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Facebook set to raise $16 bn with largest tech IPO

By Arun Kumar Washington, May 18 (IANS) Pricing its IPO at $38 a share, Facebook, the highly popular social networking site that has over 45 million users in India, is expected to raise $16 billion, making it the largest tech IPO in history.

News of the World's former editor charged

London, May 15 (IANS) Rebekah Brooks, former editor of the News of the World (Now), and her husband Charlie were Tuesday formally charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice over the phone-hacking inquiry, BBC reported. ...
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NGO moves apex court against curtailed RTI access, high fee

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) An NGO Tuesday moved the Supreme Court, seeking the quashing of the rules framed by the Allahabad High Court restricting access to information under the Right to Information Act and tagging a high fee for obtaining it. ...
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Tehelka sting case: Witness refuses to testify

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) A journalist, who took part in a sting operation conducted by Tehelka to expose wrongdoings in arms deal, Monday refused to testify as a witness in a court here against two former officials of the defence ministry facing trial for graft. ...
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Plot to kill Iranian president foiled in 2007: Tehran Times

Tehran, May 14 (IANS) Iran's intelligence ministry has said intelligence forces and police foiled a plot by the Jundullah group to assassinate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2007, the Tehran Times reported. ...
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Mexican rights body probes attack on reporter

Mexico City, May 14 (IANS/EFE) The National Human Rights Commission, or CNDH, is investigating last week's attack on journalist Gerardo Ponce de Leon in Hermosillo, the capital of the northern Mexican state of Sonora, commission president Raul Plascencia said. ...
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Facebook ponders charging for popular posts

London, May 12 (IANS) Facebook is considering to charge users for highlighting their important posts, as it is testing a new feature in New Zealand that would make comments more prominent on a user's newsfeed, The Sun reported. ...
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RTI activist shot in Bihar

Patna, May 11 (IANS) A Right to Information (RTI) activist was shot and seriously wounded Friday by some assailants in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said. ...
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TV reporter shot dead in Pakistan

Islamabad, May 11 (IANS) A TV reporter, his brother and a friend were gunned down in Pakistan's Sindh province Thursday night, a media report said Friday. ...
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Remove derogatory content against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Google told

New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed Google to remove, within 36 hours, derogatory content posted by a blogger against Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. ...
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Cream of Maoist movement hails from Andhra

By Mohammed Shafeeq - - - - Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) Maoists may no longer be active in Andhra Pradesh but the cream of their leadership comes from this southern state.

Former DMK minister houses raided in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Nov 24 (IANS) The residences and business premises of D. Duraimurugan, former law minister in the DMK government in Tamil Nadu,

Meghalaya rebels set conditions for releasing official

Shillong, Nov 23 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Wednesday demanded withdrawal of central forces from Meghalaya in return for setting free a government official abducted two days back.

CBI questions retired bureaucrat in illegal mining case

Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday questioned retired bureaucrat K. Prabhakar Reddy in the illegal mining case involving Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) owned by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy.

20 injured in Kashmir's first train derailment

Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) The engine and one coach of the Qazigund-Srinagar-Baramulla train Wednesday derailed in Anantnag district,

Achuthanandan's fears unfounded in sex case probe: High court

Kochi, Nov 23 (IANS) The Kerala High Court Wednesday dismissed as unfounded Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan's fears relating to the ongoing probe into the Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case allegedly involving state minister P.K. Kunhalikutty.

Jaitapur n-plant site not immune to quake: Experts

By K.S. Jayaraman Bangalore, Nov 23 (IANS) Two leading geologists have warned that a magnitude 6-plus earthquake cannot be ruled out in Jaitapur - the proposed site of India's largest 9,900 MW nuclear power plant on the west coast that has seen protests against it for safety reasons - and that it could occur within the lifetime of the power plant.

Seven killed as train catches fire in Jharkhand

Ranchi/New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) At least seven people were burnt to death and over a dozen suffered minor injuries when two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun Express caught fire Tuesday in Jharkhand's Giridih district, police said.

Seven burnt to death as train catches fire in Jharkhand

Ranchi, Nov 22 (IANS) At least seven people including two children were charred to death when two AC coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun express train caught fire early Tuesday in Giridih district of Jharkhand, police said.

Aspiring teachers baton-charged in Lucknow

Lucknow, Nov 21 (IANS) A large number of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) and Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.Ed) degree holders demanding they be appointed as teachers in primary schools were baton-charged as they tried to march towards the state assembly here Monday, police said.