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Rupee falls to 59.93 against US dollar, Sensex tanks over 526 pts

The rupee slid after Fed Reserve chief Ben Bernanke said yesterday that Fed could begin to ratchet down its key stimulus programme later this year, signalling a growing confidence in the US economy.
Ready to take step to curb Re volatility: Rajan

Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi turn friends to foes

Once thick friends and now rivals, the end of the Janata Dal United ties with the BJP has also changed their personal equations. Shekhar Iyer reports.
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North India

Focus on rescue, post-mortem later: Manish Tewari

The Centre on Thursday said its priority was rescue and relief measures in flood-hit Uttarakhand and any post-mortem of the tragedy would be done later.

Help the flood hit: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and Uttarakhand governments to provide immediate relief to those affected by the devastating floods in the state.
West

CM to discuss issues with green minister

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan will raise environmental issues, which are blocking the city’s infrastructure projects, before the Union environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Thursday.

Now, even cops, govt officials push Borivli school for admissions

The Christian minority school in Borivli (West) is being pressurised to admit students by not just a local Shiv Sena leader, but also by the police and Mantralaya officials.

Requests from politicos often flood city schools

During the admission season, principals of some of city’s reputed schools and colleges keep their mobile phones switched off to escape calls from politicians trying to secure seats for students recommended by them.
East

Former Bihar minister survives nature's fury, relatives killed in Kedarnath

Former Bihar minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey's two relatives were killed while he survived nature's fury at Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, a state where 300 people from Bihar are missing.

Delay in counselling worries medical aspirants

Though the results for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) were already declared on June 5, the delay in the pre-admission counselling is making medical aspirants nervous.

Congress releases it's election manifesto

Charge: Left Front alleges torture of backward class candidates
South

in focus
Solar glare on Chandy

It has all the ingredients of a Bollywood potboiler — dubious deals, sex, murder and villains with political connections. And it has embroiled Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy’s aides, Ramesh Babu reports.
North East

Assam’s damage-control bid: HIV-infected to get Rs. 5 lakh

Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi today announced Rs. 5 lakh each for the patients who tested HIV-positive after receiving blood from a state-run hospital. He also said the government would bear the medical expenses for the treatment of the victims.
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World

Focus India

Indians account for 22% of Britain’s ultra-rich club

The list, published by the Singapore-based Wealth-X group, places steel magnate and ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal at second place with a fortune of $15.8 billion. Dipankar De Sarkar reports. Desi net worth
Europe

You clap, so I clap: Peer pressure drives applause

If you have just seen a play that you privately think is drivel, will you keep silent when everyone around you demands an encore?

Obama proposes nuclear weapons cuts

President Barack Obama said Russian and US nuclear weapons should be slashed by up to a third in a keynote speech in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate in which he called for a world of "peace and justice".

IMF downgrades Russian economy outlook

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered its forecast of Russian GDP growth in 2013 from 3.4 percent to 2.5 percent, head of the IMF mission said.
Rest Of Asia

S Korea adopts tougher penalties for sex offenders

South Korea says it's taking tougher action against sex offenders by allowing plaintiffs other than the direct targets of sexual violence to press charges of rape or sexual harassment.

Taliban office not for 'Islamic Emirate': Qatar

The Taliban office opened in Doha to facilitate peace talks does not carry the name of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan," as it appeared earlier, Qatar said today.
America

SC agrees to hear PIL on US Internet surveillance

The Supreme Court today agreed to give an urgent hearing to a PIL on the issue of US National Security Agency snooping on Internet data from India and seeking to initiate action against Internet companies for allowing the agency to access the information.

Print artificial bones on 3D printer

Researchers have developed a method, which helps them to print physical samples of artificial bones in just a few hours.

Colombian poet wants to sell testicles for $20K to travel Europe

A Colombian poet is selling his testicles to pay for his upcoming European tour.

US to hold direct talks with Taliban

In addition to relinquishing lead responsibility for security, the US said Tuesday it will be holding direct talks with the Taliban in support of the Afghan reconciliation process, Yashwant Raj reports.

US-Taliban peace talks to be held on Thursday in Doha: officials

Afghanistan peace talks between representatives of the United States and the Taliban will take place on Thursday in Doha, a senior US official said today.
Africa

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Titanium insect replica to help study bugs

The CSIRO research would soon enable them to handle and examine bugs in large scale detail

Somali Islamist rebels attack UN base, 22 dead

Somalia's al Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents shot and blasted their way into the United Nations compound in Mogadishu today, leaving nine people dead in the most serious attack on the UN in the troubled country in recent years.
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