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ISLAMABAD: Two trainer aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force collided mid-air and crashed into a thickly populated area in the country's northwest today, killing four pilots and injuring at least five persons on the ground, officials and witnesses said. Residents of Rashkai area in Nowshera district said the aircraft collided before plunging into two houses.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 AT 01:41 PM (IST)
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MUMBAI: Kolkata Knight Riders' co-owner and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was today banned for life from Wankhede Stadium after getting into an alleged scuffle with Mumbai Cricket Association officials as the IPL continued to be dogged by controversies.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 AT 01:33 PM (IST)
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MUMBAI: Life was full of international currencies and holidays for 36-year-old Divyesh Patel from Bhandup, Mumbai before his international marriage scandal was exposed by Mumbai police. Patel, who claims to hold a Green Card, is been arrested for marrying six women of different countries.
Thursday, May 17, 2012 AT 10:19 AM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : A director professor of the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) and a retired doctor of the Lok Nayak Hospital here were Wednesday sent to judicial custody by a Delhi court in a corruption case related to purchase of medical equipment. Special Judge B.R. Kedia remanded V.K.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 11:37 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI/AHMEDABAD : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is expected to skip the upcoming BJP National Executive meet in Mumbai, with an aide saying it will be his personal decision. Although no one in the Bharatiya Janata Party is ready to confirm mounting speculation about Modi's reported move, party sources in Gujarat are more forthcoming. "I don't know if he is attending the meet or not.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 11:26 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : Parliament Wednesday passed a bill which will give higher education institutions three more years to fill up the 27 percent seats reserved for other backward classes (OBCs). The Lok Sabha passed the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Amendment Bill, 2012 Wednesday after the Rajya Sabha passed it April 28.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 10:30 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government on a petition alleging that political parties in power misused public funds by giving advertisements on the birth and death anniversaries of their leaders. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R.S.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 09:15 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : The demolition of a portion of former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf's ancestral home, Neharwali Haveli in Old Delhi's Daryaganj, has stirred a row with the legality of the construction coming under question. Archaeological experts say that while the building could be a heritage property, currently there is no protective law for such buildings.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 09:08 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its verdict on the petition by Nupur Talwar seeking review of its Jan 6 order directing her and her dentist husband Rajesh Talwar to face trial in their daughter Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj's double murder case of 2008. Join Sakal Times on Facebook: http://sakaaltimes.fbfollow.me/
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 09:06 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central and Delhi governments on a plea seeking action against a self-styled baba who advertises offering "magic treatment" to patients. The division bench of Acting Chief Justice A.K. Sikri and Justice R.S. Endlaw sought response from the governments by July 4 and asked petitioner A.K. Jain to make city-based Nirmal Baba a party in the case.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 08:58 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : Sports Minister Ajay Maken Wednesday said suspending the players allegedly involved in spot-fixing was not enough and the Indian cricket board needed to do more to get to the root of the problem. He also said the board should keep off the Indian Premier League (IPL). "Suspending five players is not going to the root of the problem.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 08:56 PM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said his government was committed to ensuring foolproof security of nuclear power plants but it would be harmful for the country to pass an ordinance against nuclear power. "We must put everything to ensure foolproof safety of the nuclear plants and we will not compromise on it.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 06:28 PM (IST)
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MUMBAI: “She always had a smile on her face and was very well mannered. She loved to travel a lot. Be it Malaysia, Thailand or any destination,” said a sobbing relative of Taruni Sachdev from Mumbai who was killed in the air crash in Nepal. The Sachdev's residence of SV Road, Khar lost the mother-daughter in the airplane crash.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 01:07 PM (IST)
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MUMBAI: Matheran is one of the famous spots for tourists and adventurers - but for the first time - a group of Mumbai-based youths have documented what can be described the A to Z of this hill station. It took Rainbow Adventures - a group for nature education and conservation - more than a year to document Matheran. They have come out with a book ‘Matheran: A Practical Guide’.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 AT 10:44 AM (IST)
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NEW DELHI : The Indian cricket board has decided to immediately suspend five cricketers who have been linked to spot-fixing in a sting operation done by a TV channel Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Rajeev Shukla said Tuesday. "The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has decided to suspend the five players pending inquiry.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 AT 10:59 PM (IST)
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