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Mukherjee confers degree on Karzai
President Pranab Mukherjee Monday conferred an honorary degree on Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai during the convocation of the Lovely Professional University (LPU) here. Mukherjee and Karzai arrived at this Punjab city, 150 km from Chandigarh, Monday afternoon. Karzai was conferred with a honorary doctorate of social sciences degree. This is the first honoris causa degree awarded by the ...
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Virbhadra opens new bridge in Shimla
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday inaugurated a bridge near the Auckland tunnel here, which was constructed at a cost of Rs.2.52 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said the foundation stone of the bridge was laid by him during previous regime of the Congress in March 2007 but the Bharatiya ...
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Punjab Haryana reel under intense heat
Punjab and Haryana continued to reel under intense heat with temperatures at some places crossing 45 degrees Celsius Monday, Met officials said here. Temperatures remained five to seven degrees above normal across both states. Hisar in Haryana was the hottest with the mercury hitting a high of 46 degrees Celsius, five degrees above what is normal for this time of the season. The minimum ...
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Delhi sizzles at 44.5 degrees on Monday Tuesday to be worse
It was a scorching start to the week here Monday with the temperature shooting up to five notches above average at 44.5 degrees Celsius. No respite seems to be in sight as the Met Office said the mercury may touch 45 degrees Tuesday. In Palam area of south Delhi, the temperature stood at 46.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above what is the average for this time of the season. While the blazing ...
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Two years on CPI-M seeks answers from Mamata
As the Trinamool Congress Monday completed two years in power in West Bengal, the CPI-M has come out with a "charge-sheet" seeking answers from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a host of issues including the raging chit fund scam, farmer suicides and rising crime chart. "Two years post the change - what were the promises and what did the people of the state get? The chief minister has ordered ...
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India China should trade in their own currencies Anil Ambani
India and China should focus on trading in their own currencies, the rupee and renminbi, instead of the US dollar, as this would help reduce risk and cut exchange costs, Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani said Monday. Ambani, who is also the India-China CEOs forum chairman on the Indian side, said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2012 had set a limit of $1 billion worth of annual trade in ...
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Aadhitya packs off Jaideep
S.M. Aadhitya of Tamil Nadu knocked out the seventh seed from Bahrain Rahul Jaideep 6-0, 6-1 to author the only upset result of the day in the Karle Infra ATF Under-14 Series Asian Ranking junior tennis tournament which began here Monday. The top seed Siddhant Jagdish Banthia of Maharashtra and fourth seed Megh Patel posted easy wins to move into the second round. In the girls section, top ...
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Birla Corp Q4 net up 26 percent
MP Birla group flagship Birla Corporation Monday reported a 26.40 percent rise in its net profit to Rs.72.63 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, from Rs. 57.46 crore during the same period a year ago. During the fourth quarter last fiscal, the Kolkata-based company's net income stood at Rs.678.03 crore against Rs.659.84 crore same quarter previous fiscal. Profit after tax for the ...
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Chetan Bhagat turns narrator for matrimonial site
Renowned author Chetan Bhagat, who often played matchmaker for friends in college, has decided to tell people the benefits of finding the right partner through a matrimonial site by turning narrator and telling success stories of couples who met online. The 39-year-old, who has penned best selling books like "One Night @ the Call Centre", "Five Point Someone" and "3 Mistakes Of My Life", has ...
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India and China have more mutual interest than differences
In wake of Chinese Premier Li's visit to India, Ambassador of India in China Jaishankar during a press conference said that India is a priority in China's agenda of global development. Jai Shankar said that the present visit of the Chinese Premier Li to India is significant because it is his first visit to India. " India surely is a priority in China's agenda today on global development. This ...
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Srei Infra Finance Q4 net jumps 424 percent to Rs.69.28 crore
Srei Infrastructure Finance, one of India's leading infrastructure financial institutions, Monday announced a 424.45 percent jump in its consolidated net profit to Rs.69.28 crore during the quarter ended March 31, 2013, from Rs.13.21 crore in the same period previous year. Total income of the city-based firm for the fourth quarter last fiscal rose to Rs.779.99 crore from Rs.653.36 crore in the ...
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Building collapses in Delhi no one injured
A four-storey residential building situated in a busy market area suddenly collapsed here Monday evening, said police. No one injured in the incident. The building collapse was reported from central Delhi's Sadar Bazaar area around 4.50 p.m. "The building looked very precarious. Two days ago it was evacuated for the safety of the people residing in it," said a police officer. No one was ...
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Sherlyn chooses transparent dress for Cannes Movie Snippets
Actress Sherlyn Chopra, who posed for adult magazine Playboy last year, wore a transparent ensemble for a red carpet event at the 66th Cannes International Film Festival. She is there to promote her debut film "Kamasutra 3D" with the team. Sherlyn took to the red carpet in what looks like a transparent black dress with a solid black brassiere to hide her modesty. A heavy Rajasthan-inspired ...
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Will not join Lapataganj 2 says Preeti Amin
Preeti Amin, who played a mute character, Surili, in "Lapataganj", says she will not be a part of its second season, but has no regrets. The second season will go on air June 10 on SAB TV. "After playing Surili in 'Lapataganj' for almost two-and-half year, I felt that I have enjoyed that character to the fullest," she told IANS here. "Besides, I don't feel that I was being able to do ...
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Dhanush finds dubbing for Raanjhanaa tough
Tamil actor Dhanush, who has begun dubbing for his upcoming Hindi debut "Raanjhanaa", says he finds the experience tough but wishes to give his best to satisfy his audiences. "Dubbing for Raanjhanaa. (I'm) finding it quite tough. (I) hope I can live up to your expectations. (I) will give my best," posted Dhanush on his Twitter page. Dhanush is paired opposite Sonam Kapoor in the film, which is ...
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Karnataka budget in July first week Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Monday he will present the budget in the first week of July, the first after Congress returned to power in the state after nine years. Siddaramaiah, who holds the finance portfolio, indicated he was not planning to present a budget of Rs.100,000 crore or more but it would be based on the resources available. His Bharatiya Janata Party predecessors, ...
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Gold silver prices fall to record low on strengthening dollar
Gold hit a 21-month low and silver prices plunged to a two-and-a-half-year level Monday. Experts said this happened because of the strengthening of the dollar. According to MCX data, gold price plummetted to Rs.25,574 per 10 grams (down Rs.261.00) and silver dipped to Rs.41,459 per 1 kilogram (down Rs.1,170). "This slow and steady downfall of gold price is mainly due to strengthening of the ...
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Lift your look by sporting scarf
Scarf is an accessory that never goes out of style irrespective of season. Wear this wardrobe staple in various colours and fabrics around your neck in different ways and also on other body parts. Designer Jinali Sutariya shares how to wear this fashion accessory according to your outfit. Corporate wear: Offices are usually very cold, so a beautiful pashmina scarf can work as a wrap and one ...
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India China ink deals to reduce trade gap
India Monday signed four agreements with China that will boost Indian shipments of buffalo meat, fisheries and pharmaceuticals, and help reduce the trade deficit that rose to $40.77 billion in the financial year ended March 31, 2013. Three Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) relate to facilitating trading of buffalo meat, fisheries and pharmaceuticals. The fourth is related to easing the trade ...
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Congress names new zonal chiefs in Uttar Pradesh
Miffed over the performance of its eight zonal chiefs, including two central ministers, in the politically crucial Uttar Pradesh, the Congress appointed a new team Monday, said party sources. According to party sources, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi was dissatisfied with the performance of eight zonal in-charges, who were not able to devote enough time to the state. Monday's move was ...
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Heat-harassed tourists desert monuments in Taj city
Agra May 20 (IANS) With the temperature a tad short of 46 degrees Celsius Monday, pedestrians were few and far between, even as the heat-harassed tourists began deserting the historical monuments in Taj city Agra. Had it not been for the Jayreens (pilgrims) returning from the Ajmer urs, the number of visitors at the Taj Mahal would have dropped to a trickle from thousands daily that make a ...
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Kerala BJP not allying with Hindu groups BJP
The BJP Monday said Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Sivagiri Mutt here last month should not be seen as a move to forge an alliance with Hindu groups in the state. BJP spokesperson Nirmala Seetharaman said here: "Modi visited the Sivagiri Mutt last month because he was invited. His visit should not be seen in any political context." Seetharaman was on a visit to the BJP ...
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Nagaland governor to get doctorate degree in Himachal
Nagaland Governor and former CBI director Ashwani Kumar will be awarded an honorary doctorate at a convocation of Himachal Pradesh University here to be presided over by President Pranab Mukherjee May 24, a statement said here Monday. A total of 272 doctorate degrees, including the most prestigious degree in doctorate of science, will be conferred on the candidates, besides 244 gold medals and ...
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Splitsvilla 6 gets hotter spicier
"Splitsvilla" returns with its sixth season and the romance reality show promises to get raunchier with new twists and turns and Sherlyn Chopra hosting it with VJ Nikhil Chinapa. To be shot in Kerala, the show will also see Sherlyn playing cupid to the contestants. She said that the cool youth show "provides me with ample scope to express my individuality in ways more than one". "In the land ...
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Modi did not recommend Amit Shah for UP says Rajnath
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Monday defended the decision to hand over charge of party affairs in Uttar Pradesh to Narendra Modi's close aide Amit Shah but stressed that Modi did not seek the appointment. "He (Shah) is a general secretary of the party and has been a minister in a highly successful state. I think making him in charge is not a crime," Singh told ...
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