Anti-nuclear activist Udayakumar joins AAP with 500 supporters

IDINTHAKARAI (Tamil Nadu): Anti-nuclear activist SP Udayakumar with his around 500 supporters joined Aam Aadmi Party in Tamil Nadu on Friday ahead of Lok Sabha polls."We have formally joined the AAP today," Udayakumar here said. Udayakumar is the convener...

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SC fiat to Centre on establishing national court of appeal

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre and the Ministry of Law on the issue of establishment of a National Court of Appeal with regional benches in major cities to finally decide cases arising from high courts. The PIL petitioner...

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Unesco lauds Indian poet's idea of earth anthem

KATHMANDU: Unesco has praised an Indian diplomat's idea of an earth anthem but does not seem ready to take up the proposal, citing lack of resources.Abhay Kumar's suggestion for an official earth anthem, to be selected from entries received in a proposed...

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Petrol prices hiked by 60 paise per litre, diesel by 50 paise

NEW DELHI: Petrol price was hiked by 60 paise a litre on Friday, the second increase this year, and diesel by 50 paise per litre, the 14th hike since January 2013.The hikes, effective from midnight, are excluding local sales tax or VAT and actual increase...

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Supreme Court commutes death sentence of four to life imprisonment

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of four persons, who murdered nine people, to life imprisonment on the ground of their young age and deprived socio-economic background.A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said the...

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Subrata Roy apologizes to SC, UP cops fail to locate him at Lucknow home

LUCKNOW: Armed with Supreme Court's non- bailable warrant, a team of Lucknow police on Thursday raided the house of Sahara chief Subrata Roy to arrest him but failed to find him there.The Sahara chief, meanwhile, moved the apex court again for relief...

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I was firm on resignation, consulted only my wife, outgoing Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi says

NEW DELHI: A day after resigning as Navy chief, Admiral DK Joshi on Thursday wrote to his colleagues, saying he was "firm" on taking responsibility for the mishaps that have taken place."I consulted only myself and my wife before taking the decision...

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I was firm on resignation, consulted only myself and my wife, outgoing Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi says

NEW DELHI: A day after resigning as Navy chief, Admiral DK Joshi on Thursday wrote to his colleagues, saying he was "firm" on taking responsibility for the mishaps that have taken place."I consulted only myself and my wife before taking the decision...

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Admissions to IIMs under cloud as writ alleges irregularities in CAT 2013

CHENNAI: Alleging large-scale irregularities in the manner in which the prestigious Common Admission Test (CAT) for admission to 13 Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) is conducted, a writ petition by eight IIM aspirants has sought a stay on the entire...

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Subrata Roy apologizes to SC, UP cops fail to locate him at Sahara City in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Armed with Supreme Court's non- bailable warrant, a team of Lucknow police on Thursday raided the house of Sahara chief Subrata Roy to arrest him but failed to find him there.The Sahara chief, meanwhile, moved the apex court again for relief...

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Submarine accident: 2 personnel 'missing', 7 hurt

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: The Navy was hit by yet another accident on Wednesday as smoke engulfed Russian-made submarine INS Sindhuratna off the Mumbai coast, causing serious illness to seven sailors while two officers were "missing".The seven sailors had to...

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Indian Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi resigns over warship accidents

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Navy chief Admiral DK Joshi on Wednesday resigned after two officers were feared killed and seven sailors injured when a fire erupted on board a submarine, INS Sindhuratna, around 40 nautical miles off Mumbai."Taking moral responsibility...

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Telangana: TRS lukewarm on merger with Congress

NEW DELHI: Congress and TRS on Wednesday gave divergent versions on the issue of merger even after their leaders have held a series of meetings since Parliament gave its nod for creation of Telangana last week.Congress claimed that TRS chief K Chandrashekhar...

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India-Pak cross border truck drivers divided over 24x7 trade

ATTARI: Both Indian and Pakistani cross border truck drivers are divided over the proposed 24x7 trade across India-Pakistan border at Attari (India) and Wagah (Pakistan).While Pakistani drivers are not hesitant to travel into India at night but Indian...

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TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao arrives in Hyderabad to a hero's welcome

HYDERABAD: TRS chief K Chandrasekhara Rao arrived here from Delhi Wednesday to a hero's welcome by thousands of his supporters celebrating formation of separate Telangana state.After landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamsabad on city...

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Kejriwal likely to undertake roadshow in Uttar Pradesh in March

NEW DELHI: After launching Aam Aadmi Party's national campaign from Haryana on Sunday, Arvind Kejriwal may undertake roadshow in Uttar Pradesh from next month.The party wants to organise roadshow at a big level, similar to the rally it had recently organised...

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Government proposing to raise workdays under MNREGA to 150 days

NEW DELHI: With the Lok Sabha elections round the corner, the government is planning to raise the workdays under its ambitious rural employment guarantee programme MNREGA from 100 to 150 days per year.A proposal in this regard will be considered by the...

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CBI may quiz Ram Vilas Paswan; his party LJP mulls parting ways with UPA

NEW DELHI: CBI may question former Union steel minister Ram Vilas Paswan in connection with alleged illegalities in the Bokaro steel plant recruitment process in which relatives of some high-profile personalities are under the scanner of the agency.Paswan,...

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Narendra Modi most targeted politician of independent India: Rajnath Singh

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi is the most targeted politician in independent India, BJP President Rajnath Singh contended today as he slammed criticism against the Gujarat chief minister over the 2002 riots.Singh said Modi could not be accused of directing...

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Govt reviews operational readiness along China, Pakistan borders

NEW DELHI: Defence minister AK Antony on Tuesday reviewed the operational military readiness on the western and eastern fronts, with the infrastructure build-up along the 3,488km line of actual control with China progressing at a snail's pace.The meeting...

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Ananth Kumar slaps legal notice to Kejriwal

BANGALORE: Slapping a legal notice on Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for including him in the list of "most corrupt", BJP leader Ananth Kumar on Saturday asked him to withdraw the charge or apologize within three days.Kumar is the second BJP leader...

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Target Sonia and her advisers, middleman in VVIP chopper deal told AgustaWestland

NEW DELHI: One of the three alleged middlemen in the VVIP helicopter kickbacks scandal had reportedly advised top AgustaWestland officials to "target" UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and people close to her in order to bag the 556 million Euro contract.During...

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EC releases draft guidelines on poll manifestos

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has released draft guidelines on poll manifestos, giving the green signal to promises of welfare measures but requiring the political parties to explain their rationale and proposed funding mechanism.The norms also...

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AAP bats for a separate Telengana state

NEW DELHI: Batting for a seperate Telangana state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday said it was in favour of formation of smaller states."We, in principle, stand in favour of Telangana. We are in favour of smaller states," senior party leader Yogendra...

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Applications invited for Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva award and National award for child welfare

BANGALORE: Applications have been invited from eligible candidates for conferring Rajiv Gandhi Manav seva award and National award for child welfare . The last date for submission of applications for these two awards is March 15,2014. The Rajiv Gandhi...

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