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Patna: Four days after promulgation of partial prohibition in Bihar on April one, the Nitish Kumar government today decided to impose a total ban on alcohol in towns and cities. The decision to ban sale and consumption of India Made…
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Mumbai: Asserting that there could be genuine reasons for having offshore accounts, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said the multi-agency probe will look into the legitimacy of such holdings of Indians named…
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United Nations: India has voiced disappointment over the UN's failure to adopt consensus guidelines on disarmament issues, saying this reflects the lack of political will among member states to invest in multilateral outcomes. Permanent…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to give an early hearing to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking facilities for the devotees visiting the disputed site in Ayodhya. "You (Swamy) are just an intervener and your plea will be…
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Mumbai: Veteran actress Hema Malini has termed TV actress Pratyusha Banerjee's alleged suicide "senseless", saying the world admires a fighter not a "loser", who takes away his or her life. The 24-year-old former "Balika Vadhu" star was…
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Washington: The US is poised to sell nine AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters worth USD 170 million to Pakistan, weeks after Obama administration decided to provide eight F-16 fighter jets to the country despite strong opposition from some…
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Seoul: In older people, higher dietary calcium intake may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) but not of stroke and fracture, a new study has found. "The role of dietary calcium intake in cardiovascular disease, stroke and…
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Mumbai: Rupee gained further by 11 paise to 66.10 per dollar against the US currency in late morning deals following sustained bouts of dollar selling by banks and exporters amid bearish dollar overseas. The rupee resumed marginally lower…
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New Delhi: Heralding a new era of semi-high speed trains in the country, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday flagged off the first such train which will cover the 200 km distance between Delhi and Agra in 100 minutes Train hostesses…
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New Delhi: Still grappling with a knee injury, Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning shuttler P Kashyap's chances of qualifying for the Olympics have all but ended as he has been forced to withdraw from this month's Malaysia Super Series…
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