UN rights chief accuses Lanka of sabotaging war crimes probe
United Nations, Nov 8 (PTI) The UN rights chief has accused Sri Lanka of sabotaging a UN-mandated war crimes probe into the country's nearly three decades-long brutal civil, saying the refusal to cooperate with the investigation raises…
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Sachin hints at major sporting plan for India
London, Nov 7 (PTI) Iconic Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Friday hinted that a major proposal on sports, which he has submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to be unveiled soon.
At the UK launch of his much-hyped…
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Amitabh Bachchan films ”Piku” at Howrah Bridge
Kolkata, Nov 7 (PTI) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan shot some scenes of his upcoming film 'Piku' on Friday at the city's iconic landmark Howrah Bridge.
Bachchan, 72, filmed early morning to avoid the traffic snarls on the bridge.
"Up at 4…
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Kapil Sharma starts filming debut movie
Mumbai, Nov 7 (PTI) Popular stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma has begun shooting his first yet-to-be-titled Bollywood project with director duo Abbas-Mustan.
Kapil, 33, was set to mark his movie debut with Yash Raj Films' upcoming 'Bank…
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Air Deccan keen to start services to Himachal
Shimla, Nov 7 (PTI) Budget airline Air Deccan today offered to start to-and-fro flights to Shimla, Kullu, Dharamsala and Kangra from Delhi and Chandigarh.
Chairman and Managing Director of Air Deccan Captain G R Gopinath expressed his…
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Set up replacement for non-functional Planning Commission: Virbhadra Singh
Bengaluru, (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Ministertoday asked the Centre to immediately set up a replacement for the 'non-functional' Planning Commission, as even allocations for this fiscal made by it had come to a halt.
Speaking at the…
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‘India firming up stand it will present at Lima conference’
New Delhi,PTI) India was firming up its stand which it will present in the crucial UN conference on climate change to be held in Peruvian capital Lima next month, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday.
The minister also…
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Jan Dhan needed as bank nationalisation did not help poor: PM
Varanasi, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Jan Dhan Yojana was required to correct anomalies created by nationalisation of banks four decades ago as banking benefits did not reach the poor.
"When banks were nationalised…
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China not an elephant in the room but a neighbour: Bhutan PM
Thimphu, Nov 7 (PTI)today said China is not "an elephant in the room" but a neighbour and expressed confidence that the border dispute with Beijing will be resolved through talks in a manner that is acceptable to the Bhutanese people.
"We…
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