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Important bills, no case for boycott: PM

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said some "very important" bills are to be presented in the Winter Session of Parliament and hoped that the opposition would not boycott it.

Mayawati resolution to split Uttar Pradesh passed

A resolution by Chief Minister Mayawati to split up Uttar Pradesh into four smaller states was passed by voice vote in the assembly Monday amid uproar.

The move on the opening day of the winter sessi

Tata Motors tweaks Nano, claims improved mileage

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Tata Motors on Monday unveiled several new features for the Nano car, including improved fuel efficiency, at no extra cost.

No intention to ban Facebook in Kashmir: Omar

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has confirmed the government has no intention to block Facebook in Jammu and Kashmir in the wake of protests over alleged blasphemous comments on the social networking sit

Wrong Indian map issue needs greater attention: Mathai

In the backdrop of the US State Department website displaying a map with the northwestern part of Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistani territory, Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai on Monday said such m

India, Bangladesh pledge to hand over fugitives

India and Bangladesh on Monday pledged to soon sign an extradition treaty, assuring each other of all possible cooperation in apprehending and deporting wanted fugitives hiding in their respective countries.

Police to question male students in Roebuck's suicide investigation

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South African police have decided to question 16 male students, who lived with renowned sports commentator and writer Peter Roebuck in an eight-room house.

The young men aged 18 to 26 are mostly Zimb

Ishrat Jahan murdered by police: SIT

In a huge setback to the Gujarat government, court-appointed investigators on Monday concluded that college girl Ishrat Jahan and her three friends were murdered by the state police in a staged shooto

Accused of bias, IAS officer beats self

Hurt by allegations that he was biased, a senior IAS officer overseeing razing of illegal structures here hits himself with his shoe.

People were taken aback on Sunday night when Parveen Kumar, from

Quake rocks northeast India

An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale rocked India's northeast, Myanmar and Bangladesh on Monday, triggering panic among people.

The tremor was felt at 8.47 a.m. in most parts of Assam, Na

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