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Onion prices rise in Maharashtra

Nagpur/ Mumbai / New Delhi/ Chandigarh, June 17 (ANI): Onion prices were increased across Maharashtra on Tuesday in wake of labourers' strike over a wage hike demand in the biggest wholesale market in Nashik city. The states of Maharashtra and Karnataka account for 45 per cent of onion produce in the country and if supplied from these two key states are hit, onion prices tend to spiral. The central government has asked the state government to sort out the issue. However, the northern Indian onion market remained untouched due to the timely arrival of crops from the neighbouring Rajasthan. Jun 17, 2014
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India Behind Pakistan, China in Arms Race

Till January 2014, India had a total of 90 to 110 warheads, a little lower than Pakistan's 100-120 warheads, according to data released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Jun 17, 2014
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FIFA World Cup 2014 Results: Magical Messi Goal Gives Argentina Nervy Win over Bosnia-Herzegovina

For 64 minutes Lionel Messi looked like having one of those days when nothing would go right, the touch going awry, the shots missing the target, and the teammates also not quite finding their mark. However, everything went from bleak to brilliant in a couple of seconds, seconds which saw Messi make the trademark jinking run, followed by the patented left-foot shot which found the back of the net with unerring accuracy. Jun 16, 2014
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Rebels down Ukraine military plane, killing 49

Ukraine's new Western-backed leader vows to strike back at pro-Russian rebels who killed 49 troops by downing a military plane in the deadliest attack against federal forces in the two-month insurgency. Duration: 00:44 Jun 15, 2014
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FIFA World Cup 2014 Results: Colombia Too Strong for Goal-Shy Greece

There was no "thou shall not pass" mentality from Greece, but there was that goal-shy problem which has hurt them many a time in the past, with the latter issue leading to a disappointing loss in their opening FIFA World Cup 2014 encounter against Colombia in Belo Horizonte on Saturday. Jun 14, 2014