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Antony orders CBI probe into VK Singh's charges March 26, 2012 15:05

Army Chief General V.K. Singh’s allegations that he was offered a bribe of Rs.14 Cr from an equipment lobbyist rocked Lok Sabha today leading to its adjournment till 2 PM. Reacting to the demands of…

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Powerful quake rocks Central Chile March 26, 2012 14:58

The U.S. Geological Survey said today that a powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude rocked the central parts of Chile on Sunday. In a statement in Washington, the agency said there are no immediate reports of…

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8.44 million new mobile users in February March 26, 2012 10:40

The country has added an average of 7 million new users in during the previous months, taking the total number of GSM users in the country to 656.86 million. India's GSM operators added 8.44 million…

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I will die serving the nation and society: Anna March 26, 2012 10:05

If Govt doesn't act against corrupt ministers till August, a nationwide 'jail bharo' agitation will be launched. Which agency will probe corrupt ministers? Team Anna. The anti corruption crusader set the huge crowd wondering of…

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2,40,000 illegal Indian immigrants residing in US March 24, 2012 15:44

Indians constitute a mere 2.08 percent of the total number of 11.5 million foreign illegal immigrants living in the United States. According to latest figures released by the US authorities, an estimated 2,40,000 Indian immigrants…

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Petrol price hike on its way: Jaipal Reddy March 24, 2012 14:25

"Petrol prices will be dealt with independently by our ministry. Before we instruct the oil companies, we have to take all matters into consideration," he said. He however, said that petrol prices will remain deregulated.…

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Pakistan keen on import of petrol from India March 24, 2012 14:16

Pakistan, which has shortage of fuel, is looking at starting petrol imports from India using tankers as early as next month but issues of quality and specification need to be sorted out before that. New…

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No diesel price decontrol: Reddy March 24, 2012 12:15

Oil companies are currently losing Rs 14.73 a litre on diesel, Rs 30.10 a litre on kerosene and Rs 439.50 per 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder. For the full fiscal, they are projected to lose about…

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Lankan war crimes: Sri Lankan dailies criticise India March 24, 2012 10:23

"India succumbed to US pressure to vote for the resolution, key Asian countries, including those representing SAARC and two UN Security Council members voted against it," it said. Sri Lankan dailies on Friday targetted India…

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Maoists kidnap MLA in Odisha!! March 24, 2012 09:55

Maoists staged another hostage coup in the early hours of the day in Odisha. Jhina Hikaka, legislator from Laxmipur was kidnapped in the early hours of the day in Koraput district. The MLA belonging to…

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2 Italians safe: Maoists March 23, 2012 11:01

We have arrested two Italian tourists who like hundreds of foreign tourists ... treat the local people as monkeys and objects of ridicule: Maoists earlier. The two kidnapped Italian tourists along with their Indian accomplice…

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India bows to linguistic pressure, votes for UN resolution against Lanka war crimes March 22, 2012 17:00

Internal pressures do play affront at international scenes was much evident from what the PM did at Geneva in the UN council. This must be termed as linguistic victory of Tamil Nadu as all parties…

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