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Raj Thackeray meets Maharashtra CM to st...

Raj Thackeray meets Maharashtra CM to stop MNS leaders from joining BJP

In a hush-hush meeting, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) supremo Raj Thackeray early Tuesday morning. Sources said top MNS leaders will be joining the BJP later on Tuesday. While the meeting was officially explained as the two leaders deliberating on... read more »

Charlie Hebdo’s UK distribution pa...

Charlie Hebdo’s UK distribution partners play-down security risk

The UK distribution partners for the special commemorative edition of Charlie Hebdo have denied they will become targets for fanatics by carrying the controversial title. As many as 1,000 issues of the magazine will be shipped to Britain to meet exceptional demand for the first issue since the... read more »

7 reasons why Kejriwal-led AAP is still ...

7 reasons why Kejriwal-led AAP is still a threat to Modi-led BJP in Delhi

With the declaration of the poll schedule in Delhi on Monday, the political scenario in the national capital is surely going to heat up. The election will take place on February 7 while the counting of votes for the 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 10. It is being touted as a... read more »

Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for R...

Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of mercy’

Pope Francis has called for respect for human rights, inclusivity, and the “pursuit of truth” as he started a six-day Asian tour in Sri Lanka. The pontiff, who will later travel to the Philippines, plans to celebrate open-air masses during his trip. It is the first papal visit to Sri... read more »

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Tejpal case: Police probe into Lekhi Twitter leak begins

Tejpal gets interim bail till 10 a.m. Saturday

Panaji (Goa) – Tehelka magazine founder editor Tarun Tejpal was given interim bail by a Sessions Court here on Friday, after the latter decided to extend the hearing of his case till 10 a.m. on... read more »

Chandy promises help to endosulfan victims

Chandy promises help to endosulfan victims

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Friday promised all help to endosulfan victims who have not got benefits from different schemes implemented by... read more »

Special cabinet meeting on Dec 3 to discuss Telangana

Special cabinet meeting on Dec 3 to discuss Telangana

A special meeting of the Union Cabinet on December 3 will discuss the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM), set up to look into the bifurcation of Andhra... read more »

Tehelka Case: Goa police detain Tarun Tejpal at Goa Air...

Tehelka Case: Goa police detain Tarun Tejpal at Goa Airport

Under heavy security at the Goa airport, police have detained Tarun Tejpal. He is now being escorted to the Goa session court after he landed at the airport... read more »

Muslim and Christian Dalits are denied their dues

Muslim and Christian Dalits are denied their dues

Constitution of India has been written with the intention of preserving secularism and human rights. All the people have been accorded the status of equality... read more »

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Voting ends peacefully in Maldives

Voting ends peacefully in Maldives

Male – Voting ended peacefully in the Maldives presidential election Saturday even as the candidates expressed unhappiness over the manner of balloting. Unless a candidate wins an outright... read more »

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General... read more »

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Washington – US President Barack Obama has called for updated policies on Cuba in the light of changing circumstances. “We have to be creative, and... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afgha...

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, a media... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Abbott-Putin showdown locked in for APEC

Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s promise to deliver Vladimir Putin a robust conversation will come to a head on Tuesday with the Kremlin confirming the two leaders will hold formal talks... read more »

Don’t harrass taxpayers, I-T officials told

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes on Friday issued 12 commandments to its field offices, asking them to stick to appointments, address grievances and avoid unnecessary harassment... read more »

Railways to Link Auto Hubs, Says Gowda

VELLORE: Soon, automobile hubs in the country will be lined through an automobile freight train to decongest traffic on road, reduce the carbon footprint and shorten the duration of... read more »

One-time income helps Jet Airways sniff profit, loss narrows by 96%

MIn the same period a year ago, the company reported a net loss of Rs 891 crore. The airline, however, said the better set of numbers is on account of operational restructuring, higher... read more »

As it happened: Modi nominates Akhilesh, 8 others for Clean India...

 Honoured to be nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Swachhta Abhiyaan, will take up the endeavour as soon as I’m in Uttar Pradesh after ODI series, Suresh Raina tweets  Social... read more »