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Obama insists US ‘will not be terrorized’ as IS hails California attackers

Saturday, December 5, 2015 16:43

Islamic State said on Saturday that a married couple who killed 14 people in California in an attack the FBI is investigating as an "act of terrorism" were followers of the militant group based in Syria and Iraq.

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NYT, in front-page editorial, urges gun control

Saturday, December 5, 2015 16:11

The New York Times has published an editorial on its front page for the first time since 1920, using the rare, prominent placement to urge gun control following the latest mass shooting in the United States.

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Chennai rains: Day-time passenger flights to operate from Sunday

Saturday, December 5, 2015 16:04

NEW DELHI: Domestic passenger flight operations from Chennai airport, which were suspended, will resume from tomorrow morning. The runway, however, will be available only for day-time operations and a decision regarding full-fledged operations will be taken by the aviation regulator DGCA, Airports Authority of India said tonight. "Day-time ...

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GST, Real Estate Bills listed in Rajya Sabha | Manmohan sees uncertainty for PSUs

Saturday, December 5, 2015 16:04

NEW DELHI: Government has managed to take the Opposition on board for listing the crucial Goods and Services Tax Bill for discussion and passage in the Rajya Sabha though a consensus on the proposed legislation is still in the works. The Rajya Sabha Business Advisory Committee- comprising of MPs ...

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Harbhajan launches BookMySports, India's first digital sports platform

Harbhajan launches BookMySports, India’s first digital sports platform

Saturday, December 5, 2015 15:49

Offspinner Harbhajan Singh anchored website launch of India's first-ever comprehensive sports platform BookMySports at a five-star in the capital.

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Andhra Pradesh first state to join discom revival scheme UDAY

Saturday, December 5, 2015 15:35

NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh has become the first state in the country to join the Centre's scheme for revival of debt stressed power distribution companies after the state gave in-principle nod to the Power Ministry for joining UDAY. Though many other states including Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Haryana ...

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Domestic passenger flights from Chennai airport to resume from 6am tomorrow

Saturday, December 5, 2015 15:31

The runway, however, will be available only for day-time operations and a decision regarding full-fledged operations will be taken by the aviation regulator DGCA, Airports Authority of India.

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Rs 50K cr road projs for Andhra | Ganga to get 30 water ports

Saturday, December 5, 2015 14:50

VIJAYWADA: The Centre is taking up road projects worth more than Rs 50,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh, including an Outer Ring Road (ORR) at Vijayawada, where the State's new capital city is coming up. Announcing this here today, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said these new schemes, which ...

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Will stop odd-even scheme if people face difficulty, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Saturday, December 5, 2015 14:45

NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today indicated that the 'odd-even' restrictions for plying of private vehicles will be tried for a limited period and will be "halted" in case it creates trouble for people. With experts and Opposition parties questioning the practicality of the scheme, he said many ...

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State Bank of Hyderabad attains 11.11% capital adequacy ratio

Saturday, December 5, 2015 14:38

VIJAYAWADA: State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) today said it has attained 11.11 per cent capital adequacy ratio and aims to achieve 12 per cent by March next year. SBH is an associate bank of State Bank of India, the country's largest public sector lender. The bank has attained ...

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