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New Chief Justice cracks the whip: Justice Sarosh Homi Kapadia opened his innings as the 38th Chief Justice of India, making it clear he would remain a stickler for judicial discipline. Within an hour of leaving Rashtrapati Bhavan, he took over his new job and in the most watched court room of the country, he declared that frivolous PILs will be fined.
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Mayawati completes three years in power: Mayawati completes three years in power - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati completes three years in power today. But the last three years of her term have been rocked by several controversies. With the Assembly elections now only two years away, the big question on everyone's mind is - Will her charisma stand firm in the face of these controversies?
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Bhojpur 1996 carnage: 3 sentenced to death: A Bihar court today sentenced three persons to death and 20 others to life imprisonment in connection with the killing of 21 Dalits at Bathani Tola in Bhojpur district in 1996.
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India concerned over thriving terror camps in Pakistan: Antony: India is concerned over thriving terror camps in Pakistan, but the bilateral talks between the two sides would continue, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Wednesday.
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Punjab: Good harvest, no storage: Free from harvesting Palvinder Singh is a happy man. This year his wheat harvest was up to his expectation and as a gesture of thanks giving, he, along with other farmers of a village near Sirhind are offering sweet water to people. He says this year his input cost was less and output more, which means he has made a profit of more than Rs 10,000 from his one acre land holding.
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Mamata calls for early polls, Left fumes: Mamata calls for early polls, Left fumes - Mamata Banerjee has just sent political temperatures soaring in West Bengal. She has claimed that Assembly polls in the state could well be held three months after the civic poll results are out instead of next year.
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Gadkari abuses Lalu, Mulayam; apologises: The BJP's new president Nitin Gadkari has created a storm after he accused Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad of betraying the Opposition on the recent cut motions in Parliament, and allegedly used abusive language about the two leaders at a BJP rally in Chandigarh.
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Indian man on Interpol list arrested in US: An Indian man, who is on Interpol list for smuggling of cigarettes in UK, has been arrested at the city's O'Hare International Airport as he was about to board a flight to India.
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Sophia, from Iraq, says she belongs to Hyderabad: In the 18 days that she has spent in Hyderabad, Sophia’s life has changed forever. Most of that time has been spent in hospital, with a team of doctors working around the clock to give Sophia Moiuddin a new face.
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Amitabh speaks out against caste census: Amidst the debate on the inclusion of caste in the national census, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has said that he does not believe in caste and neither does his family. The 67-year-old veteran said that if asked about his caste, he will answer that he is an Indian.
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Jawan's blood saves Naxal's life in Chhattisgarh: Even as they are engaged in a fierce fight in Chhattisgarh against each other, a jawan gave an injured Naxal a new lease of life by donating his blood. The incident occurred in Surguja, in the northern part of the State, which is a Naxal-dominated area where the outlaws make their presence felt time and again.
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Mamata, Congress attack each other: The Congress and the Trinamool Congress have broken apart for the important municipal elections in West Bengal and the attacks against each other have become more and more vicious every day.
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Politicians' behaviour has this Speaker in tears: Furniture being tossed around, often with abusive language. Documents being ripped and showered over the Speaker like confetti by angry politicians. These are scenes India has witnessed, courtesy its politicians, in different Assemblies, even in the Rajya Sabha.
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Jairam Ramesh meets Chidambaram after China controversy: Days after he called Home Ministry’s policies towards China 'alarmist', Union Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh reached the Home Ministry to meet P Chidambaram. It was one-on-one meeting, which lasted for about 10 minutes.
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Ramesh reprimanded for China remarks, but likely to stay: Jairam Ramesh reprimanded for China remarks, but likely to stay - Hours after he met Home Minister P Chidambaram as a peace offering, sources in Jairam Ramesh’s party say that while he has been reprimanded, he will not be asked to exit the government for now.
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Gadkari’s apology not enough: Lalu Prasad: Gadkari’s apology not enough: Lalu Prasad - BJP President Nitin Gadkari’s angry use of a Hindi phrase that likened Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav to dogs has created a political storm. Mulayam’s Samajwadi Party has taken the high moral ground and wants an explanation and Lalu Prasad has said he is taking this very seriously.
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Book gives guidelines for call-centre English: Hinglish may have unofficially become the language of urban India but it is a strict no no in BPO's as Indian English expressions often tend to create problems for international customers and confuse them, an award-winning book says.
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Nalini claims she's in danger of being killed in jail: Nalini, assassin, claims danger to life in jail - Tamil Nadu Government has appointed a committee headed by a top prison official to look into the allegations by Nalini Sriharan, serving life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, that her life was under threat in jail.
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Centre not letting UP progress: Mayawati: Centre not letting Uttar Pradesh progress: Mayawati - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati completes three years in power today.
Speaking at a press conference in Lucknow, the minister slammed the Centre saying the Congress is not letting Uttar Pradesh progress.
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulates David Cameron: The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh has congratulated Mr David Cameron, the newly elected Prime Minister of United Kingdom. In a letter to Mr Cameron, the Prime Minster extended his warm wishes and hoped the two countries will further strengthen the bonds of friendship.
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Did Jairam Ramesh offer to resign?: Jairam Ramesh did not offer to resign, asked to respect party limits - Hours after he met Home Minister P Chidambaram as a peace offering, sources in Jairam Ramesh’s party say he has not offered to resign from the Cabinet. Ramesh has, instead, been reprimanded by the Congress high command, which reportedly told him to stop speaking out of turn, and to “stay within party limits.”
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Mulayam's party threatens to take Gadkari to court: Samajwadi Party today threatened to move court against BJP President Nitin Gadkari for his "objectionable" comments against party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad.
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Indian cigarette smuggler on Interpol list caught in US: An Indian man, who is on an Interpol list after he was sentenced in absentia to serve four years’ imprisonment in the UK for smuggling cigarettes, has been arrested at the city's O'Hare International Airport as he was about to board a flight to India.
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Separatist leader Muivah insists on Manipur visit: Schools are virtually empty, petrol pumps have shut down, patients in hospitals are desperate for medicines which cannot reach them because highways have been blocked since April 11 by Manipuri groups opposed to Muivah’s visit. But in the border area, Manipuri Nagas are waiting for their leader Muivah, holding demonstrations to ask that he be allowed to visit his ancestral village in Manipur.
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Police want DNA, voice test for Halappa in rape case: In an application filed before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ravikanth, the CID also sought its nod to conduct a voice test on Halappa as his friend Venkatesh Murthy's wife Chandravathy has claimed he had made threatening calls not to reveal the alleged rape incident.
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US envoy pays homage to Pune blast victims: US Ambassador to India Timothy J Roemer visited Pune’s German Bakery on Wednesday to pay tribute to the victims of the blast. “I am humbled to be standing in front of the German Bakery, the site of the terrible terrorist attack in February 2010. The US is proud to be a strong and strategic partner of India, to fight terrorism where ever it occurs. India is an indispensable partner of the United States and we are honoured to be partners and friends,” he said.
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Caste census divides BJP: Is the caste census good or bad? A short while ago, the government has already come round to getting this done despite a divide in the Cabinet. But now, the main Opposition party stands divided on the issue.
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Digvijay: I didn't mean to hurt Chidambaram: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has said he was ready to express regret if his criticism of Home Minister P Chidambaram's handling of Maoist problem has hurt him deeply.
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Jindal asked to explain support for khap panchayats: Congress has sought an explanation from party MP Naveen Jindal for his remarks favouring the khap panchayats in Haryana and the praise he had showered on the controversial extra constitutional bodies.
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Indian commits suicide in boat in Abu Dhabi: Indian commits suicide in boat in Abu Dhabi - A 35-year-old Indian national from Gujarat allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the bow of a boat in the UAE, where he was working for the last two years.
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