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Saturday, October 1

Digvijay Singh shares lead
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 05:31 PM IST
Digvijay Singh moved into the halfway lead on the Asian Golf Tour at the end of the second day of the US$3200,000 Crowne Plaza Open at the Grand Epoch City Golf Club on Friday.
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Sword still hanging over Ganguly's head, says Siddhu
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 05:23 PM IST
Maintaining that Democles’ sword was still hanging over team India captain Sourav Ganguly, cricketer-turned- politician Navjot Singh Siddhu, on Friday said the southpaw had to prove his worth with the bat to stay .
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Bal Thackeray's 8-ft gift to Lata Mangeshkar
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 05:15 PM IST
Every year September 28 becomes an exceptionally ambrosial day in South Mumbai. All the flowers in the city seem to head towards Prabhu Kunj, Lata Mangeshkar's residence on Peddar Road.
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Thrissur doctor wins Rs 50 lakh at KBC show
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 05:08 PM IST
A Thrissur-based doctor Varghese has made it. He has become the first person to take away Rs 50 lakh after successfully manoeuvring through the tough questions posed by Amitabh Bachchan and his computerji .
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Nalco to pay 40% dividend as metal prices sizzle
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 05:01 PM IST
The public sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has declared 40 per cent dividend for 2005-06.The dividend payout for the year is estimated at Rs.257.72 crore which includes 20 per cent interim dividend .
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BCCI on a sticky wicket
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 04:40 PM IST
The face-off at Kolkata on September 22 and 23 succinctly described by the Calcutta High Court as a fight between "two warring groups virtually interested in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
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Some more judges for Madras High Court
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 04:32 PM IST
The Union Law Ministry will clear in the first instance eight or nine names of the 17 recommended by the High Court collegium as approved by the Supreme Court for being appointed judges of the Madras High Court.
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IAF donates jet trainer to Mussoorie school
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 04:27 PM IST
Saluting the alumni of the 150-year-old St. George's College in Mussoorie, the Indian Air Force has donated an ISKRA Jet Trainer to the school.Known for its tradition of sending out students to serve .
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Bhupinder Hooda's son wins Rohtak by-poll
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 04:20 PM IST
Deepinder Hooda, the son of Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has won the by-poll in Rohtak, a Lok Sabha constituency.He defeated the nearest rival by a margin of 2,32,00 votes.
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India's forex reserves drop $1.2 bn
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 04:14 PM IST
India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $1.2 bn during the week-ended September 23, 2005. The reserves stood at $1,43,017 mn, a fall of $1,205 mn, according to Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical .
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Penny stock brokers under fire from Sebi
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 03:56 PM IST
So far promoters and directors of four companies banned and trading suspended in six stocks.Continuing its crackdown on errant promoters and operators in penny stocks, the Securities and Exchange Board .
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GDP powers ahead, posts 8.1% growth
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 03:52 PM IST
Driven by a double-digit growth in the manufacturing and services sectors, the economy grew 8.1 per cent in the April-June quarter of this fiscal against a 7.6 per cent growth in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
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Maoists kill five in Chhattisgarh
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 03:00 PM IST
In stepped up Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, the guerrillas have killed five civilians in the past few days and are holding three hostage, police said on Saturday.
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Shahabuddin sits for LLB exam
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 02:31 PM IST
Controversial MP from Siwan, Mohammad Shahabuddin, appeared for the LLB examination conducted by Bihar University at Muzaffarpur on Thursday despite a nation-wide alert.
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Govt planning state-wise strategies on health
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 02:23 PM IST
The Centre is planning to evolve state-wise strategy to improve healthcare in the country. A conference of the states is likely to be convened soon in this connection to discuss health issues in a local and region-centric .
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Security forces bust two militant hideouts
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 02:15 PM IST
Security forces busted two militant hideouts in Udhampur and Rajouri districts respectively and recovered two kg RDX besides a large quantity of foodstuffs, defence sources said today.
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Rahul rushes to constituency to meet road accident victims
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 02:10 PM IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi rushed to Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, this morning to meet the families of those killed in a road accident.
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For Indian kids, it's mathe-magic
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:57 PM IST
Falling interest in mathematics among children in the world's number one superpower may be an issue of grave concern. But in the country which invented 'zero', the sway of the subject among school-goers remains .
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Tendulkar to play Challenger Series
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:45 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar will return to competitive cricket on October 10 after a long lay off caused by a troubling left elbow joint. Tendulkar has informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
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FDI inflows into developing nations up 40%
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:37 PM IST
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) foresees favourable prospects for foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide this year. Even at $648 billion, world FDI flows in 2004 saw a slight .
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Court asks Escorts Heart to maintain status quo on sale
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:31 PM IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre Limited (EHIRCL) to maintain status quo "till further orders'' in the matter of its sale to the Ranbaxy-controlled Fortis .
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Premji at home in potholed Pune
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:23 PM IST
He’s done it in Bangalore many times lashed out at the Karnataka government for not doing enough on infrastructure but on Friday Wipro Chairman Azim Premji sounded a “forewarning” for Pune as well.
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CSE index gains strength amid panic
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:19 PM IST
The Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE) for the week ended September 24 gained strength despite panic on last Friday and after the week of highest fall the exchange faced.
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Philips to make sub-Rs 1000 mobile
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:15 PM IST
A handset for less than Rs 1,000 might soon be a reality for Indian consumers. Philips Semiconductors has assured the Indian market of a "relevant low cost mobile."
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Bench Lawyers’ indefinite boycott
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:11 PM IST
The lawyers of the Madurai Bench of the High Court kept away from work on Friday, to protest the non-filling of vacancies for judges in the Madras High Court and also to demand immediate filling of these vacancies.
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South Australia keen to deepen trade ties with India
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:07 PM IST
South Australia on Friday expressed keenness to deepen trade and economic ties with India and invited Indian professionals to capitalise the emerging employment opportunities there.
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Sarmalkar remanded to police custody
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 01:02 PM IST
Though ex-MLA Srikant Sarmalkar has left Shiv Sena to join the Congress with Narayan Rane, he has not quite left the ways of his former party. He dared Shiv Sainiks who objected to his stopping of convoy .
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Sandalwood powder seized
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 12:59 PM IST
The forest authorities raided and seized 20 tonnes of sandalwood powder stored in 500 sacks from a sandalwood-powdering factory in Karimpuzha here on Friday.
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Kanichukulangara case accused held
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 12:54 PM IST
The investigation into the sensational Kanichukulangara murder case reached a head way yesterday with the police arresting Binessh, a key accused in the case, from a house near Pollachi in Tamil Nadu.
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No happy ending to this couple's love story
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 12:51 PM IST
It’s a love story spanning two countries, but, on Friday, it ended with the couple being arrested and sent to police lock-up.The Crime Branch arrested Hidayath Hussain Sarwat Khan and Benawi Aiyes Thawab .
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CBI books cop who exposed match-fixing scandal
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 12:47 PM IST
Delhi police inspector Ishwar Singh, who, in 2000, exposed the match-fixing scandal allegedly involving late South African captain Hansie Cronje, was booked on Friday by the Central Bureau for Investigation .
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Natwar’s visit to give fillip to Indo-Pak talks
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 12:39 PM IST
Anxious to end the impression of ennui creeping into Indo-Pak ties, foreign ministers of Pakistan and India will meet in Islamabad next week and attempt to give a fresh fillip to the peace process.
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Meghalaya: Nine killed, 89 injured in police firing
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:48 AM IST
Nine people were killed and 89 injured in firing by police and Central Reserve Police Force. The victims included senior civil and police officials who were injured in stone-throwing, when a student demonstration .
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MP breaches Parliament security
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:43 AM IST
The much-vaunted security cordon around Parliament House has once again proved to be brittle. It took a BJP MP just a photocopier and the hologram of a well-known underwear company to breach the car-label system created earlier.
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India sticks to its guns on Iran issue
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:19 AM IST
The UPA government appeared to be heading for a confrontation with Left on Friday over Iran after the Cabinet Committee on Security turned down CPM's demand that India should reverse its stance against Iran.
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Rapist father given 10-year prison term
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:15 AM IST
More than a year after a man in Lucknow was accused of raping his own daughters and was found guilty, he has now been sentenced to 10 years in prison.Two years ago, Mohammad Hashim perpetrated the worst .
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Mumbai police arrest Saudi woman
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:12 AM IST
A Saudi-Arab national, Benawi al-Subawi, has been arrested by the Mumbai police for forgery and cheating.Subawi had apparently forged documents to get a passport so that she could leave her country .
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Navratri celebrations: Bajrang Dal issues fatwa
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:09 AM IST
It's the start of the festival season and in many places across the country, Navratri celebrations have kicked off. It's time for many youngsters to come together and participate in the garba.
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Baglihar project: Neutral expert to arrive
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:05 AM IST
The World Bank appointed neutral expert, Professor Raymond Lafitte, mediating between India and Pakistan over the controversial Baglihar power project is arriving in Jammu today.
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Curfew imposed in Tura, Williamnagar
by
anshul
on Sat 01 Oct 2005 11:03 AM IST
At least eleven people were killed and 15 others injured in Meghalaya when the police opened fire on two students rallies that turned violent at Tura and Williamnagar in the Garo Hills regions on Friday.
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