• India to bid for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup

    New Delhi: The AFC Challenge Cup, Asia's second biggest football tournament, may return to India after a gap of six years as the country is set to bid for the 2014 edition.

    India hosted the 2008 edition in Hyderabad and Delhi, which the country won to qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar.

    New Delhi: The AFC Challenge Cup, Asia's second biggest football tournament, may return to India after a gap of six years as the country is set to bid for the 2014 edition.

    India hosted the 2008 edition in Hyderabad and Delhi, which the country won to qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar.

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  • Bihar: Dalit woman burnt alive for demanding her due

    A demand for the money allotted to her under Indira Vikas Yojana cost a mahadalit woman her life in Bihar's Gaya district. The former block pramukh, who had siphoned off the funds, allegedly sprinkled kerosene on Putukwa Devi and set her on fire. Putukwa Devi died in hospital on Sunday.
    The 35-year-old woman was a member of the poorest of dalits. The category was created by chief minister Nitish Kumar to provide them with special benefits.

    A demand for the money allotted to her under Indira Vikas Yojana cost a mahadalit woman her life in Bihar's Gaya district. The former block pramukh, who had siphoned off the funds, allegedly sprinkled kerosene on Putukwa Devi and set her on fire. Putukwa Devi died in hospital on Sunday.
    The 35-year-old woman was a member of the poorest of dalits. The category was created by chief minister Nitish Kumar to provide them with special benefits.

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  • Sonia meets rape victims in Haryana, says khaps cant decide the law

    Sacha Khera: Taking a tough stance on the rising number of rapes in the country, especially after a spate of incidents were reported in Haryana, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that strictest action will be taken against the culprits.

    Sacha Khera: Taking a tough stance on the rising number of rapes in the country, especially after a spate of incidents were reported in Haryana, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that strictest action will be taken against the culprits.

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  • Nitin Gadkari urges farmers to vote out Congress

    Gadchiroli: Wrong economic policies and bad governance of the Congress government has brought India to a pathetic state, Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. "Despite several programmes, basic problems of the people like poverty, unemployment, malnutrition have not been resolved as yet and farmers are living a pitiable life. To end all these problems, the Congress government should voted out," he told a farmers' rally organised by the BJP district unit.

    Gadchiroli: Wrong economic policies and bad governance of the Congress government has brought India to a pathetic state, Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. "Despite several programmes, basic problems of the people like poverty, unemployment, malnutrition have not been resolved as yet and farmers are living a pitiable life. To end all these problems, the Congress government should voted out," he told a farmers' rally organised by the BJP district unit.

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  • Robert Vadra: Arvind Kejriwal to come out with more evidence today

    New Delhi: The spotlight is still on Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra over his deals with realty major DLF. Anti-corruption activist and India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal, who accused Vadra of getting an unsecured loan of Rs 65 crore from DLF, said that he has more evidence against Vadra which shows Vadra received many more such favours because of his proximity to the Congress high command.

    New Delhi: The spotlight is still on Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra over his deals with realty major DLF. Anti-corruption activist and India Against Corruption (IAC) member Arvind Kejriwal, who accused Vadra of getting an unsecured loan of Rs 65 crore from DLF, said that he has more evidence against Vadra which shows Vadra received many more such favours because of his proximity to the Congress high command.

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  • Libya's congress rejects crisis government plan

    Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's General National Congress rejected Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur's crisis government proposal Sunday.

    The "no confidence" vote results in the automatic dismissal of Abushagur as prime minister-elect less than a month after he was appointed, while keeping the current government in place until a new one is formed.

    Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's General National Congress rejected Prime Minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur's crisis government proposal Sunday.

    The "no confidence" vote results in the automatic dismissal of Abushagur as prime minister-elect less than a month after he was appointed, while keeping the current government in place until a new one is formed.

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  • Police arrest 13 in videotaped killings in Nigeria

    Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Investigators in Nigeria say they have taken 13 people into custody after a mob attacked four students and burned them alive -- killings that were videotaped and posted online.

    Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Investigators in Nigeria say they have taken 13 people into custody after a mob attacked four students and burned them alive -- killings that were videotaped and posted online.

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  • Iraqi authorities execute 6 inmates

    Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi authorities executed six inmates Monday, the nation's Justice Ministry said.

    Four of them were convicted of terrorism, and two others were convicted of kidnapping and killings, the ministry said in a statement.

    Baghdad (CNN) -- Iraqi authorities executed six inmates Monday, the nation's Justice Ministry said.

    Four of them were convicted of terrorism, and two others were convicted of kidnapping and killings, the ministry said in a statement.

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  • Sachin Tendulkar submits plans to develop sports in India

    New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has envisioned a plan for the purpose of developing sports culture in India by way of integrating it with the education system.

    New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar has envisioned a plan for the purpose of developing sports culture in India by way of integrating it with the education system.

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  • Formula One title race turning into Alonso vs Vettel

    Suzuka: The Formula One title battle is turning into a straight duel between Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel for the honour of becoming the youngest triple world champion.

    Suzuka: The Formula One title battle is turning into a straight duel between Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel for the honour of becoming the youngest triple world champion.

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