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CBI registers case in spectrum allocation during NDA rule

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered a case in the allocation of additional spectrum to private telecom firms when the late Pramod Mahajan was telecommunications minister in

Not encouraging self-immolations in Tibet: Dalai Lama

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Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has expressed concern over self-immolation protests in Tibet, saying he was not encouraging such action, a report said on Saturday.

Doping: Windies women's cricketer gets five-month ban

West Indies woman cricketer Tremayne Smartt has been slapped with a five-month ban by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a doping violation.

The 26-year-old Guyanese tested positive for the

Australian nurse charged with five murders

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A 35-year-old male nurse in Australia was on Saturday charged with five murders after a nursing home blaze in Sydney killed five elderly patients.

Three people died when flames engulfed part of the Q

US studying India's new nuclear liability rules

The United States has withheld comments on implementation rules for the civil nuclear liability law notified by India, saying it was reviewing the measure.

"I think we're still in the process of stud

US airlines sue Exim Bank over Air India deal

In a bid to prevent Air India from receiving a $3.4 billion loan for the acquisition of 30 new aircraft, a trade body for leading US airlines has sued the US Export-Import (Exim) Bank.

The loan comes

No SC relief to ex IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt in custodial death case

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea by suspended Gujarat police officer Sanjiv Bhatt seeking the reversal of a state government order withdrawing a revision petition in an alleged

Protests in Srinagar over Facebook posts

Post Friday prayer protests erupted in some parts of Srinagar against alleged blasphemous posts on social networking site Facebook.

A group of people carrying placards bearing Islamic slogans marched

Andhra 'laddu' enters Guinness World Records

A huge 5,570-kg 'laddu' prepared for the recent Ganesh festival in Andhra Pradesh has entered the Guinness World Records.

The laddu was prepared by Suvarnabhoomi Developers Private Limited in Tapeswa

Nun's murder: Seven detained, police officer suspended

Seven people have been detained and a police officer has been suspended in the brutal murder of activist Valsha John in Jharkhand's Pakur district, police said on Friday.

"Seven people have been deta

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