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The master spy, Ajit Doval, went on secret mission to Iraq

New Delhi: Ajit Doval, the National security adviser (NSA) went to Iraq on a secret mission to steer India’s diplomatic outreach to bring home 46 nurses as well as help thousands of other Indians leave the violence-torn country.



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Narendra Modi government to present its 1st Rail Budget today

New Delhi: Having done a pre-Budget hike of 14.2 percent in passenger fares and raised freight rates, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda's will present his maiden Rail Budget on Tuesday. High-speed trains, world-class stations and safe journeys are likely to be the government's top priorities.



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Rail Budget 2014: Hope my rail budget will meet expectations, says Gowda

New Delhi: Railway minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said he was ready to present his maiden rail budget for the current fiscal and hoped it would meet people's expectations.



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List of 58 new trains to be introduced

New Delhi: Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda presented his maiden Rail Budget today and announced 58 new trans which includes five Jansadharan Trains, five Premium Trains, six AC Express Trains, 27 Express Trains, eight Passenger Trains, two MEMU services and five DEMU services this year. Gowda also proposed to extend the run of 11 existing trains.



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Dharamveer Kamboj, from a rickshaw puller to a guest at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi: Twenty-seven years ago a rickshaw puller operating in the walled city would often visit Raisina Hills area to have a look at British-era buildings including Rashtrapati Bhavan without little knowing that one day he would be one of the guests at the Presidential palace.



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Sensex plunges over 400 points after rail budget

Mumbai: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets plunged 406.40 points or 1.56 percent in the afternoon session Tuesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government presented its maiden railway budget.



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Modi govt to introduce bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad

New Delhi: In tandem with Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government's motive to bring the much required technological innovations to Indian Railways, Railway Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in his maiden Rail budget said, "The need of the hour is to bring in a total change in the work culture and delivery of railway services by going in for large scale integrated computerisation of major functions of Indian Railways."



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Highlights of Rail Budget 2014

New Delhi: Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda today announced a slew of new measures including the bullet train in the maiden Railway Budget of the Narendra Modi government. With a special emphasis on making the Railways at par with global standards, including passengers' safety and new facilities, Gowda said the fare hike was necessary to improve Railways' health.



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Rail Budget 2014: Full Text of Sadananda Gowda's Speech

New Delhi: Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda presented the Rail Budget for 2014-15 financial year in Parliament on Tuesday. Here's the full text of his speech. (Source: www.pib.nic.in)



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Iraq says 'terrorists' seize chemical weapons site

United Nations: Iraq has informed the United Nations that the Islamic State extremist group has taken control of a vast former chemical weapons facility northwest of Baghdad where 2,500 chemical rockets filled with the deadly nerve agent sarin or their remnants were stored along with other chemical warfare agents.



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