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Manmohan unveils Nehru bust in Singapore

The irony that the man who transformed India’s economy at a key moment in its history, reversing years of socialism, should pay tribute to India’s founding father who first powered the Indian economy,

Sensex, falls 7th session in a row; down 90 pts

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The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday fell over 90 points on Friday, down for the seventh session in a row, on continuing investor worries over slowing domestic growth and persistent euro zone debt crisis.

India-Pak trust deficit zero: Khar

Pakistan’s foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Sunday struck a positive note on the future of Indo-Pak relations, saying the “trust deficit is zero or it has shrunk to a large extent” after the meet

Choosing PM nominee no problem: Gadkari

The BJP on Sunday said the issue of choosing a prime ministerial candidate for the next Lok Sabha elections was not a problem and would be done “within a fraction of a second” by the party when the ti

31 get life term for killing 33 in ’02 Gujarat riots

A special fast-track court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to 31 persons convicted in a 2002 post-Godhra riot case, in which 33 Muslims were burnt alive at Sardarpura village of Gujarat’s Mehsa

Anna plans to induct youth, dalits in team

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare gave a clear indication on Monday that he was all set to restructure his core committee, saying he planned to include more youth, dalits, religious minorities and tribals in his new team.

‘Lokpal will help farmers of Vidarbha’

One of the key members of Team Anna, Mr Arvind Kejriwal, has said that the Jan Lokpal will benefit distressed farmers from the Vidarbha region. Speaking after attending a meeting in Amravati, Mr Kejriwal said that the huge amount of money sanctioned by the government did not reach the deserving farmers because of the corruption that is rampant in the system.

‘kalawati kin killed herself’

BJP chief Nitin Gadkari on Monday took a swipe at the Congress by claiming that Kalawati’s days of misfortune are still not over as her daughter, Savita, too committed suicide recently. Kalawati had hit the national headlines when

Gadkari walks on Modi’s path

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s developmental politics appears to have gone viral in the BJP. Party chief Nitin Gadkari in a bid to stake claim on the Congress’ “Garibi Hatao” campaign ahead of crucial Assembly elections in five

Modi denies LK rift, blames it on media

Ruling out differences between himself and senior party colleague L.K. Advani, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the media of playing into the hands of the ruling Congress and sensationalising news.

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