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Modi government setting a cracking pace for babus, and journos too

New Delhi: The cracking pace with which the new government is moving - taking decisions and even announcing them immediately - is taking top government officials unawares.



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Al-Qaida video claims caravan of jihadists coming to liberate Kashmir

New Delhi: A chilling new video from the al-Qaida has asked Muslims in Kashmir to emulate "brothers" in Syria and Iraq and wage a violent jihad against India.



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Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins two-day Bhutan visit today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who begins his two-day visit to Bhutan today, said the neighbouring nation was a "natural choice" as his first foreign destination because of the "unique and special relationship" India shares with it and his trip would focus on making development cooperation "even more effective".



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Narendra Modi's gift to middle class: Income tax exemption limit may be raised by Rs 1 lakh

New Delhi: In what is seen as a major charm offensive to woo the middle class, the Narendra Modi government is likely to ease the tax burden on the middle class and impose a higher tax on the super rich in its first Budget to be presented by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley next month.



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Modi arrives in Bhutan on his first foreign visit as PM

Thimphu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived here on a two-day visit to Bhutan, his first foreign destination since he took over, to cement India's "unique andspecial relationship" with the neighbouring country.



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Mill owner killed by workers in Bengal, Mamata orders probe

New Delhi: The chief executive officer of a jute mill was beaten to death allegedly by workers on the factory premises after he refused to agree to their demand on wages at Bhadreswar in Hooghly district on Sunday.



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Congress protests over power, water crisis; burns effigies of Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi: Keeping up its offensive over long power outages and water crisis in the national capital, Congress today held a protest in Karol Bagh area of central Delhi and demanded immediate intervention of the Centre to address the problems.



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FIFA World Cup:Match Preview: New-look Swiss open World Cup campaign vs Ecuador

Brasília: Casual football fans scrolling down the FIFA rankings will no doubt pause when they reach No. 6.Switzerland. Really&#63 Yet, the Swiss with just one defeat in 18 matches over two years are there on merit and will bid to justify their top-seed status when they open their World Cup campaign against Ecuador in Brasilia.



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FIFA World Cup: Switzerland snatch win in dying minutes from Ecuador

Brasilia: Haris Seferovic smashed a winner in dying moments as Switzerland made some superb substitutions for a dramatic 2-1 victory over Ecuador in their Group Eopener of the FIFA World Cup.



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FIFA World Cup: France beats Honduras by 3-0

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Karim Benzema scored twice and created a third that was confirmed by goal-line technology as France beat Honduras 3-0 Sunday in its first World Cup match.



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