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8 August, 2014

BJP, Congress working on deal over Insurance Bill

NEW DELHI (TIP): Tensions between BJP and Congress over the Insurance (Amendment) Bill appear to be thawing, with both sides…

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8 August, 2014

Control of gurdwaras in Haryana: SC orders for status quo

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court has directed the SGPC and newly formed Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) to…

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8 August, 2014

Cong hoarding wants Priyanka to lead party

BHOPAL (TIP): A day after Union finance minister Arun Jaitley alleged that the Congress was facing a "palace coup", the…

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8 August, 2014

Haryana may go to polls in mid-October

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Election Commission is set to announce assembly polls in Haryana within the next fortnight, with polling…

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8 August, 2014

Proof against Beniwal enough: Prez

NEW DELHI (TIP): President Pranab Mukherjee was satisfied with the “evidence” provided by the Narendra Modiled Centre against Mizoram Governor…

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8 August, 2014

Jaswant Singh suffers head injury, admitted to hospital

NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh has been admitted to the ICU of Army Research and Referral Hospital here…

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8 August, 2014

INDIA-AUSTRALIA NUCLEAR DEAL LIKELY NEXT MONTH

NEW DELHI (TIP): India and Australia have completed negotiations for the much awaited civil nuclear agreement, which is likely to…

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8 August, 2014

Army man takes Pakistan spy bait, arrested for espionage

HYDERABAD (TIP): Indian Army Naib Subedar Patan Kumar Poddar became the victim of his carnal desires and greed for money.…

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8 August, 2014

PENTAGON CONFIRMS US GENERAL KILLED IN KABUL ATTACK

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that a US general was killed in an attack in Afghanistan — the highest-ranking…

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8 August, 2014

ISIS capture Iraq’s largest dam

ERBIL (TIP): Sunni militants captured the Mosul dam, the largest in Iraq, on Thursday, August 7, as their advances in…

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8 August, 2014

Couple married for 62 years die on same day

CALIFORNIA: A couple married for almost 62 years have died on the same day in Bakersfield, California. Don and Maxine…

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8 August, 2014

Gaza militants resume rocket fire at Israel after truce expires

GAZA/JERUSALEM (TIP): Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip resumed rocket fire into Israel on Friday after Egyptian-mediated talks in Cairo…

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8 August, 2014

US intelligence officials looking into suspected new spy leak

WASHINGTON: US intelligence officials were considering on Tuesday whether to ask the department of justice to open a criminal investigation…

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8 August, 2014

Swiss House worker tweets nude selfies

ZURICH (TIP): A secretary who posted nude pictures of herself in the Swiss parliament to more than 11,000 followers on…

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8 August, 2014

Pope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings

VATICAN CITY (TIP): Pope Francis' upcoming trip to South Korea will provide him with an unusual opportunity to speak directly…

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8 August, 2014

5 years after death, Michael Jackson sued for abuse

LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles man is seeking damages from the estate of Michael Jackson, alleging that the late `King…

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8 August, 2014

Weight loss may make you healthier but not happier

LONDON: Losing weight can make you healthier but it may also increase your risk of depression, a new study has…

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8 August, 2014

Killing of American general stirs new fears

WASHINGTON (TIP): The brazen killing of an American two-star general in an Afghan "insider attack" is raising new concerns in…

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8 August, 2014

US Army starts questioning Bergdahl about capture

HOUSTON: The US Army and a defense attorney say military investigators have begun questioning Bowe Bergdahl about his disappearance in…

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8 August, 2014

Indian American physician in Atlanta treating patients with Ebola virus

ATLANTA (TIP): An Indian American infectious diseases specialist, Dr. Jay Varkey, a physician at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia,…

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8 August, 2014

BILLIONS SPENT, BUT VISION FOR FAST TRAINS IN US IS UNREALIZED

WASHINGTON (TIP) : High-speed rail was supposed to be President Obama's signature transportation project, but despite the administration spending nearly…

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8 August, 2014

Many U.S. families feel economic stress with no sign of wage increase: Federal Reserve Report

WASHINGTON (TIP): A quarter of U.S. families feel they are under economic stress due to the aftershock of the Great…

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8 August, 2014

FDA lifts hold on experimental Ebola drug

WASHINGTON (TIP) : US health authorities have eased safety restrictions on an experimental drug to treat Ebola, a move that…

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8 August, 2014

ALIA BHATT KEEPS BOX OFFICE COLLECTION TRACK

Alia Bhatt keeps track of box office collection of her films. Not that the actress wants to keep a tab…

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8 August, 2014

After production, direction on Dia Mirza’s mind

After acting and producing films, Dia Mirza wants to move towards directing a movie. However, she wants to wait till…

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8 August, 2014

Genetic sexual attraction: Husband and wife discover they are brother and sister

ABrazilian married couple, who have both searched for their mothers who abandoned them as children, have discovered the two women…

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8 August, 2014

WHY IS RICHA CHADDA ANGRY?

Name dropping is something which is thoroughly looked down upon and has caused quite a few relations to go sour.…

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8 August, 2014

NEPAL LANDSLIDE: Death toll touches 156, search called off

KATHMANDU: Nepal government on Wednesday declared dead the 123 people missing in the country's worst landslide in over a decade,…

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8 August, 2014

Rani Mukerji unveils ‘Mardaani’ anthem

Actress Rani Mukerji on Monday unveiled 'Mardaani' anthem and says it talks about "anger and frustration" women go through. "This…

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8 August, 2014

Sri Lanka disappearances probe panel term extended

COLOMBO: The term of a Sri Lankan government-appointed panel probing the cases of missing persons during the three-decade war with…

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