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Two injured as godman fires gun in police station (17 May 02:33) |
| In an early morning drama at the Aluva town police station near here, a self-styled godman, threatening to commit suicide, fired two shots from his pistol and injured himself and a police of... |
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Section 144 CrPC clamped in Dimapur (17 May 12:50) |
| The Dimapur district administration has clamped prohibitory orders under Sec 144 CrPC in Dimapur and Chumkedima towns in the wake of yesterday's inter-factional clash between rival factions ... |
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Maoists, Madhesis to form govt: Bhattarai (17 May 12:40) |
| In order to break the political deadlock in Nepal, the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist is comtemplating joining hands with arch rival Madhesi parties to form a coalition government, after bo... |
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Russian spaceship delivers sustenance (17 May 10:35) |
| A Russian cargo spaceship has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) to deliver food, water, fuel and equipment for the crew, the Mission Control said on Saturday. |
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China's one-child policy causes extra pain (17 May 06:05) |
| After their daughter was born, Bi Kaiwei and his wife, Meilin, decided to adhere to China's one-child policy and its slogan, "Have fewer kids, live better lives."
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Blasts suspects sketch resembles SIMI activist (17 May 05:48) |
| The recent serial bomb blasts in Jaipur may have links with Indore as one of the sketches of suspects released by Rajasthan police resembles an activist of the Students of Islamic Movement o... |
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Girl's twin is found inside her stomach (17 May 04:32) |
| A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday.
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Strong aftershock rattles China quake zone (17 May 04:05) |
| A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived... |
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Newsmakers of the week (17 May 03:06) |
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Nintendo's new game wants you off the couch (17 May 03:04) |
| Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo's latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.
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Gay marriage opponents vow to fight ruling (17 May 02:57) |
| Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's mo... |
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May 17, 1940 - Germany occupies Brussels (17 May 02:44) |
| Today is Saturday, May 17, the 138th day of 2008. There are 228 days left in the year.
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Exit poll says BJP gains lead in Karnataka (17 May 02:21) |
| The Bharatiya Janata Party emerged on top with 32-42 out of the 66 seats, which went to polls in the second phase of Karnataka assembly elections on Friday. The BJP was followed by the Congr... |
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Supreme Court closes for summer vacation (17 May 01:28) |
| The Supreme Court on Friday closed for seven weeks of summer vacation and will reopen on July 7.
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2 killed, 12 injured as generator explodes (17 May 12:46) |
| Two persons were killed and 12 injured, one of them critically, as a 60 MW generator at an hydro electric project of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) near here exploded on Friday ev... |
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Cop from Andhra tops civil services exams (17 May 12:19) |
| A police officer from Andhra Pradseh has topped this years civil services examinations and a Delhi youth has come second. |
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Three wives allow man to marry once again (17 May 12:08) |
| A Malaysian with three wives and 18 children has asked an Islamic court to let him marry again with the blessing of all his spouses.
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Giant beetles seized from post office (16 May 11:33) |
| Customs agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles some the size of a child's hand from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises.
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PM offers economic aid to Bhutan (16 May 10:49) |
| Making his first-ever visit to Bhutan close on the heels of its transition to democracy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday offered a package of economic assistance that includes buildi... |
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Freak mishap exposes poor condition of AI fleet (16 May 10:01) |
| Mumbai: In a freak mishap, the wheel nose gear of an Air India Boeing 777-200 ER aircraft collapsed during pre-flight inspection in the parking bay of the city airport on Friday. |
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Stay on OBC quota in IIMs, IITs lifted (16 May 09:28) |
| New Delhi: Roadblocks for admission of OBC candidates in post-graduate courses including in IIMs and IITs were on Friday cleared by the Supreme Court which lifted the Calcutta High Court ord... |
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Massive manhunt to identify Bangladeshi suspects (16 May 08:53) |
| Jaipur: With the terrorist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islamis involvement in the May 13 serial blasts in Jaipur being suspected, the Rajasthan government has launched a manhunt to identify B... |
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SC clears roadblocks for PG admissions (16 May 08:45) |
| New Delhi: Roadblocks for admission of OBC candidates in post-graduate courses including in IIMs and IITs were on Friday cleared by the Supreme Court which lifted the Calcutta High Court ord... |
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Karnataka: 60 pc turn out in second phase polling (16 May 08:44) |
| Bangalore: About 60 per cent of an estimated 1.10 crore electorate exercised their franchise in the second phase of polling in 66 constituencies across ten districts in Karnataka today in a ... |
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7 killed in shopping mall fire near Kolkata (16 May 05:52) |
| Seven persons were killed and at least 23 others suffered burns in a fire at a crowded shopping mall at Sodepur in North 24-Parganas district, adjoining the metropolis, police said.
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Visiting card links Jaipur blasts case to UP (16 May 04:33) |
| Even as the special team of Uttar Pradesh's Anti Terrorist Squad on Friday returned from Jaipur after studying the serial blasts case, the recovery of a visiting card from an abandoned car n... |
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Rahul faces angry Cong workers in Amethi (16 May 03:57) |
| Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was on Friday stunned when an angry crowd of party workers at his constituency here accused him of failing to help them get work in a state-run compan... |
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Man refuses to buy gas for 31 days (16 May 03:29) |
| Brian LaFave couldn't care less how high gasoline prices climb these days he's parked his pickup truck and is refusing to buy gas for a month, possibly longer. |
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DNA tests exonerate 'Lizard Man' in van attack (16 May 03:21) |
| DNA testing has shown an attack on a family van some blamed on the legendary Lizard Man appears to have been actually done by a domestic dog. Something chewed up the front fender of Bob and ... |
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Jaipur blasts suspects spoke Bengali (16 May 03:14) |
| The men suspected to be behind Tuesday's serial blasts here that killed 64 people and injured 216 had made their most significant purchases from seven bicycle shops in the walled city area w... |
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Obama gets four of Edwards' delegates (16 May 02:39) |
| Barack Obama collected the support of four of John Edwards' Democratic National Convention delegates, then gained the backing of four super-delegates and a large labour union as he marched s... |
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SC sets aside stay on OBC quota in IIMs, IITs (16 May 02:32) |
| The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Calcutta high court interim order restraining admissions under the 27 per cent Other Backward Classes quota in post-graduate courses, including in IIMs... |
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Iraq war can be won by 2013: McCain (16 May 02:23) |
| Republican John McCain declared for the first time on Thursday he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013, although he rejected suggestions that his talk of a timetable put him on the same ... |
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30 pc turnout in Karnataka till noon (16 May 02:07) |
| The second phase of Karnataka polls witnessed brisk polling in several Assembly segments with about 30 per cent of an estimated 1.10 crore electorate casting their ballots till noon.
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Suicide blast in Colombo kills 6, wounds 50 (16 May 01:13) |
| A bomb blast blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels killed six policemen and wounded 50 people, including civilians, in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Friday, the military said. |
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Tamil Nadu CM Karunanidhi hospitalised (16 May 12:56) |
| Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi was admitted to a private hospital on Friday due to back problem, an official release said here. |
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Four Indian workers kidnapped in Sudan (16 May 12:46) |
| Four Indian workers of an oil company have been kidnapped in Sudan suspectedly by some local gang. The four -- P K Abhilash, Mohd Aseeb Shaikh, Biplab Biswas and Surjeet Singh -- were abduct... |
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Curfew lifted after 2 days in Jaipur (16 May 12:37) |
| The day curfew in force in the walled city areas here in the wake of Tuesday's serial blasts was lifted on Friday as the situation returned to normal. |
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Bhutanese refugees send memorandum to PM (16 May 12:31) |
| Various human rights organisations of Bhutan have requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to help solve the long-standing political and refugee crisis there just ahead of his visit. |
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Stoic Jaipur warily walks the path to normalcy (16 May 12:24) |
| Ripped apart by blasts just three days ago, it seemed business as usual in the walled city on Friday with people venturing out of their homes, shops and offices opening up, and devotees thro... |
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Hindi, Urdu give comeptition to English in US (16 May 11:50) |
| The US is welcoming the advent of Asian languages like Hindi and Urdu as alternatives to English as the country faces cultural challenges owing to an emerging multicultural society. |
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Judges issue: Sharif asks people to take to the streets (16 May 11:22) |
| Islamabad: Days after pulling out of the PPP-led government over the issue of deposed judges, former Pakistan premier and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has asked the countrymen to take to the str... |
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China quake death toll could rise to 50,000 (16 May 11:12) |
| China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal on Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the di... |
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Investigators flounder as terrorists strike at will (16 May 11:05) |
| Nearly 500 people have been killed in nine well-coordinated terrorist attacks across India since the Diwali-eve bombings here in 2005, but no case has been resolved and not one terrorist arr... |
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May 16, 1920: Joan of Arc canonised (16 May 11:02) |
| Today is Friday, May 16, the 137th day of 2008. There are 229 days left in the year. On May 16, 1920, Joan of Arc was canonised by Pope Benedict XV.
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Two US tourists reach out to blasts victims (16 May 10:46) |
| They came to see the sights and colours of India, but found themselves in the middle of a tragedy. However, instead of hiding in their hotel, two American tourists went to donate blood to th... |
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After disasters and death tolls, world moves on (16 May 10:41) |
| When disasters strike, when a cyclone tears at Myanmar or an earthquake pounds China, Pakistan or Turkey, when survivors are still being pulled from rubble-filled streets and the death toll ... |
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Manmohan leaves for Bhutan (16 May 10:17) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left here on Friday morning on a two-day visit to Bhutan, hoping to shape a bilateral relationship based on the solid foundations of the past and building on ea... |
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Judge cautioned for poor handwriting! (16 May 10:08) |
| A poor handwriting of a lower court judge has caught the attention of the Delhi high Court, which has cautioned him to take care to write the order in a "legible" manner. |
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In defence of self-defence (16 May 09:34) |
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