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Hazare To Be Discharged From Hospital Tomorrow
India | Jan 07, 2012, 07:59 PM ISTPune, Jan 7: Anna Hazare, who underwent a week-long treatment for an acute bronchitis in a city hospital, will be discharged tomorrow, a hospital spokesman said today.“Hazare has recovered well but he will need complete
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Gold Price Down By Rs 145, Silver Sheds Rs 600
Jan 07, 2012, 05:46 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 7: Snapping a four-day gaining streak, gold prices fell by Rs 145 to Rs 28,120 per 10 grams in the national capital today on stockists selling at existing higher levels amid a
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Team Anna Says, A Wrong Decision Can Prove Disastrous To Our Movement
India | Jan 06, 2012, 06:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 6: Days after its much publicised agitation in Mumbai and Delhi fizzled out, Team Anna appears to be confused on how to take forward the fight for a strong Lokpal saying the
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Congress Announces 114 Candidates For Punjab Polls
India | Jan 06, 2012, 06:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 6: Congress today announced the names of 114 candidates for the forthcoming Punjab Assembly polls. Former chief minister Amarinder Singh and his son Raninder Singh are among the 114 Congress candidates whose names
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Advani Takes Potshots At PM
National | Jan 05, 2012, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 5: Taking potshots at the Prime Minister, BJP leader L K Advani today said Manmohan Singh had missed an opportunity at a recent programme to “distance” himself from the atrocities inflicted on
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Call From Ship About Arms Consignment Sets Alarm Bells Ringing
India | Jan 05, 2012, 07:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 5: A telephone call from a ship off Kutch coast to US about an arms consignment has set alarm bells ringing in the security establishment, which have alerted Navy and Coast Guard
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Accused In Bhanwari Devi Case Arrested By Pune Police
India | Jan 04, 2012, 10:53 PM ISTPune, Jan 4: The city crime branch today arrested Bishnaram Bishnoi, one of the accused in the Bhanwari Devi disappearance case, from Lonavala near here, police said.The accused was found at an industrial warehouse in
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Both Indian Traders On Way To Shanghai, Says S M Krishna
India | Jan 04, 2012, 06:24 PM ISTNew Delhi/Beijing, Jan 4: External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here today that both the Indian traders in Yiwu have been allowed to go to Shanghai, and “they would be reaching Shanghai within two
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Gold Gains Rs 225, Silver Rs 1,600
Jan 04, 2012, 04:07 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 4: Buoyed by a firming global trend, gold prices rose further by Rs 225 to Rs 28,120 per 10 grams, while silver spurted by Rs 1,600 to Rs 53,200 per kg in
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Salman Rushdie To Attend Jaipur Literature Fest
India | Jan 03, 2012, 09:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: Indian-origin author Salman Rushdie is all set to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at the end of this month, the second time he is visiting the literary extravaganza in the
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Adarsh Society Did Not Submit NOC From Army, Navy To MMRDA, Says Govt
India | Jan 03, 2012, 09:35 PM ISTMumbai, Jan 3: The controversial Adarsh Housing Society had not submitted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Army or Navy, giving clearance to construction of the building from security point of view, to the
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SC Notice To GNOIDA, UP On Land Acquisition Row
India | Jan 03, 2012, 08:31 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: The Supreme Court today issued notices to Uttar Pradesh government and Greater NOIDA authority on a petition filed by a group of farmers challenging the acquisition of their agricultural land by
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2G Case: Balwa Quizzes Prosecution Witness Achary
India | Jan 03, 2012, 08:27 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: Swan Telecom promoter Shahid Usman Balwa today quizzed in a Delhi court key 2G case prosecution witness Asheervatham Achary as to how he knew about former Telecom Minister A Raja's meetings
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Savings Bank Account Number Portability On Anvil
Jan 03, 2012, 06:35 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: The Finance Ministry is working on savings banks account number portability, which will allow a customer to retain his account number while changing his bank.“We want to do it (savings a/c
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Congress Colluding With Left, Says Mamata
India | Jan 03, 2012, 06:06 PM ISTKolkata, Jan 3: As the Congress in West Bengal today threatened to intensify its agitation over the proposed renaming of Indira Bhavan at Salt Lake, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee alleged the Congress was colluding
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Despite Iran's Threat US Vows To Keep Warships In Gulf
India | Jan 04, 2012, 07:44 AM ISTWashington, Jan 4: The US on Tuesday vowed to keep American warships deployed in the Persian Gulf, amid Iranian threats to take action if Washington moves its aircraft carrier into the region.Underlining its commitment to
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Delhi Govt Sends Notice To Swami Agnivesh For Giving Fake Bills Worth Rs 18 Lakhs
India | Jan 03, 2012, 10:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 3: Delhi Government has served a show cause notice on Swami Agnivesh for alleged fudging of bills and told him to refund an “unspent” amount of Rs 2.23 lakh out of total
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PM On Two-Day Visit To Odisha
India | Jan 01, 2012, 10:14 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jan 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to arrive in Odisha tomorrow to attend the 99th Indian Science Congress on January 3, official sources said.“The Prime Minister will arrive here tomorrow evening and
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Dense Fog Affects 69 Trains
India | Jan 01, 2012, 10:08 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 31: Dense fog today affected the movement of 69 trains causing inconvenience to passengers.Railways have cancelled 30 trains and rescheduled 12 due to foggy conditions, a Northern Railway spokesperson said.As many as
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Memogate Row : Asma Jahangir Quits As Counsel For Haqqani
World | Jan 01, 2012, 07:47 PM ISTIslamabad, Jan 1: Leading Pakistani lawyer Asma Jahangir today quit as counsel for former envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, in legal proceedings related to the memo scandal, saying she had “no confidence” in the