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Fast-track court awards death for rape, murder

A fast-track court in Orissa on Thursday awarded death penalty to a man three months after he abducted, raped and murdered a three-year-old girl.

Trainer aircraft, UAVs to debut at Aero India ’13

Aviation aficionados are set to miss the sonic boom of fighter jets as transport aircraft, helicopters, trainers and UAVs (unmanned air vehicles) will steal the show during “Aero India 2013” commencin

India to become hub of biosimilars in next 5 years

Despite having a strong presence in the generic drugs sector across the globe, India is yet to grow as a hub of biosimilars where China and South Korea are in the lead.

Girl, 7, raped in Goa school, principal held

A girl studying in Class 2 in the Goan town of Vasco was raped by an unknown youth in a toilet inside her school on Monday, sparking widespread protests in the town on Tuesday which led to the arrest

Orissa gangrape victim dies

After battling for life in hospital for 13 days, the 17-year-old girl who was gang-raped in Orissa’s Rayagada town on January 2 evening, died at a private hospital at Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.

18-year-old gangraped in Hyderabad

In yet another shocking incident of gangrape in the city, an 18-year-old girl was raped by two men at a deserted area in IDPL Colony, Balanagar.

India nudges Bhutan on China talks

Concerned that any decision Bhutan might take to resolve its long-pending boundary dispute with China will have huge security implications for India, New Delhi has indicated to Thimphu that it needs t

Sensex gains on GAAR deferral

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Markets staged a spectacular rally on Monday to touch their two-year high as a slower than expected growth in December inflation figures fuelled hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Case won’t end even if victim backs off

In a significant ruling, the Madras high court has held that a rape case cannot be quashed even if the victim “resiles” from her allegations as the offence was not against any individual but against t

Ramesh launches cash transfer scheme in Andhra district

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Union minister Jairam Ramesh today launched the Aadhar-enabled Direct Benefits Transfer Scheme (DBTS) for MGNREGP and Social Security Pensions at Gollaprolu village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
East Godavari (EG) is one of the four districts in Andhra Pradesh where the scheme is being launched as part of the nationwide roll-out of DBTS in the first phase.

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