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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee today greeted countrymen on the eve of Diwali and hoped that the festival of light "dispel the darkness of ignorance and illumine people's lives with hope and prosperity". "Diwali is a harbinger of…
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Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has rejected the plea of a prisoner lodged in Pune's Yerwada prison seeking release on furlough on the ground that he had misused this facility earlier by overstaying the leave period outside jail and the…
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Brussels: EU nations have approved a landmark free-trade deal with Canada, clearing the way for its signing after a drama that saw Belgian regions threaten to torpedo years of negotiations. "Mission accomplished!" European Union president…
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New Delhi: Superstar Aamir Khan calls 1960s the golden period of Indian cinema and says he wishes he was born during that period, which had greats like K Asif, Guru Dutt at the helm of films. The 51-year-old actor says the filmmakers of…
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New Delhi: Gold price increased by Rs 160 to Rs 30,750 per 10 grams on the eve of Diwali at the bullion market today on increased buying by jewellers to meet festive demand along with a firm global trend. Silver recaptured the Rs…
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Aurangabad: A major fire broke out today in a firecrackers market here, gutting more than 150 stalls and 30 vehicles parked nearby, but no casualty was reported, police officials said. The blaze started at around 11.45 am in the market set…
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Poonch: Five people died when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into gorge on Moghal road in Poonch district today. A vehicle skidded of the Moghal road short of Pir Ki Gali area in Poonch district…
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United Nations: A UN General Assembly committee has adopted a resolution to launch negotiations next year on a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons, even as India abstained saying it is not convinced the move can lead to a comprehensive…
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London: Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel prize for literature, the Swedish Academy that awards it has said, breaking his silence on the win that he said left him "speechless". Asked "if I accept the prize? Of course", the US…
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Mumbai: The masterminds of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) call centre scam may be involved in at least four other such frauds to cheat US, Australian and Canadian citizens, a top police official said. The information is based on…
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