Shettar to be elected Karnataka BJP legislature party leader Tuesday
July 9th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Karnataka will Tuesday elect Jagadish Shettar as their new leader to make him the party's third chief minister in the ... Read more...
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Delhi Police get custody of two terror suspects
July 9th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A court here Monday remanded to 10 days Delhi Police custody two suspected operatives of Indian Mujahideen terror group for their alleged involvement in reviving ... Read more...
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Uttarakhand drive to check sex-determination tests
July 9th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, July 9 (IANS) To curb rampant sex-determination tests and prevent a fall in the gender ratio, the Uttarakhand government Monday directed district magistrates to ensure regular inspection of 522 ... Read more...
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Decide on Trinamool alliance after presidential polls: Bengal Congress
July 9th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) Indicating their desire to end the alliance with the Trinamool Congress, Congress leaders in West Bengal Monday requested the party high command to take a ... Read more...
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Poll panel to review Himachal’s poll preparedness
July 9th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 9 (IANS) Members of the Election Commission of India will visit Shimla this week to review Himachal Pradesh's preparedness for the assembly polls, an official said here Monday.The ... Read more...
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SC curbs on NIA questioning Sadhvi Pragya (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday restrained the NIA from interrogating Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur in connection with the 2007 murder of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh activist Sunil ... Read more...
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FBI to block virus-infected computers worldwide
July 9th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) The US law enforcement agency FBI will block up to 500,000 users around the world who have a malicious programme installed on their computer, it was ... Read more...
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Centre gets SC notice over killings on Bangladesh border (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea seeking a special investigation team probe into alleged killings and human rights ... Read more...
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Air India passengers relieved to get home, some miffed with Pakistan
July 9th, 2012 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Back home after a 12-hour ordeal, some passengers of the Air India flight that made an emergency landing in Pakistan's southern Sindh province early Monday ... Read more...
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Viswa-Bharati shocker: PMO seeks report, earden gets bail (Roundup)
July 9th, 2012 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The case of a Class 5 student allegedly made to drink her own urine in West Bengal's Viswa-Bharati campus, founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, ... Read more...
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UP lodges cases against 176 fraudulent Haj applicants
July 9th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 9 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Monday lodged cases against 176 people whose names were included in the list of those approved for the Haj pilgrimage through ... Read more...
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Protest in Gurgaon against Kashmir interlocutors’ report
July 9th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 9 (IANS) Members of several social and religious organisations staged a joint demonstration under the banner of the "Jammu-Kashmir Sangharsh Samiti" here Monday to protest against the report ... Read more...
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FDI into South Africa soars
July 9th, 2012 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, July 9 (IANS) South Africa led the sub-region as foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into sub-Saharan Africa jumped by 25 percent in 2011, according to the 2012 World Investment ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress slams ally NC over leader’s remarks
July 9th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 9 (IANS) The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir has warned its ruling alliance partner National Conference (NC) that it should remember that it was in power in the ... Read more...
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Delhi government plans to hire 1,000 Urdu teachers
July 9th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Delhi government plans to appoint around 1,000 Urdu teachers , an official said Monday."The government has sent a proposal for appointing around 1,000 Urdu ... Read more...
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Saudi princess seeks political asylum in Britain
July 9th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian princess has sought political asylum in Britain because she fears for her safety in her home country, the Daily Mail reported Monday.Princess Sara ... Read more...
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Assam floods leave nearly 600 animals dead in Kaziranga
July 9th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) As many as 595 animals, including 17 single-horned rhinos, in Assam's Kaziranga National Park died in the recent floods in the state, the environment ministry ... Read more...
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Team Sangma gives poll panel proof against Mukherjee
July 9th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Presidential candidate P.A. Sangma's team Monday gave documents to the Election Commission to prove alleged lapses by rival candidate Pranab Mukherjee while filing ... Read more...
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Leopard captured in Odisha made to ‘entertain’ locals
July 9th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 9 (IANS) Odisha officials have drawn flak after a captured male leopard was brought to the residence of a district collector to "entertain" people in the area.The leopard ... Read more...
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Class 5 student hangs himself to death in Delhi
July 9th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A 12-year-old class 5 student committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan inside his home here, police said Monday.Rohit, who stayed in east ... Read more...
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Chain-snatching gang apprehended in Delhi
July 9th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A gang of three chain-snatchers were caught from south Delhi's Vasant Vihar Sunday, police said."Kinshu Arora, the kingpin of his gang, and his friends Dinesh ... Read more...
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Chicken pox forces San Jose out of Spanish Olympic squad
July 9th, 2012 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, July 9 (IANS) Athletic Club Bilbao defender Mikel San Jose, has been forced to withdraw from the Spanish football squad for the London Olympics due to chicken pox.The central ... Read more...
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Vokkaligas protest Gowda’s removal in Karnataka
July 9th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) Hundreds of Vokkaligas, including lawmakers and cadres across various parties, Monday protested against the move of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to oust D.V.Sadananda ... Read more...
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Maharashtra opposition creates ruckus, assembly adjourned (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) Opposition parties stalled proceedings in the Maharashtra assembly over a number of issues on the first day of the monsoon session here Monday.Getting off to a ... Read more...
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Assam demands Rs.3,460 crore for repairing embankments
July 9th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 9 (IANS) Fearing more floods in the state, the Assam government Monday demanded Rs.3,460 crore from the central government to raise and strengthen embankments across the state.Water Resource ... Read more...
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Couple smuggles baby without visa in bag
July 9th, 2012 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 9 (IANS) A couple was caught trying to smuggle their baby into the UAE when airport security spotted the five-month-old hidden in their luggage, it was reported here ... Read more...
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Enhanced healthcare ordered for Amarnath pilgrims
July 9th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Concerned over the deaths of 47 pilgrims due to natural causes during this year's annual Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Monday directed the ... Read more...
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Rights panel notice to Delhi over ailing workers
July 9th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Monday issued show cause notice to the Delhi government for not recommending 21 silicosis-affected workers for monetary relief.Silicosis, a ... Read more...
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Global Indian school chain gets IFC funding for new schools
July 9th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) A global chain of schools providing education with Indian values, especially meant for the diaspora, has received funding from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation ... Read more...
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World Bank offers Bihar $100 mn loan
July 9th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The World Bank Monday offered a $100 million loan for a rural livelihood project in Bihar that is expected to benefit 1.5 million households.The project ... Read more...
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US women eye 5th straight Olympic basketball gold
July 9th, 2012 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 9 (IANS) The US women's basketball team is aiming for the country's fifth straight Olympic gold medal at the London Games.Winning by an average margin of 38 points ... Read more...
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Court allows lawyer to defend Jundal
July 9th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Suspected 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal would finally be represented by a lawyer in a Delhi court as M.S. Khan, who has appeared in many terror ... Read more...
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BJP, allies will pitch vice presidential candidate (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) After sharp divisions over the presidential polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies, including the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) appeared on the same page ... Read more...
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Omar happy Kashmir youth looking beyond government jobs
July 9th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 9 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday expressed happiness over the positive transformation taking place in the mindset of the local youth over their earlier ... Read more...
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P&W; delivers engines for first Indian Air Force C-17 transporter
July 9th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Pratt and Whitney, a unit of American firm United Technologies Corporation, has delivered the first four F117 engines for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy ... Read more...
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