2016

New Delhi, Mar 02: BJP today alleged that the decision to change the affidavit in Ishrat Jahan encounter case was taken at the "political level" involving the then Home Minister P Chidambaram, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress…
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Houston: Losing the ability to fly did not cause major changes in the brain structure of penguins, according to a new study that examined the skull of the oldest known penguin fossil. The skull is from a penguin that lived in New Zealand…
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Bagdad: The United Nations says continuous violence has left at least 670 Iraqis dead in February, of whom about two-thirds were civilians. In a statement issued yesterday, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq, known as UNAMI, put the number…
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New Delhi: Heavy sloganeering by AIADMK members seeking action against P Chidambaram's son Karti on Aircel-Maxis issue and by Congress MPs over alleged Gujarat land scam led to two adjournments in Rajya Sabha, even as the government said it…
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New Delhi: AIADMK members created ruckus in Lok Sabha for the second day today demanding action against former Union Minister P Chidambaram's son Karti on the Aircel-Maxis issue as Speaker Sumitra Mahajan allowed them to raise the matter…
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New Delhi: Welcoming RBI's easing of rules to allow lenders to bolster capital ratios, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government will take all steps and provide resources to keep public sector banks in good health. During his…
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Mumbai: The makers of Sonam Kapoor-starrer "Neerja" feel the film should be India's entry to the Academy Awards for 2016. "I think this is the film that deserves to go...I think it will make India proud. So, I think 'Neerja' has to be…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought response from apex bar body Bar Council of India on a plea challenging holding of All India Bar Examination for granting advocacy licences, saying the profession has become "overcrowded" and the…
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Washington: Pakistan today ruled out any change in its "dynamic" policy of increasing its nuclear weapons, as it dismissed the US' request in this regard citing India's rapid military modernisation. A day after Secretary of State John…
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Mirpur: Sri Lanka's stand-in captain Angelo Mathews made no bones about the fact that the string of defeats has had "damaging" effect on their morale ahead of the ICC World T20 in India starting next week. "It's quite damaging, especially…
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