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Another lot of child labourers rescued in Rajasthan
Jaipur: A day after rescuing 168 child labourers, Rajasthan Police rescued 63 others aged between 7 and 13 years from on board a train here while they were being taken to West Bengal to work
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Police team to reach Kerala on Monday to identify Mohanty
Jaipur: A police team from here will fly to Kerala on Monday to identify and take into custody Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 after being convicted for raping a German woman. Earlier, a
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Coal India to launch new performance management system
Kolkata: State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Sunday said it is hopeful of increasing its productivity after implementing a new appraisal system for its employees, which is set to come into effect from the next
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SAARC literature festival starts in Agra
Agra: A three-day SAARC festival of literature began here on Sunday with a call for concerted efforts to raise eco-consciousness and resist predatory policies that devour nature and its components. The theme of this year’s festival
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India’s biggest shopping mall opens in Kochi
Kochi: Billed as India’s biggest shopping mall, the Lulu Shopping Mall was inaugurated by Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Sunday. Built at a cost of over Rs.1,0600 crore, the mall is spread over
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Man arrested for rape in Gurgaon
Gurgaon: A 29-year-old man has been arrested for raping and blackmailing a 22-year-old married woman, police said here on Sunday. The victim in her complaint told police that Rajbir Singh, who is married and has two
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Taliban serving foreigners, says Karzai
Kabul: A deadly bombing in the Afghan capital during a visit by US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel shows that the Taliban want a “longer presence of foreigners, not their departure from Afghanistan”, Afghan President Hamid
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Russian helicopter crashes in Congo
Moscow: A Russian Mil Mi-8 helicopter has crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the fate of the crew is unknown, a Russian official said on Sunday. The helicopter, which belonged to Russian airline UTair,
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Sayeed for revocation of AFSPA in J&K
Jammu: The patron of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Sunday asked for the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state.
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Maha Shivratri celebrated across India
New Delhi: Maha Shivratri was on Sunday celebrated across India as millions offered prayers to Lord Shiva and many fasted during the day. Large crowds began thronging Shiva temples in all towns, cities as well as
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Ajmer priests refused donation from Pakistan PM
New Delhi: Priests at the dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti refused a donation from Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf when he visited the 800-year-old Sufi shrine in Ajmer. ”The prime minister wanted to offer ‘nazrana’
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Modi’s Gujarat cannot become country’s model: Karat
Patna: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) chief Prakash Karat on Sunday said the “Gujarat model” of Chief Minister Narendra Modi cannot serve as the model for the whole country. ”Real face of Gujarat model of Modi
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Six foreign hostages executed in Nigeria
London: Seven “Christian foreigners” taken hostage by a Nigerian Islamic terror group are feared to have been executed, a British daily said on Sunday. The seven construction workers — a Briton, three Lebanese, a Greek, an
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Smoking no longer glamorous, says British study
London: Smoking a cigarette is no longer considered “cool or glamorous”, according to a new poll in Britain. Just one percent of smokers believe they look trendy when lighting up, the Daily Express cited the
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