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Monthly News February 2014

DMK to discuss LS polls in General Council meet on Dec. 15
Narendra Modi a hard worker, my good fri...

Narendra Modi a hard worker, my good friend, says Karunanidhi

Chennai  – As general elections draw near, Narendra Modi has found more than one “good friend” in Tamil Nadu. M Karunanidhi, the 89-year-old head of the DMK has been reported by a Tamil newspaper Dinamalar as saying, “Modi’s continuous campaign reveals he is a hard... read more »

Hazare 'extremely weak' on 10th day of hunger strike
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) not different from...

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) not different from other parties: anti-corruption cru...

Accusing his one-time protege of being power hungry, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has said that Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party is no different than the others. In a letter clarifying his stand to support Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Mr. Hazare said that she was only one... read more »

Narendra Modi urges India to embrace com...

Narendra Modi urges India to embrace competition

Mumbai – The opposition party’s candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, laid out a broad economic policy for India on Thursday that encouraged family-owned businesses to embrace competition in a country known for its protectionist policies and endorsed a goods and services tax,... read more »

Sahara chief Subrata Roy arrested, son s...

Sahara chief Subrata Roy arrested, son says as law abiding citizen he surre...

Lucknow –  Sahara chief Subrata Roy was today arrested in Lucknow following Supreme Court’s warrant against him for not appearing in court in a case linked to his alleged failure to return investors’ money. He will remain in custody till March 4 as the court refused to take up... read more »

74 per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, says study

Seventy-four per cent children in Kerala use tobacco, according to a recent multi-state survey conducted by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre and the All India Institute of Medical... read more »

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Life sentence for murderers of British soldier

Two men who hacked a British soldier to death on a London street last year were sentenced to life in prison and a minimum of 45 years in jail, respectively, by a British court. Michael... read more »

Syrian army kills 175 rebels

BEIRUT :Syrian army troops killed 175 rebels in an ambush on Wednesday south of Damascus, state media reported, a major attack targeting mostly al-Qaida-linked fighters as part of a... read more »

UEFA Champions League: Chelsea F.C. held to 1-1 draw by Galatasaray in first leg

Chelsea have the upper hand in their Champions League last-16 tie with Galatasaray after coming away from a testing environment in Istanbul with a 1-1 first-leg draw on Wednesday. The... read more »

R Ashwin’s mysterious new action produce same old results

India cruised to victory in their first match of the Asia Cup against Bangladesh thanks to a now-too-familiar Virat Kohli ton in the chase. But while the win was welcome, much of the attention was... read more »