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Maratha reservation: Regular hearing soonSubscriber Only

January 30, 2017 01:58 IST

The Maratha community constitutes 33 per cent of Maharashtra’s population, and recently held statewide protest rallies.

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Mumbai: Seven Africans held for possessing contraband worth Rs 4 lakh

January 29, 2017 21:44 IST

All the accused had gathered there to sell contraband, including Meow Meow (104 gram) and cocaine (38 gram)

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Shooting in Vietnam was breathtaking: SayyeshaaSubscriber Only

January 29, 2017 19:12 IST

Sayyeshaa recently shot for Tamil film Vanamagan in Vietnam, and she can't stop gushing about the experience,

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Noida: Woman’s body found hanging from tree in UP

January 29, 2017 17:05 IST

"Right now it appears to be a suicide case, but we are investigating it from all possible angles, including murder," police said.

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PM Narendra Modi to address public meeting in Goa

January 28, 2017 07:15 IST

Goa goes to polls on February 4.

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New Delhi: Youth attempts suicide by jumping in front of metro at Rajiv chowk

January 25, 2017 00:10 IST

The boy was taken to a hospital and his father was informed.

Angelina Jolie to donate the entire Mon Guerlain salary to charity

January 24, 2017 18:39 IST

Angelina Jolie may give the collected amount to the UN Refugee Agency, of which she is a Special Envoy or the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.

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Mel Gibson welcomes baby boy with girlfriend Rosalind Ross

January 24, 2017 14:56 IST

Mel Gibson who is 61 years old, is already the father of eight children.

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Chhattisgarh: Three killed in IED blastSubscriber Only

January 20, 2017 04:07 IST

A two-year-old child is among the four wounded.

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NRIs to fly in to campaign for AAP in poll-bound statesSubscriber Only

January 19, 2017 04:23 IST

Party leaders said that the volunteers have booked out an entire flight from Canada.

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Rajasthan: Cold conditions ease

January 16, 2017 13:04 IST

Phalodi was recorded as the coldest place in the state with a minimum of 4 degrees Celsius followed by Jaisalmer at 5.6 degrees Celsius.

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South Korea former opposition leader holds lead in presidential favourites poll

January 16, 2017 08:50 IST

South Korea has been gripped by a political crisis since lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in December to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal.

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Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje greets army soldiers on eve of Army Day

January 15, 2017 02:22 IST

In her message, Raje said besides protecting the borders, the soldiers have also contributed to relief works in various parts of the country.

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Police kill man who fired gun outside Austin church

January 14, 2017 22:10 IST

Assistant Police Chief Chris McIlvain says the man fired five or six times in the air, moved toward the church and resumed firing.

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Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits off Indonesia’s Maluku islands

January 14, 2017 18:12 IST

The quake was recorded 120 km (75 miles) west-northwest of the island of Ternate at 1141 GMT, at a depth of about 23 km, according to the USGS website.

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Serbia sends train to Kosovo north despite Pristina protest

January 14, 2017 18:07 IST

Serbian officials in Belgrade saw off a Russian-made train decorated with the Serb flags on Saturday

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Five Tamil Nadu pilgrims mowed down by SUV

January 14, 2017 17:06 IST

When they were crossing Maravanoor this morning, an SUV, which was going toward Dindigul from Chennai hit them.

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Man dies after falling from building in Noida

January 14, 2017 15:34 IST

Gaurav had come to meet his female friend, who lives in that apartment.

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Dehradun: Girl drowns while taking selfie

January 14, 2017 15:05 IST

Ashna Bhandari, a class XII student of Pauri central school, was part of a group of nine students, who had come from Pauri to pay obeisance at Koteshwar temple.

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Coimbatore: 8 injured in fire mishap

January 13, 2017 21:24 IST

The houses had been rented out to the workers, mostly from northern states and southern districts of Tamil Nadu and employed in hosiery units.

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Nepal fires head of earthquake reconstruction agency citing delay

January 12, 2017 13:39 IST

Renaud Meyer, country director for the United Nations Development Programme in Nepal said he hoped the changes will not stall the process of reconstruction.

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NTPC inks pact to take over Chhabra Thermal Power Plant

January 13, 2017 11:34 IST

NTPC Ltd has signed a non-binding MoU with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd for takeover of Chhabra Thermal Power Plant