National News
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Delhi Police Tells SC, Ramdev Created The Mess For Midnight Crackdown
India | Nov 25, 2011, 06:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 25: The midnight crackdown on Swami Ramdev and his followers at the Ramlila ground on June 4 night during their protest against corruption was a result of “entire mess” created by them
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Kishenji's Body Brought To Jhargram, Hunt Is On For Suchitra Mahato
India | Nov 25, 2011, 06:20 PM ISTJhargram (WB), Nov 25: Security forces were today combing the Burisole forest in West Midnapore district to locate Maoist woman leader Suchitra Mahato who fled after the encounter with joint forces in which top Maoist
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ISI Pockets Rs 500 Cr Annually From Fake Indian Notes
Nov 25, 2011, 05:07 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 25: Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has been raking in an annual profit of around Rs. 500 crore by circulating counterfeit notes in India, according to a presentation made by ministry
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Cabinet Clears FDI In Multi-Brand Retail
Nov 24, 2011, 10:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 24: In a major decision, the government today approved 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail paving the way for global giants like WalMart to open mega stores in cities with population
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Federer Beats Fish 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 At ATP Finals
Tennis | Nov 24, 2011, 10:09 PM ISTLondon, Nov 24: Roger Federer finished the group stage at the ATP World Tour Finals with a perfect record after beating Mardy Fish 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Thursday for his third win at the season-ending tournament.Federer
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HSBC Says Rupee Can Plumb To 58 Against Dollar
Nov 24, 2011, 08:49 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 24: The rupee can slide further and touch a level of Rs 58 a dollar in the near-term if the economic condition deteriorates in the Eurozone economies, top banking officials of HSBC Bank
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Entertainment Tax Structure To Be Relaxed : Ambika Soni
Bollywood | Nov 24, 2011, 08:11 PM ISTPanaji, Nov 24: Entertainment tax on movies could come down with the government mulling a uniform structure to rationalise tax rates which vary between 25 per cent to 45 per cent in different states, a
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RBI Approves Extension Of AI Loan Tenures
Nov 24, 2011, 08:04 PM ISTMumbai/New Delhi, Nov 24: Cash-strapped Air India today got a boost with Reserve Bank of India approving extension of its loan tenures from 10 to 15 years.“Yes, RBI has cleared our loan restructuring proposal today,”
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Bedi Says More Can Be Targeted If Lokpal Bill Is Not Passed
India | Nov 24, 2011, 07:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 24: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today warned politicians that they may be targeted like Sharad Pawar if Lokpal Bill is not passed in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.“Pray proper Lokpal
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FIR Against Beni Prasad, Son With Attempt To Murder Charge
National | Nov 23, 2011, 11:23 PM ISTBarabanki (UP), Nov 23: An FIR was today registered against Union Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma, his son Rakesh Verma and others by a local Congress leader levelling against them the charge of attempt to
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Radia Tapes : Supreme Court Asks Centre To Submit Probe Report
India | Nov 23, 2011, 11:17 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to place before it the report of the probe ordered into the leakage of “classified documents/telephonic intercepts” of corporate lobbyist Niira Radia's conversations
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Cyrus P Mistry To Succeed Ratan Tata
Nov 23, 2011, 08:06 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 23: Tata Sons, the holding company of over USD 80 billion conglomerate Tata Group, today announced that Cyrus P Mistry, the 43-year-old Managing Director of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, will succeed Ratan Tata.“The
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Petrol Price Hike In India Higher Than In Pak, Lanka, Nepal
Nov 23, 2011, 07:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 23: Petrol in India is not just costlier than in the neighbouring countries Pakistan and Nepal, but its price has also seen higher increase since April last year.Even after the November 16
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Sensex Dips To Over 2-Year Low ; Down 365 Pts On Fund Outflow
Nov 23, 2011, 06:25 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 23: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today dropped to more than two-year low, down 365 points, as investors squared positions ahead of the monthly settlement in derivative contracts amid heavy fund outflows
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Hopeful Of Acquiring Mines In Afghanistan : Steel Ministry
Nov 22, 2011, 08:47 PM ISTMumbai, Nov 22: The government is hopeful of clinching mining deals in Afghanistan soon as part of its effort to acquire mineral assets overseas with deeper engagement with the Northwestern neighbour.“We have bid for four
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Sunday Night Fire Claimed Prominent Eunuch 'Gurus'
India | Nov 22, 2011, 06:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 22: Prominent eunuch community ‘gurus', who adopt transgender children abandoned by their families, died in the fire that occurred at a meeting of the community in east Delhi recently.14 eunuchs died and
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14 Dead, 50 Suffer Burns In Delhi Inferno
India | Nov 20, 2011, 10:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 20: At least fourteen persons died and 36 others suffered burns when fire engulfed a congregation of eunuchs at a community centre in Nand Nagri, an east Delhi locality tonight, police said.The
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Chopper Makes Emergency Landing ; CM Gehlot, Others Safe
India | Nov 20, 2011, 09:10 PM ISTJaipur, Nov 20: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today escaped unhurt when the helicopter carrying him made an emergency landing in Churu district after one of its rotor blades got damaged.60-year-old Gehlot, his OSD Gaurav
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Battle Against Corruption To Continue : Advani
India | Nov 20, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 20: Seeking to corner the government on the issue of black money and daring it to come clean, BJP leader L K Advani today said that all NDA MPs will give a
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Lalu Yadav's Elder Brother Dead
India | Nov 20, 2011, 08:35 PM ISTGopalganj, Nov 20: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder brother Gulab Chand Yadav died after a protracted illness at his ancestral home at Phulwaria village in Bihar's Gopalganj district, his family sources said today.Yadav, aged