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Norway judge dismissed over call to execute killer
A judge in the trial of Norwegian mass killer Anders Breivik was dismissed for his online comment that the anti-Muslim extremist who murdered 77 innocent people should face the death penalty.
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Obama seeks to curb speculation in oil market
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced a plan to 'crack down' on speculation in the crude oil markets to put the brakes on the rise in gasoline prices.
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Tamil Nadu to ink more investment agreements: Jayalalithaa
The Tamil Nadu government will sign investment agreements with several automobile and auto component makers and come out with a series of industry-specific policies soon, Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha
Pakistani bomb plotter eyed multiple targets in New York
The admitted Pakistani bomb-maker in a foiled 2009 plot against New York city's subways has revealed how he and an Al Qaeda handler in Pakistan considered everything from the subway to movie theatres
Woman molested for spurning Trinamool, tries suicide
A woman in West Bengal attempted suicide after she was molested and her family members were beaten up by a group of people for her refusal to join the Trinamool Congress, police said on Wednesday.
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Gunfire in Meerut jail as cops, inmates clash
Rioting broke out at the district jail here on Wednesday with prisoners pelting stones at policemen and jail staff and forces resorting to gunfire, injuring two people, officials said. The exact reaso
IMF suggests reforms, inflation check to resume India's high growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested reinvigoration of structural reforms, including development of infrastructure, fiscal consolidation and controlling of inflation to bring India's gr
Maoists plan peoples' court to decide fate of Hikaka
The Maoists on Wednesday accused the Odisha government of not taking steps on their demand and announced they would decide the fate of legislator Jhina Hikaka, who is in their captivity since the past
Worker rescued 55 hours after Jalandhar factory collapse
A teenage boy was pulled out from the debris of the collapsed blanket factory here on Wednesday, nearly 55 hours after the four-storey building had been flattened, police said. Many more people could
New US envoy to India says hello in 10 languages
Nancy Powell, who will be the first female American ambassador to India, arrives in New Delhi this week with an intimate video message of greetings subtitled in 10 Indian languages.
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