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Markets crash as DMK quits UPA
MUMBAI: Indian equities crashed Tuesday morning, minutes after the DMK quit the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) over the Sri Lankan issue. The sensitive...
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Budget 2013: Sensex down 124 points at mid session
MUMBAI: Wiping out early gains, the BSE benchmark Sensex was trading 124 points lower at midsession today with investor community hair-splitting various budget...
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India will send out sternest possible message against rape
UNITED NATIONS: India has vowed to ensure that the culprits involved in December's horrific gang rape and subsequent death of an Indian woman in Delhi are brought to...
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Central Bank to cut interest rate on home, other loans
NEW DELHI: State-owned Central Bank of India on Friday said it will cut interest rates on housing and other loans by up to 0.5 percent from September 1. "We have...
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Violent protests in UP against Assam-Myanmar violence
LUCKNOW: Violence broke out in the Uttar Pradesh capital city Friday as hundreds of irate Muslims, protesting violence against the community in Assam and Myanmar,...
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  Infant’s death: Punjab govt fails to send report
By Sukhpal Kaur JALANDHAR: Its been more than two weeks after National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) directed Punjab government to submit a report...
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Punjab govt revokes ex-Ludhiana MC chief's  suspension
By Sukhpal Kaur CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has revoked the suspension of former commissioner Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (LMC), Malwinder Singh Jaggi and...
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Industry suffers under SAD-BJP regime: Bharat Bhushan Ashu
  LUDHIANA: Launching a scathing attack on SAD-BJP government of Punjab, Ludhiana West MLA Bharat Bhushan Ashu said it must stop gloating over state of...
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Olympics: Federer acknowledges he's favourite
LONDON: Wimbledon champion and world No.1 Roger Federer has acknowledged he is the favourite for Olympic gold. For all Federer's 17 Grand Slam titles, an Olympic...
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3 die as vehicle falls into pit
DEHRA DUN: Three people were killed and 13 injured when a private vehicle carrying them fell into a pit in Bironkhal area in Uttarakhand's Pauri district...
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BJP to discuss vice presidential poll
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet Saturday evening to discuss the Aug 7 vice presidential poll amid lack of consensus in the National Democratic...
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I've not insulted medical profession: Aamir Khan
NEW DELHI:Pats and brickbats - Aamir Khan was prepared for it all when he set out to discuss burning issues in his debut TV show "Satyamev Jayate". Fearless and...
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India last stop for Stanford-bound ICSE topper
DUBAI:This 17-year-old knew he would do well in his Grade 12 exams but becoming the ICSE topper worldwide with 99.5 percent marks was unimaginable. India-born Rohan...
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Candid maternity talk with men - from behind veil
BEH CHARAN (RAJASTHAN) :  "Did your prasav (delivery) go off well this time?" "Was the jaapa (birth) without any problems?" These are questions that a male health...
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Verse-atile Tanisha and The Journey To Freedom
MUMBAI: A 14-year-old Tanisha Avarsekar, is the eldest daughter of Abhijit and Shweta Avarsekar, and student of grade 9 in Hill Spring International School,...
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Unique Kisan Smart Cards scheme to be started in Haryana
By: Punjab NewslineCHANDIGARH: In yet another farmer-friendly decision, Haryana Government has started a unique scheme of issuing 1000 Kisan Smart Cards in each...
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CEC concerned over menace of paid news
By: Punjab NewslineCHANDIGARH: Chief Election Commissioner of India, Dr. S. Y. Qurashi expressed his concern over the menace of paid news during elections and stressed...
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Power record generated by Haryana Power Corporation
By: Punjab NewslineCHANDIGARH: The 250 MW Unit-7 of Panipat Thermal Power Station (PTPS-2 ) of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (HPGCL) achieved a record...
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Deshmukh named in another alleged land scam
MUMBAI  :   Central Science and Technology Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has been named in another land scam with a fresh complaint lodged before the...
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States and Union Territories conference would be held from April 10
By: Punjab NewslineCHANDIGARH: A 3-day conference of Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories will be held at Hotel Rajhans at Surajkund, Faridabad...
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Pakistan visit and exchange of delegations will resolve issues between two countries
By: Punjab NewslineCHANDIGARH: A ten-member delegation of the Haryana Assembly, led by the Speaker, Kuldeep Sharma, reached Pakistan on a four-day visit. Rana...
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Rs.18,000-crore Air India restructuring plan approved
MUMBAI: The long-awaited Rs.18,000 crore financial restructuring plan for cash-strapped Air India has finally been approved by a consortium of 19 banks led by State...
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Maoists set Thursday deadline for abducted Odisha legislator
BHUBANESHWAR: Maoists holding ruling Biju Janata Dal lawmaker Jhina Hikaka for the past 10 days in Odisha Tuesday gave an April 5 deadline to the state government to...
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Azhagiri's election case paused, court stays hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday stayed proceedings in the Madras High Court on an election petition challenging the election of union Chemical and Fertiliser...
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100 Fake Passports identified in Nepal, 17 Indians arrested
Kathmandu: Over 100 people, including 17 Indians, have been arrested in Nepal for using fake passports, a media report said Saturday. The Department of...
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The enigmatic artist, Rabbi Shergill
By Sunaina RanaCHANDIGARH:A revolutionary, rebellious and inscrutable artist, Rabbi, is out with his new album III. Rabbi is admired for his eccentricity and hence he...
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Akhilesh blockade not to attend conclave due to official engagements
By: Punjab NewslineNEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh's new Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Thursday dropped out of the India Today conclave 2012 because of official...
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Swine flu professed four lives in Maharastra
PUNE:  After a lull of six months, swine flu has again reared its head in Maharashtra, claiming four lives in Pune in the past fortnight, including two Friday,...
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Earthquake in New Delhi and northern areas, no casualty
By Sunaina RanaCHANDIGARH:Major tremors were felt in New Delhi and National Capital Region ( NCR )region in Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon today. The tremors...
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Preserving the art and culture, Pandit Subhash Ghosh
CHANDIGARH:Preserving the culture and heritage Pandit Subhash Ghosh a science post graduate has taken training in music from Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, since 1985. Music...
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Chandigarh:Maken lauds Bridgestone World Series Hockey
CHANDIGARH:Passion for hockey dominated the spectacular, star-studded Opening Ceremony played to a packed audience here at the Sector-42 Stadium in Chandigarh for the...
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Expert group for modernization of railways presents its report
NEW DELHI: The Expert Group for Modernisation of Indian Railways, constituted by the Ministry of Railways under the Chairmanship of Shri Sam Pitroada, Advisor to the...
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Returning from Pakistan, searching for home?
By Sukhpal KaurAMRITSAR: The five of the six Indians who were set free by the Pakistan government on February 16 are still awaiting to meet their near and dear ones...
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Ex-ISRO chief seeks fresh probe into Devas deal
BANGALORE: Blaming the space department for misleading the government and the Space Commission on the spectrum deal, former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)...
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Send back children, BJP and CPI-M tell Norway
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday joined hands to demand that the Norwegian government send back the...
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Two Lashkar militants arrested in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested two suspected terrorists of Lashkar-e-Toiba, who were allegedly planning to carry out terror strikes in the national...
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Police action arbitrary, Ramdev didn't cooperate: Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday slammed Delhi Police for acting in an arbitrary manner and using excessive force in disbursing Baba Ramdev and his followers from...
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Probe intensifies but no headway in Monday bombing
NEW DELHI: Investigators were Thursday yet to find any clue to the latest terror attack in Delhi, three days after a yet unidentified biker bombed an Israeli embassy...
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Ban only Russian comment in Bhagvad Gita: Prosecutors
MOSCOW: After a Siberian district court in late 2011 rejected a petition seeking a ban on a Russian translation of the Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita, Tomsk region...
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Sensex closes 76 points lower
MUMBAI: A benchmark index Thursday provisionally closed 76 points lower, as traders took a breather after the previous day's rally and booked profits in key scrips....
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'Sleazegate' ministers reply to speaker's notice
BANGALORE: Three Karnataka ministers involved in what has come to be known as the 'sleazegate' scandal Thursday submitted their replies to assembly speaker K.G....
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India's gold consumption down
NEW DELHI: India's gold consumption in 2011 fell by seven percent to 933.4 tonnes, down from 1,006.3 tonnes, due to volatility in rupee value and the tightening of...
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BJP hits out at PM's 'deafening silence'
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Thursday that Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma's promise of increased quotas for Muslims in Uttar Pradesh was another...
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US varsity offers doctorate for education professionals
NEW DELHI: As India emerges a global education market, the University of Southern California (USC) is offering a new doctorate course aimed at professionals in the...
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India to induct latest Russian military chopper
NEW DELHI: India will Friday induct the modern Mi-17V5 helicopter, its latest acquisition from Russia, into its air force, which will use them to ferry troops and...
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Railways to get new coach manufacturing plant
NEW DELHI: In order to meet the increasing demand for railway coaches, the union cabinet Thursday approved setting up of a new unit for manufacturing the...
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After Khurshid, another minister promises quotas in UP
LUCKNOW: Congress leader and Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma has reignited the row over reservations for minorities in Uttar Pradesh by promising sub-quotas for...
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Two shot dead by Italian ship personnel, Kerala announces relief
THIRUVUNANTHAPURAM:  The Kerala cabinet Thursday decided to give Rs.5 lakh compensation each to the next of kin of the two fishermen shot dead by security...
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Homosexuality, lesbian relationships unnatural, SC told
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday was told that homosexuality and lesbian relationship were unnatural and against the order of nature as provided under the...
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24 percent Indian kids go hungry: Survey
NEW DELHI: India may be an economic success story. But a Save the Children study says around a quarter of Indian kids in the 0-6 age group go without food every day....
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NRI children row: India summons Norway envoy
NEW DELHI: India Wednesday summoned Norwegian ambassador Ann Ollestad and pushed for an expeditious solution to the custody row involving two NRI children, who who...
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Congress stays away from sleazegate probe
BANGALORE: The Congress Wednesday said it will not join the panel to probe three former Karnataka ministers caught watching porn in the assembly, saying the panel was...
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Sensex soars past 18,000, closes 335 points up
MUMBAI: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday provisionally closed 335 points higher, above the 18,000-mark, a level unseen in the past six months....
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EGoM fails to decide on ONGC, BHEL stake sales
NEW DELHI: The government stumbled in its effort to meet the target of raising Rs.40,000 crore through stake sale in state-owned firms this fiscal as an empowered...
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US welcomes peaceful rise of China: Obama
WASHINGTON: While setting a firm tone for future relations between the two world powers, US President Barack Obama Tuesday told visiting Chinese Vice-President Xi...
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Row over British MP Keith Vaz's campaign in Goa
PANAJI: Poll officials in Goa have sought expert opinion from the Election Commission (EC) over British MP of Indian origin Keith Vaz campaigning here for a Congress...
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Record 250 mn tonnes food grain production in 2012-13: PM
NEW DELHI: India's food grain production could touch a record 250 million tonnes in 2011-12, exceeding the annual target by five million tonnes, Prime Minister...
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Car blast: abandoned bike found in south Delhi
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Wednesday recovered an abandoned red motorcycle from south Delhi's Lado Sarai area, an official said Wednesday, two days after a rider on a...
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Delhi readies for mass drill to test disaster preparedness
NEW DELHI: How will the capital react in the event of a high intensity earthquake? The test would be on in hundreds of locations across Delhi Wednesday with disaster...
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Pakistan, India trade talks to give peace a chance
ISLAMABAD: The trade talks between Pakistan and India "indicate the growing strength of those who want peace for an economically prosperous and thriving South Asia",...
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CPI-M's Bengal conference to discuss poll debacle
KOLKATA: The Communist Party of India-Marxist began its four-day state conference in West Bengal Wednesday to discuss its future agenda. This is the first time in...
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Israeli team to reach Delhi to discuss attack
NEW DELHI: A team from Israel will be here Wednesday with the materials used in the botched terror attack in Tbilisi and the three blasts in Bangkok to check whether...
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Trial court's death penalty verdict flawed: Kasab
NEW DELHI: Ajmal Kasab, the 2008 Mumbai terror attack convict and Pakistani terrorist, Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the reasoning by the trial court while...
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Sensex closes 115 points up
MUMBAI: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Tuesday shot up in late trade to close 115 points higher. Other Asian bourses too reported dull trading. The...
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Saudi offer to hike crude exports to India
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has offered to increase its export of crude oil to India. King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud conveyed this to Indian Defence Minister A.K....
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Moral police finally bow to Valentine's Day
NEWE DELHI: Love, as they say, always wins. A Shiv Sena leader here admitted his group was not protesting against Valentine's Day any more - because no one is...
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Eurozone crisis an opportunity for Indian IT: Expert
PARIS:  India's Information Technology sector is well placed to take advantage of the current Eurozone crisis as an increasing number of companies will look at...
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Acquittal of five in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case contested
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Monday issued notice on a petition of the Delhi government challenging the acquittal by the Delhi High Court of former Indian Police...
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Hezbollah link to Israeli car blast?
NEW DELHI: Even as India launched a probe into a blast in a car belonging to the Israeli embassy here, media reports in Israel speculated that the explosion in Delhi...
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BBC apologises for broadcasting paid documentaries
LONDON: The BBC has apologised for broadcasting documentaries made by a TV company that was paid millions of pounds by clients. The group issued an apology to 74...
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SBI's third quarter net profit up 15.38 percent
MUMBAI: State Bank of India Monday reported a 15.38 percent rise in net profit for the third quarter of the current fiscal at Rs.3,263.04 crore from Rs.2,828.06 crore...
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Largest depositors in Swiss banks are Indians: CBI chief
NEW DELHI: Indians are the largest depositors in Swiss banks and have stashed a staggering $500 billion of black money abroad for tax evasion, CBI chief A.P. Singh...
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BCCI stumps ICC's restructuring
CHENNAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Monday rejected the key recommendations of the Woolf Report concerning the restructuring of the International...
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Gaurav Dahiya welcomed by Bhiwani district in Mumbai
CHANDIGARH: Gaurav Dahiya who had won gold medal in 17 Asian Shotokan Karate Championship held at Priyadarshani Sports Complex Mumbai from Feb 3 to...
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Haryana Governor 'Jagannath Paharia' said: More education can be provided
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Governor Jagannath Paharia today laid thrust on providing moral education to the students so that they became good citizens of the...
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CIA website hacked
Washington: Hacker group Anonymous Friday night took down the website of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), media reports said Saturday. Citing online...
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Super Religare Laboratories Limited, Formerly SRL Ranbaxy Ltd. is one of the leading pathology laboratory networks in India. It started a revolution in diagnostic...
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PM speeds up trans-shipment at Vallarpadam
 NEW DELHI:The Prime Minister has directed different departments to ensure that procedural issues do not come in the way of India’s first International...
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Emotions flow as Trinidad's 'daughter PM' visits Bihar village
BHELPUR (BIHAR): The entire village as well as hundreds from neighbouring areas gathered for a glimpse of the "daughter PM" when Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister...
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Jat-Dalit devide crops up in Punjab village
FATEHGARH SAHIB; The Jat-Dalit devide has plagued a village Faridpur in this district where four Dalits girls who went to answer the nature's call were banned by a...
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Haryana CM asks Journalists to report with sincerety, honesty
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has urged the journalists to perform their duties sincerely and honestly while reporting for their newspapers...
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Haryana CM announcs bonanza for employees
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister,  Bhupinder Singh Hooda Monday announced bonanza for those retrenched employees who had been adjusted in various departments...
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Punjabi varsity VC softens stand against Dhillon after his appointment in PSEB
FATEHGARH SAHIB: In a change of stand after an unpleasant relationship for the last few months, when the two factions led by Punjabi University, Patiala Vice...
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Khalsa Action Committee joins issue with Mann over Bitttu's expulsion
AMRITSAR: Terming the expulsion of Daljit Singh Bittu from SAD (Amristar) as most unfortunate, the Khalsa Action Committee (KAC) Monday came down heavily on Simranjit...
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Monica Bedi pays obeisance at Golden Temple
AMRITSAR: Bollywood actress and girl friend of under world don Abu Salem Monica Bedi who recently came out from bars Monday paid obeisance in the sanctum sanctorum of...
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Bhathal appeals to NRI's in UK to invest in Punjab
CHANDIGARH: Former Chief Minister, Punjab and Leader of Opposition  Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Monday made a fervent appeal to Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), especially...
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Knowledge commission asks Punjab govt to implement its recommendations
CHANDIGARH: A 3-member National Knowledge Commission (NKC) led by its Advisor S.Regunathan Monday called on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to apprise him...
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KOLKATA:Hailing former All England champion Prakash Padukone as "the greatest sportsman India has produced", cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar Saturday said actor Deepika Padukone is lucky to be the badminton player's daughter."Deepika is the daughter of who, in my view, is the greatest sportsman India has produced. She is fortunate to have the same genes," Gavaskar said at the Eden...

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