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India and Pakistan on Wednesday opened the fifth and final relief point along the Line of Control (LoC) here to facilitate movement of quake-relief material for the affected families in both parts of Kashmir.

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South Africa, who have never won a one-day series in India, extended their 19-match unbeaten streak by registering yet another win. They thrashed India in the first ODI by five wickets here on Wednesday taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

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For the first time since the Volcker Committee findings on Iraq oil pay-offs were made public, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the government has asked a few Indian companies that figured in the report to 'share' records and information.

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Apprehending further trouble from Maoist guerrillas, a top Bihar police official has asked the government to immediately shift chief of Ranvir Sena, the upper caste militia, to the high-security Tihar Jail in New Delhi.

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A district court on Wednesday reserved its order on the criminal revision petition of former Union minister and RJD leader Jaiprakash Narain Yadav challenging a non-bailable arrest warrant issued against him .

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Union Law Minister H R Bhardwaj on Wednesday declined to comment on an application filed in the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against him for his reported remarks that the judiciary.

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Maharashtra effectively snapped a possible 30th title bid by Bengal as it became the first team to march into the semifinals of the Air India Express-60th Santosh Trophy at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium here on Tuesday.

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Seeking an open and public apology from film actress Suhasini for defending film star Kushboo on her statement on pre-marital sex, PMK on Wednesday said that Tamil women would not tolerate such remarks any more.
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The extradition of underworld don Abu Salem was a tribute to the co-ordination among the Central Bureau of Investigation, the ministry of home affairs, the ministry of external affairs and the Indian embassy .

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The UN is considering extending the term of Volcker Committee, which ends on November 30, at least by a month that may give some time to Indian investigators to go into allegations against former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and the Congress party in the Iraqi oil payoffs

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The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will move an application before the Delhi High Court requesting it to dispose of within two months the pending cases relating to unauthorised occupation of Government bungalows by politicians, bureaucrats and others.

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Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said India was keen on establishing an environment that was conducive to international cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy without compromising the country’s national policy of maintaining the strategic requirement.

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The Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has recommended the incorporation of consolidated country of origin clause, in the proposed draft of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta), to be implemented from January 2006.

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With plans to raise the annual turnover to Rs 1,000 crore in the next three years, TM International Logistics Ltd (TMILL), a Tata Steel subsidiary, would soon enter the capital market with its maiden public offer.

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Mahindra-British Telecom (MBT), a leading provider of solutions to the telecommunications industry, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Taxas-based Axes Technologies for a total consideration of $54 million, it was announced on Wednesday.

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Do you feel terrified? Don’t worry, we are here.’’Just how keen the Shiv Sena is in emphasising the terror factor in the Malwan bypolls, was clear when Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray went around asking this question to shopkeepers and voters in Chowke and Dhamapur villages in the constituency.

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The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it will move an application before the Delhi High Court requesting it to dispose of within two months the pending cases relating to unauthorised occupation of Government bungalows by politicians, bureaucrats and others.

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It was a perfect platform for "New Thinking on Kashmir" with the new generation Kashmiri leaders sharing the dais debating new policies and suggestions to resolve the vexed issue.

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India on Wednesday demanded "real cuts" in farm subsidies by the US for creating a level-playing field in multilateral trade, but Washington put the ball in the European Union's court saying the successful outcome .

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NASA administrator Michael Griffin desires a greater role for private industry in space, and believes the international space station can provide incentive for businesses to get involved.

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Shanthi Gears Ltd has raised $ 15 million by way of foreign currency convertible bonds. The bonds, convertible into the company's equity shares of Rs one each, are issueable in two tranches consisting of bonds worth $ 10 million in Series A and bonds worth $ 5 million in Series B, the company informed the exchanges.

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Domestic mutual funds (equity) are sitting on more than Rs 5,000 crore of cash as of mid-November. This money, sooner or later, will be invested in the stock market.

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Uttar Pradesh government has decided to take action against Inspector General DK Panda who dresses up like a woman and claims to be Lord Krishna’s wife. The IG says if he has to choose between the two, he will choose his devotion over working in the police force.

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The heavily guarded Special Task Force office is now home to underworld don Abu Salem. Fifty jawans are posted round-the-clock around the building and all visitors are frisked thoroughly.

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Alternative healing or spirituality has taken a prominent place at the India International Trade festival in Delhi. Visitors to the fair are thronging to experience the 'mystique world' featured for the first time at the fair.

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Six months into her reign as Miss Universe 2005, 23-year old Canadian Natalie Glebova is touring India as part of an international Aids campaign.Others on the tour are New York fashion designer Sanjana Jon.

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Clothing interlinings major Kufner has announced plans to scale up India operations by opening a distribution and service subsidiary, warehouses and a small chain of technical studios with Bangalore as the hub.

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Gouri Chakraborty, whose eye was nibbled at by ants at Sambhunath Pandit Hospital, died around 7.40 am on Tuesday. The family learnt of the death some 20 minutes later.

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Frustrated with her repeated demands that he marry her, a 23-year-old student of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) bludgeoned his friend to death behind the Juhu institute on Monday.

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The Congress is trying to cash in on a printing error in a pamphlet distributed by the Shiv Sena for party candidate Madhukar Sarpotdar, who is contesting against Priya Dutt for the Northwest Mumbai Parliamentary seat.

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With the State Government agreeing to hand over the SIDCO (Small Industries Development Corporation) land to the National Highways Authority of India, the decks have been cleared for the speedy completion of the Kathipara grade separator.

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Zakia Pathak (77), a retired English teacher, has been in-and-out of hospital for the past three years as a volunteer for a clinical trial for a new cancer drug. For the moment, she says she has no regrets.

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Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday launched the Rs. 717-crore World Bank-aided `Pudu Vazhvu' scheme for the economic uplift of the rural poor. It would be implemented in 70 blocks in 15 districts over six years and would benefit 3.5 lakh families of 2,300 panchayats.

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Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday asked the legislature to maintain harmonious relations with the judiciary and media to strengthen the democratic system.

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Shahida, an accused in multi-crore fake stamp paper scam and wife of scam kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi, today alleged she has been booked in a "false case". "It is a false case against me. I am yet to receive the copy of the chargesheet filed against me by the CBI,"

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The Members and staff of the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) are on a paid holiday for the past over three years. Since assuming office in April 2002, the Amarinder Singh government has failed to refer most of the vacancies to the PPSC for making selections. And, it is not as if the posts.

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Senior PDP leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir escaped a bid on his life when militants hurled a grenade in his public meeting killing three persons and injuring 45 others at Tangmarg, 40 km from here, this afternoon.

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As the head of the administration in Bihar under President's rule, Governor Buta Singh, today admitted security lapse to repulse the attack by Maoists on Sunday night in Jehanabad releasing over 340 inmates, but suspended Jehanabad SP Sunil Kumer only for the dereliction of duty.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for reducing the rural-urban divide and stressed that rural India must catch up with the best of infrastructure as in urban areas.

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Chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today made it clear that action will be taken against anyone, including former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh, if found guilty of misusing the party's name in the United Nation's oil-for-food scam in Iraq.

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief L.K. Advani Tuesday added fresh grist to the controversy over his remarks praising Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah, saying he stood by them.

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Polling has begun in 15 of Bihar's 243 assembly constituencies in four Naxalite-hit districts under heavy security.Polling in Lauria, Chanpatia, Bettiah, Nautan, Sugauli, Motihari, Harsiddhi, Govindganj, Runnisaidpur.

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The Supreme Court will hear the case for evicting VVIPs occupying government bungalows in Delhi, which they are not entitled to use. The government has filed a status report in the court

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The Central Bureau of Investigation says it has found a Pakistani passport in the baggage of Abu Salem.It was among legal documents and a diary discovered during searches.

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India have lost three crucial wickets in the first one-day international against South Africa being played in Hyderabad today. Virender Sehwag was the first to go when he was caught at point by Ashwell Prince off Makhaya Ntini's bowling for just one in just the second over.

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