'UPA on suicidal path; gear up for early polls'

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New Delhi, Oct 1: Senior BJP leader L K Advani today asked partymen to gear up for early polls, contenting that the UPA government is on a "suicidal path" and nothing could be said about its future. "The UPA government is on a suicidal path. Never has such a situation arisen since Independence More

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Suspected brain disease kills 51 kids in Bihar

Patna, Oct 1: Suspected encephalitis, a brain fever, has killed 51 children in Bihar's Gaya district in the last seven weeks, with three more kids succumbing to the disease Friday, an official said Saturday. "Three more children died on Friday," an official said. Most of the children belong More

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Voter card no proof of tenancy, rules Apex court

New Delhi, Oct 1: The presence of a person's name on the electoral roll would only prove that he/she was residing at the premises at a certain point of time but in no way would indicate his/her status as a tenant or a licensee, the Supreme Court has said. "The electoral roll will not show whether More

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Team Anna referendum on Jan Lokpal Bill from today

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New Delhi, Oct 1: Team Anna will kickstart a nationwide referendum on Jan Lokpal Bill from tomorrow. The week-long process will start from Ghaziabad, the Lok Sabha constituency of BJP leader Rajnath Singh and cover UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi's constituency of Rae Bareli and Rahul Gandhi's More

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Sanjiv Bhatt sent to judicial custody

POST GODHRA RIOT CASE

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Ahmedabad, Oct 1: Senior IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 post-Godhra riots, was today sent to judicial custody after a court rejected the plea for police remand. Police had asked for seven days' custody of Bhatt, who was More

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Stone carving for proposed Ram temple restarts

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Lucknow, Oct 1: After a gap of almost four years, work at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas temple workshop restarted today with carving of stones for the proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya.Chairman of the Nyas Mahant Nritya Gopaldas and VHP international general secretary Dinesh Chandra handed over stones to More

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I&B ministry for changes in PRB Act

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New Delhi, Oct 1: The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has sent a note for consideration by the Cabinet seeking amendments in the age-old law relating to print media after some newspapers strongly opposed recent changes in it saying registered publications will have to submit a huge volume of More

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PM urged to address Kashmir mass graves issue

New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been urged to set a time-frame for identifying the bodies found in mass graves in Jammu and Kashmir and setting up an independent commission to prosecute the guilty. The demand was contained in a letter sent by think tank Centre for Policy More

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