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Marriage laws to be more women-friendly now
Marriage laws will now become more women-friendly with the government approving a slew of recommendations by a Group of Ministers (GoM), including providing for sufficient compensation to a woman from...
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Israel to Free Palestinian Prisoners
Israel has agreed to release Palestinian prisoners for the renewal of peace talks, but it will not agree to meet other key Palestinian demands, including a freeze on settlement building in the West...
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Earthquake Hits Parts of Pakistan
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit parts of northwestern and northern Pakistan today morning, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. According to the information, the...
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Amarnath Yatra resumes from Jammu
Amarnath Yatra from Jammu resumed on Saturday evening after it was halted for two days following imposition of curfew in many parts of Kashmir Valley due to a firing incident in Gool area which claimed...
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6 accused in Swiss woman gang-rape case awarded life imprisonment
A fast-track court in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to all the six convicts in the Swiss woman gangrape case. Pronouncing the judgement, the court also imposed...
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15 killed in southern Afghanistan bombings
A wave of bombings in southern Afghanistan has killed 15 people, including six members of the country’s security services. Omar Zwak, a spokesman for the governor of Helmand province, says there were...
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Model schools under PPP mode to roll out from 2015-16: HRD minister
Human Resources Development Minister M M Pallam Raju has said the model schools which are being set up with a view to provide quality secondary education will be operational from the academic session...
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Flood fury continues unabated in UP affecting nearly 450 villages
In Uttar Pradesh, flood waters continue to ravage eight districts where more than four lakh people of nearly 450 villages are facing the fury. Due to widespread rains in most parts of the state, all...
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Maharashtra govt grants tax exemption to ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’
Maharashtra government has granted tax exemption to Hindi film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’. The film is based on the life of the legendary athlete Milkha Singh. Speaking to media person in Mumbai, a senior...
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Media is not raising issues related to development, villages: Anna
Social Activist Anna Hazare has lamented that issues of development and villages are not being taken up by the media. Speaking at a function in New Delhi, he emphasised that development of village does...
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Dr Rana Kapoor takes over as ASSOCHAM New President-
Mumbai : Dr Rana Kapoor is the Founder, Managing Director & CEO of well known Yes Bank has taken over as new President of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) with...
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Mira Nair turns down invite to attend Film festival in Israel
Noted film director Mira Nair has turned down an invite to attend the Haifa International Film festival in Israel. On her twitter page, she posted that she won’t be going to Israel at this time and...
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Rahul Gandhi to be Congress Party’s Prime Ministerial candidate
Union Surface Transport Minister Oscar Fernadese has declared that Rahul Gandhi would be Congress Party’s Prime Ministerial candidate. He was replying to a question of media persons in Shimla today,...
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5 killed, 7 wounded in attack in western Mexico
At least five people were killed and seven were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a group of community self-defense members gathered on a plaza in the western state of Michoacan, authorities said....
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First phase of polling in AP Panchayat elections underway
Polling for the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections in Andhra Pradesh is underway on Tuesday; Andhra Pradesh has 21,592 Gram Panchayats, of which 21,491 are going to polls. According to State...
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Congratulatory messages pour in after Kate gives birth to boy
Congratulatory messages from around the world poured in as Prince William’s wife Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy, with Britons and the Royal family ecstatic at the arrival of Britain’s future...
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Govt’s $3.96 bn bond auction for FIIs oversubscribed
Showing strong demand for govt bonds despite a weakening rupee, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have put in bids worth over USD 4.3 bn in an auction for debt securities worth USD 3.96 bn. The...
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Chief Commander of JeM killed in encounter
In a major breakthrough, security forces on Tuesday shot dead a self-styled Chief Commander of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit in an encounter in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. “Qari...
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Guj terror remarks: Shakeel Ahmed meets Sonia
Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed on Tuesday met party chief Sonia Gandhi in the wake of controversy over his remarks linking 2002 Gujarat riots with birth of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen even as he...
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Germany to probe ties between NSA and its secret services
Facing pressure from the public and political rivals, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ordered a probe into ties between the country’s secret services and US intelligence agencies. The probe was...
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