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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) With a platform 60 feet above ground level, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is constructing its train line over a flyover making it the highest point in its entire network.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) With a platform 60 feet above ground level, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is constructing its train line over a flyover making it the highest point in its entire network.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The decision by India and Bangladesh to intensify cooperation in combating terrorism will receive a boost when Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor visits the eastern neighbour July 28-30, an official said Thursday.

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Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) Ltd, India's shipping major, will build two of the country's largest container terminals - one each at Navi Mumbai and Ennore ports - said a top company official here Thursday.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Now that he is freed of his 'shackles', Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee can work for the 'good of the country', says his former comrade Saifuddin Choudhury who quit the CPI-M in 2000 following bitter differences with th

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India Thursday invited bids for 197 utility helicopters for the army and the air force Thursday, with the choppers expected to be inducted by 2010 in a deal that has been valued at Rs.30 billion ($750 million), an official s

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Coimbatore, July 24 (IANS) Tamil star Surya, who turned 34 Thursday, had a quiet birthday with his wife and daughter and did not take a break from his shooting schedule.

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Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) Responding to the increased demand for Indian nurses in other countries, the Haryana Overseas Placement Bureau (OPB) has decided to start three more training centres for nurses in the state.

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Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) Responding to the increased demand for Indian nurses in other countries, the Haryana Overseas Placement Bureau (OPB) has decided to start three more training centres for nurses in the state.

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Chennai, July 24 (IANS) The MDMK Thursday expelled two of its MPs, L. Ganeshan and Gingee Ramachandran, from the primary membership of the party for voting in support of the Congress-led government in the parliamentary trust vote.

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Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) A 45-year-old woman was killed in a crocodile attack in a river in West Bengal's Sundarbans Thursday morning, said state Sundarbans Affairs Minister Kanti Ganguly here.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) A creche for children of construction workers was opened at the Commonwealth Games site, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, here Thursday by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

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Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan had a lucky escape Thursday when a portion of the bedroom ceiling in his century-old official residence here came crashing down.

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Chandigarh, July 24 (IANS) The ruling Akali Dal in Punjab Thursday announced that it will honour seven of the eight members of parliament (MPs) of the party who voted along the party line against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in t

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Welcoming Nepal's historic transition to democracy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday congratulated President Ram Baran Yadav on winning the first presidential election in the Himalayan nation.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation eased marginally to 11.89 percent for the week ended July 12 amid a promise by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that bringing down prices will be his government's top priority.

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Lucknow, July 24 (IANS) The unexpected heavy monsoon in Uttar Pradesh has brought gloom on the faces of the farmers of the state, apart from losses due to floods.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Chandrabhan Singh Thursday alleged that party leaders L.K. Advani and Rajnath Singh were conspiring to murder him and had planned the attack by the party's youth wing members on his r

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Tarn Taran (Punjab), July 24 (IANS) Six people were killed and 12 injured when a private bus collided with a combine harvester - a big vehicle used in fields to harvest crops - in this border district of Punjab Thursday.

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Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) Agitated mob attacked a checkpost and set it on fire Thursday at West Bengal's Hoogly district after a man was overrun by a speeding truck, the police said.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) IT training and talent development company NIIT Ltd has recorded a net profit of $170 million for the first quarter of 2008-09 compared to Rs.154 million over the same period last year.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) IT training and talent development company NIIT Ltd has recorded a net profit of $170 million for the first quarter of 2008-09 compared to Rs.154 million over the same period last year.

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Ranchi, July 24 (IANS) The Jharkhand forest department will constitute mobile squads to chase away wild elephants who create havoc in villages around the forests in the state, said an official Thursday.

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Agra, July 24 (IANS) A group of Shiv Sena activists Thursday managed to sneak into the Taj Mahal and performed 'aarti' and puja inside the precincts. They have been taken into custody.

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Agra, July 24 (IANS) A group of Shiv Sena activists Thursday managed to sneak into the Taj Mahal and performed 'aarti' and puja inside the precincts. They have been taken into custody.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday criticised the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for a controversial affidavit on the Ram Setu in the Supreme Court, terming it the price the ruling coalition

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) In what comes as a big relief to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh government, India's annual rate of inflation dipped marginally to 11.89 percent for the week ended July 12 as compared to 11.91 percent for the week before.

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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday criticised the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for a controversial affidavit on the Ram Setu in the Supreme Court, terming it the price the ruling coalition

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