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Tharoor denies pressurizing Modi over Kochi IPL team spat
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New Delhi/Jammu,April 13 (ANI):Junior Foreign Minister Shashi Tharoor is caught up in a fresh controversy surrounding the new Kochi IPL team that he allegedly helped set up. Rendezvous Sports World Ltd had bid doller 333.33 million to win the rights for the new Kochi IPL team.It is now being alleged that Shashi Tharoor indirectly has a stake in the bid. Sunanda Pushkar,one of the owners of the Kochi team,is believed to be the would-be third wife of Shashi Tharoor.The discloser has stirred fresh controversy that the minister has invested in the team.IPL commissioner,Lalit Modi had revealed this on his twitter account that Tharoor had advised the IPL management against disclosing the name of Sunanda Pushkar as one of the co-owners of the Kochi team.
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Kolkata hospital ransacked on allegation of denial to treat victims
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Kolkata,April 13 (ANI):An angry mob of around 200 people ransacked a hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday accusing it of refusing to treat accident victims.Six people were reported dead and nine injured after a minibus,they were travelling in,collided with a lorry,head on,at Patuli in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.The locals went on rampage after the hospital authorities allegedly refused to admit the victims.The mob then set afire furniture,medical equipment,including stretchers,and even manhandled the hospital staffs.
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Krishna happy over reports of India getting access to Hedley
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New Delhi,April 13 (ANI):Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday expressed happiness on the media reports stating that Indian investigating agencies will get direct access to David Coleman Headley,who has admitted that he was scouting targets for the 2008 attacks in Mumbai.
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CRPF launches civic action programme to overcome naxalism
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Latehar,April 13 (ANI):With an aim to overcome the increasing Maoist activities in Jharkhand,security personnel of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have launched a civic action programme in Latehar district of the state.Under the programme, security personnel distribute sewing machines and cloth material to the women and train them in the skill so that they may earn a living out of it.People in the remote areas are even supplied with water tanks to store clean drinking water.Schools have also been opened and study material is handed to the children.Children are also provided with sports equipments like cycles,footballs,and basketballs for their overall development.
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Villages in Uttarakhand face acute water shortage
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Nainital,April 13 (ANI):Residents of several villages near Nainital town in Uttarakhand are facing acute water shortage and have to travel about two kilometres to fetch drinking water. Because of this,the residents face problems of not only drinking water but also for bathing and washing clothes.According to them, they get water at home for only an hour.People have to travel long distances to get water.
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People throng at Srinagar airport to reserve houseboats
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Srinagar, April 12 (ANI): The 'shikaras', or houseboats have been the main attraction of the Srinagar. And people are turning out in large numbers to the reservation counter at the Srinagar International Airport for booking houseboats. The reservation counter was set up in collaboration with the state tourism department and the Houseboat Owners Association of Kashmir valley recently. It aims to help tourists by saving their time by providing them the facility to reserve houseboats just as they land in the Srinagar city.
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Bilateral progress, Headley dominate Singh-Obama meet
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Washington, April 12(ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met US President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. on Sunday ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit scheduled to take place in Washington on Monday and Tuesday. Later, while briefing the media after the meeting in Washington, Nirupama Rao, India’s Foreign Secretary said that the meeting was positive and constructive, as both the leaders referred to good progress made in the bilateral relations between India and US since their last meeting in 2009.Highlighting militancy as a threat to South Asia, Rao pointed out that Singh underlined lack of will on the part of Pakistan to punish those responsible for 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Yechury slams Chidambaram over tackling Maoist menace
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Kolkata, April 12(ANI): Sitaram Yechury, senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on Sunday slammed central Home Minister P Chidambaram over tackling the Maoist menace. Yechury said that Chidambaram's pointed reference about the responsibility of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee towards controlling the Maoists had ironically come back to haunt the minister himself with April 06 massacre by Maoists at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.
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Kin of Dharmendar, found dead in Sydney, mourn his death
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Punjab, April 12(ANI): Family members of Dharmendar Singh, hailing from Sangrur, who was found dead on a roadside in Sydney on Sunday morning, mourned his death at his home village Nadampur of Sangrur district in Punjab. Singh had gone to Sydney with his wife about one-and-a-half year ago. The Australian police have sent the body of 35-year-old for postmortem and are investigating the cause of his death.
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Maoists blow up a school building in Bihar
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Aurangabad, April 12(ANI): Maoist rebels on Saturday night blew up a school building in Aurangabad district of Bihar. The rebels blew Yadupur Middle School located near Deo police station area. However, no casualty has been reported. In the biggest attack of its kind, Maoists in Chhattisgarh fatally ambushed more than 75 personnel of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on April 06.
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Locals in Maha angry over hike in milk prices
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Mumbai, April 12(ANI): Locals in Mumbai are angry over the sudden hike in milk prices in the state from Sunday. Despite Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar refuting rumours of price rise, milk prices in Mumbai have been hiked by 2 rupees. Current rates of a litre of milk have jumped from Rs 32 to 34.Consumers were shocked after hearing of the new rates of milk. Locals fumed and lamented lack of welfare from the government.
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Saudi Arabian prince meets Indian Vice president in New Delhi
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New Delhi,April 12(ANI): Prince of Saudi Arabia and Emir of Riyadh region Salman bin Abdul Aziz who is on a four-day invitational visit to India on Monday met Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari,to discuss international developments and bilateral relations between the two countries. On his visit he will be speaking to the Indian business community with an aim to encourage them to invest in Saudi Arabia.
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Pakistan's Punjab province denies Sindh its share of water
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Pakistan/ Punjab,April 12: Water is life But,life in Pakistan's Sindh province has become extremely difficult due to unavailability of sufficient water.The problem has been created by Punjab,which is getting the lion's share of Indus waters while denying Sindh its rightful share.Sindh and other provinces in Pakistan are battling serious water shortage,even as Punjab is going ahead with Chashma Jhelum and Taunsa-Pinjad link canal projects.It is estimated that by June 2010 Sindh will face water shortage to the tune of 54 per cent as compared to 14 per cent by Punjab.A recent move by Punjab government to control water flows and forcible opening of flood canals has triggered widespread protests in Sindh and even Balochistan.
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Medinipur Villagers on strike, demand release of suspected Maoist
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West Bengal,April 12(ANI): Villagers of Medinipur district in West Bengal went on a hunger strike on Monday demanding the release of a fellow villager suspected of being a Maoist activist. A doctor by profession,Jawaharlal Mahato was arrested on April 7 from Mathurapur. To demand his release and withdrawal of joint forces from the villages,nearly 2000 villagers from nearby villages went on the hunger strike.West Bengal is among the several Indian states affected by Maoist violence.
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BSE slips 0.1 percent,after its ninth straight week of gains
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Mumbai,April 12(ANI): The BSE Sensex slipped 0.1 percent on Monday, taking a breather after its ninth straight week of gains,while sentiment was also impacted by a row between regulators over an insurance product linked to the stock market.Investors in Mumbai city said they hope the authorities would clear up the air soon to help the investors.Late on Friday,market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said it barred 14 life insurance companies from issuing unit linked insurance products (ULIPs) with immediate effect.
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US Navy chief receives guard of Honour in New Delhi
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New Delhi,April 12 (ANI):Visiting US Navy Chief,Admiral Gary Roughead, received a Guard of Honour in Indian capital New Delhi on Monday.He is on a six day visit to India to explore ways to bolster naval cooperation between the two countries.Roughead is expected to meet India's Defence Minister A K Antony and chiefs of all three defence forces during his stay in New Delhi.Roughead will also visit ships and establishments in Mumbai and Goa during his tour.Roughead's visit comes ahead of the India US naval exercise to be held in Goa from April 23 onwards.
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Assam gears up for annual Bihu festival
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Guwahati,April 12(ANI): Assam is getting dressed up to greet Bihu,a weeklong annual festival that marks the onset of Assamese New Year.In Guwahati,locals are thronging market to buy the traditional articles,particularly those associated with Bihu.Bihu for the people of Assam is not just a seasonal festival or an event.It is a statement of life,an expression of the charm and verve of everyday life,the philosophy of living Bihu is associated with Bihu Dance,in which both young and old dance to the sounds of drums and other instruments.And therefore to promote the dance among the younger generation,many workshops have been organised in the region.
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Shahid,Ayesha promote their flick Pathshala
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Mumbai, April 12 (ANI): After impressing everyone with his Bindaas attitude in his movie Kaminey, bollywood hunk Shahid Kapoor is now all set to woo his audience with the simple and sober role of a teacher in his upcoming flick Pathshala.The superstar along with his co-star Ayesha Takia mingled with schoolchildren in Mumbai on Sunday to promote it.While interacting with the media,Shahid Kapoor,who plays an English and music teacher in the film,said that the idea of the movie was to create awareness about education.
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Air Chief P V Naik denies computer hacking in department
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Allahabad,April 12 (ANI):Indian Air chief P V Naik on Monday denied that computers containing secret documents of the department have been hacked.The computer systems of multitude of Indian embassies,military departments and corporate organisations,as well as the email account of the Dalai Lama,were believed to have been decoded by a Chinese cyber spy ring.
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Sania Mirza,Shoaib Malik finally get married
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Hyderabad,April 12 (ANI):Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik finally exchanged wedding vows at a much-hyped Nikah ceremony held in Hyderabad today.Sania was wearing the same red saree,which her mother had worn at her own Nikah 25 years ago.On the other hand,Shoaib was seen wearing a black sherwani designed by renowned designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil.Earlier today,Sania Mirza's spokesperson Rucha Nayak had confirmed that Shoaib and Sania would materialise their Nikah on Monday,followed by mehendi ceremony on April 13,sangeet on April 14 and the reception will be held on April 15 as scheduled.
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