‘India's security in jeopardy if army promotions ignore merit'
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 01:45pm
India's security will be in jeopardy unless the nation's political class, backed by a compliant bureaucracy, "gets its act together and vigorously desists from sacrificing the merit system and the army rules at the altar of favouritism and nepotism", a new book on civil-military relations says.
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Diplomatic travails, airlines & odd balls on bookshelf
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 01:44pm
This week's bookshelf is way off the often-walked track, full of unusual tales and surprises. Browse with IANS...
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No respite from heat wave in Odisha
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 01:43pm
The blistering heat wave in Odisha is likely to continue for the next four-five days, the weather office here said Saturday.
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Striking government employees held in Srinagar
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 01:25pm
Around 100 Jammu and Kashmir government employees, staging protest demonstrations and raising various demands, were arrested here Saturday as their strike continued for the third day.
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One killed, four injured in Bihar as SSB opens fire
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 01:25pm
A man was killed and four others were injured critically in Bihar's Sitamarhi district early Saturday when Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) troopers opened fire on a group of villagers protesting over the alleged molestation of a woman by one of their colleagues.
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City celebrates Africa Day with dance, music
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 01:25pm
A night filled with mesmerising dance and music marked the Africa Day celebrations in the capital as artists from India and Africa took centrestage to commemorate 49 years of the continent's resurgence.
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Reforms or populism? UPA must take a call
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 01:24pm
Considering that the Manmohan Singh government's chief economic adviser Kaushik Basu had ruled out the possibility of major reforms before the next general election, the hike in petrol prices predictably pleased and angered the supporters and opponents of reforms.
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CBI begins grilling Jagan for second day
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 12:04pm
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday began grilling YSR Congress Party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for the second consecutive day in the disproportionate assets case.
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Man steals bus to lure estranged wife, kids back!
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 12:03pm
In a bizarre incident, a former employee of the state transport department stole a bus to convince his estranged wife and children that he was no longer jobless, said an official here.
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Sonia to go ahead with Assam visit despite bomb blast
Saturday - May 26, 2012, 12:00pm
Despite a bomb blast in Tinsukia district hours ahead of her scheduled visit here, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi decided to join the official celebrations of the first anniversary of the Assam government's third consecutive term.
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