India could jeopardize the Indo Pak peace process and expects from both governments to diffuse any tension...

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Complaint by an NGO to NHRC on Pakistan's prisoner Sanaullah's death

NEW DELHI: A NGO has complained to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) against the custodial death of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay demanding a judicial inquiry in the death and Rs 25 lakh as compensation for the kin. The custodial death...

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CAG report cannot be gospel truth on any issue: Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: CAG report commands respect and cannot be brushed aside but it cannot be the final word on an issue, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while noting that the auditor's findings cannot be gospel truth as it is subject to scrutiny by Parliament.A...

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NGO says recruitment of child soldiers rampant in conflict areas

NEW DELHI: An independent report has accused the Indian government of being economical with the truth and denying the recruitment of child soldiers by armed opposition groups. The shadow report by the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR), submitted to...

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MGNREGA has environmental benefits finds IISc study

NEW DELHI: The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act has often been ridiculed as a scheme that has hardly any impact. Many say that MGNREGA workers just 'dig and fill holes,' but scientists from premier science institutions seem to think differently.At...

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India could witness reverse migration

NEW DELHI: India could witness large-scale reverse migration in the coming months as the three-month grace period given by the Saudi Arabian government for implementation of the Nitaqat law comes to an end.Over two million Indians are currently working...

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Modi magic fails in Karnataka as BJP looks to keep up anti-Congress campaign

BANGALORE/NEW DELHI: The BJP's rout in Karnataka on Wednesday has taken some sheen off the party's poster boy Narendra Modi, who had been billed as a star vote-getter.The Gujarat chief minister addressed only three public meetings, one each in Bangalore,...

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Parliamentary panel seeks lowering of juvenile age at 16 years

NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has recommended reduction in the age of male juvenile from 18 to 16 years observing that there had been a 10.5% increase in crimes against women committed by juveniles in a year alone. It has also asked the government...

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CBI preparing letter rogatory in chopper case

NEW DELHI: The CBI is preparing letters rogatory as part of its probe into the alleged kickbacks in the VVIP helicopter deal with Augusta Westland, defence minister AK Antony said on Wednesday.The government has received an initial set of documents from...

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Remarkable decline in maternal mortality rate in Madhya Pradesh

BHOPAL: As a result of effective implementation of maternal safety programmes in Madhya Pradesh, remarkable decline has been registered in maternal mortality rate in the state.According of annual health survey bulletin 2011-12 released by Registrar General...

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India destroyed bunkers in Chumar to resolve Ladakh row, Army officers confirm

SRINAGAR: India has agreed to a Chinese demand to demolish bunkers near their de facto border in the Himalayas, Indian military officers said, as part of a deal to end a stand-off that threatened to scupper slowly improving relations.Indian and Chinese...

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No meddling in Presidency functioning, Mamata promises

KOLKATA: Assuring that there would be no political interference in the functioning of the Presidency University, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday promised action against those who had vandalised its premises earlier.Banerjee had constituted...

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Karnataka hopes for a stable government to push growth and development.

BANGALORE: If the exit poll trends are true, Congress is likely to form an elusive majority government in Karnataka. This has excited one and all, as a single party is expected to rule Karnataka after nearly a decade.So people and political observers...

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Karnataka assembly elections: Parties keep fingers crossed on eve of counting

BANGALORE: With Karnataka registering a record more than 71% polling on May 5 polls, all political parties are keeping their fingers crossed as the results will be out by Wednesday noon. With exit polls widely predicting a Congress victory, the party...

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Hackers pick holes in Indian cyber system, hit government websites 1030 times in three years

NEW DELHI: Government has taken a number of steps to protect its websites, but the fireballs and other measures did not prevent the hackers to hack it over 1,000 times in the last three years. A number of websites have, in fact, been hacked almost every...

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Antony orders CBI probe in defence land scam in Jodhpur

NEW DELHI: Defence minister A K Antony has ordered a CBI probe into a land scam in Jodhpur allegedly involving transfer of a 4.84 acre army plot to a trust belonging to a royal family in 2007 by officials of his ministry and the service.Defence land...

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5 more nabbed in Bangalore blasts case: Police

BANGALORE: Five more persons have been arrested in a joint operation by the city and Tamil Nadu police in connection with the April 17 blast near BJP office here that left 16 persons injured.With this, the number of suspects arrested in the case has...

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Suspended railway board member Mahesh Kumar sent to CBI custody till May 9

NEW DELHI: Mahesh Kumar, suspended railway board member, who along with Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew is an accused in the Rs 10 crore bribery case, was today sent to CBI's custody till May 9 by a Delhi court on the ground that his...

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Online registration for Vaishno Devi pilgrims

JAMMU: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), that looks after the famous Vaishno Devi pilgrimage, on Monday launched an online registration facility for undertaking the pilgrimage.After launching the facility, chief executive officer of SMVDSB,...

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Ajmer priests not to help Pakistanis in prayers

JAIPUR: Khadims (priests) at the dargah (shrine) of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer have decided not to assist Pakistani pilgrims in offering prayers at the shrine.Several groups of khadims have decided to join the increasing protests against the...

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India planning two more tests of long-range Agni-5 missile

NEW DELHI: Seeking to enhance its long-range strike capabilities, India is planning to carry out two more tests of its over 5,000-km range Agni-5 ballistic missile this year after which it would be ready for operational deployment."We are planning to...

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BJP holds protest at Indo-Pak border over Sarabjit Singh's death

AMRITSAR: BJP activists today held a protest demonstration at Attari along the Indo-Pak border here, against the Pakistani government, over the death of Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore hospital following a murderous assault on him.The party activists, led...

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Supreme Court to decide fate of Kudankulam N-project tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is expected to pronounce its verdict on Monday on a plea seeking halt to the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) till the implementation of key additional safety measures suggested after a nuclear accident...

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BJP holds protest at Indo-Pak border over Sarabjit Singh's death

AMRITSAR: BJP activists today held a protest demonstration at Attari along the Indo-Pak border here, against the Pakistani government, over the death of Sarabjit Singh in a Lahore hospital following a murderous assault on him.The party activists, led...

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42 cases of paid news in Karnataka polls: Election commission

NEW DELHI: 42 cases of paid news were detected and over Rs 21 crore in cash and liquor worth Rs 7.79 crore seized during Karnataka assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) said here on Sunday.The commission reviewed 76 suspected cases of paid...

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Mamata trying to stall CBI probe into chit fund scam: CPM

KOLKATA: The CPM on Saturday alleged that West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was opposed to a CBI investigation into the chit fund scam, because it would mean the 'end' of the party."She is saying that the CPM is involved. If the CBI comes they...

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Salman Khurshid in Tehran; India, Iran decide to give major push to bilateral ties

TEHRAN: India and Iran today decided to give a major push to their bilateral ties in all aspects including connectivity for which New Delhi will participate in the upgradation of strategically crucial Chahbahar port.During a meeting between external...

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Iran offers new oil contracts to lure India

TEHRAN: As US and European sanctions cripple its economy, Iran on Saturday offered India a new production sharing regime for oil exploration in an attempt to keep its third largest buyer of oil engaged.The offer was made by Iranian foreign minister Ali...

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Pak prisoner Sanaullah unconscious, critical

CHANDIGARH: Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay, who was injured in a scuffle with another inmate in a Jammu jail, was on ventilator at PGIMER here and his condition was critical.The 52-year-old prisoner was unconscious, put on ventilator and his overall...

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Rothuama, former MP from Mizoram, passes away

AIZAWL: Former Lok Sabha member from Mizoram Dr R Rothuama died in Shillong this morning due to lung cancer, family sources said.Rothuama, 73, is survived by his Naga wife Kaini Mao, Dr Sarah Ralte and granddaughter Rachel Laltinchhani.Funeral service...

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Injured Pakistani prisoner stable: Govt

NEW DELHI: The condition of Pakistani prisoner Sanaullah Ranjay was "stable", India said today while terming as "regrettable" the incident in Jammu jail where he was injured during a scuffle with another inmate and assured the guilty will be punished...

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BJP demands compensation of Rs 25L to family of Chamel

JAMMU: BJP today demanded compensation of Rs 25 lakh to the family of Indian prisoner Chamel Singh who was attacked and beaten to death by inmates in a Pakistani jail and said, he should be granted the status of a martyr. "A compensation of Rs 25 lakh...

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Varun's remark comparing Rajnath with Atal, creates flutter in BJP

LUCKNOW: BJP national general secretary and Pilibhit MP Varun Gandhi's comparison of national President Rajnath Singh with former Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has created a flutter in the party's UP unit. Though top leaders remained silent and...

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Pakistani prisoner in coma after attack in Jammu jail

JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Sanaullah Ranjay, a Pakistani in Jammu's Kot Bhalwal jail, was critically injured after being attacked by an Indian prisoner Friday. Pakistan demanded his immediate release and repatriation.A day after India's Sarabjit Singh succumbed...

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Salman Khurshid arrives in Iran

TEHRAN: External affairs minister Salman Khurshid arrived here on Friday on a three-day visit during which he will have talks with Iranian leadership on ways to increase commercial links with the sanctions-hit country to reduce huge bilateral trade imbalance.India's...

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Asian Development Bank to finance construction of India-Myanmar road

SILCHAR (ASSAM): Asian Development Bank would finance the construction of the 417km long Indo-Myanmar Road connecting Moore in Myanmar with Sutarkandi in Karimganj bordering Bangladesh.The first phase of the road, to be laid under ADB's 'Proposed Road...

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PM is not allowed to speak in Delhi: Narendra Modi

BELGAUM: "You are fortunate that he at least came and spoke. In Delhi, the poor man is not allowed to speak anything", Gujarat chief minister told a public rally here, taunting the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "It's very difficult for him to speak...

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Ishrat case: Court orders top Gujart IPS officer's arrest

AHMEDABAD: A special CBI court on Thursday ordered the issuance of arrest warrant against top Gujarat Police officer PP Pande, an accused in the 2004 alleged fake encounter of Mumbai teenager Ishrat Jahan and three others.The 1980-batch IPS officer of...

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Ex-Indian spy says ISI killed Sarabjit Singh; BJP slams UPA's 'weak' foreign policy

KOLKATA/DELHI: A former Indian spy, who had spent some time with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari behind bars in a Pakistani jail, feels Sarabjit Singh may have been killed in an attack planned by the ISI."I don't have any doubt that the attack on...

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Sarabjit's death: Outrage in India, ex-spy says ISI killed him

DELHI/KOLKATA: India erupted in anger on Thursday over the death of Sarabjit Singh after a barbaric attack in a Lahore jail with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding justice from Pakistan and BJP calling for scaling down diplomatic ties with that...

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Varun Gandhi sees Vajpayee's reflection in Rajnath Singh

LUCKNOW: Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) national general secretary and member of parliament (MP) from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi on Wednesday said that he sees reflection of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in BJP national president Rajnath Singh. He...

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Cabinet approves changes in anti-graft law

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments in key laws to protect honest officials from frivolous charges and for laying down criteria for sanction of their prosecution, sources said.The Cabinet approved amendments to the Prevention...

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Supreme Court questions Centre over providing security to Mukesh Ambani

NEW DELHI: Centre's decision to provide 'Z' category security to the richest Indian Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday drew flak from the Supreme Court which asked why such people are given security cover by the government when the common man is feeling unsafe.The...

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