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Cable TV channels blocked,bandh enters seventh day in Darjeeling
In a bid to curb tension in the troubled hill district, authorities on Friday blocked airing of news by three local cable TV operators even as the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha-sponsored”indefinite bandh”...
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Heavy rains in U’Khand, four persons feared dead
Heavy rains on Friday lashed Uttarkashi and Ranikhet in Uttarakhand where four persons were feared dead after their jeep fell into the swollen Mandakini river. The jeep fell into the river and was...
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Special wing to take govt messages to social media
The government would have a specialised department to take its message to Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites after the union cabinet approved an Information and Broadcasting...
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IB warns of LeT attack in Delhi, security stepped up
The Intelligence Bureau on Friday has alerted the Delhi Police for a possibility of a terror strike in the national capital. According to sources, the IB has written a letter to the police about a...
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I am not going to divide Assam: Gogoi
Rejecting demands to divide Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Friday said all ethnic groups need to stay united. “I am not going to divide Assam. We all need to live together. Stop bandh culture and...
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IRDA relaxes investment norms for housing, infra finance firms
Housing finance companies and infrastructure finance companies will get higher funding from the insurance companies as the sector regulator IRDA has relaxed investment norms for these firms. “The...
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Govt plans higher penalties to curb power overdrawal from grid
In an attempt to ensure smooth functioning of electricity grids, the government is planning higher penalties and quicker punishments for entities that overdraw power. The Power Ministry is looking at...
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Sindhu creates history, ensures a medal at World badminton
Rising shuttler P V Sindhu on Friday created history by becoming the first Indian woman singles player to ensure a medal at the World Badminton Championships after scoring an upset win over local...
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Marathi singer-actor Jaimala Shiledar no more
Noted Marathi singer-actor Jaimala Shiledar passed away in Pune on Thursday following a brief illness, her family said. She was 88. Jaimala, who belonged to the Shiledar family which revived the...
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Case filed against Shahrukh for gender test of surrogate child
A complaint has been filed in a local court seeking action against actor Shahrukh Khan, his wife Gauri and others under the Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex...
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J-K govt orders high-level inquiry into Kishtwar clashes
Normal life was affected in Kashmir Valley on Saturday following a day-long strike call by Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani to protest communal clashes in Kishtwar even as the separatist leader...
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CJI stresses on vibrant subordinate judiciary
Affirming his commitment for enhancing judicial effectiveness, Chief Justice of India Justice P Sathasivam on Saturday called for steps for creating a vibrant judiciary in the country so as to win the...
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Jagan quits as MP over Andhra Pradesh division issue
YSR Congress president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday resigned as Kadapa MP in protest against the proposed division of Andhra Pradesh but stopped short of spelling out his party’s stand on the...
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20 dead in air raids in Syria’s Latakia province: NGO
Air strikes by the Syrian military killed at least 20 people in the northwestern province of Latakia overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said on Saturday. “The toll in several air...
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Philippines launches offensive on rebel group
The Philippine military launched an offensive on Saturday against a breakaway Muslim rebel group that opposes a peace deal and has claimed responsibility for a recent bomb attack that wounded seven...
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12 troops, 7 police killed in uprising in Nigeria
The commander of the military joint task force fighting northeastern Nigeria’s Islamic uprising admits 12 soldiers and seven police officers were killed in recent attacks. Earlier the military had said...
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More than 50 police officers injured in Belfast clashes
Dozens of police officers were injured during riots by pro-British Protestants in Belfast, what Northern Ireland’s police chief condemned on Saturday as “mindless anarchy”. A total of 56 officers were...
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60 killed in blasts as Iraqis mark Eid holiday
Car bombs targeting cafes and markets in Baghdad were among a series of attacks that killed 60 people on Saturday as Iraqis marked the end of their bloodiest Ramadan in years. The blasts were the...
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Rajagopal vows to step up anti-Telangana protests
Congress leader Lagadapati Rajagopal, who recently resigned as MP over the decision to split Andhra Pradesh, on Saturday vowed to continue the agitation for the unified state until Centre withdraws its...
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Onion prices soars to Rs 60 per kg in Delhi’s retail market
Onion prices have soared to Rs 60 per kg in the retail market of the national capital due to lower supply in the wholesale market. Local vendors are selling onion, a politically sensitive item, at Rs...
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