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Industrial production growth rate slows to 2.4% in May

Updated: Thursday, 13:35hrs(IST)
The growth rate in India’s industrial production slowed to 2.4 per cent in May 2012 as the capital goods sector and mining output contracted, and the manufacturing sector failed to improve its show....   | Read..
 

AP anti-corruption bureau arrests two serving judges in cash-for-bail scam

Updated: Thursday, 16:15hrs(IST)
The Andhra Pradesh government’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested two serving judges for their alleged role in the case involving former Karnataka ...   | Read..
 

Bollywood wrestler-star Dara Singh passes away

Updated: Thursday, 13:30hrs(IST)
Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh, who wowed audiences with his brawn and on screen histrionics for over five decades, died here early Thursday morning after losing his fi...   | Read..
 

Shettar sworn in as Karnataka CM with full-fledged ministerial team

Updated: Thursday, 15:56hrs(IST)
Jagadish Shettar, a Lingayat leader backed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yeddyurappa, was on Thursday sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka, with a 33-member m...   | Read..
 

Death caused by doctor's negligence qualifies for accident insurance: apex consumer court

Updated: Thursday, 16:56hrs(IST)
Death of a patient due to rash or negligent act of a doctor is an accident, making the victim entitled to the accidental death benefits from his or her insurer, the count...   | Read..
 

Sacking comes ahead of Kingfisher action

The dismissed civil aviation regulator, E.K. Bharat Bhushan, was shown the door a day before he had planned to take action against Kingfisher Airlines....   | Read..
 

Fearless Five set example

Four young district collectors have dared to defy pressure from AIADMK politicians in recruiting staff for anganwadis and noon-meal centres where 61 lakh children are fed for...   | Read..
 

VP has eye on frills in life after

Hamid Ansari may not have been nominated for President but if his office has its way, Vice-Presidents can live like Presidents after stepping down....   | Read..
 

Visva finger at mom

Visva-Bharati has sent an interim report to the human resource development ministry saying the Class V Patha Bhavan student was “directed” to lick urine as a ...   | Read..
 

Efforts on to rescue 15 miners

Twelve-year old Persus S. Marak was at home baby-sitting his three-year old brother when he heard an uproar from below, where the coal quarry was in operation....   | Read..
 

NDRF teams rush to Garo hills mines

Two teams of National Disaster Response Force personnel were rushed to Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district today to help rescue possible survivors among the 15 la...   | Read..
 

Meet on trafficking menace

The Centre is planning to hold a comprehensive workshop for tribal women in Jharkhand to make them more alert to the menace of human trafficking, the decision mirroring i...   | Read..
 

Governor wants cradles moved out

Governor Syed Ahmed believes the state government should scout for alternative sites for three national institutes of learning in the wake of violent protests by tribals who ...   | Read..
 
North swimming, south barely wet: ...  | Read
 
 
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Struggling to meet agreed financial targets, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy of Spain unveiled another...   | Read.. 
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For a woman delicate and demure but with a wild streak. She is style-conscious and celebrates her f...   | Read.. 
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T hey rolled on to the roads amid much fanfare, promising commuters of Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Dhanba...   | Read.. 
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Floods destroy crops worth Rs 993cr
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Nandankanan stands tall after Khushi strides in
Nandankanan Zoological Park has a new guest ' a one-year-old female giraffe.   | Read.. 
 
 
 
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