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Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray is close to losing what has become a prestige battle for him.His party is trailing the crucial municipal polls in Kalyan-Dombivili in Mumbai, something they have never lost ever since the municipality was formed about 15 years ago.

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Sachin Tendulkar has suffered so many injuries in the last few years he would easily earn the sympathy of express fast bowlers prone to frequent breakdowns.India's leading batsman has set one record after another since he burst on to the international scene as a 16-year-old, to be regarded among cricket's all-time greats.

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A district court in Siwan on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail application of controversial RJD MP Mohammad Shahabuddin in a case related to giving false information in the affidavit submitted during filling .

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Spiralling international crude oil prices have taken their toll on Essar Oil. The private sector oil company, a part of the Rs 20,000-crore diversified Essar group, is temporarily closing down nearly 200 of its 514 petrol pumps.

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 After the 8 October quake, disaster management is the latest buzzword. The National Cadet Corps (NCC) has now got on the bandwagon and has introduced a 12-month course for girl cadets on how to cope with natural calamities.

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One of the top aides of underworld don-turned-politician Arun Gawli is now having a tough time trying to wriggle out of the Daddy’s noose. Raja Jadhav, who had reportedly bumped off more than 12 people on his mentor’s orders, says his former boss is making life too difficult for him.

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Non-bailable arrest warrants were issued against Union Minister of State for Water Resources Jaiprakash Narain Yadav and four others, including a police officer, on Monday. They have been charged for allegedly causing the "illegal escape" of his brother and RJD candidate Vijay Prakash.

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Floods in northern Orissa have affected 4.5 lakh people of Balasore district and claimed one live so far, official sources said. Jalaka, a rivulet, had broken banks and inundated several areas, cutting off road links, especially after waters from the Sunai dam were released.

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An Assistant Commissioner was among three revenue officers booked by vigilance authorities on charges of financial irregularities in the distribution of compensation to people during 'Operation Sarpvinash' in the hill Kaka area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

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"Balle, Balle!" shouted the young Sikh on hearing his name in the British high commission's visa section in New Delhi. Breaking into a 'bhangra', he dashed to get his passport stamped with the entry visa to Britain.

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Dabur India on Monday reported a 20.6 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 52.05 crore in the second quarter of this fiscal and announced a 150 per cent dividend and one bonus share per share held.

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In a move that can reduce the investment of television channels on outside broadcasting (OB) vans, Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Infocomm today said that it has created a broadband network to facilitate live telecast from across 85 cities.

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Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the Government and Reserve Bank will take necessary steps to keep inflation moderate and foster growth in the economy.

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Mittal Steel Co., the world's biggest steelmaker, won an auction for Ukraine's VAT Kryvorizhstal with a bid of 24.2 billion hryvnia ($4.8 billion), more than twice as much as the minimum price set by President Viktor Yushchenko's government.

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Hosts India won two more gold medals to take their tally to four on the final day as China claimed six out of nine yellow metals on offer in the 11th Asian Rowing Championship at the Hussainsagar Lake here on Sunday.India struck gold in women’s light weight fours and light weight men’s eights to take the overall second spot.

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Newly-appointed India captain Rahul Dravid is looking forward to the challenge in the upcoming seven-match one-day international series against Sri Lanka, starting in Nagpur on Tuesday.

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India has taken a pro-active and unilateral decision to rise above the politics of relief and rehabilitation in the quake-hit region along the Line of Control, when it announced that it would open three composite relief camps to help the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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With soaring hopes of an end to 27 years of insurgency in Assam, ULFA's representative team today left for New Delhi to begin the peace process with Government of India.

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The Supreme Court today took exception to unauthorised occupation of Government accommodation by some politicians and by Bihar Governor Buta Singh in the capital. "Buta Singh is a Governor of Bihar. How can he be occupying a house here?" a Bench comprising Justice B N Agarwal and Justice A K Mathur observed while hearing a PIL.

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BJP leaders queuing up for L.K. Advani's job as party president need to polish up their Hindutva credentials if they want the RSS to consider their application seriously. The change of guard happens in December when Advani bows out as per his own announcement earlier.

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Come January 1, 2006, corporate governance is all set to become more effective and efficient, thanks to clause 49 introduced by Sebi in the new corporate governance guidelines. The issue of corporate guidelines acquired centrestage as a result of the huge foreign investmets coming into India.

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Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday termed as an “unfortunate development” the resignation of Infosys chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy as Bangalore International Airport Limited Chairman.

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One of the issues that agitate the financial markets is the level of interest rates. The question many are asking now is whether the Reserve Bank of India Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, will or will not raise interest rates in his forthcoming Monetary Policy statement on October 25.

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The Union Agricultural Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, today claimed that the rise in onion prices would be brought under control in next 10 days.Addressing mediapersons, here Mr Pawar said .

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Stock exchange scam, Chit fund scam, Bank loan fraud scam,  Suave and savvy, Brajesh Majumdar sweet-talked his clients into handing him cheques for putting in mutual funds. Invest he did, but in his own name. And he kept the profit on the maturity of the schemes.

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President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Sunday called for concerted research to bring down the cost of high bandwidth telecommunication and make broadband connectivity seamless so that all parts of the country could be connected more effectively.

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The West Bengal Animal Resources Development department is inquiring into reports of the death of some migratory birds, mainly fledglings, in the State's Kulik Bird Sanctuary in north Bengal to ascertain whether the cause of the deaths can be related to any avian disease including the dreaded bird flu.

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Five persons were killed and six injured when a wall of a building under construction collapsed in the suburban Andheri here on Sunday. "We have removed 11 people from the debris and five of them have died," Mumbai Chief Fire O fficer A.K. Jhandwal told reporters.

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Two militants were killed and two security personnel injured in a gunbattle in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today. The encounter took place during a joint search operation by army and police in Sandari area of Banihal tehsil, official sources told PTI.

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be meeting senior party colleagues to take a decision on the transfer of power in Jammu and Kashmir . Officially the jury is still out on whether Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will continue as J&K chief minister.

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Campaigning for the second phase of elections in Bihar has ended.Sixty-nine assembly constituencies will go to polls on 26 October. It is a crucial phase for both the RJD and the NDA as everyone tries to woo the Muslim vote, which is being seen as the single most important factor in Bihar elections.

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The police have carried out raids in Lucknow and Gazipur in search of independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari.Ansari is wanted in connection with the recent riots and violence in Mau.He was seen defying curfew, travelling in a vehicle with armed men during the riots.

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Three passengers of Danapur-Howrah Express train were injured by armed robbers who looted cash and valuables worth over Rs 75,000 from the travelers in a sleeper coach near Mokama station on Sunday night, railway sources said.

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Special Lok Adalats of matrimonial and other cases pending in courts were held at complexes of all district and sub-divisional courts in Haryana on Sunday. A spokesman of the Haryana State Legal Services Authority said on Monday that in these special Lok Adalats, 3749 cases were settled.

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Seven members of a family were injured when a man threw acid on them in a North Delhi area on Sunday night, police sources said. The attacker, who appeared to be deranged, entered the house of the victims in Arya Nagar area around 10 pm and threw acid on them. He has been arrested, sources said.

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RSS on Sunday broke its month-long silence on BJP president L K Advani’s accusation that the Sangh outfit was "remote-controlling" the party, and said it would speak to him on the issue. At the same time, RSS expected Advani’s successor to adhere to its five-point guidelines on how to run the saffron party.

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