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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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Well back good films irrespective of language says Bachchan (21 March 05:06) |
| Actor Amitabh Bachchan’s company, AB Corp, premiered Marathi film, Vihir, at PVR, Juhu, on Thursday, two years after Bachchan became the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) first high-pro... |
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Second round of exams jolts students (21 March 05:04) |
| The Delhi Public School in Nerul abruptly announced last week that it would hold a second round of exams for recently graduated Class 9 students. |
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Ministry had warned of gaps in measles vaccine plan (21 March 05:02) |
| The deaths of four infants at a Madhya Pradesh immunisation centre last week could have been averted had the state government made good on its promises, reports Ranjan Srivastava. |
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Jewellery store near police outpost looted (21 March 05:01) |
| An unidentified person broke into a jewellery shop near a police outpost in Khar, and fled with ornaments worth more than Rs 25 lakh on Friday night. |
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Ramesh takes on SC over Vedanta (21 March 05:00) |
| After having locked horns with the Orissa government on the Vedanta mining project, Environment and Forest minister Jairam Ramesh has now taken a dig at the Supreme Court over the issue, rep... |
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Dismissed cop may get job back (21 March 05:00) |
| Assistant Police Inspector (API) Shantilal Jadhav, who was dismissed for allegedly trying to shield an accused in a drug case by substituting cocaine with boric powder, may get a chance to g... |
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SC fears it will collapse under deluge of appeals (21 March 04:59) |
| Fearing collapse under the burden of backlog of cases, the Supreme Court has finally woken up, reports Satya Prakash. |
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CBI initiates inquiry in Rs 173 cr seizure (21 March 04:58) |
| The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated an inquiry into the Rs 1.73 crore cash seizure from a customs house agent’s residence. |
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Three killed in explosion in Nangal plantBR (21 March 03:24) |
| Three persons were killed and two injured in an explosion in the boiler of the ammonia plant of National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) in Nangal on Saturday. |
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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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Gilani identifies areas for cooperation with US (21 March 01:27) |
| Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani today identified strengthening the capacity of law enforcement agencies and fast tracking of economic and military aid and power generation as areas in which progr... |
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Wadekar to receive Mother Teresa Award for 2010 (21 March 01:25) |
| Ajit Wadekar, who led the Indian cricket team to historic Test series triumphs in West Indies and England in 1971, will be conferred with the Mother Teresa Lifetime Achievement Award for the... |
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I am a PR chief minister says Sheila Dikshit (21 March 01:12) |
| Into her third consecutive term, Sheila Dikshit still considers herself a "PR (public relations) chief minister" having no control over police, civic agencies and land authority in the natio... |
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India-China agreement on glaciology in two weeks Ramesh (21 March 01:10) |
| Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said an agreement with China for glaciological studies would be finalised in two weeks. |
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All is not well within BJP Shatrughan (21 March 12:46) |
| BJP Lok Sabha member Shatrughan Sinha today said things were not well within the BJP as senior party leaders like Yashwant Sinha, CP Thakur and Shehnawaz Hussain had been ignored in the new ... |
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Pope truly sorry for sexual abuse by Irish priests (21 March 12:38) |
| Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday apologised to victims of sexual abuse by priests in Ireland, saying he is "truly sorry" for what they have endured. |
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Big medal haul by Indians in 2nd Asian Grand Prix archery (21 March 12:35) |
| Indian archers added three more golds and a bronze to swell their medal tally on the final day of the second Asian Archery Grand Prix at Bangkok. |
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Saran tightlipped on reported differences with Ramesh (21 March 12:32) |
| 'The climate was just right for me to leave' - this is what Shyam Saran had to say about his quitting as Prime Minister's special envoy on Climate Change. |
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Jharkhand MLAs charge officials with misbehaviour (21 March 12:23) |
| MLAs cutting across party lines today alleged that officials were misbehaving with them even as Deputy Chief Minister Sudesh Mahato assured the Jharkhand assembly that government was "seriou... |
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BJP against any backdoor quota in womens bill (21 March 12:19) |
| Former BJP president Rajnath Singh has said his party would withdraw support to the Women’s Reservation Bill during its passage in the Lok Sabha if the Government tried “backdoor” rese... |
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Modi not to appear before SIT tomorrow Govt sources (20 March 11:22) |
| Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to skip appearance tomorrow before the Special Investigation Team probing a post-Godhra riots case, sources in the state Govt said. |
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Mumbai Indians win toss decide to bat (20 March 10:58) |
| Mumbai Indians win toss, decide to bat |
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14 militants killed in gun battle in Pakistan (20 March 10:27) |
| At least 14 militants were killed in an exchange of fire between Taliban and local residents in northwest Pakistan's Kurram tribal agency, local sources said on Saturday. |
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India recalls Koiralas immense contribution to ties (20 March 10:22) |
| India on Saturday mourned the death of former Nepal prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala and recalled his "immense contribution" to building close ties between the two countries. |
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Maoists kidnap five officials release all (20 March 09:17) |
| Maoist rebels abducted five government officials, including an additional judicial magistrate, at gun point from Latehar district in Jharkhand on Saturday noon. The rebels, however, released... |
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Film on motorcyclists in Arunachal for Wisconsin Fest (20 March 09:14) |
| One Crazy Ride, an Indian documentary on a motorcycle expedition across uncharted Himalayan roads in Arunachal Pradesh, has made it to the Wisconsin Film Festival (WFF). |
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Sack IT minister Raja demands Jaya (20 March 09:12) |
| AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa today demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sack Telecom Minister A Raja after the Supreme Court declined to interfere in Delhi High Court's findings against ... |
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Lawyers for accused in 2611 demand Kasab be brought to Pak (20 March 09:10) |
| Lawyers for LeT's operations commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi and six more accused in the the Mumbai attacks case today demanded at an anti-terror court that Ajmal Kasab be brought from India ... |
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Decision on Kirit Parikh committee report soon Petroleum secy (20 March 08:58) |
| The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry will soon take a decision on the Kirit Parikh Committee report, which has recommended a hike in prices of LPG and kerosene, a top government official s... |
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