2016

New Delhi: Congress today demanded disqualification of 21 AAP MLAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries in the wake of the President refusing assent to a bill passed by Delhi Assembly to exempt them from the office of profit criteria.…
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Mumbai: Action superstar Jackie Chan surprised his fans when he showed off his Punjabi dance moves on a 1990s popular track "Tunak Tunak Tun" on-stage at the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival. Chan was accompanied by Bollywood…
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Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a long-dormant Arab peace initiative with the Palestinians that he has spoken of reviving must be changed before Israel can support it. Netanyahu made the comments yesterday night to…
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Mumbai: The Working Committee of the Cricket Board is to meet in Dharamsala on June 24 to take stock of matters, including appointment of the Indian team's head coach. Although BCCI sources said "it's the normal agenda" (about ratification…
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New Delhi: Rising for the second straight month, wholesale price-based inflation in India jumped to 0.79 per cent in May with vegetable prices witnessing a double-digit growth. The April WPI-based inflation was at 0.34 per cent and in…
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Kolkata: Virtually all states have supported the idea of GST except Tamil Nadu which has "some reservations", Finance minister Arun Jaitley said today after a meeting of Empowered Committee of state FMs on the long awaited indirect tax…
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Jammu: A Vaishno Devi-bound pilgrim died apparently after falling off from a cliff in Katra town of Reasi district. The body of the 25-year-old pilgrim, identified as Lakshmi Gupta, a resident of New Delhi, was found in a stream in…
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United Nations: Israel has been elected to chair a UN committee for the first time in the world body's 71-year history, triggering strong protests from Arab countries and the Palestinians. Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon won the chair of…
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Washington: Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump has revoked press credentials of The Washington Post, a leading American daily, accusing it of writing falsely about him. Winner of several Pulitzer prizes and considered…
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New Delhi: With the President refusing assent to a bill that protects 21 AAP MLAs, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of indulging in political vendetta and said the BJP is "scared" of AAP and…
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