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Police to launch operation against Maoists in Maharashtra
1:16 New Delhi, October 9 (ANI): Strongly condemning the growing Maoists menace in the country U.K. Bansal, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs said the police would run after the Maoists who had killed 17 policemen in Maharashtra state on Thursday. Over 100 Maoists ambushed an elite police team conducting regular exercise near Laheri police outpost in Gadchiroli district of the state. The gun battle between the Maoists and policemen lasted for more than four hours. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 876
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Campaigning picks up Maharashtra ahead of assembly polls
2:25 Pune/ Nagpur/ Mumbai, October 9 (ANI): While addressing a huge gathering in Pune on Thursday, General Secretary of Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, said that the Congress would work together towards progress of the state. Meanwhile, Mayawati, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh accused the Congress party of neglecting the poor. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 771
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At least 30 killed in Pakistan blast
0:47 Peshawar, October 9 (ANI): A car bomb ripped through the crowded Khyber Bazaar in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday leaving at least 30 people dead, and injuring around 100. Peshawar is the main city in the northwest and has been a frequent target of militants linked to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, who are waging a violent insurgency against the Pakistani state. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 700
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Twenty20 exciting but test cricket real test of skills: Waugh
1:56 Bangalore, October 9 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh on Thursday said though Twenty20 cricket is exciting but it can never undermine the essence of test cricket.Waugh however said that though Australia had proved its dominance winning the Champions Trophy,but with all-round cricketing season it was difficult for any team to dominate the game throughout various formats. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 805
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Sikhs celebrate 475th birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das
1:20 Amritsar,October 9 (ANI):Devotees on Thursday offered prayers and took holy dip in the holy pond of Sikhs most revered shrine, Golden Temple,in Amritsar to mark the 475th birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das, the fourth great Guru of Sikhs. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 484
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Nirupama Rao visits Afghanistan after embassy blast
0:55 Kabul, October 9 (ANI): A day after the Taliban suicide attack near Indian embassy in Kabul, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday arrived in Afghanistan to take stock of the situation and discuss the issue with the Afghan leadership. Rao also inspected the site of a huge bomb attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 672
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Bollywood stars shine bright at the Global film festival
1:32 Indore,October 9 (ANI): A weeklong Global Cinema Festival began with Bollywood actors adding to the splendour of the event in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday.Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra,actor Sanjay Kapoor,veteran actor Randhir Kapoor and filmmaker Boney Kapoor among others marked their presence at the inauguration of the film festival. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 921
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Steady expansion in domestic demand: Pranab
1:10 New Delhi,October 9 (ANI):India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that the economy has seen steady expansion in domestic demand while savings and investment rates have picked up. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 784
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Massive hunt on for Maoists who massacred 17 cops
1:51 New Delhi/ Aurangabad/ Gadchiroli/ Thiruvananthapuram, October 9 (ANI): Expressing grief at the attack on policemen by the Maoists on Thursday in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, state chief Ashok Chavan said the attacks cannot deter the spirit to fight and wipe out these rebels. Maoists had killed 17 policemen in the state. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 901
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US president Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel peace award200Nobel Peace Prize.
0:42 New Delhi, October 9 (ANI): The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 to US President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy, cooperation between people and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. The prize would be awarded to Obama at a ceremony in the Oslo City Hall on December 10. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 809
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US president Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel peace award
0:42 New Delhi, October 9 (ANI): The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2009 to US President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy, cooperation between people and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. The prize would be awarded to Obama at a ceremony in the Oslo City Hall on December 10. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 824
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RC will take advantage of home support: Kumble
0:57 Bangalore, October 8 (ANI): Anil Kumble, skipper of India's Royal Challengers team while addressing a news conference in southern Bangalore city on Tuesday stated that their team would take advantage of home support during the upcoming Champions League Twenty20 tournament that will commence from Thursday. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 625
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Chidambaram offers Maoists talks
1:16 Mumbai, October 8 (ANI): While addressing a news conference in Mumbai on Wednesday India's Home Minister P Chidambaram advised Maoist rebels to shun violence and resort to dialogue process. Chidambaram said that India was a civilised country and did not believe in waging a war against its own people. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 575
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Four militants killed in two separate encounters in Kashmir
1:40 Pampore/ Srinagar, October 8 (ANI): Police and security forces in Kashmir gunned down at least four militants including a top rebel commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba in two separate gun battles on Wednesday. According to the police, in one of the encounters in the Ladoo forests region near Pampore town, near Srinagar, one militant was killed and three security personnel were injured in a grenade attack. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 746
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Election commissioner warns against bogus voting
1:28 Pune, October 8 (ANI): As the date of polling for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra comes closer, Election Commissioner, Navin Chawla on Wednesday in pune, asked people that all family members must go together to the polling booths to caste their votes to prevent bogus voting. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 629
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Pak assisting infiltration into J and K: AK Antony
1:37 New Delhi, October 8 (ANI): Indian defence minister A.K. Antony on Wednesday, said Pakistan was assisting infiltration into Kashmir. Antony blamed Pakistan of not doing enough to curb infiltration citing that most of the military camps were operating near Pakistan army bases. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 821
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Blast rocks Afghan capital rocks Kabul near Indian embassy
0:51 Kabul, October 08 (ANI): A large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the center of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 45, police sources said. The blast tore through a market building across the street from the heavily fortified embassy compound, leaving rubble and debris strewn across the road, where the Afghan Interior Ministry is also located. Ambulances and other emergency vehicles rushed to the blast site. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 730
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One dead, twenty one injured in Bihar train accident
1:13 Bihar, October 08 (ANI):One person died and 21 others were injured when the Amritsar-Katihar Amrapali Express derailed in Khagaria district of Bihar on Wednesday. The actual cause of the train mishap is not yet known, but the officials attribute to damage in tracks because of heavy rains. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 896
2010 Games delegation inspects venue, pace of work
1:7 New Delhi, October 08 (ANI): Amid rising concerns over New Delhi’s preparedness, commonwealth team visited the city to take stock of the preparations on Thursday. Led by Mike Fennell, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), the team visited the Games village in the city to monitor the progress. Fennell had written to organisers last month expressing his concern at their reluctance to hire foreign experts and the delayed progress of work. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 867
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India-born scientist wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1:54 Cambridge, October 8 (ANI): An India-born structural biologist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for his work on proteins that control life. Professor Ramakrishnan shared the award with two other scientists, Israeli Ada Yonath and Thomas Steitz who produced atom-by-atom maps of the mysterious, life-giving ribosome. The three scientists shared 10 million Swedish crown prize for showing how the ribosome operates at the atomic level. Added: 15848 days ago Views: 1060
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