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  People of Buddhist sect question digging of historical site

  India | November 05, 2013 21:18 IST

  Unnao: Digging in the Raja Rao Ram Bux Singh fort continued for the 14th day today here, even as members of Buddhist sect submitted a memorandum addressed to the President saying excavations should not be

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  Raje misleading people with false statistics: Gehlot

  National | September 27, 2013 20:03 IST

  Bharatpur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today alleged BJP was misleading people with false statistics and creating confusion in the state.“The BJP state president is not relishing the state's all-round development achieved in the five years

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  2,500 people killed, 28,000 injured in riots in last decade

  India | September 22, 2013 15:46 IST

  New Delhi: In an alarming trend, more than 2,500 people have been killed in incidents of communal violence in the country since 2002, out of which 107 lost their lives this year alone.A total of

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  Muzaffarnagar: Violence spreads to rural areas, people flee homes

  India | September 08, 2013 22:59 IST

  Phugela, (Muzaffarnagar, UP): With violence spreading in rural areas of this sensitive UP district, hundreds of people have been forced to flee their homes and take refuge in police stations.An eerie calm prevails in the

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  People fill St. Peter's for Syria peace vigil

  World | September 07, 2013 23:23 IST

  Vatican City: Tens of thousands of people have answered Pope Francis' call and massed in St. Peter's Square for a 4-hour prayer vigil for peace in Syria.It was believed to be one of the largest

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  Over five million people hit by Bihar floods

  India | September 01, 2013 16:57 IST

  Patna: There was no let up in the fury of floods in over a dozen Bihar districts on Sunday with major swollen rivers, including the Ganga, affecting more than five million people, officials said.According to

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  Ayodhya yatra: 1,087 people released, 1,587 still in jail

  India | August 27, 2013 23:07 IST

  Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police have so far released as many as 1,087 people, including senior VHP leaders, of a total of 2,674 who were arrested in connection with the Ayodhya yatra.Of the people arrested in

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  1300 people killed in chemical gas attack in Syria: report

  World | August 21, 2013 23:05 IST

  Damascus: Nearly 1300 people have been reported killed in fierce chemical weapons bombarding by Syrian army in the suburbs of capital Damascus today.  While the Syrian National Coalition put the death toll at 650,  a

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  370 people in India commit suicide every day; 4 lakh in three years!

  India | August 13, 2013 16:41 IST

  New Delhi: An average of 370 people commit suicide every day in the country while over four lakh people have taken their lives in the last three years.According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 4,05,629

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  15 people feared trapped in landslide near Munnar in Kerala

  India | August 05, 2013 22:26 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 5: Nearly 15 people, including two foreign tourists, are feared trapped in a landslide which occurred at Chiyyapara on Adimaly - Munnar route on Monday morning. The incident occurred when a large

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  247,000 people affected by flooding in Philippines

  World | August 04, 2013 18:11 IST

  Manila, Aug 4: Over 247,000 people in southern Philippine province of Maguindanao were affected by flooding following heavy rains, authorities said on Sunday.The displaced came from 185 villages in 20 municipalities, Xinhua reported.

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  People take me seriously after engagement: Christina Ricci

  Hollywood | July 30, 2013 7:17 IST

  Los Angeles, July 30: Actress Christina Ricci is elated after getting engaged to James Heerdegen and feels that now people take her more seriously because she gets to call him a "fiance" rather than a

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  Plain cigarette packs could help people quit smoking: Study

  World | July 23, 2013 14:48 IST

  Sydney, July 23: A new study shows that cigarettes packaged in a plain manner are less appealing to smokers and get them thinking about the urgency to quit smoking.The study published in the online journal

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  89 killed in twin China earthquakes

  World | July 22, 2013 20:11 IST

  Beijing, Jul 22:  Nearly 90 people were killed and over 500 injured when two powerful shallow earthquakes today jolted a remote mountainous province in northwestern China near Tibet, damaging more than 20,000 homes and triggering

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  Air pollution kills over two million people each year

  World | July 14, 2013 9:41 IST

  Washington, July 14: Human-caused outdoor air pollution may be responsible for over two million deaths worldwide - a large number of them in South Asia and East Asia - each year, US researchers have said.A

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  Heavy rain hits over 650,000 people in China

  World | June 29, 2013 21:53 IST

  Beijing, June 29: Over 666,000 people have been affected by heavy rains in east China, officials said on Saturday.Rain in 25 counties of Zhejiang province over the past month have forced around 5,700 residents to

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  UK may OK creating babies with DNA from 3 people

  Lifestyle | June 28, 2013 13:02 IST

  London, June 28: Britain may allow a controversial technique to create babies using DNA from three people, a move that would help couples avoid passing on rare genetic diseases, the country's top medical officer says.  

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  Over 40 people taken ill after consuming DJB drinking water in South Delhi

  India | June 25, 2013 23:01 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 25: Over 40 people fell ill today after consuming drinking water supplied by Delhi Jal Board in a South Delhi locality.Education Minister Kiran Walia, after visiting the NCERT colony in Adhchini area,

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  Uttarakhand: Rescue people fast, SC tells Centre, state

  India | June 25, 2013 17:03 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 25:  The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and Uttarakhand government to step up rescue operations to evacuate people caught in flash floods in the state.The Centre and state government, meanwhile, filed

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  Pakistani Taliban ask people to boycott polls

  World | April 26, 2013 7:32 IST

  Islamabad, April 26: The Pakistani Taliban has distributed leaflets in many parts of the country, asking people to boycott the May 11 general elections, a media report said.The Taliban warning came just hours after religious