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BRICS bank on agenda as Modi leaves for Brazil
NEW DELHI: In his first multilateral summit meeting since assuming office on May 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left to attend the five-nation BRICS summit in Brazil.

Punjab Budget 
Industry for speedy tax refunds, lower taxes
CHANDIGARH: Ahead of Punjab Budget 2014-15 to be presented on July 16, the state industry has pitched for speeding up tax refund process, reduction in taxes, power sector reforms and upgradation of industrial zones.

Rs 7.5 lakh looted from Ludhiana petrol pump
LUDHIANA: Two scooter-borne miscreants allegedly looted Rs 7.5 lakh from a petrol pump located on the Ludhiana-Ferozepur road here, the  police said today.

Thousands flee north Gaza as offensive rages; toll reaches 165
GAZA CITY: Thousands of Palestinians were fleeing northern Gaza on Sunday after a night of intense Israeli strikes and an explicit warning from the army that the raids were set to intensify. 
Budget just a beginning: Jaitley
NEW DELHI: Brushing aside criticism of not having done enough reforms in the Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said this was the beginning of the journey and he did all he could do under the given circumstances.
FIFA World Cup
New loss disgusts Brazil fans
BRAZIL: Brazil fans expressed disgust with their team after the hosts lost 0-3 to the Netherlands in World Cup third place play-off with many hoping Germany will win the final.

 Stage set for Messi magic in World Cup final



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 Indian hostages being shifted rapidly, location unclear: Iraqi Deputy PM 
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Modi leaves for BRICS summit in Brazil today
 New Delhi, July 12
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving for Brazil tomorrow to attend the five-nation summit of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations from July 14 to 16.

Met predicts wet spell in Punjab, Haryana next week
 New Delhi, July 12
Reeling under a bad monsoon spell this year, the northwest India may see some respite around July 20. Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) long-range forecasting head D Sivanand Pai today confirmed that the parched regions of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Chandigarh and western Uttar Pradesh can expect a “wet spell for four to five days” around July 20.
A farmer waits for rain in Haryana. A farmer waits for rain in Haryana. PTI

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 Cabinet relief for Haryana residents in high toll rates
Chandigarh, July 12
 A day after the Haryana Assembly passed a Bill paving the way for the creation of a separate Haryana Shirmomani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC), the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government today announced a slew of sops in the run-up to the Assembly elections.

Pak troops again violate truce in J-K
 Jammu/Srinagar, July 12
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire in Jammu district on Saturday targeting Indian positions with automatic weapons.

Corrupt bureaucrats giving govt a bad name: Badal
 Chandigarh, July 12
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today slammed the state bureaucracy, accusing it of corruption and failing to deliver. Addressing a NABARD function in Chandigarh where top bureaucrats, including Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal, Financial Commissioner (development) Suresh Kumar, were present, Badal minced no words to say: “The bureaucrats are busy collecting money.”
CM Parkash Singh Badal inaugurates the newly constructed office of Punjab Mandi Board in Phase XI, Mohali. CM Parkash Singh Badal inaugurates the newly constructed office of Punjab Mandi Board in Phase XI, Mohali. Parvesh Chauhan

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