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India overtakes US as world leader in spam mails
India | Apr 23, 2012, 10:01 PM ISTLondon, Apr 23: India has acquired the dubious distinction of being the ``top spam-spewing nation on the planet'' overtaking America, according to a report of the security firm Sophos which ranks nations by the amount
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Nations Pledge Millions For Syrian Opposition
World | Apr 02, 2012, 07:10 AM ISTIstanbul, Apr 2: A coalition of more than 70 partners, including the United States, pledged to send millions of dollars and communications equipment to Syria's opposition groups, signaling deeper involvement in the conflict amid a
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Entire Nation Of Kiribati to Be Relocated Due To Rising Sea Level
World | Mar 10, 2012, 11:02 AM ISTLondon, March 8: In what could be the world's first climate-induced migration of modern times, Anote Tong, the Kiribati president, said he was in talks with Fiji's military government to buy up to 5,000 acres
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Madhavan Nair Has Misled Nation, Says Narayanasamy
India | Feb 06, 2012, 08:27 AM ISTPuducherry, Feb 6: Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy on Sunday accused former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair of misleading the nation by saying he was not given a chance to explain his
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We Let The Entire Nation Down Says Gambhir
Cricket | Jan 17, 2012, 02:25 PM ISTPerth, Jan 17: Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir lashed back at critics blaming V.V.S Laxman for India's batting debacle, saying the entire veteran batting lineup must take the responsibility for the letting their nation down.The No.2
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Nation Could Have Been Spared Trauma Of Anna's Stir, Says Kapil Sibal
India | Sep 15, 2011, 11:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sept 15: HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, a key government negotiator on the Lokpal issue, today said the nation could have been spared the “trauma inflicted by Anna Hazare's agitation” if his team had
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Anti-Corruption Stir: Nation In A 'Morass', Army Chief
India | Aug 25, 2011, 08:55 PM ISTMumbai, Aug 25: Stating that the nation was in a “morass”, Army Chief General V K Singh has said the support that the anti-corruption movement was getting was an indication of “power of democracy, power
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Rs 50 Lakhs For 4-Day Fast, Why Rs 16 Lakh For Electing MLA, Questions Digvijay
India | Apr 16, 2011, 05:44 PM ISTIndore, Apr 16: The Congress on Saturday sharpened its knives at activist Anna Hazare and his associates by pointing a barrage of questions at the Gandhian. Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, addressing a press conference here,
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Don't Give Political Protection To Corrupt Judges, Says Chief Justice Of India
India | Apr 17, 2011, 11:04 AM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 16: Concerned over judiciary's image coming under a cloud in the wake of corruption charges, Chief Justice S H Kapadia today said there was a need for "clean man in black robe"
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Moily Says, Satyagraha Is Unconstitutional
India | Apr 15, 2011, 05:54 PM ISTLucknow, Apr 15: Days after anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare compelled the government with his satyagraha to draft the anti-graft Lokpal Bill, Law Minister Veerappa Moily described satyagraha as “unconstitutional”. Moily was addressing students at the
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'All-Powerful' Lokpal Not In Interest Of Nation: Digvijay
India | Apr 15, 2011, 05:46 PM ISTVaranasi, Apr 15: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh is not in favour of a strong Lokpal that can question the prime minister. "Unlimited or supreme power cannot be vested in the Lokpal to take action
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Big B Says, Players, Fans Will Need To Adjust To New Roles In IPL 4
Cricket | Apr 06, 2011, 03:29 PM ISTMumbai, Apr 6: Terming it as “bizarre”, megastar Amitabh Bachchan feels cricketers who played against each other in the World Cup will now be playing for each other in the soon to begin IPL tournament.“In
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DMK Has Pushed TN Behind Gujarat, Punjab, Says Jaya
National | Apr 04, 2011, 06:16 PM ISTTheni (TN), Apr 4: AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa today accused DMK of “plundering” the country's wealth and said Tamil Nadu had been pushed behind Gujarat and Punjab in the development sector during the party's rule in
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Nation Pays Tribute To 26/11 Martyrs
India | Nov 26, 2010, 02:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 26 : Joining the nation in remembering those killed in the Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today pledged to redouble efforts to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice."On
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PM, Sonia Owe Explanation To Nation: JD(U)
National | Nov 17, 2010, 08:40 PM ISTPatna, Nov 17: The ruling JD (U) today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi owned an explanation to the nation on the allocation of 2G spectrum following Supreme Court's observations on
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India Third Most Powerful Nation: US Report
World | Sep 21, 2010, 04:37 PM ISTWashington: India is listed as the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China and the fourth most powerful bloc after the US, China and the European Union in a new