Only 2 points separate Clinton, Trump in latest tracking poll

 Sat, 29 October 2016
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Only 2 points separate Clinton, Trump in latest tracking poll

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are separated by only two percentage points in a new Washington Post-ABC News tracking poll, ending a week in which the race has tightened as core Republican groups have returned to Trumps fold.Likely voters split 47 percent for Clinton and 45 percent for Trump,...
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Don't subject army to 'petty politics' for partisan gains: Govt to Rahul

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Urging Rahul Gandhi not to subject army to petty politics for partisan gains, the government today said the Congress vice president was not right on facts when he questioned the implementation of the 'One Rank, One Pension' scheme. The first thing is Rahul Gandhi is wrong on facts. But a larger...
20:47

Sharif sacks minister over news report on rift with army

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The Pakistan government on Saturday sacked Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid over the recent leaked media report about a rift between the civilian and military leaderships on support to militancy.The Prime Minister's spokesman Musadiq Malik confirmed that initial evidence was against Rashid in...
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5 killed in firing at religious gathering in Karachi's Nazimabad: Pak Media
19:43

Australian ex-Miss Universe says Trump treated her with respect

An Australian former Miss Universe said today that Donald Trump had always treated her with respect after a video emerged of an embarrassing exchange between the pair in Sydney in 2011.Jennifer Hawkins won the pageant in 2004, when it was owned by Trump. Trump, now the Republican...
18:37

Rs 5 cr to Army welfare fund never decided at ADHM meeting: Fadnavis

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the contribution of Rs 5 crore to the Army Welfare Fund by filmmakers was never decided at the meeting he had mediated between MNS chief Raj Thackeray and director Karan Johar to ensure smooth release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.Replying to a...
18:03
Farhat, PA of Samajwadi Party MP, arrested in Pak espionage case, sent to 10-day police custody by court.
17:49

India storm into final of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

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India beat South Korea 5-4 on penalties to enter Asian Champions Trophy final after the match had finished 2-2 in normal time.In the final, they will take on the winners of the Pakistan vs Malaysia match.
17:13

Shooter Heena withdraws from Iran event, refuses to wear hijab

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Indian pistol shooter Heena Sidhu has pulled out of the Asian Airgun Shooting Championship in Iran due to the compulsory hijab rule for all women athletes. The former world number one thinks that forcing athletes to wear a hijab is against the spirit of a sport. Sport is an exhibition...
16:57

India's NSG membership will affect regional stability: Sharif

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Pakistan has said India getting membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group will affect security in South Asia and derail global non-proliferation'.Pakistan says India's military nuclear programme is a threat to peace and it should not be admitted to NSG.This build-up (of nuclear arsenal) has been...
16:36

Ranbir Kapoor clarifies his 'mauke pe chauka' comment

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Actor Ranbir Kapoor has clarified a comment he made on  Ae Dil Hai Mushkil co-star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan during an interview and said he respects her.While talking about the intimate scenes between him and Aishwarya in the film, Ranbir apparently said in a radio interview that he felt...
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India, China NSAs to meet next week to discuss bilateral ties

National Security Advisors of India and China will meet next week to discuss measures to improve bilateral ties which are strained by differences over a host of issues including India's admission into NSG and Beijing's attempts to block UN ban on JeM Chief Masood Azhar.National Security Advisor...
16:02

Tata group HR head N S Rajan quits

Days after Cyrus Mistry was ousted, Tata group's human resources chief N S Rajan has put in his papers. Rajan, who held the position of Tata Group's chief of human resources, was one of the members of the now disbanded Group Executive Council set up by Mistry. He put in his papers yesterday,...
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Pak spy racket: SP MP's aide arrested

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Samajwadi Party MP Munabbar Saleem's personal assistant who was detained on Friday night in Pakistan espionage case, was arrested today.Farhat was detained on Friday night, said a senior crime branch officer.Meanwhile, Saleem said that he will cooperate with the police in the case.I had appointed...
15:31

Another tiger dies in MP; toll rises to 23 in 2016

A tiger, popularly known as 'Kingfisher', was found dead in the Kanha Tiger Reserve, taking the death toll of the big cats in Madhya Pradesh in the last 10 months to 23. Twenty-two deaths of tigers, three due to poisoning in the Pench Tiger Reserve on March 28, one each due to electrocution...
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Wish I were born in 60s: Aamir Khan

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Superstar Aamir Khan calls 1960s the golden period of Indian cinema and says he wishes he was born during that period, which had greats like K Asif, Guru Dutt at the helm of films.The 51-year-old actor says the filmmakers of those times were a product of turmoil in the country, and hence brought...
14:44

Govt insists no abnormal increase in vacancies in high courts

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Rapped by the Supreme Court for delaying judicial appointments, the government has said it has increased the sanctioned strength of high court judges from 906 to 1,079 and insisted that there has been no abnormal increase in the vacancies in the high courts under NDA rule.The average annual rate...
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Nitish announces Rs 11 lakh ex gratia for BSF jawan's family

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced Rs 11 lakh ex gratia to the next of kin of BSF head constable Jitendra Singh who was killed in Pak shelling at R S Pura sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.Expressing deep condolence at the martyrdom of the brave soldier from the state, Kumar...
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Implement OROP in a meaningful way: Rahul to PM Modi

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Coming down heavily on the Centre for hurting the sentiments of India's Armed Forces, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement the One Rank One Pension (OROP) in a meaningful way, as soldiers should not struggle to claim what is due to...
13:44

Jolie, Pitt sell New Orleans home for $4.9 million

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Former power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have sold their New Orleans home for $4.9 million. The property was purchased by the exes back in 2007 in the wake of Hurricane Katrina for $3.5 million shortly after creating the Make It Right Foundation, according to The Hollywood...
13:06

5th ODI: India opt to bat vs New Zealand

Dhoni wins the toss, India opt to bat vs New Zealand at Vizag. The series stands level at 2-2
12:48

Fire in crackers shop in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district

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A fire broke out out in a crackers market in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district. Ten fire tenders have reached the spot.More details are awaited.
12:38

BSF, Army giving befitting reply to Pak firing: Rajnath

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the BSF and the Army are giving befitting reply to ceasefire violations by Pakistan.I want to assure the nation that our BSF and Army are giving befitting reply to Pakistan. India won't be let down, Singh said. Praising soldier's effort, Rajnath...
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Pak espionage case: SP MP Munabbar Saleem's PA detained

Personal assistant of Samajwadi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Munabbar Saleem has been detained by Delhi Police in connection with the espionage racket in which a Pakistan high commission staffer was expelled from the country and three persons were arrested. Farhat, the PA of SP's Rajya...
11:40

Bihar road rage case: Rocky Yadav surrenders

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Rocky Yadav, who is accused of killing Aditya Sachdeva, a Class 12 student in a road rage case in Gaya in May, today surrendered in the Gaya civil court.Rocky -- who was not traceable after the Supreme Court on Friday cancelled his bail granted by the Patna high court -- arrived at Patna...
11:33

SRK, Alia on Koffee with Karan premiere

Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt will be the first guests on Season 5 of Koffee with Karan.Karan Johar shared a video which shows Alia and SRK answering KJo's questions. KJo is an old SRK buddy and has been a mentor to Alia who he launched in Student Of The Year.
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Clinton campaign doubts FBI motive, seeks more info

Stunned by the FBI's decision to re-open its investigation into Hillary Clinton's email scandal, her campaign has raised serious doubt over the agency's move just 11 days before the US presidential elections and sought more information about the probe. 'It is extraordinary that we would see...
08:50

Nobel left me speechless: Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan has broken his silence on the Nobel Prize for literature, which he says left him 'speechless.'Asked if he would accept the Prize? 'Of course,' Dylan told the Swedish Academy, which awards the Prize, a fortnight after he was awarded the prize. There was uncertainty if Dylan would accept...
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Reuters reports: New emails tied to Clinton inquiry discovered after FBI seized devices from Clinton aide Huma Abedin and Anthony Weiner
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US stocks sink as FBI reopens Clinton email probe

Wall Street stocks took a sudden turn lower today on news that the FBI had reopened a probe into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's emails.US stocks had been comfortably in positive territory prior to news that Federal Bureau of Investigation head James Comey informed lawmakers...
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NDTV reports: Jayalalithaa signs off on by-poll affidavit with thumb print; doctor says right hand inflamed, temporarily unable to sign
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If India can grow at 8 pc, why can't US: Trump

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump today criticised outgoing President Barack Obama for leading a slow economic growth, arguing that if a large country like India can grow at eight per cent, why the US is not.Trump's remarks at an election rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, came...
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State Department says ready to cooperate on new Clinton emails

The US State Department said on Friday it will cooperate with an FBI investigation covering additional emails that have surfaced related to Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email server.We certainly stand ready to cooperate if we are asked to do so, but we just don't have any additional...
00:35

Russia loses election to UN rights council

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Russia on Friday failed to win re-election at the UN Human Rights Council during a vote that capped a campaign by rights groups to reject Moscow over its role in the war in Syria.The UN General Assembly elected Hungary and Croatia instead to represent eastern Europe at the rights council, in a...
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Italy antitrust agency probes WhatsApp

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Italy's antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had opened a probe into whether messaging service WhatsApp obliged users to agree to sharing personal data with its parent company Facebook and imposed unfair conditions on users.WhatsApp said in August it would start sharing phone numbers with the...
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Top headlines at this hour

Terrorists mutilate body of Indian soldier killed in cross-LoC encounter11 days before US polls, FBI reopens probe into Clinton's emailsIndia responding to LoC aggression; 15 Pak soldiers killed in a weekCall centre scam mastermind bought Virat's AudiMistry's tirade against Ratan Tata continues...