Meghalaya lawmakers gave fake bills for foreign jaunt: report 19 March 2010, 19-2 Hrs
Shillong, March 19 A one-day study tour to London was converted to a 10-day jaunt to European countries in 2006 by some Meghalaya legislators who produced 'fake and inflated' bills for the trip that eventually cost the government Rs.1.67 crore, a report said Friday.
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Modi to appear before probe panel, Congress says he should go (Third Lead) 11 March 2010, 11-2 Hrs
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, March 11 The 2002 Gujarat riots returned to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday when a Supreme Court-appointed investigation team summoned him for questioning March 21 over his alleged complicity in the anti-Muslim violence that rocked the state, particularly in the death of Congress's former MP Ehsan Jaffri.
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Modi summoned by riot probe panel, Congress asks him to quit 11 March 2010, 11-2 Hrs
Gandhinagar/New Delhi, March 11 The 2002 Gujarat riots returned to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday when a Supreme Court-appointed investigation team summoned him for questioning March 21 over his alleged complicity in the anti-Muslim violence that rocked the state, particularly in the death of Congress MP Ehsan Jaffri.
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Modi summoned on riots, Congress wants him to go 11 March 2010, 11-2 Hrs
Gandhinagar, March 11 The 2002 Gujarat riots returned to haunt Chief Minister Narendra Modi Thursday when a Supreme Court-appointed investigation team summoned him for questioning March 21. The Congress immediately asked him to step down.
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Boy kills aunt, thinking she is a witch 06 March 2010, 06-1 Hrs
A teenager killed his 55-year-old aunt Saturday in a village near Chhattisgarh capital Raipur because he suspected her of practising witchcraft, police said.
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Chileans undaunted by earthquake's destruction: Ban 06 March 2010, 06-0 Hrs
Santiago, March 6 (DPA) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised Chileans for their 'courage and resilience' in the face of last week's massive earthquake, as he arrived in the Chilean capital to offer UN.
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Jessica Simpson infuriates PETA over plans to adopt pig 23 February 2010, 23-2 Hrs
London, Feb 23 Singer Jessica Simpson has been criticized by animal rights group PETA for her desire to adopt a pig - accusing her of flaunting pets as her 'latest accessory'.
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Suri Cruise flaunts expensive designer bag 19 February 2010, 19-1 Hrs
London, Feb 19 Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri was seen in Jamaica carrying a metallic designer bag worth 540 pounds (about $837).
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Food prices still daunting the common man 11 February 2010, 11-1 Hrs
New Delhi, Feb 11 Making a meal has become a calculated risk in many households. With little respite from rocketing prices of fruits, vegetables and other foods people are trying to make do with a minimal menu.
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Lady Gaga says aunt's spirit saved her from drugs 09 February 2010, 09-1 Hrs
London, Feb 9 Lady Gaga says she was saved from cocaine addiction by the spirit of her aunt who has a huge influence on her career.
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