Stating that it was a "conscious" decision to quit electoral politics, Union Agriculture Minister and Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar on Friday filed his nomination papers for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls scheduled to be held on February 7.
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The private IndusInd Bank plans to enter into strategic tie-ups with foreign banks in the US, UK and South East Asia for its expansion plans.
Pankaj Advani completed a clean sweep of the 150-up and Timed formats titles after trouncing England's Robert Hall 1928-893 in the final of the World Billiards Championship in Leeds, on Wednesday night.
In one of the largest FDI deals in realty sector, global private equity Warburg Pincus will invest Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion) in Piramal Realty, which would use the funds to develop mixed-use projects in the megalopolis.
Under the NSA, people can be detained without a charge for up to 12 months if the authorities are satisfied that the person is a threat to the national security or law and order.
A two-judge bench asked Dalmiya to reply to the show cause notice by March 24.
He settled for a quick draw with Pavel Kotsur in the final round of the chess tournament.
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BJP candidate was attacked in West Bengal, EVM glitches were reported in New Delhi.
"Considering the facts and circumstances, I am of the view that police custody is justified," the judge said.
The Congress had won over 400 seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha election after which Rajiv Gandhi became the prime minister.
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The 31-year-old passenger was travelling to Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Autonomous Region, from his home state of Bihar.
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IndusInd Bank Limited has applied to the Reserve Bank of India for floating an insurance broking subsidiary as an area of diversification, a top bank official said.
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Come January, Microsoft Corporation will launch the Surface Pro 4, its latest mobile computing device, in the country.
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Like in the previous case, the newspaper has blacked out all details which it felt would compromise India's security interests.
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'Those who have a role for me should come to me irrespective of my pregnancy. I am a working woman and am passionate about my work. Since the time I was in my mother's womb, I wanted to be an actor. I will continue acting all my life, till I am 80!' Kareena Kapoor Khan sets the record straight.
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