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Court asks police to file rape case on Rajasthan minister

Minister of state for khadi and rural industries (independent in charge of dairy) Babulal Nagar landed in trouble when a local court in Jaipur directed the police to register a case of sexual assault and rape against him. The court passed the order on Tuesday while hearing a complaint filed by a woman.

Maoist frontal outfits in huge debts, claims intel

The frontal organisations of the banned CPI (Maoist) have run into huge debt and are demanding at least `13 lakh from the Naxal top brass to continue the Maoist propaganda and their overground activities, latest intelligence reports have said.

Runners for Mysore

Following are the runners for the races to be held here on Thursday.
1. The Jaganmohana Palace Plate (Div-II) 1400m 2:00 Pm: Balboa 60, London Eye 60, Nation’s Glory 60, Dream Runner 59.5, Extra Spark 59.5, Spark Of Diablo 59, Magnetic Power 57.5, Super Saloni 57.5, Rich Rogue 57, Silver Court 56, Magnanimous 54.

Post-violence UP may see equations change

Political equations in Uttar Pradesh appears to be changing following the Muzaffarnagar communal violence.
According to reports, only two parties — the BJP and the ruling Samajwadi Party — stand to gain.

SC pulls up govt over coal blocks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Centre on various aspects pertaining to the allocation of coal blocks.
A bench headed by Justice R.M. Lodha repeatedly asked attorney-general G.E. Vahanvati to explain whether various methods adopted for coal block allocation since 1992 had a sanction of law and under what law the screening committee was authorised to decide on allocation.

Mourinho eyes Chelsea glory

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Jose Mourinho is ready to erase one of the worst memories of his career as the Chelsea manager returns to the Champions League against Swiss champions FC Basel on Wednesday.

More forces rushed to LoC, border in J&K

Additional security forces, both BSF and Army, have been rushed to the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border in Kashmir following specific ground level reports and wireless intercepts of subversive elements revealing a sharp increase in the number militants holed up in the area waiting to cross over.

Coalgate: CBI still looking for some files

Even as the CBI has received fresh set of documents from the coal ministry, the agency is still looking for certain records of the ministry which will help join the dots in the CBI’s probe into alleged irregularities in the allocation of captive coal blocks.

Poor refereeing cost me gold: Amit

World Championship silver medallist wrestler Amit Kumar on Tuesday rued that a bad umpiring decision at the fag end of his bout cost him a deserving gold in the final of the 55kg category against Iran’s Hassan Farman Rahimi.

Faster growth needs stronger efforts: Prez

With fears of an impending economic slowdown, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday pitched for stronger efforts to enable the country to secure growth at a faster pace. The President expressed confidence that the country would be able to stop present “deceleration” in its economy and revert to a high growth rate.

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