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 IDPs to be partners in building houses |
The internally displaced persons (IDPs) in north Sri Lanka will soon be partners in building their own homes. The Tamils will build a majority of the 49,000 houses over the next few years. External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Sri Lankan cou........
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| Khurshid did not violate model code: Congress tells poll panel |
The Congress Friday told the Election Commission that party leader Salman Khurshid did not violate the model code of conduct by promising nine percent reservation to minorities if the Congress is voted to power in Uttar Pradesh.
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| Hectic confabulations on in Islamabad to defuse crisis |
With two days left for Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to appear in person before the Supreme Court to face contempt charges, hectic behind the door efforts were on to defuse the political crisis gripping the nation.
As the Prime Minister pr........
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| 11 civilians killed in Syria violence; unrest claims 5,000 lives so far |
Eleven civilians were killed in Syria on Tuesday, including eight who died in an explosion in the north-western province of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
"Eight civilians were killed by a device that exploded as their mi........
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| India, China to set up working mechanism on border management |
A day after beginning talks on the boundary question, India and China on Tuesday agreed to set up a working mechanism on border management to deal with important affairs related to maintaining peace and tranquillity in the border areas.
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| Whether one insulted flag is no subject for writ: Court |
Observing that a question of fact whether a person insulted the national flag (NF) and violated Flag Code 2002 could not be gone into in writ proceedings, the Supreme Court has declined to entertain a writ petition seeking a direction to initiate act........
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| Nitish Kumar rules out contesting assembly polls |
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Friday said that he would continue to be a member of the Bihar legislative council and ruled out contesting assembly polls in the near future.
"It is my choice to be a member of the Bihar legislative council a........
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| Centre files caveat, explores options to end age row |
The Centre on Tuesday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to prevent Army chief V.K. Singh from getting any ex parte order in the writ petition filed by him challenging the Defence Ministry's order fixing his date of birth as May 10, 1950, instea........
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| IAEA rejects Iran accusation over scientist's killing |
The U.N. nuclear watchdog rejected on Friday Iranian suggestions it may have been partly to blame for the assassination of a nuclear scientist last week by leaking information about him, saying it did not know him.
The International Atomic Ene........
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| Alarming decline in reading and mathematical skills in 6-14 age group, says ASER |
Less than a third of class III students in rural Indian schools can solve simple two-digit subtraction problems, the prestigious Annual Status of Education Report produced by a coalition of non-governmental organisations has found.
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