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Economic growth to exceed 6.3 per cent: Montek

Economic growth to exceed 6.3 per cent: Montek

India will grow at more than 6.3 per cent exceeding the Planning Commission's forecast as the impact of drought would not be as bad as anticipated earlier, the Commission's Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.... (Continue reading)

Driver, assistant arrested in Thekkady boat tragedy

Driver, assistant arrested in Thekkady boat tragedy

The person who drove the ship and his accomplice were detained by the police on Sunday, four days after the untoward incident.... (Continue reading)

Death toll rises to 42 – Thekkady boat mishap

Death toll rises to 42 - Thekkady boat mishap

With the recovery of a body of a tamil girl on Saturday morning, the death toll in the Thekkady boat mishap has scaled to 42, police said.... (Continue reading)

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Army joins rescue work in flood-hit areas of AP, Karnataka

Army joins rescue work in flood-hit areas of AP, Karnataka

Around 700 troops along with eight medical teams have been deployed by the Indian army to carry out relief and rescue operations in the flood-affected districts of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.... (Continue reading)

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Pakistan court postpones mumbai attack case trial for a week

 Pakistan court postpones mumbai attack case trial for a week

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday put off for a week the trial of seven suspects, including LeT’s operations chief Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, in connection with the Mumbai attacks....... (Continue reading)

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Rain claims 130 lives in Karnataka and Andhra

Rain claims 130 lives in Karnataka and Andhra

At least 130 people have been killed in Karnataka and neighbouring Andhra Pradesh in heavy rain since Wednesday and army boats and air force helicopters on Friday began to rescue hundreds of people marooned at several places.... (Continue reading)

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Obama joins Indians in celebrating Gandhi Jayanthi

Obama joins Indians in celebrating Gandhi Jayanthi

An ardent fan of Mahatma Gandhi, US President Barack Obama today joined Indians in praising the apostle of peace on his 140th birth anniversary, saying America has its "roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi."... (Continue reading)

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Thirty six die as boat turns topsyturvy

Thirty six die as boat turns topsyturvy

Rescuers on Thursday fished out five more bodies from the Thekkady Lake, taking the toll in the boat tragedy to 36 even as the the... (Continue reading)

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IGNOU joins hands with Indian Army

IGNOU joins hands with Indian Army

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has joined hands with the Indian Army in an attempt to provide professional certification for higher learning among the soldiers. Called ‘Indian Army-IGNOU Community Colleges’... (Continue reading)

18 year old teenage girl’s act of bravery

18 year old teenage girl's act of bravery

When terrorists intruded her house she with great valour pulled down the person with a gun in his hand, hit him with an axe and also plucked the gun forcefully from him...... (Continue reading)

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