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Wednesday, December 14

Maharashtra Assembly adjourned after uproarious scenes
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:22 PM IST
The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly was adjourned thrice today, as Opposition and Treasury bench members raised slogans over an allegation that a Pune Congress leader had committed suicide after failing to secure favours from NCP leaders.
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V. Sankaran promoted and posted as JD News AIR
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:20 PM IST
V Sankaran, Information Officer, Press Information Bureau, Chennai, today assumed charge as Joint Director, News, All India Radio, Chennai, on promotion.
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SP leaders could be behind sting operation: Mayawati
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:16 PM IST
BSP President Mayawati, today alleged that some Samajwadi Party leaders could be behind the sting operation cash-for-questions, which showed eleven MPs, including three from her party, accepting money.
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Deshmukh hints Cabinet reshuffle
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:12 PM IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Wednesday hinted that some new faces may be inducted during the Cabinet expansion in the new year.
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Labour Minister hints at review of EPF rate, to meet PM
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:10 PM IST
Under attack from Left parties for slashing the EPF rate by one per cent for the current fiscal, Labour Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, today promised to do everything possible for "best returns" .
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Ganguly gone !
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 06:02 PM IST
second Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad starting Sunday, while Rahul Dravid was made captain for the upcoming tour of Pakistan and home series against England next year.
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Factory Furnace II: 2 killed, close call for 100 kids
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 05:56 PM IST
MORE than 100 schoolchildren had a miraculous escape following an explosion and fire at a spray painting unit that functions from the same building as the school in South Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar village.
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Govt constitutes committee on spectrum release
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 05:10 PM IST
The Government has constituted a committee comprising officials from the defence ministry and the telecom department for examining various aspects relating to release of spectrum by defence services.
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Aurobindo gets final USFDA nod for mirtazapine tablets
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 05:07 PM IST
Domestic drug company Aurobindo Pharma Ltd today said it has received the final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for mirtazapine orally disintegrating tablets.
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Woman dug out alive 63 days after quake
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 03:27 PM IST
A woman was brought to a charity field hospital in a precarious condition here on Monday after she was rescued from the rubble in Occupied Kashmir on Sunday, 63 days after the devastating earthquake.
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Sensex zooms past 9,300, at new all-time high
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 03:24 PM IST
The market indices continued their northward march into uncharted territories, with the Sensex scaling a new all-time high above the 9,300-point mark early in the morning trade.
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RS suspends BJP’s Lodha
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 03:19 PM IST
The Rajya Sabha today suspended its BJP member, Dr Chhattrapal Singh Lodha, after the House Ethics Committee observed that the sting operation showing him accepting money on camera for asking questions, had damaged the image of Parliament.
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CPM to take up EPF issue with PM
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 03:14 PM IST
The CPM politburo meeting is in favour of taking up the EPF issue with the Prime Minister as 1 percentage point cut in the rate of interest would drastically affect the four crore subscribers especially the old ones who are about to retire.
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Cadence unveils radio frequency design kit
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 03:12 PM IST
The wireless IC consumption worldwide stands at $43.8 billion in 2005. It is all set to rise with gadgets such as MP3 players and digicams going wireless.
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Hizb leader among six terrorists killed in J&K
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 02:26 PM IST
A top commander of the frontline separatist group Hizbul Mujahideen was among six terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday after a nightlong gunbattle with security forces.
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Moderate quake shakes Delhi, Uttaranchal
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 02:23 PM IST
A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, shook the national capital and Uttaranchal on Wednesday, Met Department said.
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Delhi Test: India defeat SL by 188 runs
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 02:03 PM IST
India have defeated Sri Lanka by 188 runs in the second cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi.Chasing a target of 436 on the fifth and final day, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 247 in the second innings.
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Rajya Sabha suspends BJP member
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:42 AM IST
The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday suspended BJP member Chhattrapal Singh Lodha on the recommendation of the House Ethics Committee that observed that the sting operation showing him allegedly accepting money on camera had damaged the image of Parliament.
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NICE allowed to sell, alienate BMIC lands
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:34 AM IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) Limited to sell, alienate or mortgage the lands in its possession to raise funds for executing the Rs. 2,250-crore Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project.
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Breach in Gundur lake bund, Chengalpattu town inundated
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:30 AM IST
The breach of a bund in the Gundur lake resulted in flooding of Chengalpattu town and disruption of traffic on Old Grand Southern Trunk Road for more than eight hours on Tuesday.
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Uma to pen autobiography, to write on pre, post-Jinnah BJP
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:26 AM IST
Intensifying her efforts to embarrass the BJP, expelled party leader Uma Bharti is now writing an autobiography which would not only detail her eventful 21 years in the saffron party but also elaborate on the "pre-Jinnah and post-Jinnah BJP".
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Arrangements in place for redemption of IMDs
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:23 AM IST
The Reserve Bank of India, in co-ordination with the State Bank of India, has made necessary arrangements for the redemption of the India Millennium Deposits (IMDs). "Appropriate preparations .
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HC notice to Home Ministry on prosecution of CRPF Commandant
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:17 AM IST
The Delhi High Court issued notice to the Union Home Ministry and Director General of CRPF on a petition filed by an Assistant Commandant of the force seeking sanction to prosecute two senior CRPF officers.
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Centre releases funds for 150 tourism projects
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:13 AM IST
The government on Tuesday said it has sanctioned Rs 276.31 crores for tourism projects in states. "Of the sanctioned amount, Rs 209.96 crores has been released," Tourism Minister Renuka Chowdhury, said in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
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Shrine of Sufi saint to be repaired in J&K
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:11 AM IST
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has instructed the executing agencies to take up initial repair of shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Bulbul Shah, in downtown city.
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Kerala's annual plan size for next fiscal Rs 6,200 cr
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:09 AM IST
The Planning Commission on Tuesday pegged Kerala's annual plan size for the next financial year at Rs 6,210 crore, up 15.65 per cent from this fiscal's outlay of Rs 5,370 crore.
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Private colleges’ quota bill runs into BJP’s minority wall
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:03 AM IST
Breaking the political consensus on the Constitution amendment bill to provide reservations for SC/ST and OBCs in unaided private educational institutions, the BJP today declared that it would not support the bill .
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BSF posts on Indo-Bangla border likely to be doubled
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 11:01 AM IST
In what could be read as New Delhi’s growing sense of unease with Dhaka, India has decided to more than double the number of border outposts along the Indo-Bangladesh border and place sensors along .
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Immigrants bear brunt of Delhi's winter
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:56 AM IST
As the capital faces its coldest winter in the last five years, the people who are most affected by the harsh weather are thousands of immigrants who arrive here in search of work.
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HCL ties up with Japan's EXA
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:53 AM IST
Indian software services provider HCL Technologies Ltd. said on Tuesday it has entered into an agreement with Japanese systems integrator EXA Corporation to provide services to EXA's customer base.
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Stamp paper scam: CBI files chargesheet
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:47 AM IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed the chargesheet in the fake stamp paper scam in Tamil Nadu.The chargesheet contains the names of 11 accused including Abdul Karim .
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MiG-21 crashes in Assam, pilot safe
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:44 AM IST
A MiG-21 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Assam's Tezpur airbase, with pilot Squadron Leader S Bansal ejecting safely. The aircraft developed some trouble soon after taking off from the airbase .
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Mavericks rush in where suits fear to tread
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:41 AM IST
There is one thing that education does. It makes you aware of all the things that can go wrong. Sometimes education can be an handicap for entrepreneurs as an educated mind will not take all the risks or work on the edge to create a business.
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India on top in global hiring race
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:37 AM IST
The hiring pace in India continues to outshine the world. According to the Manpower Employment Outlook survey, most corporates have expressed a desire to increase headcount during the first quarter of 2006.
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BJP does a U-turn on reservation Bill
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:31 AM IST
The BJP did a U-turn after agreeing to support the constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's ruling which said government reservations will not be allowed in private, unaided colleges.
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A peacenik inspired by India
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:29 AM IST
He is the unlikeliest saviour the United Nations can expect. And yet, Ted Turner, the legendary founder of CNN, Cartoon Network and even World Championship Wrestling, is giving a billion dollars of his own money to various UN agencies through his United Nations Foundation.
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They died so we could come out alive
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:24 AM IST
It's the day the country's leaders gather to thank a handful of men and women who foiled what could have been the one of history's most dramatic moments of terror.
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India set for a thrilling win
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:22 AM IST
India brought themselves within sniffing distance of a victory in the second Test in New Delhi on Tuesday with four late strikes against Sri Lanka who are left with a daunting task of batting out the entire last day to save the match.
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SC refuses to stop Ulhasnagar demolitions
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:19 AM IST
The Supreme Court has declined to entertain petitions seeking a stay on the demolition of unauthorised constructions at Ulhasnagar. The petitioners had approached the apex court against the Bombay High Court judgement.
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East Asia Summit to focus on China's role
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:16 AM IST
Representatives of 16 nations are gathering in Kuala Lumpur for the inaugural session of the East Asia Summit. The ASEAN Plus Three (including the 10 ASEAN members, China, Japan and South Korea), Australia, New Zealand, and India are participating in the meet.
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15 succumb to cold wave in UP
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:14 AM IST
Parts of north India are in the grip of a severe cold wave with the state of Uttar Pradesh being the worst hit.The bitter cold has claimed 15 lives in the state with the mercury dipping six degrees below normal in Sultanpur and Agra.
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Money for nothing and shame for free !
by
anshul
on Wed 14 Dec 2005 10:13 AM IST
The nattily named “Operation Duryodhana” has hit political parties across the board very hard. The joint operation between cobrapost.com and Aaj Tak revealed anorther murky side to our already tainted politicians.
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