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'India and China bhai-bhai not at cost of Pakistan'Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobilesSammy strikes twice as Sun rises in HyderabadEasy access to porn reason for rise in crime against women: LawyerAs city holidays, break-ins rise23-year-old kills older brother after argumentIndian techie shakes up US broadcastersBus operators to maintain list with details of passengersJuhi wants films to carry mobile phone warningFinMin’s new amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters'India and China bhai-bhai not at cost of Pakistan'Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobilesSammy strikes twice as Sun rises in HyderabadEasy access to porn reason for rise in crime against women: LawyerAs city holidays, break-ins rise23-year-old kills older brother after argumentIndian techie shakes up US broadcastersBus operators to maintain list with details of passengersJuhi wants films to carry mobile phone warningFinMin’s new amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters'India and China bhai-bhai not at cost of Pakistan'Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobilesSammy strikes twice as Sun rises in HyderabadEasy access to porn reason for rise in crime against women: LawyerAs city holidays, break-ins rise23-year-old kills older brother after argumentIndian techie shakes up US broadcastersBus operators to maintain list with details of passengersJuhi wants films to carry mobile phone warningFinMin’s new amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters'India and China bhai-bhai not at cost of Pakistan'Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobilesSammy strikes twice as Sun rises in HyderabadEasy access to porn reason for rise in crime against women: LawyerAs city holidays, break-ins rise23-year-old kills older brother after argumentIndian techie shakes up US broadcastersBus operators to maintain list with details of passengersJuhi wants films to carry mobile phone warningFinMin’s new amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters'India and China bhai-bhai not at cost of Pakistan'Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobilesSammy strikes twice as Sun rises in HyderabadEasy access to porn reason for rise in crime against women: LawyerAs city holidays, break-ins rise23-year-old kills older brother after argumentIndian techie shakes up US broadcastersBus operators to maintain list with details of passengersJuhi wants films to carry mobile phone warningFinMin’s new amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters
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Border peace vital for ties, Manmohan tells China’s Li

In light of China’s recent incursion into Ladakh, PM Manmohan Singh on Sunday conveyed to his visiting counterpart Li Keqiang that 'peace and tranquility' on the border is the 'foundation' of the bilateral ties and any disruption will impact the relationship. Jayanth Jacob reports. Li's visit: Full coverage | Li arrives in India | No big breaks expected

Plum post to Shah hints at Modi's bigger role in BJP's plan for LS polls

BJP president Rajnath Singh ended his ambivalence on Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi’s role for the 2014 polls by inducting his closest aide Amit Shah as in charge of Uttar Pradesh. Shekhar Iyer reports.

We nabbed Jiju first and sought his help in luring Sreesanth: police

Sreesanth had plans to party all night 'with as many women as possible' on May 15, the Delhi Police have said. They claimed the cricketer was drunk and easily lured to Mumbai’s Trident hotel, where police had already arrested his Jiju Janardhan. Jatin Anand reports.

Railgate: CBI documents validate phone intercepts

Sanjay Dutt to stay in Arthur Road jail for now

Nitish is a toy in the hands of the RSS: Lalu

AgustaWestland VVIP choppers resume flying

ISI ring with links in Nepal busted in north Bengal

UP govt slams Centre for cut in NREGS funds

After AAP, another ‘civil’ party in offing

Newspaper office attacked in Tripura, 3 killed

Indian techie shakes up US broadcasters

UP seeks CBI probe in death of HuJI terror accused

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Dragon will talk turkey

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reached India on May 19 evening at the start of a two-day four-nation visit. While he is in India, New Delhi must keep in mind that China has used its economic ties to armtwist many nations, writes Jayadeva Ranade.

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Turn a paler shade of saffron

The BJP’s politics is turning out to be neither fish nor fowl nor good red herring. The BJP must come up with a poll plank that is far more inclusive than Hindutva.
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Spot-fixing: BCCI tightens control, sets snoops on players

Players splurged advance paid to them by bookies

Police seek footage from official broadcast channel

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Spot-fixing: Mumbai Police recover Sreesanth's laptop, arrest key bookie

Board tipped off Jaipur cops

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RCB knocked out
Sammy strikes twice as Sun rises in Hyderabad

West Indies captain hits two sixes in the penultimate over as Sunrisers beat KKR to qualify for playoffs. Anand Sachar reports. Scorecard

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What goes around comes around: Rajasthan’s royal mess

This could be the silver lining in the cloud for the entire cricket world if the International Cricket Council and the Board of Control for Cricket in India can put in place some foolproof processes to take care of the spot-fixing menace. Sanjay Dixit writes.

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Rs 20,000-crore deals in push for rural broadband

The government’s Rs. 20,000-crore project to provide high-speed broadband in 200,000 villages across India has finally taken off. Manoy Gairola reports.

FinMin’s new amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters

Aimed at widening its revenue base from indirect tax collections, the finance ministry has implemented a one-time amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters to pay their dues without any penalty or late payment charges.

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      Options aplenty at AUD

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