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17-year-old schoolgirl commits suicide over Facebook harassment

New Delhi: A 17-year-old schoolgirl who was taunted on Facebook after one of her friends uploaded a morphed picture of her on the social networking site, committed suicide on Tuesday night in Kolkata.



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Narendra Modi surpasses White House in Twitter follower base, climbs to 4th place

New Delhi: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has surged to 4th place in the list of most followed world leaders on Twitter amid growing acknowledgement worldwide that such online social networking has become an indispensable diplomatic and communication tool.



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FYUP Row: Delhi University sends a 3-year honours proposal to UGC

New Delhi: The Delhi University on Thursday said that it was considering the proposal of implementing the three-year course in a way that an honours degree will be given as part of this course.



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Sonia, Rahul summoned for misappropriating National Herald's funds

New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday issued summons to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi for misappropriating the funds of the National Herald newspaper that was shut down some years ago.



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I had no luxury of 'honeymoon period', says Narendra Modi on completion of 30 days in office

New Delhi: On completion of 30 days in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had no luxury of ‘honeymoon’ period as a “series of allegations” started in less than 100 hours but he feels there are “areas where surely we need to improve”.



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Thousands of Indian Muslims sign up to defend Iraq's shrines

New Delhi: More than 25,000 Indian Shia Muslims are on standby to fly to Iraq and defend its holy shrines, one of the country’s largest Shia organizations has claimed.



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Shocking: 2-month-old baby mauled to death by dog in Delhi

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 2-month-old baby girl was ripped apart by a dog her house in Nabi Kareem area of Delhi on Thursday evening.



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Sex education in schools should be banned, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi: Just a couple of days after the row over Health Minister Harsh Vadhan's remarks on fidelity over condoms to prevent AIDS, he has generated another controversy - this time by stating in his website that sex-education in schools should be banned.



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UGC rejects DU's proposal; asks to roll back FYUP, start admissions today

New Delhi: Making its stand clear, the University Grants Commission has rejected the Delhi University's proposal to amend the four-year undergraduate programme.



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Blast at GAIL site in Andhra Pradesh, 14 feared dead

New Delhi/Andhra Pradesh: At least 14 people are feared dead after a blast at a Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) site in Nagaram in Andhra Pradesh.



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