A day after SC declined to vacate a stay on 'Jallikattu', a popular sport to tame wild bulls in rural Tamil Nadu, local leaders decided to observe January 15 as a 'black day'.
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Facing flak from various parties for accepting cash and gifts, Mayawati has appealed her supporters to celebrate her birthday by 'contributing financially' to the party.
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Although Vista has been available for a while now, lots of folks are still deciding whether to make it their operating system of choice.
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As ageing British pop star Elton John prepares for the start of what has been billed as his first tour of South Africa on the weekend, locals are recalling his real first in front of South African.
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The 'ruthless tactics' of the Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers have inspired terrorist networks worldwide, including the Al Qaeda in Iraq, says the FBI.
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Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan will raise an elite unit of woman police commandos.The special training is to begin on Jan 15th.
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Noted social activist Anna Hazare reiterated his demand to take action against those involved in the Rs 800-cr cooperative banks and credit socities scam in the state.
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Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles inadvertently fall prey to fishing trawlers when they come for mating in the waters off the Orissa coast.
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Over 200 Bihar govt officials booked for accepting bribeEconomic Times - 3 hours ago12 Jan, 2008, 1705 hrs IST, PTI PATNA: On an average two Bihar government officials have been booked every two weeks for accepting bribe, since the state Vigilance Bureau stepped up its anti-corruption drive. |
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Rival film stars Mammootty and Mohanlal have bagged this year's Ujala-Asianet film awards presented by a private television channel in Kerala.
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When Ratan Tata added a touch of sarcasm while unveiling 'Nano' Thursday saying it could have been named 'Buddha' after West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya or 'Despite Mamta' after Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, he may have missed out a point unwittingly.
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The Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, has said that the Tamil Tiger rebels will be militarily defeated before he retires from service at the end of this year.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh will Saturday hand over around 500 new houses in Puducherry built for victims of the 2004 Tsunami.
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Notwithstanding Prakash Karat's laboured explanation that the endorsement of capitalism by his two Bengali comrades - Jyoti Basu and Buddhadeb Bhattacharya - is only a temporary tactical line, the last word may not have been said on this heresy of Marxists conceding the market's superiority.
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of Greece Kostas Karamanlis on Friday said that liberal tax reforms, a new investment law, a law on public-private partnerships, liberalisation of the energy market, reduction in corporate tax rates and ...
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IHCL to operate Taj Exotica Resort & Spa
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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the process of spectrum allotment to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications and other new aspirants under dual technology. — ...
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Premises in Lucknow, Noida, Meerut and Ghaziabad raided
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Revises downward revenue guidance to Rs. 16,650 crore for full year
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COLOMBO: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is one of the “most dangerous and deadly extremist outfits in the world” and the world should be concerned about the Tigers as they had “inspired” networks worldwide, ...
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The China visit will offer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a unique opportunity to interact with the next generation leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has withdrawn the peak-time load-shedding, enforced across the State since January 2, with effect from Saturday. The KSEB utilised the breather to execute several overdue ...
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Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCOM) Friday got formal approval for additional radio waves which will enable it to roll out pan India mobile phones services using GSM technology.
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There should be a system of proportionate representation in the Indian parliament and legislatures to prevent the current phase of coalition politics from degenerating into 'anarchy', Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury has suggested.
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The Maharashtra government will soon abolish 'octroi duty', one of the largest grocers for the state exchequer. Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh made the announcement here Friday.
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National Commission of Minorities chairperson and former Congress minister Buta Singh has been admitted to a city hospital with a 'cardiac problem', hospital sources said.
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Maintaining its hiring spree, Infosys Technologies Ltd added 11,683 employees during the third quarter (Oct-Dec) of fiscal 2007-08, the company said here Friday.
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Himachal Pradesh Congress president Viplove Thakur has resigned from her post owning moral responsibility for the party's debacle in last month's state assembly elections.
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With killer Blueline buses being phased out, the Delhi government is desperately searching for a safer public transport option. The low-floor intra-city buses currently on display at Auto Expo 2008 could provide that alternative not just in the capital but elsewhere too.
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New Delhi, Jan 11 : The Supreme Court refused on Friday to permit 'Jallikattu' event as it involves cruelty to animals, during Pongal festival in Tamilnadu.
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday raided the office of the Noida administration and dozens of places in Lucknow, Meerut and other places in connection with a land allotment scam in the Uttar Pradesh town bordering the national capital.
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Over 100 farmers in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district, a majority of them women, were arrested to stem the spiralling protest over acquiring land for mining by Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), officials said Friday.
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At least 22 Pakistani riot policemen and four civilians are reported to have been killed and over 65 injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the Lahore High Court ahead of a planned prote...
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Musharraf has said he hoped the result of the Scotland Yard-assisted probe into Bhutto's assassination will be out before the Feb 18 polls.
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Even as the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened for vehicular...
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Ranchi, Jan 12 (PTI) The first woman to scale Mt Everest, Bachendri Pal today
paid rich tributes to Sir Edmund Hillary and described him as her 'role model'.
Hillary had died in New Zealand yesterday.
"Hillary was my role model. It is...
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Malda (WB), Jan 12 (PTI) The total number of parliamentary and assembly seats
in the country would remain the same after delimitation and the number of
reserved seats would not be reduced, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister P R
Dasmunshi...
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More than 2500 shops and seven houses were gutted in fire at Burrabazar in Kolkata. Reason of the fire is still not known. No loss of life was reported.
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A 27-year-old man was crushed to death by a Blueline bus in Kalyanpuri area on Saturday morning.
The Blueline service claimed lives of over 100
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"Such a probe is more appropriate in cases where two or more countries are involved," said president Pervez Musharraf's spokesman Maj Gen Rashid Qureshi.
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Musharraf has said the February 18 parliamentary polls will not be deferred again no matter what happens and ruled out a UN probe into the assassination of Bhutto.
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At a special screening of Aamir's directorial debut Taare Zameen Par in New Delhi, the senior BJP leader could not hold his tears as he watched the story of a dyslexic child recovering from his illness.
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Chennai, Jan 12 (PTI) Amid reports that the Congress, leading the UPA
government, wanted to delay resumption of the Sethusamudram Project, CPI today
asked Centre to complete the project as "promised" in its common minimum
programme.
The...
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Enumerating the difference between 'will' and 'consent', the court said that a nod for sexual relations obtained by a man on the false pretext would not amount to a 'legal or valid' consent to save him from punishment for rape.
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The country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna has been dragged into murky politics with various leaders virtually in a race to nominate their own
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Both the BJP and the Congress have been making hectic efforts to rope in Prakash, who hails from the dominant Lingayat community, to its fold along with his supporters.
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As the authorities struggled to contain a devastating fire at the Burrabazar wholesale market that gutted over 2500 shops, Trinamool Congress chief Ma
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The Indian Army's 15 Corps, which is in charge of the defence of the Line of Control (LoC), observed their 93rd Raising Day at their headquarters in Srinagar by remembering the deceased soldiers.
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External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that Chinese army 'sometimes' intrudes into India but such issues are handled through established mechanisms.
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"I'm speechless," said Williams who has slimmed down by six kilograms prior to the start of her title defence, which starts Monday.
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Vijay Sharma asked the girl to come to his clinic, located at Khar, after the reporter, working on a story on cosmetic surgeries, had contacted him some days ago to know about a specific treatment procedure. "Sharma, who has two dispensaries, called her at his clinic in Khar and gave the necessary details to the girl. When she went ahead to thank him by shaking hands, he kissed her," said a senior police officer of the Khar police station.
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The controversy stems from a match Davydenko played against Argentina's Martin Vassallo Arguello in an event in Sopot, Poland, last July.
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Raghavendra
Beijing, Jan 12 (PTI) Seeking to add greater thrust to economic ties and
momentum to the boundary talks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives here
tomorrow to a red carpet welcome on a three-day maiden visit to China.
During...
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After its initial stage from Budapest through Austria to Italy, the rally will make its way across the south of France and Spain, then cross over to Morocco, Mauritania and Mali.
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Madurai, Jan 12 (PTI) A day after the Supreme Court declined to vacate a stay
on 'Jallikattu', a popular sport to tame wild bulls in rural Tamil Nadu, local
leaders today decided to observe January 15, the occasion of Pongal festival,
as a...
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The CPI (M) on Saturday put cold water on suggestions for Bharat Ratna to veteran Marxist Jyoti Basu, saying the party does not accept state awards.
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For the second time in less than two years, the World Bank has alleged that rampant corruption...
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For Anand, a win here could mean returning to the 2800 ELO rating club once again. In the latest FIDE rating list announced in the New Year.
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The fire at Kolkata's biggest wholesale market at Burrabazar has finally been brought under control after more than 12 hours. There are no reports of
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Virender Sehwag said India would not shy away from any tit-for-tat riposte to the abuses hurled at his teammates by the Australians.
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Days before the official ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE ends on Tuesday, January 15, Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse
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How was Benazir Bhutto killed? Was she shot before she ducked into the car?
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India and China should pursue an early settlement of the boundary issue.
He also hoped such differences
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In opposing the nuclear deal, how's this for ideological flexibility...
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Fatima Bhutto has said the appointment of Bilawal in a sense has become a family business and it is a dangerous idea that a member of the family to lead the party.
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Lucknow, Jan 12 (PTI) Close on the heels of BJP leader leader L K Advani
demanding Bharat Ratna for former Premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee, BSP supremo
Mayawati today said the country's highest civilian award should also be
conferred on party...
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At a
special screening of
Taare Zameen
Par, Advani could not hold his tears as he
watched the story of a dyslexic child recovering from his
illness.
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Kochi, Jan 12 (PTI) The BJP today said it was upto the Congress to decide
whether it wants to honour former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee with Bharat Ratna
or not.
"Vajpayeeji has commanded the respect of one and all right from the initial...
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During the visit to Beijing, the PM would hold talks with the Chinese President on an entire range of bilateral issues and on matters of global and regional concern.
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The 23-year-old Frenchman led after the first leg and then easily held off Jens Byggmark in the second, finishing with a combined time of 1 minute, 34.81 seconds.
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Five labourers have been charred to death and four injured when a huge quantity of hot iron ore dust spilled over them in Raipur.
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The BCCI has made it clear that the fate of the Indian team's Australia tour is linked to the appeal on the ban on off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.
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In a letter to the PM, the UP chief minister says the BSP founder had created awakening among the Dalits.
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For the first time, the Government has made it clear that the Left's withdrawal of support will effectively...
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Dubai, Jan 12 (PTI) With a view to giving a further boost to Indo-Oman ties,
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee begins a two-day visit to the Gulf
state tomorrow, during which he will have high-level bilateral talks and
inaugurate the...
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Defining moments etch themselves in memory in ways that survive long after their importance has receded.
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"I know very well what is the support that I have from the masses, the elite and the army. The day I think that I am genuinely unpopular, I will be the first to resign," he said.
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Sir Edmund Hillary, the lanky New Zealand mountaineer and explorer who with Tenzing Norgay...
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The army said the militants were apprehended during a search and cordon operation at Kuza Bandai in Swat, where troops have been conducting a major operation since mid-November 2007 to quell the activities of pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Fazlullah and his followers.
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