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PM leads nation in mourning Dara Singh's death
India | Jul 12, 2012, 04:12 PM ISTNew Delhi/Patna/Mumbai, Jul 12: Describing acclaimed wrestler Dara Singh as a “son of the soil” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed grief at his demise saying he rose to the heights of the entertainment world,
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Sangma camp not to pursue for now EC rejection of complaint
National | Jul 14, 2012, 10:36 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 11: The P A Sangma camp today decided not to challenge in the Supreme Court for now Election Commission's rejection of its complaint against the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee for Presidential poll.Sangma's
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Girl made to drink urine at mother's instance, claims warden
India | Jul 11, 2012, 11:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 11: The hostel warden of Vishva Bharti University who allegedly forced a Class V girl to drink her own urine has claimed that she meted out the punishment at the instance of
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Enough about Higgs, let's discuss the boson: India
India | Jul 10, 2012, 11:45 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 10: While much of the world was celebrating the international cooperation that led to last week's breakthrough in identifying the existence of the Higgs boson particle, many in India were smarting over
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Rahul is a 'very important' leader of Cong: Khurshid
National | Jul 10, 2012, 11:29 PM ISTBangalore, Jul 10: In the midst of a controversy over his reported comments about Rahul Gandhi and Congress that have raised a political storm, Law Minister Salman Khurshid today said Rahul is a “very important”
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Adarsh land does not belong to MoD, says ex-army officer
India | Jul 11, 2012, 05:35 PM ISTMumbai, Jul 10: A retired army officer today told a judicial commission that he became a member of the Adarsh Housing Society after he was informed by his staff that the land on which the
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CBI files charge sheet against Ramdev's aide Balkrishna
India | Jul 10, 2012, 05:41 PM ISTDehradun, Jul 10: The CBI has filed a charge sheet in a local court here against yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna for allegedly using fake documents to get a passport.The agency has alleged that Balkrishna
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DU colleges come out with fifth cut off list
India | Jul 09, 2012, 10:43 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 9: With admissions to general category largely closed, Delhi University colleges declared a fifth cut off today but admissions were mostly open for the reserved category OBC category.Though seats for the OBC
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Narasimha Rao's aides dismiss criticism on Ayodhya demolition
India | Jul 08, 2012, 11:18 PM ISTHyderabad, Jul 8: Dismissing criticism of former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao over the Ayodhya issue, two top officials who worked closely with him today said he tried his best to prevent demolition of
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Pranab's candidature has lowered dignity of Prez post: Ramdev
India | Jul 08, 2012, 11:04 PM ISTPatna, Jul 8: Yoga guru Ramdev today charged the Congress with “lowering the dignity” of the President's office by making Pranab Mukherjee the UPA's nominee for the top constitutional post.“The Congress and the UPA government
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Anyone who can deliver justice suitable to be PM: Ramdev
India | Jul 08, 2012, 10:55 PM ISTPatna, Jul 8: Yoga guru Ramdev today said anyone committed to delivering justice to the people and the country was suitable for the post of Prime Minister, no matter which relgion he belonged to.“It does
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Animal death toll in Kaziranga rises to 560
India | Jul 08, 2012, 03:28 PM ISTGuwahati, Jul 8: At least 560 animals, including 14 one-horned rhinos, have perished in the world-famed Kaziranga National Park during the ongoing floods in Assam.Hog deer have suffered the most with 481 of them killed
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One of separated Siamese twins Aradhana dies
India | Jul 06, 2012, 09:17 AM ISTBetul(MP), Jul 5: Aradhana, who was separated from her conjoined sister Stuti, died tonight after struggling for life for over two weeks.According to doctors, Aradhana suffered cardiac arrest twice today and died at 9.20 PM.
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Cong poster modelled on Gangs of Wasseypur targets Modi
India | Jul 04, 2012, 11:35 PM ISTAhmedabad, Jul 4: The opposition Congress has now entered the ongoing poster campaign against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.Congress workers yesterday took out a procession in the city, carrying posters of Modi, inspired by the
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Condition of one of separated Siamese twins Aradhana worsens
India | Jul 04, 2012, 10:11 PM ISTBetul (MP), Jul 4: Two days after the separated conjoined twins celebrated their first birthday, condition of one of the two sisters, Aradhana, deteriorated further today, a Missionary Hospital official said.Aradhana was kept on ventilator
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Karnataka opposes world heritage tag to Western Ghats
India | Jul 04, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTBangalore, Jul 4: Karnataka today said the state was against UNESCO declaring 10 spots in Western Ghats as world heritage sites as it would affect development work.Minister for Forest C P Yogeshwar told reporters here
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Pakistan has to do more on the issue of terrorism, says Krishna
India | Jul 03, 2012, 11:21 PM ISTOn board Special Aircraft, Jul 3: On the eve of Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks, India today regretted that 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed is moving freely in Pakistan, which needs to do more on tackling terrorism.During
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India to give dossier on Abu Jundal during Indo-Pak talks
India | Jul 03, 2012, 06:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 3: India will give Pakistan a dossier on LeT terrorist Syed Zabiuddin Ansari, alias Abu Jundal, during Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks here tomorrow including the passport issued by Pakistan indicating the involvement
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Six on-the-spot registration counters for Amarnath pilgrims
India | Jul 01, 2012, 01:12 PM ISTSrinagar, Jul 1: Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) has been forced to open six on-the-spot registration counters as a large number of unregistered pilgrims had turned up at various base camps of the annual yatra
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FBI will test Abu Jundal voice tapes
India | Jul 01, 2012, 01:03 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 1: In a big blow to Pakistan, intelligence agencies have taken the samples of key 26/11 handler Abu Jundal to match them with his voice recordings during the attack to nail Pakistan's