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141 Pathankot students to be adjusted in 9 medical colleges

After a long legal battle, 141 MBBS final-year students of Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot, will finally be adjusted in other state medical colleges from Monday. The private college had been debarred from admitting students from the 2012-13 batch after the Medical Council of India (MCI) had pointed out deficiencies in its functioning. The students have

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Syria army seizes town north of Palmyra: State TV

Syria`s armed forces on Saturday expanded their control north of the historic city of Palmyra, state television reported, capturing a nearby town from Islamic State group jihadists. Russian-backed Syrian troops seized the town of Al-Amiriyah on the northern outskirts of Palmyra “after fierce clashes” with ISIS fighters, state television said. An AFP journalist on the

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Deepika Padukone and Sidharth Malhotra will make a good screen pair, says Karan Johar

Filmmaker Karan Johar says actress Deepika Padukone and Sidharth Malhotra should do a film together as they will look good on screen. Karan launched Sidharth in his last directorial venture ‘Student of the Year’ and has worked with Deepika in his home production, ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’. The ‘My Name is Khan’ director had recently

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Civilian, two army men injured in grenade attack in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara

At least three people were injured in a grenade attack by suspected militants in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara town of Anantnag district on Saturday. Local residents said two army men and a civilian were injured in the attack. Army spokesman NN Joshi said two soldiers had got wounded in the attack and they have been rushed

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Miami Open: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis advance to second round, Rohan Bopanna ousted

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis clinched a facile opening win in the women’s doubles draw but Rohan Bopanna was knocked out of the men’s doubles event in the Miami Open tennis tournament. Top seeds Mirza and Hingis took merely an hour to outplay Lara Arruabarrena of Spain and Raluca

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World T20: Beating India in India is the ultimate challenge, says Shane Watson ahead of virtual quarter-final

Beating India in their own backyard is the ultimate challenge and the boys are up for the knockout battle against the hosts in the ICC World Twenty20 on Sunday, said Australian all-rounder Shane Watson. Australia knocked Pakistan out of the tournament yesterday, setting up a virtual quarter-final against India at the I S Bindra Stadium.

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Libya attacks: Kerala nurse and son killed in shell attack; CM Chandy tries to reach out

A Kerala nurse and her son were killed in a shell attack on their residence in Libya’s Sabratha city, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Friday night when the shell landed in their apartment complex. Sunu and her 18 month old son were there, while her husband Vipin was outside. According to reports,

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Nuclear Security Summit: We should consider policy and not just the technicalities of nuclear weapons, energy, and commerce

With an important nuclear conference — the last Nuclear Security Summit — about to start in a week, this is usually the time when articles criticising aspects of non-Western nuclear programmes coincidentally begin to appear. India has been a favoured subject recently, inspiring thoughtful prose before the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference, biennial meetings of the

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World T20: West Indies make a meal of South Africa’s small target before reaching semis; do England a favour

You get a welcome reception in the West Indies. As they step off the plane, tourists to the Caribbean’s idyllic islands are hit by the warm air, swiftly followed by a beatific breeze. The warmth of the weather is matched by the warmth of the people. Nothing is too much trouble, and visitors are made

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Not Parineeti Chopra, this is the real reason for Sushant-Ankita break-up!

We were all shocked to hear about Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande ending it, because everyone thought a big-fat wedding on the cards. A close friend of the couple told a daily, that it was Ankita’s insecurity that lead the fall out. The source said that despite rumours, it wasn’t a selfie with Parineeti

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How John Abraham has put his ass-ets to good use to chart Bollywood career

When John Abraham displayed his well-sculpted posterior on the poster of Karan Johar’s Dostana, one would not have known he is no dumb, cute ass. If Johar knew how to use that asset in short trunks in a film poster, Abraham knows better. Using Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Rocky’ image, he is quick to remind the industry

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Jewellers’ strike intensifies: Industry body to hand over shop keys to Arun Jaitley

Jewellery industry body AIBJSF on Friday decided to continue their strike for an indefinite period against imposition of 1% excise duty on non-silver jewellery and announced plans to hand over keys of their shops to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. All India Bullion, Jewellers, Swarankar Federation (AIBJSF), which had organised a big rally at Ramlila maidan

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Suu-Kyi makes anti-Muslim remark after grilling by BBC’s Mishal Hussain

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi made an anti-Muslim remark about a BBC presenter who grilled her about violence-hit Rohingya Muslims. Telegraph reported: “No one told me I was going to be interviewed by a Muslim,” Suu Kyi was heard muttering after the interview with BBC Today presenter Mishal Husain, according to a

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UN court finds Radovan Karadzic guilty of genocide, sentences him to 40 years in prison

UN war crimes judges on Thursday found former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic guilty of genocide and sentenced him to 40 years in jail over the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II. The court said Karadzic, the most high-profile figure convicted over the wars that tore Yugoslavia apart in the 1990s, bore criminal

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Yoga sessions to be part of Easter celebrations in White House

Professional yoga instructors will have sessions with thousands of Americans who are expected to throng the sprawling White House lawns in Washington on Monday for Easter Egg celebrations, the final Easter for Obama administration. A “Yoga Garden” is one of the 10 different zones that has been created for the event for which some 35,000

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Stalker hacks national-level volleyball player to death near Kolkata

A national-level volleyball player was hacked to death while she was practising with friends at Notunpukur in the outskirts of the city on Friday. The victim, 14-year-old Sangita Aich, was a Class 9 student who had played volleyball twice at the national level and thrice at the state level. Police said the attacker, identified as

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Bundelkhand starves but UP netas go on foreign tour packed with shopping, sightseeing

At a time when Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh is reeling under the fourth consecutive crop loss and a sharp increase in cases of farmer suicide, 17 ministers and MLAs of state are on multi-foreign trip under the name of ‘study tour’. Interestingly, the said ‘nation tour’ includes sight seeing and shopping for these MLAs

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Maha CM Fadnavis’ wife slams Digvijaya Singh over nepotism charge

The wife of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday slammed senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for making “baseless allegations” after he levelled “nepotism” charges against her husband over a state agency’s order asking developers to open accounts in a private bank where she works. “Singh is using a woman’s shoulders for his political target. Doing

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