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Kolkata police arrest another IVRCL official in flyover collapse case

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Kolkata police on Wednesday arrested the head of IVRCL’s east India operations, the company responsible for the construction of the flyover that collapsed last week in Kolkata, taking the count upto nine. Ranjit Bhattacharya was booked by police for the Vivekananda Road flyover collapse that killed almost 30 people and injured dozens more. About a […]

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WT20: West Indies players back Marlon Samuels for his outburst against Shane Warne

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West Indies players and coach have defended batsman Marlon Samuels over his controversial outburst against legendary legspinner Shane Warne after his 85* helped WI win the ICC World Twenty20 on April 3 beating England in a dramatic final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Samuels, who was Man-of-the-Match in the final, took aim at the

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Mumbai triple blasts: Three get life sentence for bombings that claimed 13 lives

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A special POTA court here today sentenced to life three of the 10 convicted in the multiple blasts that rocked the metropolis between December 2002 and March 2003, killing 13 people while key accused Saquib Nachan was given a 10-year jail term. Special Pota Judge P R Deshmukh said that convict Muzammil Ansari (who had

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Excise on jewellery is an assassination attempt on small businessmen: Rahul

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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined jewellers protesting against the imposition of excise duty on non-silver jewellery, saying the government’s proposal was to crush small businessmen in India. “We would stand with you for your cause. I am not here to make speeches. I feel your pain, I stand with you,” Gandhi Gandhi

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Maharashtra drought: Bombay High Court raps cricket body; says people are more important than IPL

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The Bombay High Court on Wednesday rapped Maharashtra Cricket body for the wastage of water for IPL matches. The Court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the government and cricket boards to not water the pitches during the forthcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) crickets season, starting from April 9. Questioning the

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China sets up lighthouse on contested South China Sea reef in a bid to gain more control

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China has expanded its presence in the contested South China Sea by switching on a lighthouse atop a reconstructed reef also claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines, state media said. The 55-meter-high (180-foot) facility on Subi Reef in the Spratly chain contains technology to monitor passing ships, the official Xinhua news agency reported late Tuesday.

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‘We are trying to take a responsible attitude’: UN defends itself against Modi’s charge of ‘irrelevance’

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The UN has defended its stance against terrorism, saying it is “certainly” trying to take a responsible attitude in dealing with the menace, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the world body over the issue. “We certainly are trying to take a responsible attitude in terms of dealing with terrorism and the spectre of

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Destroying Islamic State group my ‘top priority’: Barack Obama

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US President Barack Obama has said that destroying the Islamic State (IS) group remains his “top priority” at a time when the jihadist group continues to lose ground in Iraq and Syria. “We continue to take on their leadership, their financial networks, their infrastructure,” Obama said yesterday at a meeting with senior military officials in

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HRD Ministry sends team to Srinagar NIT following scuffle in campus, Kejriwal condemns police action

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The HRD Ministry is sending a two-member team to NIT Srinagar campus today which has been gripped by tension following clashes among students over the Indian cricket team’s loss against West Indies in the T20 World Cup last week. “The Ministry has decided to send a two-member team comprising a Director and a Deputy Secretary

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Now, Google launches health cards for quick access to information

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Search engine giant Google on Tuesday launched new health cards in Knowledge Graph with which anyone in India searching for health information can now access it quickly and easily. Now when people ask Google about common health conditions, they will see information cards with typical symptoms as well as details on how common the condition

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NIA officer’s murder: Sleuths zero in on personal enmity angle

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The Uttar Pradesh police probing the killing of National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer Mohammad Tanzil Ahmed believe personal enmity to be the motive behind the murder on Tuesday, as they released photographs of two unidentified guests at a wedding the cop attended as prime suspect. A police officer said the investigation team has important leads

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HC refuses to grant interim protection to Virbhadra’s children

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The Delhi High Court today refused to grant any interim protection to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s two children, who have challenged the Enforcement Directorate’s provisional attachment of some of their assets in a money laundering case. “We will give them (ED, Ministry of Finance) an opportunity to file response and then we will

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Tobacco packets not bearing the prescribed pictorial warnings would be seized: Officials

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While the Centre has made 85 per cent pictorial health warnings mandatory on both sides of tobacco products from April 1, 2016, the Union Health Ministry has alerted all the government departments to strictly implement the rule. Officials said the tobacco packets not bearing the prescribed pictorial warnings would be seized by the concerned authorities

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PM Narendra Modi’s Saudi Arabia visit may unnerve Pakistan: US expert

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia could unnerve Pakistan as economic and strategic opportunities are bringing India closer to the oil-rich gulf nation, a top US expert has said. “After years of considering Saudi Arabia as a major ally and economic benefactor, Pakistan may be on the verge of losing its erstwhile

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Rebels abduct Kozhikode techie in Libya, says family

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An unidentified militia group in strife-torn Libya abducted an IT engineer from Koorachundu in the district, according to information received here. Regi Joseph (43) was reportedly abducted by suspected anti-government militia group on March 31 from his workplace at Souk al Jumaa near the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Three other people, reportedly Libyan nationals, were also

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Iceland Opposition Still Wants Snap Election Despite PM’s Resignation

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Iceland’s opposition parties still want a snap general election despite news that Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson will resign, party officials told Reuters on Wednesday. “It is clear our demand for new elections still stands,” Left Green Party leader Katrin Jakobsdottir told Reuters. Gunnlaugsson is to resign, his party said, becoming the first casualty of

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India stung over US statement at nuclear summit, but Obama’s concern is understandable

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Much is made of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal rapport with US President Barack Obama. One remembers the PM referring to the US President as ‘Barack’ during his visit to India last January. Thankfully, Prime Minister Modi quickly realized that this kind of familiarity was not part of diplomatic protocol and wisely stopped addressing him

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Hyderabad University V-C Appa Rao Podile again in line of fire, this time for plagiarism

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Already under fire for his role in the Rohith Vemula suicide controversy, Hyderabad University Vice-Chancellor Appa Rao Podile is now facing flak for plagiarism in his three papers published in 2007 and 2014. Rao has also accepted the ‘mistake’ and said that he will ensure that such mistakes are not repeated in future. According to

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Non-payment of funds not board’s fault: BCCI officials

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Members of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) were left disappointed on Tuesday (April 5) afternoon when the two-judge bench at the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justice Ibrahim Kalifulla, criticised the board’s methods of disbursing funds to state associations. In a hearing that lasted close to an hour-and-a-half,

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Ted Cruz scores crucial win in Wisconsin primary

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Republican Ted Cruz captured a crucial victory on Tuesday in the Wisconsin primary, a significant step in his efforts to block front-runner Donald Trump’s path to the presidential nomination and push the Republican contest toward a rare convention fight. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders defeated front-runner Hillary Clinton, giving him a burst of momentum

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