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Vibrant Gujarat 2015: US looks to invest...

Vibrant Gujarat 2015: US looks to invest $41 bn in India over next 3-4 yrs

The US business delegation attending the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit will be looking at a potential investment target of around $41 billion in India in the next 3-4 years. This was revealed in an informal survey done by the US India Business Council (USIBC), which is bringing one of the biggest... read more »

Sanjay Dutt’s bail extension plea ...

Sanjay Dutt’s bail extension plea rejected

MUMBAI: Actor Sanjay Dutt will be back in Pune jail today after prison authorities rejected his application seeking extension of furlough, citing lack of “positive” reports from the local police station. The move came after Dutt spent his second day at home yesterday after the expiry of... read more »

3 die as gelatin sticks explode in Satar...

3 die as gelatin sticks explode in Satara

KOLHAPUR: Three men were killed and six others injured after gelatin sticks kept for road construction work exploded at a windmill site in Satara district on Friday. The intensity of the blast was such that a five-foot ditch was created at the spot. Abhinav Deshmukh, superintendent of police,... read more »

Congress distances itself from Aiyar’s r...

Congress distances itself from Aiyar’s remark on Paris attack

NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday distanced itself from Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remark calling Paris massacre a backlash against the war on terror, saying the party’s stand was reflected in the unqualified condemnation issued by Sonia Gandhi immediately after the attack. Aiyar’s... read more »

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Delhi’s Bawana Tense on Muharram, Police Keeping a Close Watch

NEW DELHI – There is massive police deployment in northwest Delhi’s Bawana to prevent any communal flare-up on Muharram, being observed today. The area has been tense after... read more »

Delhi L-G Jung recommends dissolution of assembly, fresh elections likely in Jan-Feb

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RSS cancels VK Singh’s speech after his late arrival

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Big blow to Congress in Tamil Nadu, GK Vasan floats new party

Chennai: In yet another blow to the already beleaguered Congress party, senior leader and former union minister GK Vasan quit the party on Monday and announced the formation of a new... read more »

It’s not over yet! BJP, Sena play tug-of-war over Maha home...

Following a prolonged stand-off with the BJP, the Shiv Sena finally swallowed its pride and came around. It took a call from BJP’s strategy expert Amit Shah for the Sena to see sense. After... read more »