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Guwahati, Nov 4: The death toll in the attack by suspected Garo National Liberation Army insurgents on a group of people gambling on the occasion of Diwali in Assam’s Goalpara district has risen to seven. “Six persons were brought to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital and one of them was brought dead. One seriously injured has been operated upon and another four injured are undergoing treatment”

New Delhi, Nov 3: After commencing on a cheerful note in the new Hindu calendar year, Samvat 2070, the BSE benchmark hits new record of 21,321.53, up 124.72 points in the special muhurat session. The sensex, which had recorded a handsome gain of 626.53 points in the previous four sessions, added another 124.72 points, or 0.58 per cent to trade at 21,321.53 in the first five minutes of trade. The

Chennai, Nov 3: A paramilitary soldier walks past the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) at the Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. India's Mars orbiter mission is scheduled to be launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C25) on Nov. 5. The countdown for the India's ambitious Rs.430-crore Mars

New Delhi, Nov 3: With pre-election opinion polls painting a gloomy picture for Congress, the party wants surveys to be banned prior to elections and has told the Election Commission (EC) that such exercises are prone to manipulation by vested interests. Congress's strong push for restrictions on opinion polls coincides with surveys showing Congress on a downslide and predicting a rout for the

Hyderabad, Nov 3: At least 10 passengers of the Dhanbad Express, who pulled the emergency stop chain and got down near a "no-stop" station near Vizianagaram, were run over by another incoming train Saturday evening. Two persons were injured in the incident. The incident occurred near Gotlam, 8-km from the Vizianagaram station, where the Allapuzha-Dhanbad Express has no halt but passengers

New Delhi, Nov 2: Mounting fresh attack on Narendra Modi and BJP, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said he won't allow "Hindu version of Taliban" to succeed in India. "I hate all those who advocate Ideology of Hate including Taliban and I won't allow the Hindu version of Taliban to succeed in India," Singh said on Twitter. Taking a dig at Modi for attempting to "hijack" the legacy

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 2: Tension prevailed in Muhammadpur Raisingh village in Muzaffarnagar where three persons died on October 30, 2013 in communal clashes. Police and paramilitary forces continued to patrol the area. “We are taking all precautionary measures to check disturbance in the area,” Muzaffarnagar SP H.M. Singh said. Three persons were killed on October 30, 2013 night as communal violence

Mumbai, Nov 2: Ajmal Kasab, the sole surviving gunman from 26/11 who was hanged in November last year, had made an unsuccessful attempt to end his life inside the Arthur Road Jail premises and, in his last moments, asked for forgiveness for his 'mistake', home minister R R Patil has revealed in an interview in the Diwali annual of Maharashtra Times, a TOI group publication. "Kasab had quirky

New Delhi, Nov 1: State-run fuel retailers on Thursday cut petrol price by Rs 1.15 a litre, excluding local taxes, the second reduction in a month that would help spread some cheer ahead of Diwali. As expected, the retailers also raised diesel price by 50 paise a litre in line with the government's January decision to go for small revisions every month till the gap with the market rate is wiped

New Delhi, Nov 1: Accusing Narendra Modi of engaging in "politics of lies", Union Minister Kapil Sibal today challenged BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate to a debate as he stated that political discourse should move from individuals to issues affecting the country. And, as BJP quickly responded to Sibal's challenge, saying Arun Jaitley was ready to debate him, the Union Minister said he would take