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Algeria faces prospect of president seeking 5th term
ALGIERS: With no clear successor to longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika , Algerians may well see their frail leader who rarely appears in public cling on for a fifth term in office.When Bouteflika came to power in 1999, he won the backing of his conflict-weary citizens who credited him with bringing about reconciliation after a fierce civil war.Nearly two decades on and with a presidential election scheduled for next year, the 81-year-old leader shows little sign of leaving office despite...
Spreading art on the ghats of Banaras - Times of India
The breathtaking beauty of the ghats of Banaras has always been a muse to the artists, so it is not a surprise that several students of Fine Art of the Banaras Hindu University and other colleges, are often seen on the various ghats, seeking inspiration for their work there. Thronged by travellers , the activity on the ghats gives these budding artists several interesting characters to be included in their work.
Monsoon cleans India's air but pollutes the world's - Times of India
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21 Indian-origin persons sentenced in massive call center scam in US
NEW YORK: Over 20 Indian-origin persons have been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison in the US for their involvement in a multimillion-dollar India-based call center scam which defrauded thousands of US citizens of hundreds of millions of dollars.The prison sentences for the 21 people convicted this week ranges from 4 to 20 years."The stiff sentences imposed represent the culmination of the first-ever large scale, multi-jurisdiction prosecution targeting the India call center scam...
New GIDC to boost investment, give jobs - Times of India
Rajkot: Nearly a decade after Rajkot’s small and medium scale industries moved a proposal for new industrial estate, the district administration has allotted 97 hectare land to the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) at Devgam Khirasara in Lodhika taluka of Rajkot.However, the industry players are disappointed as they had demanded 341 hectare of land from the government and feel that the land allocated currently was grossly insufficient.Rajkot, the financial capital of...
Haryana tantrik held for raping 120 women - Times of India
HISAR: Haryana police have arrested a 60-year-old tantric from Fatehabad’s Tohana town for not only raping at least 120 women but also making video clips of the rapes. Police said the tantric, Baba Amarpuri alias Billu, used the clips to blackmail the women and rape them again. The cops have received at least such 120 clips, each with a different victim. The tantric made the clips himself with his cellphone.Sources said that a relative of the accused gave the clips to the cops in a CD.
Anil Dujana gang member held - Times of India
Greater Noida: A sharpshooter working for Anil Dujana gang was arrested near Surajpur in Greater Noida on Friday. An illegal weapon and a car were seized from the accused, Yatendra Lala (32).Police told TOI that following a tip-off from one of their informers, Yatendra Lala, who hails from Dabra village in Dadri, was arrested near Moser Baer T-point in Surajpur.“He has been a wanted criminal for several years.
Medical education minister promises to continue ad hoc promotions for another year - Times of India
NAGPUR: Upset teachers in all government medical colleges and hospitals (GMCHs) whose ad hoc promotion was to be reverted on Thursday now have a reason to rejoice. Medical education minister Girish Mahajan has agreed to continue the ad hoc promotions for another year.However, Mahajan said that the deans of all the colleges must submit the vacancies at different cadres immediately to the medical education department or these ad hoc promotions will not be continued after one year.
Mumbai: Absconding gangster arrested from Thane - Times of India
MUMBAI: An alleged member of the Arun Gawli gang absconding since 1995 , was on Friday nabbed by the Mumbai Crime Branch from Kalyan in neighbouring Thane district Suresh Upadhyay (45), a native of Uttar Pradesh, had three murder cases registered against him -- two in suburban Bhandup and one at Ulhasnagar in Thane district.Upadhyay, who allegedly worked for gangster Arun Gawli, also faced an attempt to murder case, registered at the Bhandup police station in 1995, and was on bail, said a...
Finally, country gets first made-in-India note
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has released a new Rs 100 denomination banknote in the Mahatma Gandhi series with a Swachh Bharat logo in lavender colour. This is the first note made of entirely domestic materials.“This note is designed in India, printed on currency paper made in India. The ink is made in India and even the security features have been made by Indian companies.
Centre returns collegium’s choice for Delhi Chief Justice’s post - Times of India
NEW DELHI: The Centre has sought reconsideration of Supreme Court collegium’s recommendation made six months ago for appointment of Calcutta high court’s Justice Aniruddha Bose as Chief Justice of Delhi high court The move could further muddy the relationship between the executive and the judiciary, already strained by Centre’s stout resistance to the appointment of Uttarakhand HC Chief Justice K M Joseph as a Supreme Court judge.
Here is how Tharoor responded to Piyush Goyal’s ‘foreign accent’ jibe - Times of India
NEW DELHI: After Piyush Goyal 's jibe at Shashi Tharoor on his "foreign accent", the Congress leader responded by saying Union minister's inability to understand his words explains why his (Tharoor's) statements are misinterpreted and distorted by the BJP."Interesting to see that Piyush Goyal says he can't understand my words.
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