Mumbai: The rising prices of food, vegetable, rubber and edible oil have turned the momentum of inflation from southward to northward, according to latest released data of Wholesale Price Index (WPI). The annual rate of inflation, calculated on point-to-point basis, stood at 0.57% for the week ended April 18 according to the latest figures...
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New Delhi: Braving sizzling temperatures, voters came out in sizeable numbers to exercise their franchise in the third phase of Lok Sabha polls in nine states and two union territories, which was by and large peaceful barring stray incidents of violence in Bihar and West Bengal. The fate of political heavyweights Sonia Gandhi, L...
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MINGORA: A meeting between government officials and Sufi Mohammed led Tehrik-e-Shariat Nafaz-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) in Buttkhela decided that Taliban will vacate Bunair district today. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Malakand divison Syed Mohammed Ja ved, Naib Ameer Tehreek-e-Taliban Mohammed Alam, Sheikh-=ul-Quran Waliullah and others. “Bunair was a key issue, and the issue of Shangla...
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Bhopal: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday said his party would have no problem if Afzal Guru, who has been sentenced to death in connection with the Parliament attack, was hanged. “The Congress is not in the business of defending Afzal Guru or any other terrorist in the country…our party cannot have any...
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Baramulla: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir”’’s Baramulla District on Friday. According to sources, the encounter took place at Tarzoo-Sopore. During search operation, militants, who were hiding in a house, opened fire on security forces, sources added. There is no report of any casualties so far.
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The Sensex surged during afternoon trade led by buying in frontline stocks. On sectoral front, Banking, capital goods, consumer durables and realty stocks contributed to most of the market rally, while IT and FMCG stocks went down. On the other hand, BSE Midcap and Smallcap index gained 1.49% and 1.69% respectively. The market was...
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Mumbai: A special court on Friday ordered an inquiry to determine whether the prime accused in Mumbai terror attacks case Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab is a juvenile. Judge M L Tahiliyani allowed special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam to examine witnesses comprising doctors and jailor on April 28 to find out whether Kasab was above...
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Dubai: Second One Day Internation between Pakistan and Australia will play in Dubai from 24th April Match scheduled to begin at 15:00 local time (11:00 GMT) in Pakistan (017:00 ) in India (16:30) WATCH LIVE CRICKET MATCH PAKISTAN SQUAD: Younis Khan (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Fawad Alam, Iftikhar Anjum, Kamran Akmal (wk), Misbah-ul-Haq, Nasir Jamshed,...
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia has ruled that religious conversion of children cannot be done without the consent of both parents, news reports said Thursday. The ruling is set to ease strained race and religion relations in this Muslim-majority but constitutionally secular nation. Law Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz said the cabinet decided that after a couple...
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Manila: One Philippine soldier was wounded in a clash with communist rebels while providing security for US troops building a farm road in an eastern province, a military spokesman said Thursday. The firefight erupted Wednesday when troops encountered the guerrillas while on patrol in Barcelona town in Sorsogon province, 390 kilometres south-east of Manila....
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