Polish Catholic Paper Punished for Abortion View ; Good Friday Holy Land Appeal Recalls Papal Visit ; Benedict XVI Blesses St. Benedict Torch
Loses Appeal in What's Seen as Freedom of Speech Battle Cardinal Recalls Responsibility of Universal Church
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Two ministers, US Congressman recommended Chatwal for Padma ; Suicide bomber kills 5 inside Afghan military base: Police ; Crackdown in Pak cricket, star players banned, fined, suspended
NEW DELHI: Two Union Ministers and a prominent US Congressman recommended the name of controversial NRI hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal for the prestigious Padma awards, the government told the Rajya Sabha on Kabul: A suicide bomber killed five members of the Afghan security forces when he drove a truck carrying explosives hidden under firewood into an Afghan military base on Wednesday, police said LAHORE, Mumbai: In a ruthless administrative exercise, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has come down heavily on senior players, including Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan, the current and former skipper, respectively
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India not to wind-up Kabul mission ; Cleric arrested in Bareilly after communal clash ; From 2011, an aptitude test for civil services
NEW DELHI: India is looking at various options including scaling down operations of its missions in Afghanistan in the wake of terror attacks on Indians there. LUCKNOW: The Ulema Council on Wednesday threatened to launch a statewide agitation against the arrest of a leading cleric, nabbed for his alleged role in last week's communal clash in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district NEW DELHI: Aspirants for the civil services will face a different pattern of examination from next year as the government has approved a proposal to introduce an aptitude test in place of the existing preliminary examination to shortlist
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Sonia meets Mamata, seeks assurance on women's bill vote ; Mamata in favour of Women's quota, defends decision to abstian ; Women Reservation Bill's fate uncertain as revolt brews in BJP
NEW DELHI: Ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi met railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday and sought an assurance that her Trinamool Congress will vote for the Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress chief and railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday attributed her party's abstention from voting on the Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha to a "communication gap" and said she was committed to the NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha's endorsement of the women's reservation bill may have cleared a big hurdle for the landmark legislation but it looks set to run into a wall of resistance in the Lok Sabha, with an anti-quota insurrection
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CIA warns India of al-Qaida threats ; India okays Copenhagen Accord, with riders
WASHINGTON: The CIA on Tuesday warned India and Brazil that they face "emerging threats" from al-Qaida and Taliban, though the terrorist outfits are "on the run" due to extreme pressure exerted on them in Afghanistan and Pakistan.NEW DELHI: After three months of confabulation within the government, India on Tuesday allowed a conditional association of its name with the Copenhagen Accord.
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Rajya Sabha passes Women's Reservation Bill ; The 14-year-journey of Women's Reservation Bill
NEW DELHI: The controversial yet historic Women's Reservation Bill, ensuring 33% reservation to women in Parliament and state legislative bodies, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday after two days of high drama that saw NEW DELHI: The 14-year journey of the Women's Reservation Bill was marked by high drama and hit roadblocks in each of its outings in Parliament before the historic measure cleared the first legislative hurdle on Tuesday.
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Sonia talks to Lalu, Mulayam ; Lalu withdraws support to UPA government
Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav, two prominent opponents of Women’s Reservation Bill, had a nearly 20-minute interaction with Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday announced his decision to formally withdraw support to the government, protesting against the adoption of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha
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Tension escalates in Hyderabad as student ends life for Telangana
Tension escalated at the Osmania University and surrounding areas on Tuesday, after an engineering student hanged himself in his hostel room
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Voting on Women’s Bill deferred ; Govt may take a call on women's bill after PM meets Yadav trio
Voting on the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha was deferred on Monday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh likely to call an all-party meeting on the issue on Tuesday after the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) threatened to withdraw support to the UPA Government. NEW DELHI: Government is likely to take a call on whether to go ahead with the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets the Yadav trio, the opponents of the bill, tomorrow
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Oscars 2010: The Hurt Locker scores over Avatar ; Hurt Locker sweeps Oscar crown; director Bigelow first woman to win
Los Angeles: Iraq war movie The Hurt Locker took the Oscars by storm on Sunday, winning six of the major film honours, including best film and best director for Kathryn Bigelow, who became the first woman to win that honour.Oscar night always captures the imagination of millions worldwide with its classic blend of the Hollywood royalty, glimpses of movie-making magic and the ceaseless speculation on who would win the most coveted crowns.
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