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    SC to decide on Kanimozhi’s bail plea today

    The Supreme Court will hear on Monday the bail pleas of DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar, accused in the 2G spectrum case. Kanimozhi, the 43-year-old daughter of DMK chief M Karunanidhi, and Kumar have challenged the Delhi High Court verdict rejecting their bail pleas. A vacation bench of justices B S […]

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    Karat rules out changes in party leadership

    Ruling out any changes in the party leadership, CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat has admitted that policy shortcomings and mistakes in the handling of Singur and Nandigram proved costly to the Left Front in the West Bengal Assembly elections. “Notwithstanding the big achievements of the Left government, over the last three decades, there were shortcomings […]

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    Kalam for a hypersonic version of BrahMos missile

    Former President A P J Abdul Kalam has asked the BrahMos aerospace company to develop an advanced version of the cruise missile to maintain India’s leadership in this field. “You should develop a hypersonic version of BrahMos which can be reused…meaning that the missile should be able to deliver its payload and return to base. […]

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    Pranab criticizes civil society for undermining democratic institutions

    Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee accused a section of Civil Society for trying to weaken democratic institutions in their movement against corruption and black money. The senior congress leader also launched a nationwide congress campaign in Kolkata to expose what he called the communal forces behind the agitations by civil rights activists Anna Hazare and yoga […]

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    Afghan: UN says May deadliest month for civilians

    The UN says May was the deadliest month for civilians in Afghanistan since 2007, when the organisation started recording civilian casualties. The UN said anti-government elements were responsible for 82 per cent of the 368 conflict-related civilian deaths. Pro-government forces, including Nato, caused 45 of the deaths. The statistics reveal that insurgents were responsible for […]

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    18 Coal miners abducted by Taliban in Pak’s restive North West

    Eighteen coal miners were abducted during a raid by about 100 Taliban militants in the Darra Adam Khel region of Pakistan’s restive northwest. Media reports said, the raid was conducted in Akhorwal area on Friday night. They entered the area from Tora Chinna, which connects Darra Adam Khel with the Khyber tribal region. The militants […]

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    Syrian govt. accused of creating humanitarian crisis

    The United States has accused the Syrian government of creating a humanitarian crisis and urged it to halt the crackdown on civilians. The White House urged Syria to give immediate and free access to the Red Cross to the country’s northern region as thousands have fled across the Turkish border. Many came from the town […]

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    Somali pirates release Kuwaiti tanker

    Somali pirates have released a Kuwaiti owned crude oil tanker with 29 crew members. A regional maritime official said the pirates were paid 12 million dollars to release the ship. The MV Zirku was captured in the Gulf of Aden while sailing to Singapore from Sudan in March. The pirates have hijacked dozens of ships […]

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    Police to get 3D technology from US

    India is looking to acquire the latest 3D imagery technology from the United States to equip its large contingent of police force with modern weaponry and hi-tech systems. The weaponry includes laser range finders, modern global positioning system devices, latest thermal imagers and 3D imaging warfare technology, according to official sources. The 3D technology that […]

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    Veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey cremated today

    Veteran investigative journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, who was shot dead by unknown assailants on Saturday, was cremated today at suburban Ghatkopar in Mumbai. Maharashtra PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal and a large number of media persons had turned up to pay their last respects to the senior journalist. Dey, who worked as Editor (Special Investigation) in Mid-Day, […]

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