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New Delhi: CBI remained in news in 2016 for some of the big arrests it made -- of ex-IAF chief S P Tyagi, Arvind Kejriwal's then Principal Secretary and judge Rachna Lakhanpal -- though it also had to do some firefighting over the…
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London: Indian-origin British actor Dev Patel has revealed that it took him eight months to perfect an Australian accent for "Lion". The 26-year-old actor, who plays Saroo Brierley in the drama film, said it was "a lot of effort" to nail…
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Benghazi (Libya): A prominent member of the presidential council of Libya's UN-backed government in Tripoli resigned, a major blow to the fledgling body attempting to assert authority over the fractured North African nation. Citing the…
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Khartoum: Gunmen in military uniforms have killed eight people in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, residents and an NGO said, as rebels accused the army of being behind the attack. The shooting happened on Sunday in Nertiti in the Jabal…
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Srinagar: An unidentified militant was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Sopore area of North Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said. Security forces had laid an ambush at Haritar in Sopore during the intervening…
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Mumbai: Rupee recovered by 14 paise to 68.08 against the dollar at the Interbank Foreign Exchange in early trade today on fresh selling of the US currency by banks and exporters. Dealers said fresh selling of the American unit by exporters…
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Mumbai: The BSE Sensex made a modest recovery of over 43 points at the start today on fresh buying, buoyed by a pick-up in infrastructure sector in November coupled with firm Asian cues. The 30-share index rose 43.46 points, or 0.16 per…
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AGENCY New Delhi: Service charge on a food bill is not compulsory and a customer can choose to have it waived if not satisfied with the experience, the government said on Monday. The Centre has also asked states to ensure that hotels/…
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Jora mocks BJP Mocking at the BJP leaders and ministers, Congress Legislative Party leader Nawang Rigzin Jora on Monday wanted to know what happened to their campaign against Do Vidhan, Do Pradhan, Do Nishaan (two constitutions, two heads…
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Vohra speaks of the Kashmiris 'killed by tear gas shells or blinded by pellets', leaves while national anthem was on NC-Congress MLAs corner Mehbooba over her reference to 1987 polls, claim Mufti Sayeed was driver of that 'rigging' Ahmed…
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