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Day: January 17, 2014

17 January, 2014

UK GOVT ORDERS PROBE INTO ‘BRITISH HAND’ IN OPERATION BLUE STAR

NEW DELHI (TIP): Three decades after the Army stormed the Golden Temple, freshly declassified British documents show that the UK…

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17 January, 2014

IM PLANS TO USE ‘STICKY BOMBS’ ON OIL TANKERS

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Indian Mujahideen is planning to turn oilcarrying tankers into fireballs using magnetic explosive device for spectacular…

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17 January, 2014

I had offered to quit before retirement: RK Singh

NEW DELHI (TIP): Former home secretary R K Singh has said that he had offered to resign when his successor…

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17 January, 2014

Hollande’s ‘dullest hour’ disappoints British press

LONDON (TIP): Britain's newspapers were on Wednesday left mystified by their French counterparts' reluctance to quiz President Francois Hollande over…

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17 January, 2014

UK gives Af atheist religious asylum

LONDON (TIP): Britain has granted asylum to an atheist from Afghanistan due to fears he would be prosecuted back home,…

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17 January, 2014

8 arrested after blast in China’s gambling den killed 15

BEIJING (TIP): Chinese police said eight people have been arrested in connection to an explosion which killed 15 people at…

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17 January, 2014

DJ Dave Lee Travis ‘assaulted girls on air’, court hears

LONDON (TIP): Veteran British presenter Dave Lee Travis sexually assaulted young women while live on television and in his radio…

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17 January, 2014

US Senate committee says Benghazi attack was preventable

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate Intelligence Committee on January 15 released a report on the deadly 2012 assault on the…

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17 January, 2014

Obama may enforce curbs on snooping

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the government collects millions of Americans' phone…

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17 January, 2014

Doctor convicted in Michael Jackson death loses appeal

LOS ANGELES (TIP): A California appellate court refused on January 15 to overturn the conviction of Michael Jackson's personal physician,…

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17 January, 2014

Britain’s World War I diaries go online

LONDON (TIP): Britain is recruiting an army of amateur historians to sift through more than 1.5 million pages of diaries…

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17 January, 2014

US suspends 34 nuclear missile officers over exam cheating

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US military has suspended 34 officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles for cheating on a proficiency…

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17 January, 2014

Xi Jinping warns of grim fight against corruption

BEIJING (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the drive to curb corruption in public life will become harsher and…

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17 January, 2014

Intern’s plea: SC notice to Justice Swatanter Kumar

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court today issued a notice to National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar on…

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17 January, 2014

Oxford apologizes for email blunder

MELBOURNE (TIP): Oxford University has apologized after an administrator accidentally emailed a list of all the poorly performing students' marks…

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17 January, 2014

Slow and steady tortoise beats rabbit, wins pet ski-off

BEIJING (TIP): A tortoise beat a rabbit in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners in China, a…

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17 January, 2014

Polls in Egypt close after final day of voting on new constitution: State media

CAIRO (TIP): Polls across Egypt closed on Wednesday evening, state media reported, after a second and final day of voting…

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17 January, 2014

Sheikh Hasina sworn in for 3rd time as Bangladesh PM

DHAKA (TIP): Sheikh Hasina was sworn in on Sunday for her second straight term as Bangladesh's prime minister and third…

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17 January, 2014

Revoking AFSPA will not help Kashmir: Army Chief

NEW DELHI (TIP): Army Chief General Bikram Singh warned against revoking or diluting the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)…

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17 January, 2014

United States seeks probe into Sri Lankan war crimes

COLOMBO (TIP): The US on Sunday pressed Sri Lanka to probe alleged rights abuses by its army through independent and…

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17 January, 2014

DELHI HC PUTS CURBS ON MEDIA

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Delhi High Court restrained the media from publishing and telecasting the sexual harassment allegations levelled against…

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17 January, 2014

Fire breaks out at Pak military hospital where Musharraf is undergoing treatment

ISLAMABAD (TIP): A small fire on Wednesday broke out at a military hospital in Rawalpindi, where former Pakistani military ruler…

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17 January, 2014

Indian Army chief’s statement provocative: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh's statement on ceasefire violations was provocative and regrettable. In a…

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17 January, 2014

Himachal, Uttarakhand sops to continue till 2017

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) extended the special industrial package for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand…

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17 January, 2014

Seven militants killed in Afghanistan

KABUL (TIP): At least seven militants were killed in separate military operations in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said in a…

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17 January, 2014

Suicide attacker strikes police bus in Afghanistan, 6 injured

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP) : Police say a suicide attacker has struck a bus carrying police recruits in eastern Kabul, wounding…

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17 January, 2014

Dedh Ishqiya

Story: A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify? Review: Dedh…

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17 January, 2014

ELLI TO SIZZLE IN ATUL’S FILM

Elli Avram won quite a few hearts, including that of the host's during a recently concluded reality show. While on…

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17 January, 2014

8 PUNJAB COPS GET LIFE TERM FOR MURDER

BATHINDA (TIP): The court of Additional Sessions Judge today sentenced eight policemen, who were found guilty of killing a city…

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17 January, 2014

Texas judge recuses herself from lawsuit over brain-dead pregnant woman

TEXAS (TIP): The judge overseeing a lawsuit seeking to force a Texas hospital to remove a braindead pregnant woman from…

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