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Immersion of idols in Ganga, Yamuna bannedImmersion of idols in Ganga, Yamuna banned

Immersion of idols in Ganga, Yamuna banned

The Allahabad High Court (HC) on Monday put a ban on the immersion of idols of Gods and Goddesses in…

10 years ago
India, Sri Lanka discuss fishermen issue, ink power agreementIndia, Sri Lanka discuss fishermen issue, ink power agreement

India, Sri Lanka discuss fishermen issue, ink power agreement

India and Sri Lanka on Monday discussed the issue of arrested Indian fishermen and also inked an agreement for setting…

10 years ago
Dec 16 gangrape: Two convicts file appealDec 16 gangrape: Two convicts file appeal

Dec 16 gangrape: Two convicts file appeal

Two men sentenced to death in the Dec 16, 2012, gangrape case on Monday filed appeals in the Delhi High…

10 years ago
Shinde briefs PM on TelanganaShinde briefs PM on Telangana

Shinde briefs PM on Telangana

Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde updated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the protests in Andhra Pradesh over the proposed bifurcation…

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Seemandhra crippled over TelanganaSeemandhra crippled over Telangana

Seemandhra crippled over Telangana

The sprawling Seemandhra region was crippled for yet another day Monday, with many parts enveloped in darkness and the railways…

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Ratan Tata, 8 Indian-Americans in US engineering academyRatan Tata, 8 Indian-Americans in US engineering academy

Ratan Tata, 8 Indian-Americans in US engineering academy

Leading Indian industrialist Ratan N. Tata has been inducted into the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering in the US…

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Seemandhra plunges into darkness, trains cancelledSeemandhra plunges into darkness, trains cancelled

Seemandhra plunges into darkness, trains cancelled

Several towns and hundreds of villages in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh Sunday plunged into darkness while…

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Lalu-Rabri team to lead RJD, Rabri not to contest pollLalu-Rabri team to lead RJD, Rabri not to contest poll

Lalu-Rabri team to lead RJD, Rabri not to contest poll

Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi both former Bihar chief ministers will jointly lead…

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Royal Rajasthan on Wheels begins season’s first journeyRoyal Rajasthan on Wheels begins season’s first journey

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels begins season’s first journey

Royal Rajasthan on Wheels, the luxury train for tourists, on Sunday began its season's maiden journey from Delhi with 26…

10 years ago
Indian media reports on infiltration baseless: Pakistan high commissionerIndian media reports on infiltration baseless: Pakistan high commissioner

Indian media reports on infiltration baseless: Pakistan high commissioner

Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir on Sunday described Indian media reports on infiltrations as baseless and called for…

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Juveniles escape from Delhi correctional homeJuveniles escape from Delhi correctional home

Juveniles escape from Delhi correctional home

At least 33 juvenile delinquents escaped from a government-run rehabilitation centre in New Delhi, police said Sunday, adding that 14…

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Curfew in Andhra town to check anti-Telangana violenceCurfew in Andhra town to check anti-Telangana violence

Curfew in Andhra town to check anti-Telangana violence

Situation remained tense in Vizianagaram town of coastal Andhra on Sunday despite indefinite curfew imposed by the police Saturday night…

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Cop killer Hizbul commander arrested in KashmirCop killer Hizbul commander arrested in Kashmir

Cop killer Hizbul commander arrested in Kashmir

A top guerrilla commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen involved in killings of two policemen and a civilian besides carrying out…

10 years ago
Mamata woos duped Saradha investors with money, feast (West Bengal Newsletter)Mamata woos duped Saradha investors with money, feast (West Bengal Newsletter)

Mamata woos duped Saradha investors with money, feast (West Bengal Newsletter)

Chief Minister of West Begal distributed cheques to 929 investors who have been duped

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It’s pink for Bandra Worli Sea LinkIt’s pink for Bandra Worli Sea Link

It’s pink for Bandra Worli Sea Link

The Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) in Mumbai will go pink every evening for a week as part of cosmetic…

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Two militants held after shoot-out in Andhra Pradesh

Two militants hiding in a house in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district were arrested on Saturday after a 10-hour-long joint operation…

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N-power to bring respite to Tamil Nadu?

The power crisis in Tamil Nadu, which had eased during June-September with around 2,000 MW of wind power generation, has…

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King of Belgians eager to discover India’s rich culture

Even as India prepared to celebrate Durga Puja next week, the monarch in faraway Belgium, King Philippe, invoked the power…

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