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Over 41,000 complaints against telcos in April-Oct

New Delhi, Nov 30: Over 41,000 complaints against telecom companies for poor network and services were received by the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) between April 1-Oct 31, 2011, the government said Wednesday.

New US consulate building in Mumbai uses green technology

Mumbai, Nov 30: The US consulate and the American Center in Mumbai, that recently moved from south Mumbai to the swank new business district in the suburbs — the Bandra-Kurla Complex, feature state-of-the-art green technology, said Peter Haas, the US consul general in Mumbai.

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Delhi to get modern fire fighting equipment

New Delhi, Nov 30: Delhi Fire Service (DFS) plans to upgrade the fire-fighting facilities in the city by procuring high-end devices like two foam fire fighting tenders to combat chemical fires and six vehicles to reach congested areas, an official said Wednesday.

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Oil firms increase jet fuel price by 3.70 percent

New Delhi, Nov 30: State-owned oil marketing companies (OMCs) Wednesday increased the prices of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by 3.70 percent, effective from Dec 1.

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India to avert 3 million HIV cases: World Bank

New Delhi, Nov 30: India is expected to avert 3 million new HIV infections during the period 1995-2015 by using targeted interventions among vulnerable groups, according to a World Bank study released Wednesday.

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Rs.5 lakh for kin of Uttar Pradesh custody death victim

New Delhi, Nov 30: The Uttar Pradesh government paid a compensation of Rs.5 lakh to the family of a minor boy who died in police custody in Badaun district in 2008, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Wednesday.

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FDI deadlock deepens, Advani rejects Pranab’s offer

New Delhi, Nov 30: The deadlock over FDI in retail deepened Wednesday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejected the government’s plea for toning down its adjournment motion on the FDI issue, saying that it was ‘non-negotiable’.

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Belarus court gives death to Minsk metro bombers

Minsk, Nov 30: A court in Belarusian capital Minsk Wednesday sentenced two men to death for carrying out a bomb attack that killed 15 people and injured 200 in the Minsk metro.

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Probe ordered in labourer’s torture, death

Thane, Nov 30: The Maharashtra government Wednesday ordered a probe into a labourer’s death allegedly due to torture by a brick kiln owner and his two sons in Thane district earlier this month.

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