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BJP, JD-U to meet on presidential candidate

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were set to meet their Janata Dal-United (JD-U) counterparts on Wednesday, a day after the allies differed over the presidential candidate, sources said.

The JD-U

Thousands of lawyers stop work in Bihar

Thousands of lawyers in Bihar on Wednesday abstained from work to protest against the arrest of a colleague.

The Bihar Bar Council had asked all advocates to observe a strike over the arrest of Anil

Two dozen injured as elephant runs amok

Close to two dozen people were injured on Wednesday as an elephant participating in the Thrissur Pooram festival ran amok, police said.

Inspector General of Police S. Gopinath told agencies that none

Coal workers threaten to go on strike

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A trade union associated with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday threatened to go on strike from July 10 against alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks to private firms and

Court dismisses VS Achuthanandan plea for sex probe report

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The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition of Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan seeking a copy of the investigation report in the Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case allegedly invo

Manchester City third-highest payers in world sport

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After Barcelona and Real Madrid, English giants Manchester City have emerged as the third highest payers in the world of sports even ahead of their famed neighbours Manchester United.

According to a

Rekha right behind, so Jaya to swap seat?

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Actress-MP Jaya Bachchan has sought to change her seating arrangement in the Rajya Sabha after her one-time co-star Rekha was allotted a seat right behind her, an official source said on Wednesday.

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Venus to cross Sun’s face in a lifetime event

On June 5 and 6, millions of people worldwide will be able to spot Venus crossing the Sun’s face in what will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Mexico

A major earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted offshore Mexican state of Chiapas, on Tuesday, according to a local radio station. There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage

Pakistan's terror safe havens remain security challenge, says US

US-led coalition forces have weakened the Taliban in Afghanistan, but terrorist safe havens in Pakistan and endemic corruption still pose tough challenges, a new Pentagon report says.

"The Taliban-le

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