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Importance of Buddha, unimportance of VS

The CPM congress today refused to let go of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee but turned its back on another former chief minister and one of the party’s most popular leaders, V.S. Achutanandan of Kerala. ...  | Read.. 
 
Army Chief sends complaint to CBI on alleged bribery offer
Updated: Tuesday at 15:20 hrs (IST)
Army Chief General V K Singh on Tuesday sent his complaint to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) regarding Rs 14 crore alleged bribery offer made to him by a retired o ...  | Read.. 
 
Tejinder Singh testifies in defamation case against Army Chief
Updated: Tuesday at 15:30 hrs (IST)
Former Lt Gen Tejinder Singh on Tuesday deposed before a Delhi court, supporting his complaint for initiating criminal defamation against Army Chief General V K Singh and fou ...  | Read.. 
 
Airtel to roll out 4G LTE services in four circles
Updated: Tuesday at 17:11 hrs (IST)
After launching 4G LTE services here on Tuesday, Bharti Airtel will shortly roll them out in the other three circles of Karnataka, Punjab and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai). ...  | Read.. 
 
Odisha govt toughens stand on abductors' new demands
Updated: Tuesday at 15:11 hrs (IST)
As the deadline set by two Maoist groups in the twin hostage crisis ends on Tuesday, the Odisha government seemed to have toughened its stance vis-a-vis their new demands. ...  | Read.. 
 
Surjya’s shine, Citu’s loss
One star that has risen at the CPM congress is Surjya Kanta Mishra but the last mile of his advance to the politburo offers an insight into how the ritual-bound party can ...  | Read.. 
 
Centre loosens fist before Mamata meet
The Planning Commission has agreed to increase the annual outlay as well as central assistance to Bengal. ...  | Read.. 
 
Peace effect on Pak professor
The Supreme Court today granted bail on humanitarian grounds to an ailing, 80-year-old Pakistani professor serving a life term for murder in an Ajmer jail, a day after the tw ...  | Read.. 
 
Cops slapped bill of Rs 75000
An exasperated forest department has sent out the message loud and clear to the security top brass, slapping a Rs 75,000 bill on Latehar police for forcibly occupying the Bet ...  | Read.. 
 
7 jawans hurt in rebel fire
Seven security personnel, engaged in anti-Naxalite operations, sustained bullet injuries inflicted by Maoists at Chemo Sanya forest under the Bhandaria police station of ...  | Read.. 
 
EC moves to bring in CBI
The Election Commission today decided to write to the government seeking a CBI probe into the events that led to the countermanding of the Rajya Sabha elections in Jharkhand. ...  | Read.. 
 
Yuvraj Singh with his mother Shabnam at New Delhi airport on Monday after his return from abroad where he was being treated for cancer. Sachin Tendu ...  | Read
 
 
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I salute the fighter, the soldier Yuvraj Singh
Yograj Singh
Yuvraj’s father
on the cricketer’s return from the US after cancer treatment
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Yuvraj, the hero, returns
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A mouthful of mishti
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The laws of destruction
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Rs 750cr barrier for red river
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Green thoughts on BDA mind
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