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India wants better measures by Aus on student attacks: Tharoor (21 June 03:17) |
| Kochi, Jun 20 (PTI) Noting that India was "deeply anguished" over continuing
attacks on its students in Australia, Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today said
New Delhi expects "better meas... |
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Secy forces capture Lalgarh police station, 4 Maoists killed (21 June 01:20) |
| Saibal Gupta
Lalgarh/New Delhi (WB) Jun 20 (PTI) Security forces today moved into Lalgarh
and took control of the police station here to snuff out the six-day old siege
by Maoists w... |
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Kandahar-bound US military cargo plane flies out (20 June 11:20) |
| Mumbai/New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) A US-hired military cargo plane that intruded
into Indian airspace and was forced to land at Mumbai, today took off for
Kandahar in Afghanistan following.... |
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Five killed, 10 injured in landmine attack by Naxals (20 June 11:20) |
| Raipur, June 20 (PTI) Five CRPF personnel were today killed and 10 injured
when the truck in which they were travelling was blown up by Maoists in a
landmine blast in Dantewada district... |
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Cong says state anti-terror laws should be on UAPA pattern (20 June 09:18) |
| New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) Congress today defended the decision of the UPA
government to return the anti-terror law of the Gujarat government, GUJCOC,
saying it was necessary to strike a ... |
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Maoist violence part of 'wider gameplan', says CPI(M) (20 June 09:18) |
| New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) Condemning the Maoist violence against the Left
cadre, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Saturday said these attacks
were part of a "wider gameplan by... |
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BJP chief puts lid over blame game after Lok Sabha debacle (20 June 05:20) |
| New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) BJP President Rajnath Singh today sought to put a lid
over the blame game and bickerings in the party over the Lok Sabha debacle
saying that success and failure... |
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Jaya asks Karuna to press Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu (20 June 05:20) |
| Chennai, Jun 20 (PTI) Seeking to turn the tables on her arch rival and Tamil
Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa today asked him to
immediately prevail upon the... |
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Security forces reach Lalgarh, partial victory, say police (20 June 05:20) |
| Saibal Gupta
Lalgarh (WB) Jun 20 (PTI) Security forces today stormed Lalgarh and without
much resistance reclaimed the police station under control of Maoists, who had
cut off the... |
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No distancing from Hindutva ideology, Rajnath (20 June 03:17) |
| New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) BJP President Rajnath Singh today took
responsibility for the party's Lok Sabha debacle but ruled out distancing
itself from Hindutva idelogy. Asserting ... |
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Security forces enter Lalgarh (20 June 01:19) |
| Saibal Gupta
Pirakata (WB) Jun 20 (PTI) Security forces today entered Lalgarh to reclaim it
from Maoist-backed tribals and were closing in on the police station there.
The personn... |
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Lok Sabha debacle haunts BJP as party begins crucial meet (20 June 01:19) |
| New Delhi, June 19 (PTI) The National Executive meet of BJP began here today
amid demands by several senior leaders for a debate on the causes of the
party's drubbing in the Lok Sabha... |
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RSS can walk straight without crutches of BJP: Govindacharya (20 June 11:20) |
| New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) Virtually daring the BJP to snap links with the RSS,
former party ideologue K N Govindacharya has said the RSS can "walk straight
without the crutches of the BJ... |
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Intruder military plane awaits govt clearance for take-off (20 June 11:20) |
| Mumbai, Jun 20 (PTI) A US military cargo aircraft which intruded into the
Indian airspace and landed at the international airport here, is awaiting
government clearance for take-off, ai... |
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Landmine blast, firing by Maoists as securitymen move forward (19 June 11:18) |
| Saibal Gupta
Lalgarh/New Delhi, June 19 (PTI) Police backed by paramilitary
personnel today continued their surge towards reclaiming Lalgarh from Maoist
stranglehold dr... |
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BJP national executive to be stormy as Shourie writes letter (19 June 11:18) |
| New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) The stage was today set for a stormy BJP national
executive meeting here tomorrow with senior leader Arun Shourie joining others
in demanding an open discussion o... |
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Centre sends back GUJCOCA, Modi govt hits back (19 June 11:18) |
| New Delhi/Ahmedabad, June 19 (PTI) Political controversy broke out today after
the Centre decided to return the controversial anti-terror Bill sponsored by
the Narendra Modi government i... |
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Six more fresh swine flu cases; total touches 50 (19 June 09:17) |
| New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Swine flu cases in the country today touched 50 with
six more persons, including a two-year- old boy and 66-year-old woman, testing
positive for the disease.
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Madni reveals link between LeT and Maoists in Jharkhand:police (19 June 09:17) |
| New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Mohd Omar Madni, a suspected militant, has disclosed
about the links between Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba and
Maoists in Jharkhand, investigators ... |
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Gunfight as security forces move towards Lalgarh (19 June 09:17) |
| Saibal Gupta
Lalgarh/New Delhi, June 19 (PTI) A gunbattle broke out today as
security forces pressed ahead with its operation to flush out Maoists from
besieged Lalg... |
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Security forces move towards Lalgarh to end Maoist siege (19 June 07:17) |
| Saibal Gupta Lalgarh/New Delhi, June 19 (PTI) Security forces inched forward
cautiously today to end the five-day siege of Lalgarh by Maoists who blew up a
bridge to stall their movemen... |
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Antony rules out sending armed forces to Lalgarh (19 June 07:17) |
| New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) Defence Minister A K Antony today ruled out the
possibility of sending armed forces to fight Maoists in the wake of violence in
Lalgarh area in West Bengal.
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CoBRA forces begin operations (19 June 05:17) |
| Saibal Gupta Pirakata (WB), Jun 19 (PTI) Two hundred personnel of the
specialised anti-Naxal force, CoBRA, today began sanitising the Jhitkha jungle
as security forces proceeded towar... |
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CPI(M) Politburo meet begins (19 June 01:19) |
| New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) A crucial meeting of CPI(M)'s Politburo began here
today to review the Maoist siege of Lalgarh, post-poll violence in parts of
West Bengal, organisational problem... |
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Amarnath yatra resumes from Jammu, 1,860 pilgrims leave today (19 June 01:19) |
| Jammu, June 19 (PTI) Amarnath yatra resumed today, after it remained suspended
for three days due to inclement weather, with a batch of 1,860 pilgrims leaving
from here for their onward ... |
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Security forces resume advance to Lalgarh (19 June 01:19) |
| Pirakata (WB), Jun 19(PTI) After foiling resistance by Maoist-backed tribals,
security forces today resumed their push cautiously towards Lalgarh, a
stronghold of the ultras, sweeping t... |
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Details of phone calls made to Modi during riots given to SIT (18 June 09:21) |
| Ahmedabad, Jun 18 (PTI) An NGO has submitted a detailed phone call analysis
report to the SIT claiming that former Gujarat ministers -- Maya Kodnani and
Gordhan Zadaphia, VHP leader Dr ... |
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Wholesale prices shrink but food items costlier (18 June 09:21) |
| New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) Inflation turned negative for the first time in 30
years at minus 1.61 per cent, causing a flutter among industry and economists,
but the common man continues to... |
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Central forces storm past Maoist human wall on road to Lalgarh (18 June 09:21) |
| Pirakata (WB), June 18 (PTI) Security forces today cracked down on Maoists to
end the four-day siege of Lalgarh facing little resistance as they moved in to
reclaim areas taken over by ... |
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Cab Secy to head top-level panel to monitor coastal security (18 June 09:21) |
| New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) A high-level committee headed by Cabinet Secretary K
M Chandrasekhar will regularly monitor the progress made in strengthening the
coastal security apparatus pu... |
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Nine more test positive for swine flu; 44 infected in country (18 June 09:21) |
| New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Nine more persons, including five from Delhi, tested
positive for swine flu taking the total number of cases to 44 in the country
today even as Union Health Mini... |
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Four more swine flu cases in Delhi; total moves up to 39 (18 June 07:19) |
| New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Four more persons, including two children, today tested
positive for swine flu in the capital taking the total number of cases in the
country to 39 even as the Ce... |
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MiG crashes in Upper Assam, pilot safe (18 June 05:19) |
| New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) A Mig-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force
today crashed near Chabua in Upper Assam sending the IAF, which is already
reeling under series of air crashes... |
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Inflation turns negative though food costlier than last year (18 June 03:20) |
| New Delhi, June 18 (PTI) Inflation turned negative 1.61 per cent for the first
time in thirty years but the prices of food items like fruit and vegetables,
cereals and oil were still hig... |
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Swine flu under control: Azad (18 June 03:20) |
| Bhubaneswar, June 18 (PTI) Owing to the "effective" and "extraordinary"
measures adopted by the Centre against the spread of the H1N1 virus, Swine flu
is under control in the country, Un... |
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Crackdown on Maoists begins in Lalgarh (18 June 11:20) |
| Lalgarh (WB), Jun 18 (PTI) Security forces today moved into the restive
Lalgarh region to end the three-day siege of Maoists, who have gone on a
rampage targeting CPI(M) cadres and lead... |
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Maoists roam Lalgarh, WB govt decides to launch operation (17 June 11:18) |
| Saibal Gupta
Lalgarh/Kolkata, June 17 (PTI) Flaunting AK-47 rifles, Maoists today roamed
Lalgarh and formed a human shield comprising women and children vowing to stop
security forc... |
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Swine flu: Delhi reports 4 more positive cases, total 35 (17 June 09:20) |
| New Delhi, June 17 (PTI) Three boys and a 35-year-old woman have tested
positive for swine flu in the national capital raising the number of cases
nationwide to 35 as a concerned Punjab... |
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Maoists patrol roads, put up human shield in Lalgarh (17 June 09:20) |
| Saibal Gupta
Lalgarh (WB), June 17 (PTI) Maoists carrying AK-47 rifles today
patrolled the roads here and formed a human shield comprising women and
children vowing to preve... |
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We will abide by constitutional norms: PM on Mamata's demand (17 June 09:20) |
| On Board PM's Special Aircraft, June 17 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
today virtually rejected the demand of ally Mamata Banerjee for bypassing West
Bengal government in disbursal ... |
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India has borne economic crisis well: PM (17 June 09:20) |
| Ajay Kaul
On Board PM's Special Aircraft, June 17 (PTI) India has not remained
unaffected by the global economic crisis but has "borne" it well, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh said to... |
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Chidambaram asks Buddhadeb to give clear mandate to police (17 June 05:20) |
| New Delhi, June 17 (PTI) Sending a blunt message to the Buddhadeb Government,
the Centre today asked it to give a clear mandate to the police to reclaim
areas dominated by Maoists in... |
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Azad cracks down on 'middlemen' of medical colleges (17 June 05:20) |
| New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) Cracking down on agents and middlemen who are said to
have had a hold on the ministry, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has himself
cleared more than 150 proposa... |
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Four more swine flu cases in Delhi; 35 affected across India (17 June 05:20) |
| New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI) Four more persons have tested positive for swine flu in
the national capital, taking the total number of those affected by the disease
to 35 in the country today.... |
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Step up vigil to stop fake Made in India drugs in Africa: Govt (17 June 03:21) |
| New Delhi, June 17 (PTI) Shocked by the surfacing of fake Chinese medicines
with 'Made in India' logo in Africa, the government has asked its missions in
the region to step up vigil for... |
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India wants to try again to make peace with Pak: PM (17 June 03:21) |
| Ajay Kaul
On Board Prime Minister's Special Aircraft, Jun 17 (PTI) Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh today said India wanted to try again to make peace with Pakistan
but Islamabad sh... |
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Three CPI(M) workers shot dead in West Midnapore (17 June 01:19) |
| Jhargram (WB), June 17 (PTI) Three CPI(M) workers, including a local leader,
were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Banksole in West Midanpore
district today.
The six motorcy... |
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Karuna writes to PM on Lanka's reported move on military base (17 June 11:21) |
| Chennai, June 17 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi has said India
should verify reports about Sri Lanka's proposed intention to set up a military
base in Katchatheevu, sayin... |
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PM bluntly tells Pak not to allow terrorism against India (17 June 01:23) |
| Ajay Kaul
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 16 (PTI) In an unusual step, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh today gave a blunt message in the full glare of media
to Pakistan President... |
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Tribals stop paramilitary from entering Lalgarh, reinforcement rushed (17 June 01:23) |
| Midnapore (WB), Jun 15 (PTI) After forcing the police out, agitating tribals
of Lalgarh and Salboni in West Midnapore district today prevented para-military
personnel from entering the ... |
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