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6 coaches of Utkal Express derails in UP, 20 injured
At lest 20 people were injured after six coaches of the Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
According to railway officials, the incident occurred around 5.46 p.m. in Khatauli, in Muzaffarnagar district.
The train was headed from Puri in Odisha to Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
Northern Railways spokesperson Neeraj Sharma told IANS, "Six coaches of the train derailed in which over 20 passengers have been injured."
He said the railways has rushed medical vans to the...
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JD-U hints at action against Sharad if he attends RJD rally
The Janata Dal-United led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday virtually put rebel leader Sharad Yadav on notice, hinting at action against him if he attends the RJD rally on August 27.
JD-U General Secretary K.C. Tyagi told reporters that the party has not acted against Yadav for his "anti-party activities" because of his seniority and long association with the party.
"If he attends RJD chief Lalu Prasad's rally here on August...
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Government on right track in J&K: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre was handling the Jammu and Kashmir situation seriously and was on the right track since its actions had shown "very good results".
He also said that the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh should be built either through consensus among the parties involved or through a court order.
"The government is dealing with the Kashmir issue very seriously. In the last 2-3 months we have...
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Nitish Kumar-led JD-U faction joins NDA
The JD-U faction led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the party's national executive meeting here.
"A resolution that the JD-U will join the BJP-led NDA was unanimously approved in the meeting," a senior party leader said.
According to the leader, Janata Dal-United General Secretary K.C. Tayagi moved the resolution, which was approved by all invited members.
However, a formal announcement in this regard has not...
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Adityanath targets Rahul, says Gorakhpur not a 'picnic spot'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today hit out at Rahul Gandhi over his planned visit here saying the "yuvraj (prince) sitting in Delhi" cannot be permitted to make Gorakhpur "a picnic spot".
The chief minister, who inaugurated a cleanliness campaign in the district to tackle the deadly encephalitis outbreak in the wake of death of 71 children at the BRD hospital here, also targeted Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
"I feel that the shehzada sitting in...
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Positive result on merger in a day or two: Panneerselvam
Talks on the merger of the two AIADMK factions are going on smoothly and a positive result is expected in a day or two, former chief minister O Panneerselvam said today.
He was speaking after leaders of the AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) faction led by him met here for informal discussions on the merger issue following last night's inconclusive patch-up bid, and to chart out their future course of action.
Panneerselvam, who is scheduled to leave for...
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Knife attacker in Russian city wounds 8, shot by police
A knife attacker stabbed eight people on the street in Russia's far northern city of Surgut before being shot by police, investigators said today.
The attacker "carried out attacks on passers-by, causing stab wounds to eight," Russia's Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes said, adding that armed police then "liquidated" the attacker.
Russian police say terror not main angle in Surgut attack probe: report
Moscow: Russian police said today that "terrorism" was not the main angle of the...
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Security forces launch search operation in Shopian
Security forces today launched multiple cordon and search operations spread across 10 villages of Shopian district in south Kashmir as part of the latest offensive against militancy, officials said.
The security personnel cordoned off Dangam, Wangam, Zainapora, Mantribug and several other adjoining villages following information about presence of militants in the area, a police official said.
He said searches were in progress but "no contact has yet been established with the militants" in these villages.
The official said...
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Still judging current mechanism for resolving bad debts: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Saturday that while previous laws were only partly effective in resolving the problems of insolvency and bankruptcy in the corporate world, one would have to wait to judge the effectiveness of the current mechanism to deal with the issue.
"Earlier, if companies were for insolvency, they got stuck in courts indefinitely. The SICA merely provided an 'Iron Curtain' against debtors, otherwise it was an absolute failure and could achieve...
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NPA resolution: RBI chief calls for recapitalisation of banks
Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel today called for recapitalisation of state-run banks to help them resolve the NPAs issue in a time-bond manner as bad loans at 9.6 per cent of the system is not acceptable.
"Gross NPA ratio of the banking system at 9.6 per cent and stressed advances ratio at 12 per cent as of March 2017 on the back of persistently high ratio in the past few years, is indeed a matter of...
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Bannon returns to Breitbart after his White House ouster
Hours after he left the White House as its chief strategist, Stephen Bannon today returned to Breitbart News as its executive chairman, a position he held before joining the Trump campaign last year to help him attain the presidential victory.
Breitbart, seen as a news outlet having right-wing leanings, said Bannon had returned as executive chairman on Friday afternoon and had chaired the company's evening editorial meeting.
"The populist-nationalist movement got a lot stronger today. Breitbart gained...
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Iraqi forces ready for next battle against IS extremists: US
Senior US military leaders said today that Iraqi forces are largely set for their next major campaign against Islamic State extremists after closing out the wrenching nine-month battle to retake the city of Mosul.
Lt Gen Stephen Townsend, the top US commander in Iraq, said he sees the Iraqi assault on the IS-held area of Tal Afar "unfolding relatively soon."
The upcoming fight follows weeks of Iraq regrouping troops and repairing equipment and weapons after recapturing Mosul...
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Sikka quits, but Murthy loses
Saturday, 19 August 2017 | KESTUR VASUKI | Bengaluru
The long-drawn battle between Infosys Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director Vishal Sikka and the group of promoters led by NR Narayana Murthy came to an abrupt end on Friday. Sikka sent shock waves through the corporate world by submitting...
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'Over 30 lakh LED street lights installed, 50k of roads illuminated'
Saturday, 19 August 2017 | IANS | New Delhi
The government on Saturday said that the Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) has achieved installation of over 30 lakh LED street lights across the country to illuminate 50,000 km of road.
According to the Ministry...
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Narang focused on grassroots in search of Olympic shooting medals
Saturday, 19 August 2017 | IANS | New Delhi
Former star shooter Gagan Narang on Saturday asserted that he is focussed on developing talent from the grassroot level through his foundation to help India maximise the shooting medal tally at the 2020 Olympics.
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Far-right politician wants to offer Indians money to leave UK
Saturday, 19 August 2017 | PTI | London
A leadership candidate for the UK's anti-immigrant far-right party has come up with a radical plan to cut "unnecessary population" in the UK by "incentivising" some migrants, including from India, to return to the country...
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Laser-based tool may help detect heart attack, stroke risk early
Saturday, 19 August 2017 | IANS | Sydney
A new diagnostic tool that uses near-infrared light to visualise the fatty build-up in the arteries, may help in the early detection of patients at risk of heart attacks and strokes, researchers have found.
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Saturday, 19 August 2017 | Saimi Sattar
The MiTalks series on Health and Humanity is a journey through grit and determination, says Saimi Sattar Say ‘two’ as if you you are expelling spit and that is the first step towards beat-boxing, the art of mimicking drum machines using one’s mouth, lips, tongue and voice,” says Vineeth Vincent, beat-boxer and MC for the programme MiTalks on Health and Humanity organised by FICCI Heal. Vincent goes on to entertain the hall which is full capacity, with at least...
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A price cap on knee implant not enough
Saturday, 19 August 2017 | MC Joshi | LucknowThis refers to the editorial, “Making health affordable” (August 18). Although 60 per cent rate cut for knee implants must come as a huge relief for knee patients but the question is whether, for the patient, the total cost of knee replacement procedure will go down in the same proportion. In...
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