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(From Left to RIght) BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, L.K. Advani, Arun Jaitley and Narendra Modi at Bharatiya Janata Party's parliamentary board meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt
In Delhi, Modi moves ahead with one-on-one meetings
Mr. Modi, who intends to play a ‘larger role’ at the national level, has been working behind the scenes in the last few weeks to position his favourites in crucial posts in the revamped organisation.
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UPA anniversary fete: can Congress pull off a surprise?
With three of its allies having jumped ship, the Congress hopes that at least the SP and RJD chiefs will show up.
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iGATE Corporation, late on Monday (U.S. time), announced the sacking of its President and CEO Phaneesh Murthy for “violating” company policy by failing to report a “relationship” he had with a fel...
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India is poised to play a critical role in protecting and maintaining peace and stability in Central Asia in the backdrop of developments in Afghanistan and India's strategic partnership with Afgh...
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NEW DELHI,
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India and China on Tuesday informed the world of their determination to resolve outstanding issues through direct, if at times plain, talks between themselves.On the third day of his engage...
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NEW DELHI,
May 22, 2013
Amnesty wants steps to end unlawful killings
Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the Indian Government to take practical and immediate steps to address unlawful killings and excessive use of force by security forces.Welcoming the f...
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NEW DELHI,
May 22, 2013
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has relaxed eligibility parameters for the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY), which provides financial assistance to mothers for institutional deliveries. Now,...
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PATTANAM,
May 22, 2013
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Science validates history at Pattanam, located 25 km north of Kochi and identified as Muziris, lost port town frequented by Roman traders. Nuclear physicists have confirmed what archaeologists had...
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NEW DELHI,
May 22, 2013
Pranab sees need to build trust
China sees India as a strategic partner and will do nothing to harm New Delhi’s interests, Premier Li Keqiang said, while calling on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. Mr...
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NEW DELHI,
May 22, 2013
Police custody of Sreesanth, 10 others extended for five more days
Arrested Indian pace bowler S. Sreesanth and 10 others, including two players of Rajasthan Royals, were remanded for five more days in the police custody. The Delhi Police have booked all the...
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New Delhi,
May 21, 2013
Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG
Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday named as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
The 1976 Bihar cadre officer will succeed Vinod Rai, who superannuates...
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New Delhi,
May 21, 2013
Arunima is first woman amputee to scale Everest
At 10.55 a.m. Tuesday, Arunima Sinha, 26, became India’s first woman to conquer Mt. Everest on a prosthetic leg. A former national volleyball player, Arunima lost her left leg, having been thrown...
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PATNA,
May 22, 2013
Pappu Yadav walks out of jail
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NAGAPATTINAM,
May 22, 2013
‘Put Gram Sabhas in charge of all social sector schemes’
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BEIJING,
May 22, 2013
Li visit ‘strong boost’ to ties, says China
China on Tuesday said Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to New Delhi and Mumbai had given “a strong boost” to ties with India. The State media here hailed the three-day trip, saying it has sent “a positi...
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NEW DELHI,
May 22, 2013
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony will inaugurate an airbase in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, on May 27. It will ultimately become home to a Sukhoi squadron in a few years time.India’s lethal air domin...
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Kozhikode,
May 22, 2013
First youth from Chola Naikkar tribe poised to go to college
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Dr. Kotnis is a symbol of friendship, says Li
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NEW DELHI,
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Pranab promises all help to Karzai
India will stand by the government and people of Afghanistan in the critical period of transition, development and nation-building, President Pranab Mukherjee told his Afghan counterpart Hamid Kar...
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KOCHI,
May 22, 2013
BPCL gives Sreesanth the boot
Cricketer S. Sreesanth, who has been arrested on spot-fixing charges, received another jolt on Tuesday — his employer, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), has suspended him.Sources...
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New Delhi,
May 21, 2013
CBI seeks removal of Vivek Dutt from Coal scam probe
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