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Taliban kills four US spies in Pakistan (21 March 06:01) |
| Taliban militants have killed four tribesmen they abducted 10 days ago in Pakistan's north Waziristan tribal region after accusing them of spying for the US, officials said today. |
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Headleys status hearing on March 23 cancelled after guilty plea (21 March 05:57) |
| A status hearing in the case of Pakistani-American terrorist David Headley, which was set for March 23, has been cancelled following his confession in a US court about involvement in the Mum... |
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Cartoonist hopes Headley will become kind Muslim in jail (21 March 05:48) |
| The Danish cartoonist, against whom David Headley plotted an attack in retaliation for his sketches of Prophet Mohammed, has said a long prison sentence would give time to the Pakistani-Amer... |
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India has told US about Pakistans link to Mumbai Krishna (21 March 05:47) |
| India has conveyed to friendly countries like the US that it has evidence of Pakistani state actors' involvement in the Mumbai terror attack, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna has said. |
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Four killed in suicide attack in Pakistan (21 March 05:39) |
| At least four people were killed and a dozen injured today when a suicide bomber riding on a bicycle hit a police van in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. |
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Gujarat riots case Modi unlikely to appear before SIT (21 March 05:27) |
| Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to today appear before the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team in connection with a 2002 Gujarat riots case, official sources ... |
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DMK urges sugarcane price fixed at Rs 2000 a ton (21 March 04:59) |
| DMK, the main ally of the ruling Congress government and supporting it from outside,today urged the administration to fix sugarcane price at Rs 2,000 a ton in the 2010-11 budget, taking a cu... |
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AI resumes pilot recruitment process (21 March 04:55) |
| National carrier Air India has put the selection process for 40 pilots back on track after having put it on hold for more than a year following charges of favouritism. |
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Hostel warden held for child abuse (21 March 04:53) |
| A 30-year-old warden of a children's home has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district on charges of sexually abusing a 11-year-old boy for over one year, police said today. |
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Ban says UN committed to find a solution of Palestine conflict (21 March 04:50) |
| Noting that US backed indirect talks between Israel and Palestine is a good start, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the United Nation is committed to help Palestinians to find a so... |
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UP cabinet reshuffle Narain gets vocational edu portfolio (21 March 04:42) |
| In a minor reshuffle in the state cabinet, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has changed the portfolio of agriculture minister Chaudhary Laxmi Narain, an official spokesman said in Luckn... |
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Ramdev launching party evokes cold response from political opponents (21 March 04:39) |
| Politics is a different cup of tea, many Babas and Godmen had learnt the hard way. But that has not deterred Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev from announcing his plans to launch a political party which... |
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House panel raps AI for employee rationalisation drive (21 March 04:38) |
| A parliamentary committee has criticised the national carrier Air India for focusing more on rationalising manpower costs, which is lower than expenses on other heads like fuel and picturing... |
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Russia launches US telecoms satellite into space (21 March 04:34) |
| A Russian Proton-M rocket launched a US EchoStar 14 telecommunications into orbit on Sunday, the Khrunichev space centre announced. |
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Indians in Afghanistan are soft targets Krishna (21 March 04:34) |
| External Affairs Minister SM Krishna says that Indian aid workers in Kabul have become "soft targets" for terrorists who want to derail India-Afghan relations. |
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Bank told to pay Rs 11 lakh for negligence (21 March 04:29) |
| The Delhi consumer commission has asked the State Bank of India (SBI) to pay Rs 11 lakh for ignoring a request from an Italian company not to honour cheques from a lost cheque book. |
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Frieda Pinto to be next Bond girl (21 March 04:21) |
| "Slumdog Millionaire" star Freida Pinto has been roped in to play the next Bond girl and her boyfriend Dev Patel is cool with seeing her "rolling around" with the super spy, says a report. |
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India not squeezed out of Afghanistan Krishna (21 March 03:15) |
| Refuting reports that it has been "squeezed out" of Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has said India was playing a "stellar role" in rebuilding the war-torn country which wa... |
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States not forming minority bodies NCM seeks PMs intervention (21 March 02:52) |
| Perturbed by certain states not constituting minority bodies, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has decided to seek Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to kick-start the ... |
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No dramatic outcome was expected from meet with Pak foreign secretary (21 March 02:52) |
| Terming the talks with Pakistan foreign secretary as "an icebreaker", External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said he was not disappointed because he did not expect much from that meeting. |
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Unidentified bag found on Kingfisher flight (21 March 02:00) |
| Unidentified bag found on Kingfisher flight |
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Two militants arrested in Manipur (21 March 01:33) |
| Two militants of banned Kangleipak Communist Party--Military Council (KCP-MC) have been arrested by a combined team of police commandos and Assam Rifles personnel in Imphal West district of ... |
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Japan planning 14 nuclear plants (21 March 01:28) |
| Resource-poor Japan is planning to build at least 14 nuclear power plants over the next 20 years to reduce its reliance on other countries for its energy needs, a report said on Sunday. |
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Metro parking areas to be bought under CCTV cameras (21 March 01:25) |
| Parking lots next to Delhi Metro stations will be brought under CCTV surveillance besides "hidden and obscure" areas inside the building, after a recent security audit of the modern transpor... |
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Koiralas last journey begins (21 March 01:23) |
| Mourned by thousands, including world leaders, Nepal's peace architect and former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's last journey started on Sunday, marking the end of an era and raising... |
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Two policemen injured in encounter in Bihar (21 March 01:09) |
| According to media reports, two policemen were injured in an encounter between police and Maoists in Bhojpur district of Bihar. The encounter bagan late last night. |
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Strong earthquake jolts Papua New Guinea coast (21 March 12:02) |
| A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted the Papua New Guinea's coast on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey, Xinhua reported. |
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Former Interior Secretary Udall dies (21 March 11:49) |
| Stewart Udall, who sowed the seeds of the modern environmental movement as secretary of the interior during the 1960s and later became a crusader for victims of radiation exposure from the g... |
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Government to decide on cooking gas kerosene price hike (21 March 05:28) |
| The central government will take a decision on hiking the cooking gas and kerosene prices on the lines recommended by Kirit Parikh committee, an official said Saturday. |
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Afcons bags Rs938 crore Kolkata Metro project (21 March 05:26) |
| Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. (Afcons), the infrastructure arm of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, has bagged a Rs.938-crore project for design and construction of a part of the East-West Metro projec... |
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Plea against Padma awards to Saif Chatwal Reddy (21 March 05:23) |
| A naturopath has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the conferring of the Padma awards to three persons alleging irregularities in the selection process. |
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Morning walks on dump (21 March 05:22) |
| When a group of 25 to 30 senior citizens living in Gorai walked into the enclosed green space that was once the Gorai dumping ground on Saturday, they were thrilled, reports Sujit Mahamulkar... |
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I met terror suspects kin on humanitarian grounds (21 March 05:21) |
| Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Asim Azmi on Saturday said he met the family of a suspect held last week for planning terror attacks in the city on humanitarian grounds. |
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Andheri killer often threatened people with gun (21 March 05:20) |
| Harish Marolia, the retired customs officer who shot his 14-year-old neighbour dead and was shot down by the police on Thursday, used to threaten people with his revolver. The 65-year-old wo... |
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Cong-NCP alliance for civic polls shaky (21 March 05:20) |
| The stalemate over the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party alliance for the April 11 Navi Mumbai civic elections continues. |
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We did not promote EMMNIKEM says Chavan (21 March 05:17) |
| Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on Saturday refuted Shiv Sena’s claim that terror suspects used Shah Rukh Khan’s My Name is Khan as terror propaganda. |
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Oppn slams state for land deals debt (21 March 05:15) |
| The Opposition took on the state government in the Legislature on Saturday during the discussion on Governor K. Sankaranarayanan’s speech in both the Houses. |
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State to log on to check water pollution (21 March 05:12) |
| The state’s Environment department wants to keep tabs on polluting industries at the click of a mouse. |
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Zoroastrians Bahais usher in the New Year (21 March 05:08) |
| On Saturday night, while members of the Irani Zoroastrian community start laying decorative tables with fruits, candles and wine in their homes, the city’s Baha’is will gather at their c... |
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Foraging for food and some EMgyaanEM (21 March 05:08) |
| It was like being back in school; a cross between playing in the sand trap, messing around with a whole lot of clay, and a treasure hunt. Follow Neha Dara on her trail in the mangrove swamps... |
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Man commits suicide in south Delhi (21 March 02:27) |
| A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after consuming poison in front of his girlfriend's house in south Delhi early Saturday, police said. |
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Jairam Ramesh used PMO to sabotage project Kerala minister (21 March 02:26) |
| Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh tried to sabotage Kerala's Athirappilly hydro-electric power project by invoking the Prime Minister's Office, state Electricity Minister A.K. Balan Saturda... |
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UPPCL lodges FIRs against staff consumers (21 March 02:23) |
| The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd has started lodging FIRs against its staff and consumers involved in a power theft racket that was busted during an inspection of a sub-station in Muz... |
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Huge sandstorm covers Beijing turns sky orange (21 March 02:16) |
| Tons of sand turned Beijing's sky orange as the strongest sandstorm this year hit northern China, a gritty reminder that the country's expanding deserts have led to a sharp increase in the s... |
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Kashmir minister uses militants name for Anantnag (21 March 02:13) |
| Jammu and Kashmir's Law and Parliamentary Affairs and Rural Development Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar Saturday referred to Anantnag district in south Kashmir as Islamabad - a name made mandato... |
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Dreaded criminal escapes from custody (21 March 01:47) |
| A dreaded criminal involved in over a dozen cases of loot and murder today escaped from custody within a few hours of his arrest in Noida. |
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Krishna to attend funeral of Koirala (21 March 01:46) |
| External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will attend the funeral of former Nepalese Premier G P Koirala who died today. |
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BJPs objection over Aiyars nomination ridiculous Cong (21 March 01:43) |
| Congress today dubbed as ridiculous the objection raised by BJP over the nomination of Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar to the Rajya Sabha. |
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Doctor held on graft charge in Orissas Kalahandi (21 March 01:36) |
| A doctor, in charge of a community health centre in Orissa's Kalahandi district, was today arrested after allegedly being caught red handed while accepting bribe, official sources said. |
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Allawi inches ahead of Iraq PM in vote count (21 March 01:31) |
| Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's main rival Iyad Allawi inched ahead of the incumbent in the nationwide vote tally, updated results from Iraq's general election showed today. |
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