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01 / 11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made a strong plea for the world to unite against terrorism and said "without prevention and prosecution of acts of terrorism there is no deterrence against nuclear terrorism." "Drop the notion that terrorism is someone else's problem and that "his" terrorist is not "my" terrorist," PM Modi said at the working dinner hosted by US President Obama at the Nuclear Security Summit. (PTI)

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02 / 11

Home loans have started becoming cheaper. EMIs will fall by over Rs 300 for those who avail a Rs 50 lakh, 15-year loan. The country's largest lender State Bank of India has cut its home loan rate to 9.4% with effect from April 1 from 9.5%. (BCCL)

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03 / 11

Two days after her acquittal by a Delhi court, rights activist Irom Sharmila is continuing her fast unto death in her security room in Imphal's J.N. Institute of Medical Sciences, a kind of sub-jail. (BCCL)

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04 / 11

ASI on Thursday issued a final notification on the entrance fee hike at India's monuments, doubling it for visitors from abroad at the Taj Mahal from Rs 250 to Rs 500. With another Rs 500 as toll tax, the total money they now need to shell out is a prohibitive Rs 1,000. (BCCL)

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05 / 11

PDP President Mehbooba Mufti will be sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on April 4, a party leader said on Friday. (PTI)

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06 / 11

President Pranab Mukherjee has signed an ordinance to authorise expenditure from Friday in Uttarakhand which is under central rule. (BCCL)

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07 / 11

A special CBI court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Indrani Mukerjea, accused in the 2012 murder of her daughter Sheena Bora. Mukerjea who was arrested in August last year, is currently in judicial custody at the Byculla women's prison. The court, however, said that she could avail treatment at a private hospital. (BCCL)

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08 / 11

The United States and Saudi Arabia joined hands on Thursday to sanction Pakistani individuals and terrorist entities, including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Riyadh. In an unprecedented move, the US treasury department announced that Washington and Riyadh jointly taken action to disrupt the fundraising and support networks of al-Qaida, the Taliban, and Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) by imposing sanctions on four individuals and two organizations with ties across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. (PTI)

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09 / 11

Embattled German carmaker Volkswagen has suspended the sale of the 1.5-litre manual diesel variant of the Vento sedan over inconsistent emissions and has decided to recall 3,877 units of the model.

10 / 11

Dismissing claims that the Centre's "pro-farmer" talks aimed at changing its alleged 'suit-boot ki sarkar' image, Union Ministers today said the government is focused on economic welfare of farmers and the poor and accused the Congress of not doing its bit when it was in power. (BCCL)

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