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US: Expert who infuriated India offered key post
Christine Fair, who infuriated New Delhi when she alleged that India was meddling in Balochistan, has been offered the India portfolio in the Obama administration....
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In 26/11 horror, some brilliant humanity stood out
A year after 26/11, Helen Connolly, a yoga instructor from Canada, remembers her friends who died, describes her own healing and chronicles the light that shone through that horror....
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Illegal mining: Karnataka minister on the defensiv..
Karnataka Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy on Friday night said the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committees report -- describing as illegal the mining of iron ore by the Obulapuram Mining Company owned by him in Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka border -- was not that of the apex court. He said the report by the CEC is an ex parte report since the Obulapuram Mining Company was never heard before...
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Army foils infiltration bid along LoC
Security personnel on Friday night foiled an infiltration bid, after a brief encounter with militants along the Line of Control in Balakote area, nearly 190 km from Jammu. Troops patrolling the forward area along the Line of Control in Balakote in Poonch district observed some movement of militants and opened fire on them, said Brigadier General Staff, 16 Corps, Gurdeep Singh. Firing started from across the border, resulting in an exchange of gunfire for a brief period....
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Hawala scam: Koda seeks time from ED
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday, has sought time for his appearance, saying his documents are not ready. Koda, along with his associates, has been accused of being involved in a Rs 2000-crore hawala scam.According to one of his advocates, Koda has sought time as some of his documents, wanted by the ED, were either with the Income Tax Department or with the State Vigilance Department....
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Why India cannot be an Asian power like China
Power and influence are not given. They are taken. China knows how to take it, India does not, says strategic expert B Raman....
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Who were the women with Headley?
The investigation, currently being conducted by the National Investigating Agency, has highlighted the possibility that David Headley -- the American citizen arrested last month in Chicago by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on terror charges -- may have involved a couple of women in his plans....
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India at a "loss" over growing Sino-US ties: Chine..
Indias unease over the Sino-US joint statement on Indo-Pak relations may indicate a sense of loss in New Delhi at the growing ties between China and America, Chinese scholars said on Friday. While justifying the controversial Sino-US statement that pledged support for improvement in Indo-Pak ties, they said it is in Chinas interests to have an orderly neighbourly environment....
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Tata"s tata to Tata
Like many other Indian companies, the Tata group too has globalised in the past decade. It is a testimony to the success of Indian enterprise in the global marketplace that many of them have done well, in the face of severe competition....
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How Headley used Rahul as a "cover" for his terror..
Vicky Nanjappa provides a glimpse of what Rahul Bhatt, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatts son and a witness in the case against David Headley, revealed during questioning....
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"China cannot be and should not be the arbiter in ..
China is not a disinterested observer in South Asia. It is in possession of part of Jammu and Kashmir and has been an unscrupulous supplier of arms and war-like nuclear material to Pakistan....
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No compensation for 26/11 cab owners
I am glad my drivers wife got compensation, but am I not entitled to anything? I have been running around for succour but have not received even sympathy....
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26/11 anniversary: Antony asks three services to b..
Union Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday asked the three services to remain alert and step up vigilance around the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks....
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Delhi, Hurriyat talks can"t succeed without Pak, c..
Pakistan on Friday claimed that any talks between the Indian government and separatist Kashmiri leaders will not be successful without its involvement....
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Swaraj to succeed Advani as leader of Opposition
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani is understood to have indicated that he will not complete his five-year term as the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and make way for his deputy Sushma Swaraj. Highly placed party sources said Advani also conveyed to Arun Jaitley that the latter would continue to be the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha. Though Advani did not specify when he would hang up his boots, he is unlikely to continue for long....
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