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Chennai Gets Its First Transgender Police Officer, Sub Inspector K Prithika...
CHENNAI -- The Madras High Court on Thursday directed Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) to appoint a transgender as Sub Inspector of police as she is entitled to get the job. The...
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Sensex Up 111 Points As Bihar Exit Polls Predict Close Fight
MUMBAI -- The benchmark Bombay Stock Exchnage (BSE) Sensex recovered over 111 points to 26,415.52 and the NSE Nifty regained the 8,000-mark in cautious trade today as exit polls showed the NDA giving a...
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This Dalit Cook Can Only Keep Her Job If She Doesn't Actually Prepare MidDay...
Radhamma, the head cook at a government school in Karnataka, can only keep her job if she doesn't actually prepare any meals. She is a Dalit woman who earns Rs1,700 for her family of seven from the Adi...
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MAMI Final Day: 'Volcano', 'Chauthi Koot', 'Haraamkhor', And 'Thithi' Are...
On Thursday evening, seven days and more than 200 films later, the 17th edition of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival came to an end. A glittering, star-studded ceremony held in Bandra announced the names...
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Arrest Of Hurriyat Leaders In J&K Violates 'Human Rights', Says Pakistan
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has condemned the recent crackdown on Hurriyat leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that it was a clear violation of human rights. "These actions are an attempt by the Indian...
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Bombay HC Seeks Information From Central Govt About Proposed Learning...
MUMBAI -- The Bombay High Court has asked the Union government to file an affidavit by 9 December, informing it about the recommendations it proposes to make for establishing learning disability...
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RK Pachauri Is Being Promoted At TERI, Incoming DG Is Apprehensive
An internal committee has found him guilty of sexual harassment of a junior researcher and the governing council at TERI issued a press note thanking him for his long service to the organization and...
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Chhota Rajan Lands In Delhi And Gets His Own Doppelgangster
Underworld don Chhota Rajan, who landed in India early this morning also has a look-alike. The Times of India reports that a person of the same build as Rajan would be roped in to confuse possible...
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The Pursuit of Cash Transfer Nirvana Ignores Inconvenient Evidence
"Fantasy is like jam. . . . You have to spread it on a solid piece of bread. If not, it remains a shapeless thing . . . out of which you can't make anything." - Italo Calvino Learned economists and...
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Laxmi, Acid Attack Survivor And Feted Fighter, Is Now Mother Of 7-Month Old
NEW DELHI -- Disfigured beyond recognition in an acid attack, 26-year-old Laxmi who goes by a single name, has announced that she's the mother of a seven-month-old daughter. Her partner Aloke Dixit,...
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You Can Get Diarrhoea By Drinking Indian Railways' Bottled Water, Hints Report
What's usually on your 'to avoid' list when you're making a train journey in India? If you are very anxious about your health, you possibly try avoiding unpackaged cooked food, cut fruits, fried stuff...
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PHOTOS: This Diwali, These Dogs Need You To Be Their Superhero
As Diwali, the festival of lights approaches, most Indians wait eagerly for the diyas (clay lamps), lanterns, new clothes, gifts, sweets and of course the fireworks. But as most dog owners know, Diwali...
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Myanmar Elections: Aung San Suu Kyi Supporters Confident Of A Landslide Win
YANGON -- Supporters of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi were confident on Monday her party had won a landslide victory in the country's first free general election in 25 years, with the biggest question...
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N Srinivasan Replaced By Shashank Manohar As ICC Chairman
MUMBAI -- N Srinivasan was today dethroned as the ICC Chairman after the BCCI decided to recall him and nominate its recently-elected President Shashank Manohar as the chief of the world body. The...
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Adani's Mega Coal Mine Project Faces Fresh Trouble In Australia
MELBOURNE -- Indian mining giant Adani's 16.5 billion dollar controversy-hit coal mine project in Australia today faced a fresh legal challenge from an environmental group which sought cancellation of...
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Fitch Says Bihar Election Results Has Wobbled But Not Upset India's Economic...
The Bharatiya Janata Party may have got a drubbing in Bihar and the Sensex appears to have taken it badly, however international ratings agencies say this isn't going to alter their medium-term outlook...
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OROP Scheme: Not All Demands Can Be Fulfilled, Says Defence Minister Manohar...
NEW DELHI -- With the protesting ex-servicemen dissatisfied with the formal notification of one rank, one pension (OROP) scheme, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that everyone has a right...
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NDA's Defeat In Bihar No Setback To Economy, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
NEW DELHI -- Attributing the NDA's defeat in Bihar assembly elections to 'huge index of opposition unity', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said it will not impact the economic reforms process. "I...
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BCCI Delivers On Clean-Up Operation, Brings In Slew Of Reforms
MUMBAI -- Cracking the whip on conflict of interest in the Board, the BCCI today unveiled a slew of reforms, including the appointment of a retired judge as its ombudsman, as part of its promised...
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Bihar Lessons: Nitish's 'Decency' Flayed Modi's Rabble-Rousing Bluster
NEW DELHI -- The Bihar State Election result has set the nation, its people and its pundits talking, analysing, and shaking their heads over a tremendous rejection of communal and divisive politics....
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