NEW DELHI: Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday rejected BJP leader Arun Jaitley's charge that the Union government has abdicated its duty to protect the country's unity and integrity by allowing a …

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“Police will act on Geelani's speech in accordance with law”

NEW DELHI: The only woman Additional Solicitor-General attached to the Supreme Court, Indira Jaising, on Friday took exception to the use of the word ‘keep' in a Supreme Court judgment relating …

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Government counsel takes exception to use of word ‘keep' in judgment

President Pratibha Patil presented D Ramanaidu, a veteran producer with 130 films in a dozen languages, the Dada Saheb Phalke award for his outstanding contribution to cinema while superstar Amitabh Bachchan received the best actor award for his role in 'Paa' here on Friday during the 57th national film awards presentation function.

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President Pratibha Patil presents 57th national film awards

The New Zealand Cricket board today held a 90-minute meeting with Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori, coach Mark Greatbatch and high performance director Roger Mortimer, and ordered the Black Caps to “step up” in an upcoming Indian tour after a humiliating one-day series loss to Bangladesh.

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Black Caps told to 'step up' on India tour, or else

With farmers rejecting the enhanced compensation offered by the Uttar Pradesh government in lieu of the land acquired for the Noida-Agra Yamuna Expressway, the stage is set for a high pitched political drama as opposition parties work towards turning the sentiment against the ruling BSP in their favour.

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Opposition homes in to isolate BSP in farmers' agitation

Film: 'We Are Family'; Music Directors: Shankar Mahadevan-Ehsaan Noorani-Loy Mendonca; Lyricists: Irshad Kamil and Anvita Dutt Guptan; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Anushka Manchanda, Suraj Jagan, Akruti Kakkar, Vishal Dadlani, Shankar Mahadevan, Sonu Niigaam and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: **1/2

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'We Are Family' soundtrack has a sense of deja vu

New Delhi, Aug. 19 (ANI-Business Wire India): In a landmark development to enable the youth of India gain leadership positions in the fast growing private security industry and to bring best practices of security intelligence and management to the industry and the nation, the International College for Security Studies (ICSS) and Israeli College for Security and Investigations (ICSI) have signed a …

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ICSS, Israel college sign first Indo-Israeli security training pact

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, heads the chart of Newsweek Magazine's list of ten world leaders, who have won respect and is described as 'the leader other leaders love' despite India being placed at 78th in the list of 100 best countries.

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Manmohan Singh tops Newsweek's list of ten world leaders

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has thanked India for the five million dollar donation for flood relief, and urged the international community to come forward to help the country cope with the devastating deluge that has affected nearly 20 million people.

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Qureshi thanks India for five million dollar flood relief package

Distancing itself from the controversial remarks of Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee about the killing of Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar, alias Azad, the Congress Wednesday said she had made the remarks as the Trinamool Congress chief and not as a minister.

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'Mamata made Azad remarks as Trinamool chief, not as minister'

Designer Laksha Pahuja, who showcased a two segment collection at the India International Jewellery Week (IIJW), drew inspiration for one of his jewellery pieces from the film 'Raavan' and wishes to have actor Abhishek Bachchan's picture on it.

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Designer wants Abhishek Bachchan's picture on jewellery piece

Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister Dr. VK Saraswat will visit the affected areas of Leh as well as Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), the Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratory (DRDO) in Leh on Thursday.

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Scientific Advisor to Defense Minister Dr. Saraswat to visit Leh on Thursday

The Left and other opposition parties Wednesday alleged that the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have struck a give and take deal over the civil nuclear liability bill in return for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to be let off in the 2005 staged shootout of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.

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For eight youngsters of Maoist-affected Lalgarh region of West Bengal it was a dream outing in this metropolis. They not only met top officials of the state government, including the chief minister, but also went around the ground of the city's leading soccer side Mohun Bagan.

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Lalgarh's budding footballers spend day out in Kolkata

Superstar Akshay Kumar starrer 'Khatta Meetha' has had a sweet-sour effect on the box office as the Priyadarshan helmed comedy has made single-screen audiences burst into guffaws but left the multiplex gentry asking for more.

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'Khatta Meetha' goes sweet at single screens, sour at multiplexes

India and Britain are set to infuse new energy in their relationship when British Prime Minister David Cameron comes to the country on his maiden visit Tuesday which could have a 500 million pounds deal for 60 Hawk jets and expanded business ties as its highlights.

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Business, defence deals top British PM's 'special' visit to India

Former Gujarat minister Amit Shah, under arrest after being charged for alleged involvement in the 2005 killing of Sohrabudding Sheikh, Monday marshalled top lawyer Ram Jethmalani to plead his bail case even as a former police official, who is also an accused, turned approver in the case.

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Jethmalani to plead Shah's case, former cop turns approver

The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s West Bengal unit, so far considered soft on expelled party leader Somnath Chatterjee, Monday lashed out against the former Lok Sabha speaker for 'trying to malign the party' and dragging late patriarch Jyoti Basu into a controversy.

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West Bengal CPI-M unit lashes out against Somnath over autobiography

New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Keen to put the government on the mat on the price rise, the opposition, including the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties, have decided to give notice for an adjournment motion on the issue Tuesday, the second day of the monsoon session of parliament.

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BJP, Left to give notices for adjournment motion

Two days before the Hockey India (HI) elections, Olympian Pargat Singh, a candidate for the president's post, launched another scathing attack on Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi, saying that he wants a 'rubber stamp' chief to run the national sport.

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Kalmadi wants 'rubber stamp' hockey chief, says Pargat