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Koda does not appear for probe (20 November 09:46) |
| Pramod Kumar
New Delhi
Nov. 19: The Enforcement Directorate is now contemplating approaching Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to get the permission for questioning former Jharkhand chief mini... |
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Nitish to keep pressing for Bihar special status (20 November 09:46) |
| ANAND S.T. DAS
Patna
Nov. 19: After Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s unambiguous refusal to grant Bihar a special status and his stress on an alternative plan... |
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5 cops suspended for abetment of suicide (20 November 09:45) |
| Narayan Bareth
Jaipur
Nov. 19: Five policemen have been suspended for allegedly abetting a lawyer’s suicide in Bhilwara. The lawyer, Amit Yadav, committed suicide on Thursday.
"He ... |
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Sushma not keen on BJP chief post (20 November 09:45) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Nov. 19: The BJP circus continues with leaders giving confusing signals regarding the post of next party chief.
The deputy Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabh... |
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Headley tried to hide Pak identity (20 November 09:41) |
| Namrata Biji Ahuja
New Delhi
Nov. 19: The US-based LeT operative David Coleman Headley managed to fool intelligence agencies worldwide using his mother’s family name. Accused of plotting... |
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Govt nod to package for Bundel region (20 November 09:41) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Nov. 19: The government on Thursday approved a proposal of special package worth Rs 7,266 crores for Bundelkhand region comprising districts of Uttar Pradesh an... |
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Headley agency may have sent youth abroad to train (20 November 09:41) |
| Dippy Vankani
Mumbai
Nov. 19: The National Investigative Agency (NIA) investigators suspect the short-term jobs for which visas were offered abroad by David Coleman Headley’s firm was ac... |
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Verma quits as poll commissioner (20 November 09:40) |
| ASIT JOLLY
CHANDIGARH
Nov. 19: The recently-appointed chief commissioner for Sikh gurdwara elections, Justice J.C. Verma has resigned following a growing controversy over his acceptability... |
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Did Rana facilitate terrorist entry into US and Canada (20 November 09:37) |
| Gurmukh Singh
Toronto
Nov. 19: Pakistan-born Canadian citizen Tahawwur Hussain Rana, suspected of having a role in the Mumbai terror attacks, may have used his immigration consultancy serv... |
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Tongas to go off Delhi roads soon (20 November 09:37) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI
Nov. 19: The tongas, which are seen in the areas of Sadar Bazar and the Walled City, will be phased out with the MCD coming up with a rehabilitation scheme for ... |
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IB ex-chief takes stock of situation (20 November 09:36) |
| MANOJ ANAND
Guwahati
Nov. 19: Former director of Intelligence Bureau P.C. Haldar, who has been appointed interlocutor by New Delhi for peace talks with militant outfits in Assam, arrived h... |
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Bhatt writes to PM over betrayal (20 November 09:34) |
| Mumbai, Nov. 19: Mahesh Bhatt has written a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in which he said that he felt a sense of "great betrayal" over the manner in which his son was h... |
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Indias role to grow in world affairs Burns (20 November 09:32) |
| Washington, Nov. 19: Contending that India’s role in the world will only grow in the 21st century, a top US official William J. Burns has said it was "no coincidence" that Prime ... |
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CBI unearths milk scandal (20 November 09:32) |
| JEHANGIR ALI
New Delhi
Nov. 19: The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has unearthed a scam in Delhi Milk Scheme (DMS), involving a senior agriculture ministry official and a former se... |
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Implementation could be tricky (20 November 09:32) |
| MUKESH RANJAN
New Delhi
Nov. 19: The UPA government’s dream of ensuring compulsory education to children in the age group of 6 to 14 years, after passing the Right To Education (RTE) Act... |
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House of Reps welcomes Manmohan with resolution (20 November 09:32) |
| Washington, Nov. 19: The US described India as a "rising global power" ahead of Manmohan Singh's visit next week, saying few ties would matter more for "our collective future&... |
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Jairam warns of drastic emission steps (20 November 09:17) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 19. Ahead of the much-anticipated Copenhagen Summit, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Thursday stated that the government will not agree on any ... |
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CPM censures Mollah for remark on polls (20 November 09:13) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
Kolkata
Nov. 19: Taking strong exception to his airing of views in public that the party should go for snap polls, the CPI(M) mandarins on Thursday censured party state c... |
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Kabir to attend House session (20 November 09:12) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENTS
Kolkata/New Delhi
Nov. 19: Trinamul Congress MP from Jadavpur, Kabir Suman, who’s recent remarks against the manner in which a section of his party’s local leadershi... |
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New German envoy seeks enhanced ties (20 November 09:10) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 19: India was "a sleeping giant" a few decades ago but today she has "woken up", according to new German ambassador to India, Thomas Ma... |
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WHO Diarrhoea top child killer in India (20 November 09:09) |
| VINODHINI
New Delhi
Nov. 19: A study report conducted by Unicef-WHO has startling figures on diarrhoea, as a leading child killer. India has attained the notoriety of having the highest nu... |
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Reality hits reality television star (20 November 09:09) |
| Amita Verma
Lucknow
Nov. 19: Her dreams have evaporated, her career has not yet taken off and now she has lost her job too.
Reality has finally struck reality TV star Poonam Jatau, who sh... |
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Barbora clarifies his remark (20 November 09:08) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 19: Indian Air Force vice-chief Air Marshal P.K. Barbora on Thursday sought to clarify his remarks (made on Tuesday) —— regarding issues pertaining to ... |
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Maoists kill constable in Bihar (20 November 09:07) |
| Age Correspondent
Patna
Nov. 19: Breaking a brief lull in their cycle of violence, Maoists in Bihar and Jharkhand mounted sporadic attacks in both the states on Thursday. A constable was k... |
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Rs 7000cr for Bundelkhand (19 November 09:56) |
| MUKESH RANJAN
New Delhi
Nov. 18: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s magic appears to have done the trick, as the Centre has worked out a special package of Rs 7,000 crores for Bun... |
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DMK may oppose sugarcane bill (19 November 09:55) |
| Venkatesh Kesari
New Delhi
Nov. 18: In a significant development, the DMK, a key ally of the ruling UPA, expressed concern on the ordinance on sugarcane pricing on the eve of the Winter Se... |
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Cong No China role in Pak ties (19 November 09:44) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 18: Downplaying the US-China joint statement suggesting a third party role for China in Indo-Pakistan relations, the Congress said there is no change in th... |
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Race for tickets in MP civic elections (19 November 09:44) |
| Sudhir Singh
Bhopal
Nov. 18: With the mayoral nomination process for the coming civil polls set to commence on Thursday, the usual suspects are back at their game of wrangling tickets, bot... |
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RSS to script Kalyan Uma return (19 November 09:43) |
| Amita Verma
Lucknow
Nov. 18: It is the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) that will take the final decision on the return of Kalyan Singh and Uma Bharti to the BJP.
The RSS leadership will... |
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Indian couple allege racist attack by 3 (19 November 09:43) |
| Melbourne, Nov. 18: An Indian couple living in a Melbourne suburb on Wednesday claimed that a group of three people, including two women, beat them up with an iron rod and a steel chair in a... |
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NRIs will get UIDs too says Nilekani (19 November 09:41) |
| Rashme Sehgal
New Delhi
Nov. 18: Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Mr Nandan Nilekani, said the scheme will be extended to include Non-Resident Indians (NRI... |
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Nitish action to corner Paswan (19 November 09:41) |
| ANAND S.T. DAS
Patna
Nov. 18: The juggernaut of Bihar’s caste politics trundled a tricky step ahead with the Nitish Kumar government, including the influential Scheduled Caste (SC) of ch... |
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Law ministry seeks funds for reform (19 November 09:40) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 18: In an effort to initiate its judicial reforms agenda, the Union law and justice ministry has sought funds for appointing over 15,000 judges on contract... |
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ED officials to question Koda in Ranchi today (19 November 09:36) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Nov. 18: The Enforcement Directorate will interrogate former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda in Ranchi on Thursday in connection with his alleged involvemen... |
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Govt probes lapses in visa procedures (19 November 09:36) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Nov. 18: The Centre is probing whether there were any lapses on the part of authorities who had issued visas to suspected terrorist Tahawwur Rana and allowed hi... |
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Tougher air quality norms unveiled ahead of UN meet (19 November 09:36) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
New Delhi
Nov. 18: The Centre on Wednesday announced that both industrial and residential areas will not have different standards for air quality norms. In a major move t... |
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Delhi plans to fight touts (19 November 09:35) |
| MANISH ANAND
New Delhi
Nov. 18: The Delhi government is now working to free the city of thousands of touts fleecing the people, particularly the foreign tourists. The city government has d... |
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Is MBBS must to practise (19 November 09:34) |
| New Delhi, Nov. 18: The Delhi high court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Medical Council of India (MCI) seeking their response to a petition seeking to allow non-MBBS person... |
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NIA gears up to meet Headley (19 November 09:34) |
| Jigna Vora
Mumbai
Nov. 17: The National Investigation Agency team stationed in Mumbai has begun preparing the questionnaire for their visit to the United States to interrogate David Headle... |
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Court wont step into CIC issue (19 November 09:34) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI
Nov. 18: The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to pass any directions to the government on the issue of the appointment of the Chief Information Commissione... |
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US expects Pak to act against terrorists (19 November 09:21) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI
Nov. 18: The United States said it expects Pakistan to act against the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, including Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saee... |
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Man adopts green theme at kins bday (19 November 09:21) |
| Amita Verma
Lucknow
Nov. 18: Birthdays need not always be about balloons, buntings, candles and cakes. They can be enjoyable as well as serve a social purpose. Like the one in Lucknow did ... |
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Grassroots focus can help in fight (19 November 09:21) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 18: President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday stated that innovators at the grassroot level can help provide answers to climate change and called on the govern... |
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Railway to launch 2 Yuva trains (19 November 09:17) |
| PARUL CHANDRA
New Delhi
Nov. 18: It’s now the turn of the country’s ‘yuva’ (youth) to benefit from the Indian railways services. The latter is busy fine-tuning the launch of two â€... |
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Institutes get recognition sans norms (19 November 09:16) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 18: The CBI, which is investigating the charges of corruption in the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), has found that several private tech... |
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US Ties with China not at India expense (19 November 09:16) |
| Washington, Nov. 18: Amid concerns in India over the reference to the Indo-Pak ties in a US-China joint statement, the Obama administration on Wednesday said its relationship with China is n... |
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Ministry Death for hijackers (19 November 09:11) |
| Sridhar Kumaraswami
New Delhi
Nov. 18: The civil aviation ministry has recommended to a Group of Ministers (GoM) that the death penalty should be awarded to hijackers in case death is caus... |
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Suman to resolve rift with Trinamul (19 November 09:11) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
Kolkata
Nov. 18: In an apparent climbdown, rebel Trinamul Congress MP Kabir Suman on Wednesday agreed to resolve his differences with the party leadership. His reconcilia... |
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Krishna will attend Karzai swearing-in (19 November 09:10) |
| AGE CORRESPONDENT
With agency inputs
NEW DELHI
Nov. 18: India will be represented by minister of external affairs S.M. Krishna at Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s inauguration in Ka... |
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Flights may be affected by fog (19 November 09:04) |
| Age Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 18: The DGCA may soon order shifting of flights (operated by CAT-III non-compliant aircraft of various airlines) to slots after 10 am in view of the likely... |
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