Taliban launch major attack on Pakistani prison, free 300 inmates

Omer Farooq Khan, TNN Jul 30, 2013, 07.28AM IST (While accepting responsibility…) ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Taliban disguised as policemen attacked a prison in the country's northwestern town of Dera Ismail Khan, freeing more than 300 prisoners...

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Telangana: At 66, Mother India gets ready for her 29th baby

NEW DELHI: The Congress leadership bit the Telangana bullet on Tuesday. It decided to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh to create a separate state of Telangana — a move that will be a loss to the politically muscular state but will be a gain for the Congress...

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Narendra Modi eyes Obama in battle for cyber world

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi seems out to prove he is more popular than US President Barack Obama — at least on social networking sites.Having faced a defeat at the hand of the US president in November 2011 when Modi lost following...

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Sonia meets PM as UPA inches closer to final decision on Telangana

NEW DELHI: In the midst of mounting pressure from both pro and anti-Telangana leaders, Congress president Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday ahead of the crucial UPA and CWC meetings to take a final decision on the separate statehood...

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Local police nail Akhilesh’s lie on IAS officer Durga Shakti’s suspension

LUCKNOW: A day after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav justified the suspension of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal saying her orders had triggered communal tension in Rabupura, the local police in Gautum Budh Nagar on Monday deflated the CM's contention by stating...

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Saif can't be a vegetarian ever: Kareena Kapoor

Actor Saif Ali Khan loves non-vegetarian food and his actress-wife Kareena Kapoor says he just can't do without eating meat."Saif can't be vegetarian, he says he can be vegetarian only for one meal and what that means, I don't understand. He is like,...

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‘Why was he shot? He was no terrorist’

NEW DELHI: Karan Pandey was just like any other teenager: he loved computers , he went to a gym and he liked motorbikes. He had carved out a small world for himself in his room where there was a laptop, books strewn all over the place, and lots of graffiti...

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Rishi, Neetu Kapoor furious over Ranbir-Katrina’s intimate holiday pics

While Ranbir Kapoor was having a blast holidaying with his lady love Katrina Kaif in Spain, his parents were very upset. Insiders reveal that Rishi and Neetu Kapoor are very furious about the fact that there has been sudden surge of photographs of their...

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Britain confirms £3,000 cash bond for visas for visitors from India, 5 other countries

LAGOS, NIGERIA: The British Home Office confirms it will demand a £3,000 ($4,350) refundable bond for visas for "high-risk" visitors from six former colonies in Africa and Asia. A statement on Monday says Britain will go ahead with the pilot scheme...

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First look: Google's new tablet Nexus 7

NEW YORK: When it comes to technology, we've been trained to expect more for less. Devices get more powerful each year, as prices stay the same or drop. With the new Nexus 7 tablet, Google hopes we're willing to pay more for more.The new tablet comes...

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Biker killed, another injured in firing by Delhi cops

NEW DELHI: One young biker was killed while another was injured in police firing in the wee hours here on Sunday, police sources said.The incident occurred between 2am and 2.15am at Windsor Place of New Delhi when a group of bikers were involved in a...

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Creation of Telangana: Details emerge, Hyderabad to be a Union territory

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad is likely to be a Union territory for five years and will act as joint capital of the two states to be created out of the bifurcation of the present Andhra Pradesh.The Union territory will be administered by a lieutenant governor....

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South Africa's Robin Peterson concedes 35 runs in an over

PALLEKELE: South African spinner Robin Peterson bowled the second most expensive over in one-day cricket when he conceded 35 runs against Sri Lanka on Friday.Left-hander Thisara Perera hit five sixes and a boundary in the 33rd over sent down by Peterson...

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How mobile push affects Google, Apple, Facebook

WASHINGTON: With the shift to mobile internet gaining pace, some of the big tech firms are adapting and others are not.The latest earnings from the sector show that mobile is hitting the bottom line, either in positive or negative ways, at giants like...

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Indians fear 'cheap' tag, tip liberally in foreign countries

MUMBAI: Indians believe that as compared to other nationalities they do not tip generously. They also have the perception that the tipping culture is stronger abroad. So, when in a foreign country they take care to tip well, lest they are seen as cheap...

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Now, Farooq Abdullah says you can fill your stomach for 1 rupee

NEW DELHI: After Congress spokesperson Raj Babbar and Rajya Sabha MP Rasheed Masood's claim of 'super cheap' food available on the streets of India, another minister is of the view that one can have a filling meal for just Re 1.Union minister of new...

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Ind vs Zim: Zimbabwe crumble in chase of 295

NEW DELHI: Riding high on a brilliant century by Shikhar Dhawan and disciplined show by the bowlers, India thrashed Zimbabwe by 58 runs in the second ODI to take 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series at Harare on Friday.Scorecard | Match in PicsAfter...

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Digvijaya calls Congress MP 'tunch maal', BJP says he's 'mental'

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hit back at Digvijaya Singh, who stirred up a new controversy after calling fellow party leader Meenakshi Natarajan 'a 100 percent tunch maal', saying that the Congress general secretary is not in...

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Salman Khan charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, pleads not guilty

MUMBAI: A Mumbai court on Wednesday framed charges against actor Salman Khan for culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the hit-and-run case for which he may face a jail term upto 10 years, setting the stage for trial.Apart from section 304(2)...

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Heavy rain lashes Mumbai, people advised to stay home

MUMBAI: Heavy rain on Wednesday lashed Mumbai, Konkan and other areas of Maharashtra, prompting the civic agency in the financial capital to advise people to stay at home and schools to shut as a precautionary measure.Rail and road traffic was also disrupted...

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Sleepless Shah Rukh worries doctors

Two newborn babies can be more than a handful. And Shah Rukh Khan, who is juggling fatherhood and 'Chennai Express' is pushing the envelope, defying his medical team's warnings. To start with, he had been advised at least 10 hours of sleep to help his...

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Amartya Sen: As an Indian citizen, I don't want Modi as my PM

NEW DELHI: Coming out strongly against Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Monday said he does not want him to become India's Prime Minister as he does not have secular credentials. The prominent economist also criticised...

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Shakeel Ahmed's remark: Rahul warns party men; Jaitley says Congress painting IM as riot victim

NEW DELHI: In a signal that out-of-turn remarks will not be tolerated, Rahul Gandhi on Monday warned that those who go beyond the party line will face action."Spokespersons and panelists may have their individual views, but as party spokespersons and...

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Miss Universe Canada gets set for Bollywood

It's almost a tradition for Miss Indias to transition into Bollywood, and international beauty queens, too, are now following the same path. After Miss Sri Lanka Jacqueline Fernandez, it's Miss Universe Canada 2012 Sahar Biniaz, who is preparing to make...

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Principal forced kids to eat midday meal cooked in insecticide

NEW DELHI: HRD ministry's senior official's spot report on the MDM tragedy in Gandamal village of Masrakh block in Saran district has blamed the school principal for the death of more than 20 children and pointed out systemic failure of the state government...

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People I had arrested funded campaign against me, police commissioner Neeraj Kumar says

Neeraj Chauhan, TNN Jul 20, 2013, 05.07AM IST (Neeraj Kumar said he was…) NEW DELHI: Expressing his anguish over what he described as denial of credit to the police for their good work, police commissioner Neeraj Kumar told TOI that he...

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Arjun Rampal's producers want to increase his security because of 'D-Day'

The reactions to D-Day have reaffirmed Arjun Rampal's faith in the idea of taking risks. Directed by Nikhil Advani, this first-of-its-kind espionage thriller is being appreciated for its gripping narrative. Late on Friday, after the movie's release,...

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Dombivli tutor held captive for two hours, raped 5 times

KALYAN: A computer class teacher (18) was allegedly kept captive for two hours and raped five times in Piswali village, Dombivli (east). The incident took place around 9.30pm on Thursday when the victim was passing by an isolated stretch while returning...

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Immigration officer plays moral police, asks woman why she was travelling alone

MUMBAI: An immigration officer at Mumbai airport played Taliban-style moral police recently, questioning a woman on why she was travelling alone. Worse, he held that if she had been allowed to go backpacking alone, her family background was questionable.Two...

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Husband will leak 'inappropriate' videos, says Yukta Mookhey

The Yukta Mookhey-Prince Tuli spat gets uglier by the minute. On Friday, Mookhey's lawyer told the court that Tuli has some "inappropriate" videos of the former beauty queen, which need to be seized, as he was threatening to leak them. Advocate Taubon...

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3G tariff war in offing as Reliance Communications halves rates

NEW DELHI: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) unleashed a tariff war in the 3G data segment on Thursday as the company slashed monthly tariff by 50%, offering high-speed mobile internet at half the price of competitors like BhartiAirtel,...

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400 Air India airhostesses declared absconders

NEW DELHI: This is a telling comment on the decline of Air India from a glamorous airline where dreamy eyed girls dreamt of getting a job in the heydays of JRD Tata's stewardship, to a sarkari organization now fraught by uncertainty following years of...

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D-Day

Story: Four Indian agents plan to bring India's most wanted criminal home from Pakistan - do they succeed?Review: Straight up, D-Day is explosive at three levels. The plot crackles. The acting sears. And the music flares with passion. Four Indian agents,...

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Delhi BJP VP Aamir Raza quits post over Modi's 'puppy' and 'burqa' remarks

NEW DELHI: In the first fallout within the party of Narendra Modi's "puppy" remark, Delhi BJP vice-president and well-known theatre personality Aamir Raza Husain tendered his resignation on Tuesday, a day after he had made anti-Modi remarks on national...

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Ricky Ponting rates Brian Lara ahead of Sachin Tendulkar

LONDON: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has rated Brian Lara ahead of Sachin Tendulkar as he feels the West Indian batsman enabled his team win more matches.Profiles: Brian Lara | Sachin Tendulkar"Sachin and Lara were the two stand-out batsmen...

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Apple iPhone sales see sharp fall in India

BANGALORE: Smartphone maker Apple has seen a sharp fall in its India sales during the first three months of 2013, a trend that analysts say might persist as the California-based company looks to make deeper inroads into world's third-largest smartphone...

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4 Pahariya girls dragged out of hostel, raped by 25 drunk men

RANCHI: Four minor girls belonging to the primitive Pahariya tribe were gang-raped outside a residential school at Lawada village in Pakur district, 350 km from the state capital, late on Sunday night. The girls, in the age-group of 12 to 15, are in...

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