25 killed in AP train collision

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Penukonda (AP), May 22: At least 25 passengers were killed, 16 of them charred, and 43 injured when the Bangalore- bound Hampi  Express rammed into a stationary goods train after its driver apparently overshot the signal near the station here in the wee hours today. The impact of the More

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Steps on SC Hajj subsidy order after getting judgement: Krishna

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New Delhi, May 22: The government will decide steps to be taken by it on the Supreme Court order to end Hajj subsidy after receiving the judgement of the apex court on the issue, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said today. In its verdict on May 8, the Supreme Court had directed the More

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Must prepare for rise in hostile activities from Pak: BSF Chief

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New Delhi: Pakistan's recalcitrance to rein in militant outfits on its soil is enough "straw in the wind" for Indian security establishment to prepare for rise in "hostile activities" on the border, BSF chief U K Bansal said today. "The recalcitrance of the Pakistan establishment to rein More

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Minimum 7-year term mandatory for rapes: SC

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New Delhi, May 22: Rapists should be awarded a minimum sentence of seven years which can be reduced only in special circumstances, the Supreme Court has ruled ticking off the Rajasthan High Court for reducing the punishment of two convicts in a rape case. "Such an order is violative of the More

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