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The State Government has allotted about 6.5 acres at Taramani near TIDEL Park to the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras for setting up a research park, M.S. Ananth, Director of IIT-Madras, said on Thursday.

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It'll soon be time to step up those long-distance communications. Come January, tariffs for ISD and STD calls are set to drop by at least 9%, following the government’s decision to slash licence fees.

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 Wipro Chairman Azim Premji today became the first Indian to receive the prestigious Faraday Medal from the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), the largest professional engineering society in Europe.

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aving outplayed the visitors right through the series, India will be eager to continue to stamp their domination over Sri Lanka and finish the seven-match series on a rousing note in the final one-dayer in Vadodara on Saturday.

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As part of its efforts to attract wider base in Tamil Nadu, Reliance Infocomm on Friday announced some schemes in the prepaid user segments. A `Micro E-Recharge from Rs 10 to Rs 148, which offers full talk time, has been launched aimed at the rural segment, Ajay Awasthi, Reliance Infocomm Ltd Chief (Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry circle) said.

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The Bihar administration is making full-proof security arrangements to ensure violence-free polling for the third phase assembly elections Sunday.

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With water level continuing to rise in Bhagirathi reservoir of 2400 mw Tehri hydel project, Uttaranchal NCP President Surya Kant Dhasmana on Friday said rehabilitation work is far from over in Tehri district and the issue would be taken up at the Centre by party President Sharad Pawar.

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The Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark index surged by more than 130 points this afternoon to trade at 8,448 at 1324 hrs, following good buying in the frontline companies as well as the small cap shares.

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Import of sensitive items grew by 5.2 per cent to Rs 6,994 crore during April-August 2005 as compared to Rs 6,646 crore during the same period last year. The gross import of all commodities during same period of current year was Rs 2,37,411 crore against Rs 1,77,411 crore during the same period of last year.

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A day after welcoming the decision to increase competition in the long-distance telephony by cutting levies, integrated telecom major Bharti Televentures on Friday said it will take up the issue of "level-playing" field vis-a-vis new players w ith the Government.

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Criticising Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, for describing RJD President and Railway minister Lalu Prasad, as "Vikas Purush (a man of development)", BJP Chief L K Advani, today said it was unfortunate.

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Consumer is certainly not king in Andhra Pradesh. If waiting for up to three weeks for a LPG cylinder refill was not enough, the state government now plans to bring in a rule that says you must hold a ration card to get a refill or a new connection.

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BJP leader Jaswant Singh is in Jaipur reportedly to resolve disputes in the party. The party’s president in Rajasthan Lalit Kishore Chatruvedi is said to have invited Singh, who is a former foreign minister.

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India is hoping for a breakthrough in its experiments with Airborne Warning and Control Systems, Awacs, after the project suffered a setback in 2004. The programme re-started five years after an airborne early warning plane crashed in Tamil Nadu killing eight scientists and the pilot.

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Eighteen peacocks have been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Bandha village in Gwalior.The birds, believed to have died about three days ago, were found in a radius of two kilometres in Utila area on Thursday, following information from an unidentified caller.

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India needs to focus on improving transport, power and telecommunications to realise the high potential of trade with Europe, speakers at a conference in Brussels said.

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She is fighting against age and fate, literally. Gurmeet Kaur (34) is the National champion in javelin and her dedication may well reflect what it means to be a champion athlete under trying circumstances. Her story is one of grit and determination.

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Twelve-year-old Parimarjan Negi pulled off the biggest surprise of the World junior chess championship by holding second seeded Russian Grandmaster Evgeny Alekseev in the first round at the Golden Age Hotel in Istanbul on Wednesday night.

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Satyam Computer Services Ltd has divested its existing holding of 11,182,600 equity shares of Rs 10 each in Sify Ltd., represented by ADS, to Infinity Capital Ventures LP, a firm controlled by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Raju Vegesna.

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Everest Kanto Cylinder Ltd, manufacturers of high pressure industrial and CNG gas cylinders, is coming out with an initial public offering through the 100-per cent book-building route to raise Rs 90 crore.

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The Cabinet on Thursday cleared the way for trading of securitised debt, implying that all asset-backed loans such as car and home loans can now be securitised and thereby traded. The move would increase liquidity, help banks book profits, and further deepen the money markets.

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GE, a diversified technology and financial services firm, said on Thursday that it would reinvest in major Indian infrastructure projects the $145 million in proceeds it received from the settlement of disputes relating to the Dabhol power project.

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JSW Steel Ltd signed a contract with Siemens VAI on Thursday for setting up a 2.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) blast furnace, which would be the country's largest, at its Vijaynagar works

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JSW Steel Ltd signed a contract with Siemens VAI on Thursday for setting up a 2.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) blast furnace, which would be the country's largest, at its Vijaynagar works

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Protesters, organised by several NGOs based in the North-east, today stormed a high-level meeting of World Bank officials, the Department of North-eastern Region (DONER) and representatives of state government organisations in the region, forcing the Bank officials to make a hasty retreat.

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Months after the Jinnah controversy, the RSS today said BJP president L K Advani is still very close to the Sangh Parivar, and will remain so even after relinquishing his party post.

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Trying to pick up the pieces of their lives, the shopkeepers of Sarojini Nagar and the families of those killed in the blast on October 29 took part in a "maha yagna" on Thursday. It was organised by the Sarojini Nagar Mini Market Traders Association.

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Union Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Culture S. Jaipal Reddy said the process of film production had increasingly become globalised. The Centre was going into a co-production treaty with Italy .

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Gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli has been directed by the Sessions Court here to be present in person for the hearing of his anticipatory bail application on Friday. An extortion case was filed against Mr.Gawli, his aide corporator Sunil Ghate and three others on November 8.

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The CBI on Friday brought Mumbai serial blasts accused Abu Salem and his girlfriend Monica Bedi to Mumbai for further investigations of the 1993 blasts as well as other offences.

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Responding to the Supreme Court’s reversal of the state government order withdrawing POTA charges against him, the controversial Independent MLA from Pratapgarh, Kunwar Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, held that perhaps his case had not been pleaded well.

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Security at the three airports in the State has been tightened in view of a hijack threat.According to sources, the step has been taken following a directive from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security on Wednesday .

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The Delhi police have found no "evidence" that Roshan Ali, a Pakistani student at the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT), was abducted on Tuesday at the time and place mentioned by Pakistani authorities.

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News that global steel baron Lakshmi Mittal has emerged as the richest billionaire in Europe has been tempered by a 64 per cent fall in his company's profits for the third-quarter.The fall in the profits of Mittal Steel Company is attributed to rising costs and a drop in demand.

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India has said that the alleged abduction of the son of a Pakistan High Commission official was probably a 'prank'.Roshan Ali, the 18-year-old son of a Pakistan High Commission staffer, had gone missing on Tuesday evening and returned the same night at about 2 am (IST).

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Over 700 cases of dengue have been reported from Delhi and adjoining areas this year."In Delhi, we have received about 700 cases so far, out of which 200 are from outside Delhi. There have been 8 deaths, four in Delhi and four in surrounding areas," said Mukesh Goyal, Chairman, Standing Committee, MCD.

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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be in Bihar to campaign for the UPA combine before the third phase of elections on Sunday.She is scheduled to address election meetings in Araria, Saran, West Champaran and Madhubani districts.

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Ravi Sagoo, a DJ of Indian origin, will host a weekly radio show on the BBC Asian Network after he won its talent search contest. Twentyfour-year-old Sagoo, from Bearsden near Glasgow, Scotland, was one of 700 people across Britain who entered the competition, which sought to introduce young talents into the corporation.

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Tatas, one of India's top business groups, are the new stars in Africa whose popularity often surpasses that of Bollywood icons who are a favourite in the continent. Go to Senegal and you will find a fleet of Tata buses blithely cruising good, bad and indifferent roads in the country.

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In a major breakthrough, the Central Bureau of Investigation has secured extradition of underworld don and one of the main accused in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts Abu Salem from Portugal.

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