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Nitish Kumar asks PM to re-examine NCTC issue
Patna: Terming as "unilateral and hasty" the proposal to set up the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked the Prime Minister to re-examine the issue and ensure the order is suitably modified to take care of states' genuine concerns. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Kumar said, "The new order defining the functions and powers of NCTC has to

Egypt sets NGO trial date, escalating rift with US

Egypt said Saturday the criminal trial of 16 Americans and 27 others will start Feb. 26 in a politically charged case against foreign-funded pro-democracy groups that has badly shaken Cairo's ties

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Godspeed John Glenn: 50 years since first US orbit

The name still resonates and generates goose bumps like few others in the world of spaceflight.

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INFLUENCE GAME: Leaks show group's climate efforts

Leaked documents from a prominent conservative think tank show how it sought to teach schoolchildren skepticism about global warming and planned other behind-the-scenes tactics using millions of

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Silver worth Rs.3.5 crore looted in Mathura
A courier company vehicle carrying silver worth Rs.3.5 crore from Agra to Delhi was looted by armed bandits in Mathura district late Sunday night, police said.

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Hope Karan, me don't take another seven years to work: Shahid
The first Dharma Productions project that came Shahid Kapoor's way was the 2005 movie "Kaal", but he couldn't do that. Seven years later he got another offer to work with the filmmaker, and once again he had to let go the opportunity due to date problems. Now he hopes it doesn't take them another seven years to come together.

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