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  <title><![CDATA[American Sikh Caucus calls on FBI to track hate crimes]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/american-sikh-caucus-calls-on-fbi-to-track-hate-crimes/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[In the face of continued violence against Sikhs, the bipartisan American Congressional Sikh Caucus asked the department of justice to include an anti-Sikh hate crime category on the Hate Crime Incident Report.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:49 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[The mystery of Delhi's missing girls]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-mystery-of-delhis-missing-girls/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Reuters photographer Mansi Thapliyal spent time with the families of young girls who have gone missing in India's capital New Delhi, photographing them with their missing daughter's belongings. Between January 1 and May 8, 2013, 725 children in Delhi were reported missing and are untraced, according to data from India's Zonal Integrated Police Network website.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:58:20 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India, US pledge to combat terror together]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-us-pledge-to-combat-terror-together/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The United States has pledged to collaborate with India on developing global approach to combat increasing terror threats and asked international community to take effective steps to eliminate sanctuaries and infrastructure that support terrorism.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:41:53 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sanjay Dutt shifted to Yerwada jail in Pune]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sanjay-dutt-shifted-to-yerwada-jail-in-pune/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The 53-year-old Bollywood star was earlier lodged in the 'anda' cell after he was brought to the Arthur Road jail on May 16 following his surrender before the expiry of the Supreme Court-set deadline to serve his remaining sentence in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:19:54 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sanjay-dutt-shifted-to-yerwada-jail-in-pune/20130522.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[15 DRAMATIC moments captured on lens]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-15-dramatic-moments-captured-on-lens/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[We present some of the most dramatic photographs clicked across the globe in the last few days.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:11 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Seize the new opportunities in India-China cooperation]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/column/seize-the-new-opportunities-in-india-china-cooperation/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[We present the translation of the full speech given by Chiese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:56:48 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/column/seize-the-new-opportunities-in-india-china-cooperation/20130522.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[First Yoga univ in the country to come up in Gujarat]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/first-yoga-univ-in-the-country-to-come-up-in-gujarat/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate Lakulish Yoga University, claimed to be the first ever such private sector self-financed institution in the country, on May 23, at Ahmedabad, which has been set up by the Surendranagar-based Life Mission Trust.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2013 02:21:39 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/first-yoga-univ-in-the-country-to-come-up-in-gujarat/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[EXPLAINED: The real gains for India from Premier Li's visit]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/explained-the-real-gains-for-india-from-premier-lis-visit/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The real assessment of the actual diplomatic gains out of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's three-day India visit can be made only after promised actions are initiated, but surely it has yielded some political dividend for the beleaguered United Progressive Alliance government, notes Sheela Bhatt.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2013 02:21:39 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/explained-the-real-gains-for-india-from-premier-lis-visit/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[US, India ask the world to shut out terror sanctuaries]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/us-india-ask-the-world-to-shut-out-terror-sanctuaries-shinde/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The United States and India Tuesday asked the international community to take effective steps towards eliminating sanctuaries and infrastructure that support terrorism.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 02:13:16 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/us-india-ask-the-world-to-shut-out-terror-sanctuaries-shinde/20130522.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-22T02:13:16+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA['Domestic issues tied down India on international front']]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/domestic-issues-tied-down-india-on-international-front-khurshid/20130522.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Domestic compulsions had forced India to look inward, which led it to lose focus on the international front during the early years after Independence, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Tuesday]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/22salman.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 01:59:54 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/domestic-issues-tied-down-india-on-international-front-khurshid/20130522.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-22T01:59:54+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Govt needs huge course correction, says NCP]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/govt-needs-huge-course-correction-says-ncp/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[As the UPA-II completes four years in office Wednesday, key ally Nationalist Congress Party Tuesday said the government needs a "huge course correction" and ensure that it gains confidence of people in terms of good governance.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:39:49 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/govt-needs-huge-course-correction-says-ncp/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Li hails Pakistan as China's 'iron brother']]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-hails-pakistan-as-china-s-iron-brother/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Describing Pakistan as the "iron brother" of China, Premier Li Keqiang hailed Islamabad's "positive contribution" towards maintaining peace and stability, combating terrorism and promoting development in South Asia.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21pak.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 22:15:17 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-hails-pakistan-as-china-s-iron-brother/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T22:15:17+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Obama assures all federal support to tornado-hit Oklahoma]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/obama-assures-all-federal-support-to-tornado-hit-oklahoma/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday assured full federal support to Oklahoma City, where many areas have been devastated following the monstrous tornado that hit the region, leaving at least 91 people dead.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21storm.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:39:54 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/obama-assures-all-federal-support-to-tornado-hit-oklahoma/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T21:39:54+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Passport issue resolved with Saudi Arabia: Indian mission]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/passport-issue-resolved-with-saudi-arabia-indian-mission/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday resolved the issue of refusal of new Indian passports by immigration authorities in Jeddah which had caused concern among the Indian expatriates in the Kingdom.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21passport.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:33:22 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/passport-issue-resolved-with-saudi-arabia-indian-mission/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T21:33:22+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[UPA does not deserve another term: Opinion poll]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-upa-does-not-deserve-another-term-opinion-poll/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[An opinion poll survey conducted by CNN-IBN shows that people are dissatisfied with the present UPA government and majority believe the UPA-II government does not deserve another term to rule.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21sonia1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:49:46 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-upa-does-not-deserve-another-term-opinion-poll/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T20:49:46+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Defence Secy Shashi Kant Sharma is the new CAG]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-secy-shashi-kant-sharma-is-the-new-cag/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was on Tuesday named as the new Comptroller  &amp;  Auditor General of India.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21sharma2.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:57:15 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/defence-secy-shashi-kant-sharma-is-the-new-cag/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[SC asks Centre to amend Air Force Act]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sc-asks-centre-to-amend-air-force-act/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to bring an amendment in the Air Force Act so that pre-trial detention of a solider is considered as a part of jail term awarded by court-martial.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:52:19 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sc-asks-centre-to-amend-air-force-act/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Heat kills 3 in MP, Nagpur hottest in 60 years]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/heat-kills-3-in-mp-nagpur-hottest-in-60-years/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Heat wave conditions sweeping large parts of the country worsened, killing three persons in Madhya Pradesh, while Nagpur on Tuesday witnessed its hottest day in six decades at a sizzling 47.8 degrees Celsius.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2012/may/28heat4.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:46:48 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/heat-kills-3-in-mp-nagpur-hottest-in-60-years/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pak: Escape for foreigners after bomb fails to go off]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pak-escape-for-foreigners-after-bomb-fails-to-go-off/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Eleven foreigners in Pakistan's largest city had a lucky escape on Tuesday when a bomb targeting their vehicle did not go off as planned. According to the police, the improvised Explosive Device was planted in a flower pot at a roadside at Boat Basin in the up market Clifton area of the city.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:38 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pak-escape-for-foreigners-after-bomb-fails-to-go-off/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Coalgate: CBI asks SC to remove top cop from probe team]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/coalgate-cbi-asks-sc-to-remove-top-cop-from-probe-team/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to remove its Superintendent of Police Vivek Dutt, arrested in a corruption case, out of the team probing the coal blocks allocation scam.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:32:34 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/coalgate-cbi-asks-sc-to-remove-top-cop-from-probe-team/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[No dummy test was conducted by CBI: Rajesh Talwar]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/no-dummy-test-was-conducted-by-cbi-rajesh-talwar/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Dentist Rajesh Talwar on Tuesday told special court in Ghaziabad that the Central Bureau of Investigation did not carry out any dummy test at their Jalvayu Vihar residence where his daughter Aarushi and domestic servant Hemraj were killed five years ago.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:24:46 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Assam Congress MLAs upset over RS poll candidate]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/assam-congress-mlas-upset-over-rs-poll-candidate/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The selection of Satiuse Kujur, a leader from the tea workers (Adivasi) community in Assam, as the second candidate of the ruling Congress for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha election has not gone down well with a section of senior party MLAs. PM Dr Manmohan Singh is the party's first candidate for the RS poll that will be held for two seats.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:08:02 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chinese premier's outreach, wit wow Indian audience]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/chinese-premiers-outreach-wit-wow-indian-audience/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday left his audience in splits with his ready wit and lost no opportunity to woo Indians, lending at times personal touches while espousing deeper ties with India.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:59:04 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Memorial scam: Indicted ex-minister questions Lokayukta status]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/memorial-scam-indicted-ex-minister-questions-lokayukta-status/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Former Bahujan Samaj Party minister Naseemuddin Siddiqui, indicted in the memorial scam, on Tuesday questioned the legal status of the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta as Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asserted law would take its own course in the matter.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:54 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/memorial-scam-indicted-ex-minister-questions-lokayukta-status/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sikh man in Finland fights for his right to wear turban]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sikh-man-in-finland-fights-for-his-right-to-wear-turban/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A Sikh bus driver in Finland, who was ordered by his employers to remove his turban, is fighting for his right to wear the traditional headgear at work.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21sikh.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:26 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sikh-man-in-finland-fights-for-his-right-to-wear-turban/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Shinde takes counter-terrorism lesson in US]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/shinde-takes-counter-terrorism-lesson-in-us/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Shinde is leading a high-powered India delegation for the second India-US Homeland Security Dialogue with Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:26 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[She lost leg after being thrown off train; now scaled Everest]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/she-lost-leg-after-being-thrown-off-train-now-scaled-everest/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Arunima Sinha, a former national level volleyball player, who had lost her right leg after thrown off a moving train by some hoodlums, created history on Tuesday by becoming the first Indian amputee to conquer Mount Everest.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:45:26 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ex-Pak PM Ashraf used threats to secure funds: Top officia]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ex-pak-pm-ashraf-used-threats-to-secure-funds-top-officia/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A top government official on Tuesday told Pakistan's supreme court that former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf had threatened him in order to get funds released for several projects.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2012/aug/27pak3.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:13:25 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ex-pak-pm-ashraf-used-threats-to-secure-funds-top-officia/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tracking the betting racket: How the Mumbai police does it]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/special/tracking-the-betting-racket-how-the-mumbai-police-does-it/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA['If the bookie and the gamblers are sitting in the same room and watching TV we will not be able to catch them. Only when there is some communication on the phone or over the internet will we have a chance to find out what is going on.' A Ganesh Nadar gets a top Mumbai cop to spill the beans on how the betting racket functions]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:02:47 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/special/tracking-the-betting-racket-how-the-mumbai-police-does-it/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Li's successful India visit to boost bilateral ties: China]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-s-successful-india-visit-to-boost-bilateral-ties-china/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[China on Tuesday said Li Keqiang's visit to India would give a strong boost to bilateral strategic cooperative partnership even as the premier himself termed his trip as "successful" and "felt at home" during talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:52:42 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-s-successful-india-visit-to-boost-bilateral-ties-china/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Modi, other BJP top brass discuss poll strategy at key meet]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/modi-other-bjp-top-brass-discuss-poll-strategy-at-key-meet/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[With less than a year left for the general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party top brass on Tuesday deliberated upon its strategy in run up to the polls during which it intends to highlight the "failures" of the government as well as the scams that afflicted the United Progressive Alliance's nine-year tenure in power.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:31:37 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/modi-other-bjp-top-brass-discuss-poll-strategy-at-key-meet/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pakistan's Imran Khan to leave hospital on Wednesday]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pakistan-s-imran-khan-to-leave-hospital-on-wednesday/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is recovering speedily after fracturing his spine in a freak accident at an election campaign meeting and is expected to leave hospital on Wednesday, party officials said on Tuesday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21imran.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:45 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pakistan-s-imran-khan-to-leave-hospital-on-wednesday/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[SAD-BJP likely to make clean sweep in Zila Parishad polls]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sad-bjp-likely-to-make-clean-sweep-in-zila-parishad-polls/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party combine is heading for a clean sweep in the Zila Parishad and Block Samiti polls with winning 14 Zila Parishad and 130 Block Samiti seats and leading in most of the seats as per the results and trends available till noon on Tuesday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:49:42 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sad-bjp-likely-to-make-clean-sweep-in-zila-parishad-polls/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Li Keqiang's India visit: Rhetoric over results]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/column/li-keqiangs-india-visit-rhetoric-over-results/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Chinese premier's visit may be considered rather moderately successful, which has covered a profusion of convergent ideas while leaving many more areas of divergence untouched, says Sana Hashmi.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:09 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/column/li-keqiangs-india-visit-rhetoric-over-results/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pappu Yadav comes out of jail in Ajit Sarkar murder case]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pappu-yadav-comes-out-of-jail-in-ajit-sarkar-murder-case/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Controversial former Rashtriya Janata Dal Member of Parliament Pappu Yadav on Tuesday came out of the jail after being acquitted by the Patna high court in the Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Ajit Sarkar murder case for lack of evidence.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2010/aug/19ss2.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:12:39 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pappu-yadav-comes-out-of-jail-in-ajit-sarkar-murder-case/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[CAG does not leak reports: Vinod Rai]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cag-does-not-leak-reports-vinod-rai/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Outgoing Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai on Tuesday dismissed charges that he was behind the leak of controversial audit reports on 2G spectrum and coal block allocations.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21rai.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:49:55 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cag-does-not-leak-reports-vinod-rai/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Modi in Delhi, has 'wonderful' meeting with Advani]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/modi-in-delhi-has-wonderful-meeting-with-advani/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is being projected by a section within the Bharatiya Janata Party as its prime ministerial candidate for the next general elections, on Tuesday met senior party leader L K Advani and termed the meeting as "wonderful".]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:11 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/modi-in-delhi-has-wonderful-meeting-with-advani/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T14:40:11+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Allahabad HC rejects Talwars' plea to examine witnesses]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/allahabad-hc-rejects-talwars-plea-to-examine-witnesses/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Allahabad high court on Tuesday rejected a petition of dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar seeking examination of 14 more witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21talwar12.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:05 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/allahabad-hc-rejects-talwars-plea-to-examine-witnesses/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T14:36:05+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[PM files affidavit correcting age to 80 in RS poll papers]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pm-files-affidavit-correcting-age-to-80-in-rs-poll-papers/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress Rajya Sabha candidate from Assam, has filed a fresh affidavit correcting his age to 80 prior to scrutiny of the nominations on Tuesday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20assam.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 14:28:45 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/pm-files-affidavit-correcting-age-to-80-in-rs-poll-papers/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T14:28:45+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[5 coal mine workers shot dead by militants in Meghalaya]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/five-coal-mine-workers-shot-dead-by-militants-in-meghalaya/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Five migrant labourers were shot dead and few others were injured when suspected tribal militants indiscriminately fired upon them in a mining village in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, police said on Tuesday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21coal1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:50 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/five-coal-mine-workers-shot-dead-by-militants-in-meghalaya/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Allow CAG to audit PPPs, Panchyati Raj bodies: Vinod Rai]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/allow-cag-to-audit-ppps-panchyati-raj-bodies-vinod-rai/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Outgoing Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai favours bringing all private-public partnerships, Panchayti Raj Institutions and societies getting government funds within the ambit of the CAG.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/04lead7.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:13:28 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/allow-cag-to-audit-ppps-panchyati-raj-bodies-vinod-rai/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Get Kachatheevu back from Sri Lanka: Jaya to PM]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/get-kachatheevu-back-from-sri-lanka-jaya-to-pm/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The 1974 Agreement signed between India and Sri Lanka had determined Katchatheevu as a part of Sri Lanka, and it was ceded by the Indian Government unilaterally without obtaining the approval of both Houses of Parliament for a constitutional amendment, she said in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:20 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/get-kachatheevu-back-from-sri-lanka-jaya-to-pm/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[More separatist leaders put under house arrest]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/more-separatist-leaders-put-under-house-arrest/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Authorities on Tuesday foiled the plans of separatists to hold a rally at Eidgah in old city by placing more senior Hurriyat leaders under house arrest and deploying large number of security forces in the area.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21lead6.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:21 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/more-separatist-leaders-put-under-house-arrest/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[When UPA almost announced free mobiles for poor...]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-nine-years-when-upa-almost-announced-free-mobiles-for-poor/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[After nine years in power, the United Progressive Alliance faces the question of credibility, says Aditi Phadnis]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:54:50 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-nine-years-when-upa-almost-announced-free-mobiles-for-poor/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Li terms his India visit as 'successful']]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-terms-his-india-visit-as-successful/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Buoyed by the positive vibes from his India trip, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has termed the visit as "successful", saying he "felt at home" during talks with his counterpart Manmohan Singh, the state media said on Tuesday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20pm1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:16:48 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-terms-his-india-visit-as-successful/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[India, China wise enough to resolve border row: Li]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-china-wise-enough-to-resolve-border-row-li/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday said that India and China have the "wisdom" to find mutually acceptable solution to the boundary problem and the two countries have not shied away from addressing the vexed issue.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21lead5.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:11:27 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-china-wise-enough-to-resolve-border-row-li/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tornado ravages Oklahoma; 20 kids among 90 killed]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-massive-tornado-slams-oklahoma-20-kids-among-51-dead/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[At least 51 people, including 20 children, were killed when a massive tornado struck an area outside the American city of Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, officials said.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:53:31 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-massive-tornado-slams-oklahoma-20-kids-among-51-dead/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Germany's $835 million blunder!]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/germanys-835-million-blunder/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Germany's Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere has come under fire over scrapping of a prestigious drone project after investing around $835 million to build a prototype of the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21lead3.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:25 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/germanys-835-million-blunder/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: The real villains of Jalna]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-real-villains-of-jalna-uttam-ghosh/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The struggle for water in the drought-hit Jalna district of Maharashtra through eyes of rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/17sld1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:06 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-real-villains-of-jalna-uttam-ghosh/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rajiv Gandhi remembered on death anniversary]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rajiv-gandhi-remembered-on-death-anniversary/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the late leader's wife and Congress President Sonia Gandhi offered flowers at his memorial 'Vir Bhumi'.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:05:16 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rajiv-gandhi-remembered-on-death-anniversary/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jammu: Soldier guns down 2 colleagues]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/jammu-soldier-guns-down-2-colleagues/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Two soldiers of the Sashastra Seema Bal were killed and two others injured after a regiment trooper opened indiscriminate fire at them inside a camp in hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region around midnight.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:59:49 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/jammu-soldier-guns-down-2-colleagues/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[UP: 199 monumental scamsters and 1 question mark]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-up-scam-199-monumental-scamsters-and-1-question-mark/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta indicted 199 government officials, including two ministers, in the Rs 1,410 cr memorial scam. However, the omission of then chief minister Mayawati from the list has raised eyebrows. Sharat Pradhan reports]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:34:44 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: They defy DEATH, with style!]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-in-photographs-they-defy-death-with-style/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[We present recent and archive Reuters images of daredevils performing out-of-the-world stunts.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21pic1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:13 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-in-photographs-they-defy-death-with-style/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Staggering '83 pc Indians see China as major security threat']]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-staggering-83-pc-indians-see-china-as-a-major-security-threat-survey/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A staggering 83 per cent of Indians view China as a major security threat, even as 63 per cent would like relation with the neighbouring country to be strengthened, an opinion poll has claimed.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21survey1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:03 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-staggering-83-pc-indians-see-china-as-a-major-security-threat-survey/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Zardari blames 'international forces' for poll debacle]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/zardari-blames-international-forces-for-poll-debacle/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party defeat in the May 11 polls while the party's losing candidates held former premiers Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf responsible for the debacle.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21zardari.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 01:54:48 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/zardari-blames-international-forces-for-poll-debacle/20130521.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Is polarisation of votes BJP's Lok Sabha poll strategy?]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/is-poliraisation-of-votes-bjps-lok-sabha-poll-strategy/20130521.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The recent Bharatiya Janata Party state in-charge appointments have sparked certain speculation over the party's strategy in the upcoming general elections, notes Renu Mittal.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/21varun.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 01:26:23 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/is-poliraisation-of-votes-bjps-lok-sabha-poll-strategy/20130521.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-21T01:26:23+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Maharashtra traders agree to call off LBT strike]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/maharashtra-traders-agree-to-call-off-lbt-strike/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Section of traders in Maharashtra on Monday night agreed to call off their prolonged agitation protest against the Local Body Tax after a meeting with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in Mumbai.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20lbt1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:31:58 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/maharashtra-traders-agree-to-call-off-lbt-strike/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T23:31:58+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Border issue absent from Li's comments circulated in China]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/border-issue-absent-from-lis-comments-circulated-in-china/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Even though the border stand off in Ladakh figured prominently during the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Premier Li Keqiang in New Delhi, the issue was conspicuously missing from the Chinese leader's remarks circulated by the foreign ministry in Beijing on Monday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20pic.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:24:22 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/border-issue-absent-from-lis-comments-circulated-in-china/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T23:24:22+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Karzai arrives in India; to seek military aid]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/karzai-arrives-in-india-to-seek-military-aid/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai arrived in the country on Monday on a three-day visit during which he will seek increased military aid from India and discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20karzai.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:13:44 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/karzai-arrives-in-india-to-seek-military-aid/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T23:13:44+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Guns are no solution, talks a better option: Sharif]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/guns-are-no-solution-talks-a-better-option-says-sharif/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Prime minister-designate Nawaz Sharif, known for being soft towards militant groups, on Monday said the Pakistani Taliban's offer of talks should be taken seriously because the problem of militancy cannot be solved through the use of power and bullets. Addressing newly elected parliamentarians and legislators of his Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz party at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal hall in Lahore, Sharif stressed the need to respond to the Taliban's offer.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20sharif.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:29:10 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/guns-are-no-solution-talks-a-better-option-says-sharif/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T22:29:10+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Spot, match fixing to be criminal offences soon: Sibal]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/spot-match-fixing-to-be-criminal-offences-soon-says-sibal/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Spot fixing and match fixing would fall in the category of criminal offences under the new law being contemplated by the government, Law Minister Kapil Sibal said on Monday. Sibal has emphasised that there was a need for a separate law to deal with the menace of fixing in cricket as the Indian Penal Code does not recognise match fixing and spot fixing as offences.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20sibal.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:57:18 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/spot-match-fixing-to-be-criminal-offences-soon-says-sibal/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T21:57:18+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Musharraf granted bail in Bhutto assassination case]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/musharraf-granted-bail-in-bhutto-assassination-case-1/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the 2007 Benazir Bhutto assassination case.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/apr/18slde1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:41:19 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/musharraf-granted-bail-in-bhutto-assassination-case-1/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T21:41:19+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mulayam Singh Yadav skips dinner with Premier Li]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/mulayam-singh-yadav-skips-dinner-with-premier-li/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Though the Samajwadi leader did not give any specific reasons for staying away, he had spoken out strongly against China during the recent border row, reports Sheela Bhatt.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20mulayam.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:41:19 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/mulayam-singh-yadav-skips-dinner-with-premier-li/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T21:41:19+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Malala selected for UNA-USA's global leadership award]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/malala-selected-for-una-usas-global-leadership-award/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who was attacked last year by the Taliban for advocating the education of girls, has been selected for the prestigious Global Leadership Award this year.     Malala, 15, will receive the award for her role as a global activist in advocating the education and empowerment of girls worldwide, a media announcement said.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20malala.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:38:36 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/malala-selected-for-una-usas-global-leadership-award/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T21:38:36+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[Indian sisters become first twins to climb Mount Everest!]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/indian-sisters-become-first-twins-to-climb-mount-everest/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Two 21-year-old Indian sisters have scripted history by becoming the first twins ever to conquer the summit of Mount Everest together. Tashi and Nancy Malik from Dehra Dun achieved this feat by successfully reaching the world's highest mountain peak at 8,848 meters, said an official at Nepal's ministry of tourism and culture.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20everest.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20:44 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/indian-sisters-become-first-twins-to-climb-mount-everest/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T21:20:44+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA[UPA set for debacle in LS polls, NDA to gain: Survey]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-upa-set-for-debacle-in-ls-polls-nda-to-gains-says-survey/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A countrywide survey done ABP News and Nielsen spells doom for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance.If Lok Sabha polls were held right now, says the survey, the UPA will win only 136 of the 543 seats in the Lower House.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20sonia1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:55:09 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-upa-set-for-debacle-in-ls-polls-nda-to-gains-says-survey/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Saudi authorities refuse to accept new Indian passports]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/saudi-authorities-refuse-to-accept-new-indian-passports/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[In fresh trouble for Indians in Saudi Arabia, the authorities there have refused to accept new passports issued by Indian diplomatic missions.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20passport.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:42:21 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/saudi-authorities-refuse-to-accept-new-indian-passports/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Memorial scam: UP Lokayukta says Rs 1,400 cr siphoned off]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/memorial-scam-up-lokayukta-says-rs-1400-cr-siphoned-off/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[In a jolt to former Chief Minister Mayawati, the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta has said public money worth Rs 1,400 crore was siphoned off in construction of memorials during her regime and indicted 199 people including her close aide and former BSP minister Naseemuddi Siddiqui.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20maya.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:47 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/memorial-scam-up-lokayukta-says-rs-1400-cr-siphoned-off/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Omar welcomes NIA for transparent probe into Liyaqat case]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/omar-welcomes-nia-for-transparent-probe-into-liyaqat-case/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he was eagerly waiting for the final report of National Investigating Agency (NIA) which is probing role of surrendered Kashmiri militant Liyaqat Shah for allegedly planning a terror attack here.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20omar.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:54 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/omar-welcomes-nia-for-transparent-probe-into-liyaqat-case/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rape morally, physically the most reprehensible crime: SC]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rape-morally-physically-the-most-reprehensible-crime-says-sc/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Rape is morally and physically the most reprehensible crime in the society which degrades and defiles the soul of a helpless female, the Supreme Court said on Monday. "Rape is the most morally and physically reprehensible crime in a society, as it is an assault on the body, mind and privacy of the victim. While a murderer destroys the physical frame of the victim, a rapist degrades and defiles the soul of a helpless female," a bench of the apex court said.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20rape.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:33:11 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rape-morally-physically-the-most-reprehensible-crime-says-sc/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[India, China to deepen bilateral economic ties]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-china-to-deepen-bilateral-economic-ties/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[India and China on Monday decided to deepen their economic ties, cooperate on civil nuclear energy programme and enhance military interactions besides working together at various international forums.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20india-china.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:01:13 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-china-to-deepen-bilateral-economic-ties/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sacked IA officer jailed for 4 years in DA case]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sacked-ia-officer-jailed-for-4-years-in-da-case/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A sacked Indian Airlines officer has been jailed for four years for possessing disproportionate assets worth Rs 63.06 lakh, double his known income, by a Delhi court which said he failed to maintain the "purity" of public office.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20airline.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:44:47 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sacked-ia-officer-jailed-for-4-years-in-da-case/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Imran Khan's PTI secures victory in Karachi's repolling]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/imran-khans-pti-secures-victory-in-karachis-repolling/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf on Monday secured an overwhelming victory in repolling held in one constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi, election officials said.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2012/jan/02imran01.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:39 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/imran-khans-pti-secures-victory-in-karachis-repolling/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[1993 blast: Zebunisa, Parkar surrender before TADA court]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/1993-blast-zebunisa-parkar-surrender-before-tada-court/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Sharif Dada Parkar and Zebunisa Kazi, whose convictions in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case have been upheld by the Supreme Court, on Monday surrendered before the special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities court in Mumbai.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20parkar.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53:28 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/1993-blast-zebunisa-parkar-surrender-before-tada-court/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sino-Indian ties: Incremental progress but more work needed]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/column/sino-indian-ties-incremental-progress-but-more-work-needed/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A close scrutiny of speeches and documents during Chinese premier Li Keqiang visit indicate that, while there are gains for both Beijing and New Delhi, overall China's diplomacy scored more points, says Srikanth Kondapalli.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20li2.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:44:10 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/column/sino-indian-ties-incremental-progress-but-more-work-needed/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Railway bribery: Accused remanded in 2-day CBI custody]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/railway-bribery-accused-remanded-in-2-day-cbi-custody/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A Delhi court on Monday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation to interrogate for two days Sushil Daga, one of the accused in the Rs 10-crore railway bribery case in which then Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew is among those arrested. ]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/05cong1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:35:52 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/railway-bribery-accused-remanded-in-2-day-cbi-custody/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nitish puts a stop to speculation, says NDA alliance is in]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/nitish-puts-a-stop-to-speculation-says-nda-alliance-is-in/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[With a survey indicating that the National Democratic Alliance will increase its tally in the 2014 polls if the Janata Dal-United and the Bharatiya Janata Party remain together and both parties will lose seats in case of parting, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that the alliance is 'intact'.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:50:52 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Guptagate: Family acknowledges some 'misjudgements']]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/guptagate-family-acknowledges-some-misjudgements/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A well-connected Indian family in South Africa has acknowledged that some 'misjudgements' could have been made in the process to secure landing rights for their chartered plane at a military air base for a lavish wedding, which sparked a controversy that hit global media headlines.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:36:24 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Where will Sanjay Dutt serve his sentence?]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/where-will-sanjay-dutt-serve-his-sentence/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Maharashtra police said on Monday it would take at least 15 days to decide whether to keep actor Sanjay Dutt in the high security Arthur Road jail in Mumbai where he is presently lodged or to shift him elsewhere.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:35:05 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/where-will-sanjay-dutt-serve-his-sentence/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[India, China ink 8 agreements on trade, water resources]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-china-ink-8-agreements-on-trade-water-resources/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Weeks after the flare-up on the border issue, India and China on Monday sought to further improve their bilateral relations and firmed up eight agreements to enhance cooperation in a range of areas including trade, culture and water resources.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:24:15 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Musharraf granted bail in Bhutto assassination case]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/musharraf-granted-bail-in-bhutto-assassination-case/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:43 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/musharraf-granted-bail-in-bhutto-assassination-case/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[World is big enough to fit both our dreams: PM to Li]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-world-is-big-enough-to-fit-both-our-dreams-pm-says-to-li/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Taking stock of &quot;lessons learnt&quot; from the recent stand-off in Ladakh after a Chinese incursion there, India and China on Monday decided on further measures for maintaining peace and tranquility along their border.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20china1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:16:57 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-world-is-big-enough-to-fit-both-our-dreams-pm-says-to-li/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[India-China talks: Read the full joint statement]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/special/india-china-talks-read-the-full-joint-statement/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[At the invitation of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, is on a state visit to India from May 19 to 22. ]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:02:05 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/special/india-china-talks-read-the-full-joint-statement/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[New Pak govt to normalise ties with India: Sharif's aide]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/new-pak-govt-to-normalise-ties-with-india-sharifs-aide/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Pakistan's incoming Pakistan Muslim League-N government will play its part to lower tensions with India and to normalise relations between the two countries, says a top aide of prime minister-designate Nawaz Sharif.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/15sharif.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:45 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/new-pak-govt-to-normalise-ties-with-india-sharifs-aide/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Govt seeks states' view on municipal police in cities]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/govt-seeks-states-view-on-municipal-police-in-cities/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Indian cities with population of more than one million may have a municipal police service to handle day-to-day law and order if a home ministry proposal gets approval of the state governments.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32:37 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/govt-seeks-states-view-on-municipal-police-in-cities/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Delhi: Tibetans protesting against China PM's visit detained]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/delhi-tibetans-protesting-against-china-pms-visit-detained/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Three Tibetan activists were detained on Monday for staging a protest near Taj Palace Hotel where visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is staying.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20tibet.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32:37 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/delhi-tibetans-protesting-against-china-pms-visit-detained/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Rajesh Talwar claims he was asleep when killings occurred]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rajesh-talwar-claims-he-was-asleep-when-killings-occurred/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Dentist Rajesh Talwar claimed in the court that he was asleep on the fateful night when his daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj were murdered and internet activity recorded from his room might not be correct.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20aarushi.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 15:24:22 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/rajesh-talwar-claims-he-was-asleep-when-killings-occurred/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chicago NRIs meet extends support to Kejriwal's AAP]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/chicago-nris-meet-extends-support-to-kejriwals-aap/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A group of Indian-Americans from as many as 20 cities held a meeting in Chicago over the weekend and extended full support to the political movement of change being spearheaded by Aam Aadmi Party led by social activist Arvind Kejriwal.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2012/nov/24sd1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:20:29 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/chicago-nris-meet-extends-support-to-kejriwals-aap/20130520.htm</guid>
  <atom:published xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">2013-05-20T14:20:29+0530</atom:published>
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  <title><![CDATA['CBI DIG tipped off Bansal's nephew Singla about raid']]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cbi-dig-tipped-off-bansal-s-nephew-singla-about-raid/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[In a stunning revelation, an officer of the Central Bureau of Investigation has alleged that his superior officer, a deputy inspector general, had tried tipping off former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla about raids being launched against him and others in connection with a jobs and transfer scam in the railway ministry.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:20:29 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cbi-dig-tipped-off-bansal-s-nephew-singla-about-raid/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Incursion shows that Chinese think our leadership is weak]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-incursion-shows-that-chinese-think-our-leadership-is-weak/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The effect of India being perceived as a nation with a weak leadership on countries like Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and a host of others in south and southeast Asia, or the terror establishment across the border and their sleeper cells on our soil, can be profound, points out Brigadier Sapan Kumar Chatterji (retd)]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:16:37 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-incursion-shows-that-chinese-think-our-leadership-is-weak/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Without India, China world won't grow: Li]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/without-india-china-world-wont-grow-li/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged on Monday to build trust with India and declared that ties between the Asian giants were key to world peace as he visited New Delhi only weeks after a standoff in Ladakh.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20pms.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:10:15 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/without-india-china-world-wont-grow-li/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Respect Indian sense of national pride: Chinese media]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/respect-indian-sense-of-national-pride-chinese-media/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Underlining that China's "surrounding environment" will suffer if India becomes another Japan or Philippines in confronting it, Chinese media on Monday called for understanding and respect for "Indian sense of national pride."]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20india.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:58:44 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/respect-indian-sense-of-national-pride-chinese-media/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[India, Pak serve vital roles in China's diplomatic ties]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-pak-serve-vital-roles-in-chinas-diplomatic-ties/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Underling the importance of its nuclear-armed neighbors, China on Monday said that India is a key player in maintaining the safety of crucial maritime channels in the Indian Ocean, whereas Pakistan serves as a bridge between Beijing and the Islamic world.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20pm-li.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:32 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-pak-serve-vital-roles-in-chinas-diplomatic-ties/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[I should have quit presidency to lead PPP: Zardari]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/i-should-have-quit-presidency-to-lead-ppp-zardari/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[President Asif Zardari has said that he should have quit his position and led the Pakistan People's Party's campaign in order to ensure a better performance in the just concluded general election.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20zardari.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:29:38 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/i-should-have-quit-presidency-to-lead-ppp-zardari/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[BJP objects to Malik's presence at pro-Tamil Eelam meet]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/bjp-objects-to-malik-s-presence-at-pro-tamil-eelam-meet/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday objected to the presence of JKLF president Yasin Malik at a pro-Tamil Eeelam meeting by the Naam Tamizhar Katchi at Cuddalore in Chennai on Saturday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20elam.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:07:00 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/bjp-objects-to-malik-s-presence-at-pro-tamil-eelam-meet/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA['Cool' Premier Li Keqiang's body language says it all]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cool-premier-li-keqian-s-body-language-says-it-all/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Much before the details of the bilateral delegation level talks could emerge along with the media statement later in the day, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addressed the media in New Delhi and won the round hands down in the quiet presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20li1.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:47 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cool-premier-li-keqian-s-body-language-says-it-all/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Modi killed Ishrat Jahan by branding her terrorist: Pawar]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/modi-killed-ishrat-jahan-by-branding-her-terrorist-pawar/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Targeting Narendra Modi over the alleged fake encounter of Mumbra resident Ishrat Jahan in 2004, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said in Thane that the chief minister and the Gujarat police had killed an innocent college girl by branding her as a terrorist.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20modi.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:47:15 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/modi-killed-ishrat-jahan-by-branding-her-terrorist-pawar/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ambani intervened with Clinton to save Sharif's life: Gadkari]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ambani-intervened-with-clinton-in-2000-to-save-sharifs-life/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Former BJP president makes the claim at function to release Marathi translation of MJ Akbar's book]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/money/2002/jul/07amb2.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:26:51 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ambani-intervened-with-clinton-in-2000-to-save-sharifs-life/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Over 80 DMK workers hospitalised with food poisoning]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/over-80-dmk-workers-hospitalised-with-food-poisoning/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Over eighty-two Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam members were admitted to the ErodeGovernmentHospital with symptoms of food poisoning after they consumed 'chicken briyani' at a party meeting, police said on Monday.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20dmk.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:56 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/over-80-dmk-workers-hospitalised-with-food-poisoning/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Photos: Delhi sizzles at 46 degrees C, hottest day of season]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-photos-delhi-sizzles-at-46-degrees-c-hottest-day-of-season/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Delhiites on Sunday reeled under heat wave conditions with the mercury soaring to over 46 degrees Celsius in some parts of the capital, which recorded the hottest day of the season so far.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20heat6.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:15:30 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-photos-delhi-sizzles-at-46-degrees-c-hottest-day-of-season/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Hafiz Saeed's security head found dead; torture suspec]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/hafiz-saeeds-security-head-found-dead-torture-suspec/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The chief security officer of Jamaat-ud-Dawa leader Hafiz Saeed has been allegedly murdered, with his body found lying near a canal in Lahore.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/jan/31ss3.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:02:32 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/hafiz-saeeds-security-head-found-dead-torture-suspec/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mutual trust between India, China must: Li Keqiang]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/mutual-trust-between-india-china-must-li-keqiang/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday said peace and regional stability cannot be a reality without strategic mutual trust between China and India.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/20pm-li.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:38:52 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/mutual-trust-between-india-china-must-li-keqiang/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ahead of Kerry's visit, Sherman will travel to India]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/ahead-of-kerrys-visit-sherman-will-travel-to-india/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A top American diplomat would be travelling to India this week ahead of the next month's New Delhi trip of Secretary of State John Kerry for the India-United States Strategic Dialogue, an official statement has said.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:58 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sikh group to challenge dismissal of Badal case in US]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sikh-group-to-challenge-dismissal-of-badal-case-in-us/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A United States-based Sikh group on Monday said that it will challenge the decision of an American district court last week to dismiss alleged human rights violations case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:11:46 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[India to propose exchange of LAC maps as Li arrives]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-to-propose-exchange-of-lac-maps-as-li-arrives/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Why is China resiling from the 2005 pact on settled populations, and well-defined features, asks Delhi. Jyoti Malhotra reports]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:22 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-to-propose-exchange-of-lac-maps-as-li-arrives/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Case against Lalu for terming JD-U leaders as 'Alsatians']]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/case-against-lalu-for-terming-jd-u-leaders-as-alsatians/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United spokesperson Sanjay Singh on Monday filed a defamation case in a local court against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for describing him and other party leaders as 'Alsatians'.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:33:26 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/case-against-lalu-for-terming-jd-u-leaders-as-alsatians/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[2 Andhra ministers charged in Jagan case quit]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/two-andhra-ministers-charged-in-jagan-case-quit/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P Sabita Reddy and Roads and Buildings Minister D Prasada Rao, who were named as accused in disproportionate assets case involving Kadapa member of Parliament Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, submitted their resignations to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy late on Sunday night.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:14 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/two-andhra-ministers-charged-in-jagan-case-quit/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ties will suffer if no peace on border: Dr Singh to China PM]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-ties-will-suffer-if-no-peace-on-border-dr-singh-to-china-pm/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[In a firm message to China, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday night voiced India's serious concern over the recent Chinese incursion in Ladakh and told his counterpart Li Keqiang that in the absence of peace and tranquility along the border, bilateral ties will suffer as the two leaders held hour-long cordial but candid talks.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:03 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-ties-will-suffer-if-no-peace-on-border-dr-singh-to-china-pm/20130520.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[PHOTOS: Indian Army terminates insurgents on US soil]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-indian-army-terminates-insurgents-on-us-soil/20130520.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Highlights of the Indo-US military exercise codenamed Yudh Abhyas 2013]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:03:49 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[70 per cent turnout in Punjab panchayat polls]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/seventy-per-cent-turnout-in-punjab-panchayat-polls/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Amid sporadic violence, nearly 70 per cent of 1.1 crore rural voters Sunday exercised their franchise for Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections in Punjab.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:11:56 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/seventy-per-cent-turnout-in-punjab-panchayat-polls/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Siddaramaiah retains three key portfolios]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/siddaramaiah-retains-three-key-portfolios/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has retained key portfolios of finance, industries and energy, while K J George would be the new home minister.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/19karnataka.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 21:07:23 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/siddaramaiah-retains-three-key-portfolios/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Modi aide Amit Shah appointed BJP in charge of UP]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/modi-aide-amit-shah-appointed-bjp-in-charge-of-up/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Amit Shah was Sunday appointed in charge of politically crucial Uttar Pradesh.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/19shah.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:41:26 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[PM, Li Keqiang hold talks on crucial issues]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-keqiang-to-hold-talks-with-pm-on-contentious-issues/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday began talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on all crucial bilateral issues within hours of his arrival in New Delhi when he affirmed that his visit will "inject new vigour" into bilateral ties and strengthen mutual trust.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:28:54 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/li-keqiang-to-hold-talks-with-pm-on-contentious-issues/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Three killed in newspaper office in Agartala]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/three-killed-in-newspaper-office-in-agartala/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Three employees of a local Bengali daily were stabbed to death inside its office by two unidentified assailants in Tripura's capital Agartala on Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 20:06:08 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/three-killed-in-newspaper-office-in-agartala/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sharif's party gets majority in Pak parliament]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sharifs-party-gets-majority-in-pak-parliament/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Nawaz Sharif's PML-N has attained a majority in Pakistan's National Assembly after 18 independent candidates joined the party, placing it in a position to form government at the centre without striking an alliance with any other party.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/19sharif.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:56:01 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/sharifs-party-gets-majority-in-pak-parliament/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[CBI framing Jagan at the behest of Congress: Wife]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cbi-framing-jagan-at-the-behest-of-congress-wife/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[With Jagan Mohan Reddy completing a year in jail after his arrest in a disproportionate assets case, his wife Bharathi on Sunday attacked the Central Bureau of Investigation, alleging it was controlled by partisan interests and had delayed probe to keep him in prison.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:08:57 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/cbi-framing-jagan-at-the-behest-of-congress-wife/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Lashkar operative arrested in Kashmir]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/lashkar-operative-arrested-in-kashmir/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A Lashker-e-Tayiba operative, who was allegedly managing finances for the Pakistan-based militant outfit in north Kashmir's Baramulla district was arrested Sunday, police said in Srinagar.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/19let.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:58:13 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/lashkar-operative-arrested-in-kashmir/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Madani writes to President for 'honest' probe]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/madani-writes-to-president-for-honest-probe/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Kerala-based People's Democratic Party leader Abdul Nasser Madani, arrested in connection with the 2008 Bangalore serial bomb blasts, has petitioned President Pranab Mukherjee for an investigation by a team of 'honest officers' into charges against him and clear his name if found innocent.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:40:43 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/madani-writes-to-president-for-honest-probe/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[US court dismisses rights violation case against Badal]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/us-court-dismisses-rights-violation-case-against-badal/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A US court has dismissed a case against Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal accusing him of being involved in human rights violations.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 18:33:53 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/us-court-dismisses-rights-violation-case-against-badal/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[IN PHOTOS: Chinese premier's three-day India visit begins]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-in-photos-chinese-premier-begins-his-three-day-india-trip/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit. He was received by Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahmed and senior ministry officials including Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 17:48:13 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-in-photos-chinese-premier-begins-his-three-day-india-trip/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Nitish snubbed me twice in review meet: Kirti Azad]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/nitish-snubbed-me-twice-in-review-meet-kirti-azad/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[In an indication that all was not well between National Democratic Alliamnce partners in Bihar, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Kirti Azad Sunday accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of snubbing him at a review meeting.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA['Dragon, elephant's tango' to boost BRICS: China]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/dragon-elephants-tango-to-boost-brics-china/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[As Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing for India, China on Sunday said that if the two Asian giants "tango" together, the BRICS grouping would get a boost and efforts to safeguard the rights of developing countries strengthened.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 15:14:28 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/dragon-elephants-tango-to-boost-brics-china/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Khalid Mujahid's death: UP cops among 42 named in FIR]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/khalid-mujahids-death-up-cops-among-42-named-in-fir/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[An FIR was lodged Sunday against 42 persons including a retired top UP police officer and a senior serving cop for alleged conspiracy in connection with the death of serial blasts accused Khalid Mujahid even as the state government recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the incident.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:29:51 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Senior leader of Imran Khan's party shot dead in Karachi]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/senior-leader-of-imran-khans-party-shot-dead-in-karachi/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[A founder member of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf party was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside her residence in Karachi, hours before partial re-polling for the national assembly seat in the area.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:31 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/senior-leader-of-imran-khans-party-shot-dead-in-karachi/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Be VERY cautious: Kayani to Sharif on ties with India]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/be-very-cautious-kayani-to-sharif-on-ties-with-india/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[In the backdrop of Nawaz Sharif's positive remarks on ties with India, powerful Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has suggested Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate to take gradual initiatives with utmost caution for improving relations with New Delhi, a media report said Sunday.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:48:53 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/be-very-cautious-kayani-to-sharif-on-ties-with-india/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[CRPF red flags MHA on Ambani's VIP security]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/crpf-red-flags-mha-on-ambans-vip-security/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[The Central Reserve Police Force, which recently took over the duties of guarding RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, has raised concerns in ensuring a 'fool proof' Z category security to the business tycoon in the absence of local logistical support to its squad.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 13:37:50 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/crpf-red-flags-mha-on-ambans-vip-security/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Oppn acting against the interests of poor, says Rahul]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-oppn-acting-against-the-interests-of-poor-says-rahul/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has criticised the Opposition parties for stalling the Food Security Bill in Parliament, and asserted the United Progressive Alliance government was determined to enact the legislation for the benefit of people.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 12:45:29 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-oppn-acting-against-the-interests-of-poor-says-rahul/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[Chit fund scam biggest challenge for Mamata's govt]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/chit-fund-scam-biggest-challenge-for-mamatas-govt/20130519.htm</link> 
  <description><![CDATA[With the Trinamool Congress government stepping into the third year of its rule, it is facing its biggest challenge in the multi-crore chit fund scam which has hit lakhs of people across the state.]]></description>
  <image>http://im.rediff.com/news/2013/may/19mamata.jpg</image>
  <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 12:02:45 +0530</pubDate>
  <guid>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/chit-fund-scam-biggest-challenge-for-mamatas-govt/20130519.htm</guid>
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  <title><![CDATA[US: Human rights case against Badal dumped]]></title> 
  <link>http://www.rediff.com/news/report/us-human-rights-case-against-badal-dumped/20130518.htm</link> 
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  <title><![CDATA[UP: Faizabad blast accused dies in police van, probe on]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Even as the state police attributed Khalid's death to a 'sudden heart attack', Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has ordered a high-level probe to be carried out by a committee comprising a secretary-level officer and an additional director general of police.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[12 years in power, Assam CM Gogoi pats himself on the back]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Having completed 12 consecutive years in office, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday claimed to have neutralized 75 per cent of militants besides preventing the Maoists from setting up a firm base in the state.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Railway-gate: 'Arguments heard. Bail plea dismissed']]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Special CBI Judge Swarana Kanta Sharma rejected the bail plea of Dharmender Kumar after the agency contended that his release could adversely affect probe which was in initial stages.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA['India NEEDED Sardar Patel, not Nehru as its first PM']]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[India would not have lost its sheen as a country of farmers if Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had been the first Prime Minister, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, ruing the 'poor' national agricultural growth.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dehradun girl tops ICSE board with 99 per cent marks]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Ecstatic over her results declared on Friday, Bhuvanya said she used to study for 12-14 hours every day while preparing for her exams.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:31:04 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Telangana is NOT on UPA's agenda any more]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Congress party has said that the issue of separate Telangana does not form part of the United Progressive Allaince's national agenda and it only concerned the state government -- remarks which may cause consternation in Andhra Pradesh.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:24 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[TN: Police bans pro-Eelam public meeting]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Police withdrew the permission granted to Naam Tamizhar Katchi headed by film director Seeman to hold the meeting in support of separate Tamil Eelam as the organisers violated certain conditions, SP Radhika told media persons.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:24 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Somebody wants me out of coal-gate probe: CBI SP]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Senior Central Bureau of Investigation officer Vivek Dutt, who headed the coal-gate probe team, and three others were sent to three days in the agency's custody by a Delhi court for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 7 lakh from a businessman to favour him in a land dispute case.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:24 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Li's visit: Will China give up its border bhaigiri?]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visit to India, starting on Sunday, to break new ground amid recent border stand-off, could also focus on the need for settlement of border dispute besides boosting trade, Chinese analysts said in Beijing]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:24 +0530</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Slain MLA's wife to move SC against Pappu Yadav acquittal]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Madhavi Sarkar, wife of former Communist Party of India-Marxist legislator Ajit Sarkar, said on Saturday that she will approach the Supreme Court against the acquittal of former Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Pappu Yadav in her husband's murder case.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif meets his army chief]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[This was the first meeting between Kayani and Sharif since the PML-N emerged victorious in the May 11 general election. ]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[PM change? No chance of that happening: Cong]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The Congress has ruled out change of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the run up to next Lok Sabha elections but steered clear of questions whether he would again be at the helm if the UPA-III comes to power.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mamata Didi gives marching orders to minister]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[West Bengal Minister Humayan Kabir, who was continuing in the Mamata Banerjee government even after being defeated in a byelection, resigned from the state Cabinet on Saturday.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[K'taka: Siddaramaiah inducts 28 ministers, keeps tainted away]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expanded his cabinet with the induction of 28 ministers. Twenty were made cabinet ministers and eight ministers of state.  They were administered oath of office by Governor H R Bhardwaj at a ceremony at Glass House at Raj Bhavan.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Jaipur HORROR: 5 deaf, mute orphans raped by NGO staff]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Five deaf and mute orphan girls were allegedly raped and beaten by staff at a residential school run by a non-government organisation in Kanota area in Jaipur.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sarabjit death probe: Pak judge calls for leads online]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A Pakistani judge investigating the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh has appealed to Indian nationals having information about the matter to file written submissions with relevant documents within seven days.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[To stop eve-teasing, Haryana villages ban girls from schools]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[The National Human Rights Commission has sought explanation from the Haryana government over reports that six village panchayats in Mahendergarh district have decided not to send their teenage girls to school due to recurring instances of eve-teasing.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[PM to visit US on Obama's invitation later this year]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to travel to Washington in a few months at the invitation of United States President Barack Obama.  Obama's invitation to Dr Singh was delivered by US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns during his recent visit to New Delhi, sources said.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[J &amp; K: Officer killed as army foils infiltration bid]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[One junior commissioned officer was killed and an army trooper injured when security forces foiled an infiltration bid in the Machil sector of the Line of Control on Saturday morning.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dear Mr President, can you please pardon Sanjay Dutt?]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[A Ganesh Nadar writes an open letter to President Pranab Mukherjee requesting him to pardon the Bollywood actor currently in jail for possessing an AK 56 in 1993.]]></description>
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  <title><![CDATA[If we feel ignored, that's exactly what the Chinese want]]></title> 
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  <description><![CDATA[Seeing a sinister design behind every Chinese utterance will only make it more difficult to negotiate a settlement]]></description>
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