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NSA snooping on BJP: India summons US diplomats, calls it unacceptable

New Delhi: India today summoned senior US diplomats in Delhi to lodge a strong protest over a report that America's National Security Agency was authorized in 2010 to snoop on the BJP.



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Is Modi government's intention to improve Indian Railways' health genuine?

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi – led NDA government will roll out plans to revamp the slouching Indian railways shortly. Two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s new government presents its first general budget, a separate Rail budget will be presented in the parliament.



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AIIMS rejects Sudhir Gupta's allegation of pressure on him in Sunanda Pushkar case

New Delhi: AIIMS today rejected allegations levelled by its Head of Department of Forensic Medicine Sudhir Gupta that he was pressurised to manipulate the post mortem report of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of then Union Minister Shashi Tharoor.



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Iraq Crisis: 46 Kerala nurses in Tikrit asked to board bus to Mosul

New Delhi: The 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq's Tikrit town that has been overrun by ISIS militants have been told to board a bus by unknown men and proceed to Mosul. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy confirmed to IANS the development. The Indian embassy in Baghdad has advised the nurses to “try and hold on till (Thursday) morning”.



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Will retire from Politics if BJP gets majority in J&K: Omar

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he would retire from politics if BJP gets a majority in Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.



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Anti-dowry law misused, no automatic arrest, rules Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday expressed concern over the misuse of a law meant to target those guilty of dowry harassment and said people accused in such cases cannot be automatically arrested.



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Naga sadhus asked to gather to confront Sai Baba followers

New Delhi: An unusual confrontation is building up ever since Dwarka Shankaracharya, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, ran down the followers of Shirdi Sai Baba, saying they ought not to worship the 19th century mystic who was no god, and remove his photographs and idols from temples where he gets the pride of place with Hindu deities.



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JuD chief Hafiz Saeed seen near Jaisalmer

Delhi: Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) 'founder' and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, was seen touring near the international border in Pakistan in Islamkot, Meerpur Khas, Mithi and Kherpur areas, a report said on Tuesday night.



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PM Narendra Modi to visit Kashmir valley today amid shutdown

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Kashmir Valley today amid a shutdown called by separatists and warnings by Muslim groups not to create a separate enclave for Kashmiri Pandits.



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Sheila Dikshit's house had 31 ACs, 14 heaters

New Delhi: When Sheila Dikshit was the Chief Minister of Delhi, her official residence on Motilal Nehru Marg had 31 air conditioners, 15 desert coolers, 16 air purifiers and 14 heaters installed on the premises. The bungalow has four bedrooms.



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