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NEW DELHI: It is likely to be a difficult task for the diplomats of India and Italy to resolve the row over two Italian marines charged of murdering Indian fishermen. India has so far held that the law of the land should take its own course.

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NEW DELHI: Two important ministers in UPA government today rejected the recommendation of a Parliamentary panel which said that government should not acquire land for private businesses. They said that recommendation was a ‘regressive’ step.

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The CBI today conducted raids at 35 places in Jharkhand, Bihar and Kolkata in West Bengal in connection with the allegations of horse trading that led to countermanding of the March 30 Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand.

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NEW DELHI: India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have decided to set up a high level joint taskforce to explore further opportunities in bilateral investments. The UAE is eager to invest in downstream petro projects and renewable energy sector in India.

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Behraich (UP): More than a dozen pilgrims were burnt to death and 44 injured when a bus carrying them collided with a truck and burst into flames at Behraich in Uttar Pradesh at around 10:30 pm last night.

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NEW DELHI/ALIGARH: Within 24 hours of taking charge as Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Lt. General (Retd) Zameeruddin Shah appointed another retired officer from Services as registrar of the University.

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NEW DELHI: A member of National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by the Congress President Sonia Gandhi has brought fresh trouble for the Congress Party by criticizing the Government’s flagship programme for wooing the Muslim minority.

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In the Asia-Pacific region both India and China have topped the list of  remittance inflows from overseas workers in 2011. India is at par with China in receiving remittance inflows from their overseas workers.