• Strong quake hits Taiwan; 221 people pulled out from rubble

    Firefighters and soldiers scrambled to the site with ladders, cranes and other equipment and extracted dazed survivors from the buildings that were lying on one side of the road. The Tainan city government said 221 people have been rescued to far, and that 115 were h ....

    Firefighters and soldiers scrambled to the site with ladders, cranes and other equipment and extracted dazed survivors from the buildings that were lying on one side of the road. The Tainan city government said 221 people have been rescued to far, and that 115 were h ....

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  • Residents open blockaded India-Nepal border point

    The border traffic was the first sign of an easing to the severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies in the Himalayan nation since the blockade and a general strike in the south started late last year. Police official Hobindra Bogati said residents and bus ....

    The border traffic was the first sign of an easing to the severe shortages of fuel, medicine and other supplies in the Himalayan nation since the blockade and a general strike in the south started late last year. Police official Hobindra Bogati said residents and bus ....

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  • Assange should be freed and compensated: UN panel

    The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which falls under the offices of the U.N. human rights chief, made the call in an 18-page document made public on Friday after it had notified Mr. Assange. Swedish prosecutors want to question Mr. Assange over allegation ....

    The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which falls under the offices of the U.N. human rights chief, made the call in an 18-page document made public on Friday after it had notified Mr. Assange. Swedish prosecutors want to question Mr. Assange over allegation ....

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  • Hillary, Bernie debate who is more progressive

    Mr. Sanders’ line of attack focused on the big vulnerability Ms. Clinton is trying to overcome — her connections with big banks and companies that have paid her millions in campaign donations and speaking fees. The Senator from Vermont, a State that borde ....

    Mr. Sanders’ line of attack focused on the big vulnerability Ms. Clinton is trying to overcome — her connections with big banks and companies that have paid her millions in campaign donations and speaking fees. The Senator from Vermont, a State that borde ....

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  • U.K., Sweden will continue to press for Assange’s arrest

    At a press conference organised by his supporters, Mr. Assange appeared on web cam to respond to the new developments. “We have today a really significant victory that has brought a smile to my face,” Mr. Assange said. “It is now the task of the sta ....

    At a press conference organised by his supporters, Mr. Assange appeared on web cam to respond to the new developments. “We have today a really significant victory that has brought a smile to my face,” Mr. Assange said. “It is now the task of the sta ....

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  • Made in India is costlier; joint development is mere purchase

    All the aerospace reports accessed by The Hindu are scathing in their indictment of agencies such as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. over the way they have handled joint development programmes involving foreign par ....

    All the aerospace reports accessed by The Hindu are scathing in their indictment of agencies such as the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. over the way they have handled joint development programmes involving foreign par ....

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  • Nine coaches of Kanyakumari-Bengaluru train derail

    The accident occurred at 4.08 a.m. when the train was on Vetapattu bridge in Natrampalli. Officials of the Bangalore railway division, including Divisional Railway Manager, rushed to the spot. The passengers were rescued and 14 persons, who sustained injuries, were t ....

    The accident occurred at 4.08 a.m. when the train was on Vetapattu bridge in Natrampalli. Officials of the Bangalore railway division, including Divisional Railway Manager, rushed to the spot. The passengers were rescued and 14 persons, who sustained injuries, were t ....

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  • As customs duty exemption goes, 76 life-saving drugs to get costlier

    Haemophilia is a genetic disorder in which the patient tends to bleed excessively. Anti-haemophilic factor concentrates (VIII & IX) that are given to patients to control the bleeding are off the list. These concentrates are proteins that help the blood clot. Indi ....

    Haemophilia is a genetic disorder in which the patient tends to bleed excessively. Anti-haemophilic factor concentrates (VIII & IX) that are given to patients to control the bleeding are off the list. These concentrates are proteins that help the blood clot. Indi ....

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  • Demand for bitumen shoots up in TN

    “After the unprecedented floods in November and December last year, nearly 2,500 km of roads were damaged and many stretches are being re-laid or repaired. We are unable to get enough bitumen for our work since there is demand from neighbouring States as well,&rdq ....

    “After the unprecedented floods in November and December last year, nearly 2,500 km of roads were damaged and many stretches are being re-laid or repaired. We are unable to get enough bitumen for our work since there is demand from neighbouring States as well,&rdq ....

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  • RCB buys Stuart Binny for Rs. 2 crores

    The latest auction will witness 351 players going under the hammer and that includes 230 Indian and 121 overseas players. With a majority of the teams having retained their core players, attention will be riveted on the strategy adopted by the two new entrants &mdash ....

    The latest auction will witness 351 players going under the hammer and that includes 230 Indian and 121 overseas players. With a majority of the teams having retained their core players, attention will be riveted on the strategy adopted by the two new entrants &mdash ....

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