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Ads that make tall claims to be brought under scanner

People promising you the moon will soon go under the scanner with the government working out a mechanism to regulate misleading advertisements.

"The existing provisions of the Consumer Protection Act

Bhutan king to marry India-educated bride on Oct 13

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The date is set for a royal wedding. Bhutan's 31-year-old king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will tie the knot with his India-educated bride, Jetsun Pema, Oct 13, an official of her alma mater here s

Crocodile kills minor in Uttar Pradesh

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A crocodile killed a 10-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district, officials said on Friday.

The crocodile attacked Anjali, a native of Kaharigarh village, on Thursday while she was s

Baby dies as doctor delays 'unlucky' birth date

A doctor in China delayed surgery to deliver a baby as the date was considered "inauspicious", causing the baby to die three days after it was born.

The family has claimed doctor Zeng Yuanna at the P

Don't open Kerala temple's vault B for now: Supreme Court

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The Supreme court on Friday said the question of opening vault B of Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will be considered only after steps have been taken for the protection and conservation of the

Schools unsure of pay-off in admitting kids

Private schools are admitting 25 per cent children from disadvantaged sections of the society under the Right to Education (RTE) Act but are apprehensive about receiving reimbursement from the government, a study says.

Licences of 170 Haj tour operators cancelled

The Haj plans of nearly 10,000 pilgrims have been jeopardised after the central government cancelled the licences of 170 private tour operators, an official said here on Friday.

"The licences were ca

Delhi’s forgotten street performers

“We are like flowers growing in filth.” Somehow when translated in English, the significance of Sajjan Bhatt’s bitter words seems to get lost.

2G scam: Kanimozhi and Sharad Kumar move court for bail

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DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV chief Sharad Kumar, named as co-conspirators in the 2G spectrum scam, on Friday filed a fresh bail plea before a special CBI court here after being denied bail earlie

Al Qaeda operations chief killed in Pakistan

In what the US officials called a 'blow' to the core of Al Qaeda, Abu Hafs al-Shari, identified as the terrorist network's chief of operations in Pakistan, has been killed.

Al-Shari was killed in Waz

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