Antony postpones visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
May 06, 2011
Defence Minister A.K. Antony's three-day visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to explore areas for expanding bilateral military cooperation has been postponed in view of his indisposition, an official said... Read More
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Osama's burial at sea offended Muslim sensibility: Geelani (Lead)
May 06, 2011
Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who Friday led the funeral prayers for Osama bin Laden, said Muslim sensibilities throughout the world have been hurt by the US decision to bury the slain ... Read More
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Delhi University admission process to begin June 15
May 06, 2011
With no application forms, the admission process in Delhi University (DU) this year will begin June 15 with the announcement of the first cut-off list, an official of the Dean Student Welfare (DSW) of... Read More
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Income tax exemption for Red Cross Society
May 06, 2011
Since the Indian Red Cross Society is a not-for-profit organisation, and not a business entity, it will be exempted from Income Tax, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Friday.... Read More
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Jamia to hold summer sports camp for children
May 06, 2011
The Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university will organise a summer sports camp for children at the university sports complex, an official said Friday.... Read More
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Anna phenomenon shows middle class disenchantment: Tharoor
May 06, 2011
The Anna Hazare phenomenon expresses the widespread disenchantment in middle class India, politician-writer Shashi Tharoor has said.... Read More
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Geelani to lead funeral prayers for Osama in Kashmir
May 06, 2011
Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani will Friday lead the 'Ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza' or the 'funeral prayers in absence' for slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Jammu and Kashmir's summer c... Read More
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MPs can now spend up to Rs.10 lakh on physically disabled
May 06, 2011
MPs can now spend up to Rs.10 lakh from their Member of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund to assist physically disabled people, the ministry of statistics and programme implementation sai... Read More
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Life term for BSP legislator in engineer's murder
May 06, 2011
A special trial court here Friday awarded the life term to Uttar Pradesh's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislator Shekhar Tiwari and nine others, including three policemen, for the gruesome murde... Read More
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Castration as punishment for rape? The debate intensifies
May 06, 2011
The often emotive debate over whether rape convicts should be castrated is back in the public domain. A Delhi judge's suggestion that castration, whether surgical or chemical, be explored as a punishm... Read More
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