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Pope Benedict, in his first public comments since he announced that he would become the first pontiff in centuries to resign, on Wednesday said he was fully aware of the gravity of his decision but confident that it would not hurt the Church.



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When South Korean soldier Kim Kyung-rae heard of North Korea's nuclear test on Tuesday, his first thought was not that war was imminent or that the enemy was closer to a deadly new weapon, but whether the event would interfere with a planned holiday.



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"The situation in Maldives is a matter of serious concern," Swaraj tweeted after former president Mohamed Nasheed took refuge in the Indian High Commission in Male, the capital city of Maldives.



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BJP on Tuesday said it has been raising the financial irregularities in the VVIP helicopter deal with an Italian company for the past one year and insisted that the Congress-led UPA government give an explanation about the reported anomalies.



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Javadekar said the party has been demanding that the appointment of advocates on panel of CBI's prosecution should be cleared by the Lokpal.



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Amid demands that Yasin Malik's passport be revoked for sharing dais with Hafiz Saeed, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said the home ministry will take appropriate steps on the matter.



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Ronaldo's final game for United was the Champions League final defeat by Barcelona in 2009.



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Malik, a Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader, was seen seated next to Saeed, chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, at a rally against execution of Afzal Guru.



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North Korea told the UN disarmament forum on Tuesday that it would never bow to resolutions on its nuclear programme.



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The application illegally enters smartphones and compromises their security by sending SMSes to unknown contacts.



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An 18-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang raped by two youth in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Tuesday.



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Nokia said the actions of the tax authorities were "unacceptable and inconsistent with Indian standards of fair play and governance."



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Tewari said the ministry has also made a provision for Emergency Grant for CRS.



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CPI today attacked the government for "gross violations" of the law and procedures in the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and asked it to take urgent corrective measures.



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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that those injured in Allahabad railway station stampede would be given a financial assistance of Rs 2 lakhs.



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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said seriousness on implementation of high speed rail (HSR) should reflect in the railway budget and provisions for the same should be there to provide an impetus to the ambitious project.



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Air conditioning and engineering services provider Voltas Ltd today reported consolidated net profit of Rs 76.81 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2012.



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Former BJP leader Govindacharya has said senior Congress leaders AK Antony and Digvijaya Singh have the "potential" to become Prime Minister, but not Narendra Modi or Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.



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Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday he would resign 28 February, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.



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Nobbs said penalty corner conversions alone can't guarantee Sandeep a place in the national team as he has to improve his key area of the game - defence - by leaps and bounds to earn his spot back.



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