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All pervasive corruption behind repeated hooch tragedies: Former cops

Lure of more money leads liquor manufacturers to take to setting up spurious liquor distilleries, with the administration as well as politicians turning a blind eye - till a tragedy like the liquor de

Rough weather forces Russian Navy ships to seek shelter off Scotland

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Battleships from a Russian Navy task force, headed for Syria, have sought shelter off the Scottish coast due to stormy weather.

The group includes an aircraft carrier and several support ships.

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Fukushima radiation project to involve monkeys: report

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A new project to assess radiation levels around Japan's stricken Fukushima will involve monkeys, Britain's The Telegraph has reported.

Scientists believe ground covered by the animals, fitted with se

No consensus at all-party meet on Lokpal

An all-party meeting tonight failed to reach consensus on Lokpal Bill with parties voicing divergent views on key elements like inclusion of PM and lower bureaucracy, even as Prime Minister Manmohan S

IAF Sukhoi jet crashes near Pune, pilots safe

A frontline Sukhoi jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Pune on Tuesday but pilots bailed out to safety, an officer said.

The crash of the Sukhoi-30 MKI combat jet occurred around 1.30pm.

Mullaiperiyar dam: SC dismisses Kerala's plea to lower water levels to 120 feet

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The Supreme Court today dismissed Kerala's plea to lower water levels to 120 feet at the Mulaiperiyar dam.

Tensions between the two states remain high and the top court observed that both states are

Cabinet clears Judicial Accountability Bill, Whistleblowers' Bill and Citizens' Charter.

The Union Cabinet has cleared three critical anti-graft Bills - the Citizen's Charter Bill, the Judicial Accountability Bill and the Whistleblowers' protection Bill.

But a decision on the Food Securi

2G: CBI files 3rd chargesheet, names Ruias and Khaitans

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed the second supplementary chargesheet in the 2G spectrum case in a special court in New Delhi.

Honduras bans 2 on a bike in move to beat crime

Honduras has moved towards banning passengers on motorcycles in a bid to crack down on crime.

The BBC reported the country's Congress will now make two people riding on a bike illegal, limiting to 1

Seoul building design 'similarity' provokes 9/11 anger in US

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A building design by a Dutch architectural firm has attracted criticism from Web readers in the United States.

Many feel the design, for a project in Seoul, South Korea, has an uncanny similarity wit

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