The Union Cabinet met in New Delhi on Friday where-in several important decisions including clearing of amendment in the Anti Hijacking Act 1982 , Bill to create an Educational Tribunal, and creation of National Population Registrar were cleared by the Union Cabinet.
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Pakistani American terrorist David Headley can now be directly questioned by Indian investigators after his confession in a court here that he was involved in the Mumbai terror attacks, although he will not be extradited to India.
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Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal touched a new high on Thursday as she zoomed into the top-five of the world rankings at a career-best fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All England Badminton Championships earlier this month.
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Praveen Kumar recorded the first hat-trick of Indian Premier League III as a dominant Royal Challengers Bangalore mauled a sorry-looking Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets to notch up their second consecutive win in the Twenty20 tournament in Bangalore on Thursday.
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Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday ruled out exporting surplus wheat lying in the godowns to reduce the stock and instead favoured stepping up allocation to Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
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Food inflation fell to 16.30 per cent for the week ended 6th March on easing prices of pulses and vegetables, but fuel inflation shot up to 12.68 per cent.
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World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) fought through a bleeding nose to clinch his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean sweep in the finals to win the overall team title at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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The government on Wednesday said it has no intention to prevent public sector banks from entering into non-core businesses like insurance and mutual funds.
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India said the plea bargain between Pakistani-American David Headley and the US government was not a "setback" as it could enable access to the Mumbai attacks accused through the US judicial process.
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Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday said that Pakistan has 42 terror camps within its territory and the neighbouring country was not taking effective steps to dismantle the terror outfits.
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Designed to boost the number of children enrolling in and completing elementary school, and to improve the quality of engineering education across India, the World Bank has approved two education projects worth USD 1.05 billion.
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Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao appears to have apprized US officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor General James Jones about Indias growing concern at the heightening threat of terrorism emanating from the Pakistani soil.
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The country's atomic establishment day threw its weight behind the civil nuclear liability bill in the face of the stand-off between the Government and the Opposition and said there is a lot of "misunderstanding" about the regime.
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So far, five mobile operators--Bharti Airtel, Vodafone,Rcom, TTSL and Etisalat--have filed their application for 3Gauction and today is the last day for applications.
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The Bombay Stock Exchange today opened over 44 points higher, extending gains for the fourth straight day on sustained buying after the upgrading of the country's sovereignty rating.
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The government gave Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and partners approval to invest USD 2.181 billion in a giant oilfield in Venezuela that will give energy deficient India 3.6 million tons a year of crude oil.
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Indian Bank Chairman & Managing Director Shri M. S. Sundara Rajan handed over Interim Dividend cheque of Rs. 85,95,50,000 (Rupees Eighty Five Crores Ninety Five Lakhs and Fifty Thousand) to Hon'ble Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
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Designed to boost the number of children enrolling in and completing elementary school, and to improve the quality of engineering education across India, the World Bank has approved two education projects worth USD 1.05 billion.
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Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday ruled out exporting surplus wheat lying in the godowns to reduce the stock and instead favoured stepping up allocation to Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
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Indian investors can now trade in an international index as the Hang Seng Benchmark ExchangeTraded Fund (Hang Seng BeES) will be available on the National Stock Exchange.
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Oil fell further in Asian trade today as a strong US dollar dampened investor appetite for crude futures, analysts said.
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Food inflation fell to 16.30 per cent for the week ended 6th March on easing prices of pulses and vegetables, but fuel inflation shot up to 12.68 per cent.
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India has asked the United States to review and update its export controls to reflect the changed political realities of their emerging strategic partnership.
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New Delhi is fully committed to take the Doha round of trade negotiations to a successful conclusion, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
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The Union Cabinet met in New Delhi on Friday where-in several important decisions including clearing of amendment in the Anti Hijacking Act 1982 , Bill to create an Educational Tribunal, and creation of National Population Registrar were cleared by the Union Cabinet.
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After hosting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, US President Barack Obama will host the second state dinner of his presidency for his Mexican counterpart Felipe Calderon in recognition of their "deep ties and strong relationship".
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Russia and the United States have made major 'progress' on a new deal to slash the nuclear arsenals during the cold war, replacing Soviet-era START-1 treaty that ended December last, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday.
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President Barack Obama has signedinto law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the US a jobs boost.
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The government is pushing to abolish adultery as a crime in response to growing public calls for greater sexual freedom and individual privacy, officials at the South Korean Justice Ministry have said.
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Pakistan government Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it will establish a judicial commission to address the issue of thousands of "missing persons" or people who are believed to have been detained by security and intelligence agencies.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki retained his narrow lead over secularist challengerIyad Allawi on Thursday as Iraq neared a final preliminary count of votes cast in a 7th March parliamentary election.
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Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the cabinet, appointed by ailing president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, a little over a month after taking power.
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Sudan signed a ceasefire agreement with a second Darfur rebel group on Friday, part of a government campaign to resolve the conflict in Sudan's violent west before elections next month.
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The death toll in Nepal's road accident after a crowded bus plunged into a river in western Dailekh district on Thursday touched 31, with several others still missing.
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China on Thursday said Iran should not develop any capability to produce nuclear weapons, but asserted that all avenues need to be exhausted before imposing new sanctions on it through the United Nations.
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Russia on Thursday for crucial talks on clinching a new nuclear disarmament treaty between the Cold War foes and smoothing tensions in the Middle East.
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A new legally binding document that would replace the Kyoto Protocol is unlikely to be ready by the next UN conference on climate change in Mexico, Russia's presidential envoy on climate-related matters said.
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President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday said Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition with other powers.
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Pakistani-American LeT operative David Coleman Headley today assured "cooperation" to the US in his plea bargain appeal before a court in Chicago.
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Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal touched a new high on Thursday as she zoomed into the top-five of the world rankings at a career-best fifth spot following her stupendous show in the All England Badminton Championships earlier this month.
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Banned former captains Mohammad Yousuf, Younus Khan and Shoaib Malik as well as maverick pacer Shoib Akhtar were dropped from the list of players who were on Friday awarded central contracts by Pakistan Cricket Board.
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Stand-in Delhi Daredevils skipper Dinesh Karthik won the toss and decided to bat against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match at Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi on Friday.
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The government on Friday decided to pump in another Rs 687.06 crore for the Commonwealth Games to install high-end equipment and fittings necessary for the sporting extravaganza.
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Former captain Shoaib Malik has decided to appeal against the one-year ban and fine imposed on him by Pakistan Cricket Board which has accused him of faking an injury and creating disharmony in the team during the Australia tour.
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Praveen Kumar recorded the first hat-trick of Indian Premier League III as a dominant Royal Challengers Bangalore mauled a sorry-looking Rajasthan Royals by 10 wickets to notch up their second consecutive win in the Twenty20 tournament in Bangalore on Thursday.
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World number one Vijender Singh (75kg) fought through a bleeding nose to clinch his first international gold medal in two years as Indian pugilists made a clean sweep in the finals to win the overall team title at the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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After back-to-back defeats, Kings XI Punjab will be eyeing a redemption while defending champions Deccan Chargers hope to continue with the winning momentum when they take on each other in an Indian Premier League match at Cuttack on Friday.
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Their winning streak snapped, Delhi Daredevils will have to sort out shortcomings like poor fielding and listless bowling when they take on injury-hit Chennai Super Kings in their fourth Indian Premier League match at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi on Friday.
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Sachin Tendukar and young Saurabh Tiwary smashed blistering half-centuries as Mumbai Indians spanked Delhi Daredevils by 98 runs to record their second successive victory in the Indian Premier League in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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Chennai Super Kings' Indian Premier League campaign received a huge blow on Wednesday with its charismatic in-form skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni being ruled out of action for the next 10 days because of an elbow injury.
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Government on Friday increased the Dearness Allowance for central government employees and pensioners by eight percentage points to compensate for price rise.
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The Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) has ruled out seat sharing with the Congress in the ensuing Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections slated for 9th of next month.
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Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on Thursday asked private sector to chip in and cooperate with govt to effect a change in behaviour patterns of citizens before the Commonwealth Games.
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The meeting of the full Planning Commission to consider and approve the Mid-Term Review of the 11th Plan (2007-12) has been deferred to 23rd March.
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President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil lauded women from Jharkhand who drive and operate bulldozers, locomotives, large cranes and other such heavy machinery.
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Claims by Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab about police torturing him and making him confess under duress are false and part of his strategy to escape from the clutches of law, the prosecution told a special court today.
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In a set back to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to stay the trial against her in a 14-year-old disproportionate assets case being held in Karnataka.
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As part of government's efforts to reach out to BJP over the nuclear liability bill, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday met senior leaders of the main opposition party to allay their apprehensions but failed to convince them.
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