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NSG may set up base in Gujarat, instead of Bengal
New Delhi: West Bengal's loss could well be Gujarat's gain. The country's elite counter-terror force NSG has decided to have a large commando base in Gujarat after it failed to set up such a centre in West Bengal. The Central government has accorded an 'in principle' approval to a request made
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Nitish calls Lalu ‘frustrated’, says Modi handshake was courtesy
Patna: Calling his bete noire Lalu Prasad a 'frustrated man' in response to Prasad's comments about his shaking hands with his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi in New Delhi, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has hinted it was, however, an unavoidable situation. "It was a chief ministers' meeting on the proposed NCTC. #Lalu Prasad #Narendra Modi #NewsTracker #Nitish Kumar
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Jet patches up with Makemytrip, allows booking
Mumbai: Jet Airways today said it restored full inventory on the travel portal MakeMyTrip, nearly three weeks after the carrier snapped the business with the portal, protesting a particular fare scheme. "Full inventory of Jet Airways is available on the portal. MakeMyTrip customers will now be able to access and book #Jet Airways #MakeMyTrip Limited #NewsTracker
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Quraishi writes to PM on expediting poll reforms
New Delhi: Upset over failure of successive governments to bring key electoral reforms, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi today wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought his intervention in speeding up the reform process. Among some of the key electoral reforms suggested by the poll body and now mentioned by #Electoral reforms #Manmohan Singh #NewsTracker #SY Quraishi
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No differences between govt, armed forces: Pallam Raju
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the various controversies, the government today said that there are no differences between it and the armed forces and it is working in harmony with the three services. "There are no differences at all between the establishment and the armed forces and we are working in harmony," Minister #AK Antony #General VK Singh #MM Pallam Raju #NewsTracker
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Trigger-happy Italian ship can’t use piracy as an excuse for murders
The killing of two Indian fishermen—Ajesh Binki (25) and Jalastein (45)—by guards of an Italian merchant vessel Enrica Lexie off Alappuzha coast in Kerala on Wednesday violates both the country's and international maritime laws. The Italian version, that the guards shot at the fishermen in self-defence, mistaking them to be pirates, #ConnectTheDots #Enrica Lexie #Gulf of Aden #Kochi
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India: A friend of two enemies
India seems to be in a delicate situation, caught between two friends, following the alleged Iranian hand behind the attack on the Israeli diplomat vehicle in the heart of New Delhi. While Iran is a massive supplier of crude oil to India, Israel has a very close relationship with New Delhi #ConnectTheDots #India #Iran #Israel
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NGOs to churches: All vow to beat HIV/AIDS in this Manipur district
For two government doctors in a remote Manipur district to have quit their jobs and dedicated themselves towards fighting HIV/AIDS in a bid to save a generation, clearly means that the rise in the number of HIV cases was indeed alarming. When B Langhkam and V Muana in Manipur's Churachandpur district #Churachandpur #Frontrunner #HIV/AIDS #Interview #Lalruatpuii Pachuau #SHALOM
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World Aids Day: ‘We fight for benefits but forget the issue’
On 18 November 2011, one of my Facebook friends wrote on her wall — "I want to thank each and every one who supported me last 18 years of HIV life journey.... thank u so much one again. I love You all." Usually flooded with reminders of marriage anniversaries and birthdays, #Frontrunner #HIV/AIDS #Jahnabi Goswami #World Aids Day
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Met Bhupen da again: This time there was silence
The huge building of the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai has three words very clearly inscribed on it - Every Life Matters. True. Today as I reached the hospital to pay my last respects to Assam's uncrowned king of art, music and literature—Bhupen Hazarika—I slowly started realising how big #Assam #Bhupen Hazarika #InMemoriam