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Pak releases 45 Indian fishermen

Pakistan today freed 45 Indian fishermen as a gesture of goodwill, but confusion surrounded their release as Indian authorities here were not informed about it.

US official hints at renewed Iranian sanctions waiver for India

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India has made ''tremendous progress'' in reducing oil imports from Iran, a senior U.S. government official said on Friday, in a sign the South Asian nation is ...

Soaring temperatures can affect quality of pills: Doctors

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Extreme heat can affect medicines and these can become life threatening for those using them, doctors said Thursday. ''Quality of medicines can deteriorate...

Bangkok university honours Moily for making B'lore an IT hub

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Union Minister Veerapa Moily was presented with a ''Global Citizen Award'' by an university here for his role in transforming Bangalore as a global IT hub ...

Legalise betting to counter spot-fixing: FICCI

In the wake of the IPL spot-fixing scandal, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) has called for legalising sports betting in the country.

27,000 Indians apply for exit papers in second batch in Saudi

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India will issue at least 27,000 more Emergency Certificates to enable its citizens to leave Saudi Arabia for home after a new labour policy came into force...

We have a long-term plan to curb corruption: Jitendra

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He did not go into the details of it but Sports Minister Jitendra Singh today said he has a ''long-term plan'' to curb corruption in cricket after the game was thrown ...

Mamata to acquire closed Saradha TV channels, Left opposes

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In the wake of the shutting down of the scam-tainted Saradha Group media house, the West Bengal government Thursday announced it would acquire two of the closed ...

IPL betting: Five bookies remanded in police custody

A local court has remanded five bookies, arrested in connection with alleged betting on IPL matches, in police custody till May 25.

Salman Khurshid leaves for Saudi Arabia

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External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today left on an official visit to Saudi Arabia for talks on a range of issues, including the controversial ...

Shukla, Jaitley meet Sibal, call for quick anti-fixing law

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Rattled by the spot-fixing scandal that has shaken Indian cricket, IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla and BCCI vice-President Arun Jaitley today met Law Minister Kapil Sibal...

Three Army personnel killed in encounter

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Three Army personnel were killed today in an encounter with militants in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

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