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London : A sailor in Chile has become the first serving member of the Chilean armed forces to announce he is gay, the BBC reported Thursday. Mauricio Ruiz, 24, said his decision had "not been easy", but he wanted to help fight…
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Washington :  A US F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed Wednesday morning near Deerfield in Virginia during a routine mission, Pentagon confirmed. "Air Force and civilian first responders are responding to the scene," Xinhua quoted spokesman…
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Canberra : Officials from Australia, China and Malaysia Thursday met in Canberra for updates on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and are "cautiously optimistic" that it will be found. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren…
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Chandigarh : Twelve students at a private engineering college in Punjab were injured following a clash between students from Kashmir and others over support to Pakistan team during an international cricket match, college sources said…
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Bangalore :  South Africa is safe for all visitors planning to fly into the country, as the risk of being affected by the dreaded Ebola diseases is low, an official of its state-run airline said here Wednesday. "With no case of Ebola virus…
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Washington :  The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced to launch its $7 billion Space Launch System (SLS) - the heavy-lift, exploration class rocket under development to take humans beyond earth and eventually…
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Guwahati : Assam Police has rescued 422 victims of human trafficking, mostly minors, and arrested 281 offenders since 2011, according to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), highlighting the magnitude of this problem in the entire…
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New Delhi :  Former telecommunication minister Dayanidhi Maran Thursday urged the Supreme Court to restrain the CBI from filing chargesheet against him in Aircel-Maxis deal as investigation into the case is yet to be completed. Maran has…
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Jammu : Eight people were killed Thursday when their vehicle skidded off the road in Ramban district of Jammu region, an official said. "Eight passengers died in the road accident at Nachalana Khari in Banihal when a Tata Sumo taxi went…
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New Delhi :  A court here Thursday fixed Dec 9 as the next date of hearing in a case against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi and others over acquisition of the National Herald newspaper.…
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