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There is no proposal with the government to merge Air India and Indian Airlines into a single company, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said today.No, sir", was his reply to a question in Lok Sabha when he was asked whether the government was considering a proposal to merge the two public sector carriers.

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Seven South Asian countries have finalised an agreement to set up a free trade area, the Indian government said on Friday, The move is predicted to more than double the size of the regional market.

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Former skipper Anjum Chopra struck an impressive 71 as she guided the Indian women to a thrilling four-wicket victory over England with four balls to spare in the second ODI at the K.D. Singh Babu Stadium here on Thursday.

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Supporters of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Paramjit Singh Sarna on Friday accused Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Parkash Singh Badal of engineering a revolt in the religious .

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The J&K government is spending around Rs 170 crore on construction of 2-room multistoryed complexes for migrants in five camps of Jammu division in the next two years.

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The Bombay High Court on Friday set aside a special court order restricting interrogation of extradited gangster Abu Salem by only two officers of the Anti-Terrorist Squad of Mumbai police.

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The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned for December 5, hearing on a petition filed by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) seeking the court's approval for its proposed demerger scheme.

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India is awaiting clearance from the Bush administration for finalising an American payload on top of India's first ever unmanned moon mission, Chandrayan, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman G Madhavan Nair said on Friday.

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This may turn out to be a deal with a difference. The government has given the green signal to the state-owned Indian Overseas Bank to gain control of Bharat Overseas Bank (BhOB), a Chennai-based private bank.

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Jammu and Kashmir has a rich cultural heritage but the shadow of militancy has been overpowering it. Now for the first time, the Jammu University is hosting the north zone inter university cultural festival.

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Indian news channel NDTV bagged two awards at the Asian Television Awards 2005, including the 'Cable and Satellite Channel of the Year,' honour while Karan Thapar was adjudged the 'Best Current Affairs Presenter' and UTV the 'Best Children's Programme' maker.

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Zee Sports has won the cable and satellite television rights for the three-Test series between India and Sri Lanka starting in Chennai on Friday. The terrestrial rights have been granted to Doordarshan.

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Chief of Army Staff J. J. Singh on Friday withdrew a circular directing officials to withhold furnishing of information under the Right to Information Act till the Defence Ministry considered the Army's plea to exempt the three armed servicesfrom its purview on certain issues.

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Labelling adversaries as terrorists has become a notorious technique to outdo political opponents, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson A.S. Anand observed today.

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Visa restrictions today failed to eclipse the four-day first ever Indo-Pak International Expo - 2005 even as it generated enthusiasm among local entrepreneurs, corporate houses besides general public.

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Buoyed by the booming capital market with BSE index crossing the 9000 mark, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today expected the market to rise further on the back of increasing investor and business confidence.

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Looks like there is going to be a Mumbai-Delhi face-off on the India fashion calendar. In a move that could well signal a split down the middle for the Indian fashion industry, cosmetics major Lakme and IMG today .

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The Societe Generale Group, one of the largest financial services groups in the Euro zone, on Thursday announced its entry into the Indian onshore wealth management business by launching SG Private Banking (Asia Pacific), targeting high net worth individuals (HNIs). 

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Wipro Technologies, the global IT services division of the software major, has opened its next-generation unified global command centre (GCC) for providing remote infrastructure management services to customers worldwide on real-time basis.

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Indian Ambassador to Croatia Anil Mathrani's disclosure that former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh knew about the oil deal and was in fact very much party to the business dealings of Andaleeb Sehgal's .

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Siemens AG, the global infrastructure and engineering giant, has identified India as a key market for growth in Asia. Addressing the media here on Thursday after a senior board committee meeting of Siemens AG.

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The way is "open" for the Indian lunar mission, Chandrayaan, to carry American payloads, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said at a joint press interaction with U.S. Under Secretary for Commerce David McCormick on Thursday.

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The New Year promises to be good for the physically and visually-challenged students, enrolled in schools affiliated to the ICSE Board. Students, studying in Classes X and XII, will no longer have to make do with writers for taking their board exams.

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Prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of senior members of his cabinet to hold consultations with them on the Oil for Food controversy and the role of the former external affairs minister .

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Winds of change have blown across the landscape of Bihar. With Lalu Prasad Yadav's 15-year era having come to an end, it is time for a new beginning. Or is it ?

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Opening day of the three-match Test series between India and Sri Lanka ended before players could even step onto the field as incessant rains forced a complete washout at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Friday.

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Faced with a virtual ultimatum by LTTE chief V Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera today assured India that the new government in Colombo was committed to the ceasefire.

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Faced with a virtual ultimatum by LTTE chief V Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera today assured India that the new government in Colombo was committed to the ceasefire.

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Indian authorities declined to accept the lists of intending travellers from Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as 25 Kashmiris from both sides crossed the Line of Control (LoC) on foot from the Chakothi.

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PM Manmohan Singh's statement that some file notings can be made public has added to the confusion on the Right To Information Act. Earlier, on seeing Department of Personnel & Training's interpretation of "information" under RTI Act which clearly stated that "file notings are not part of it,"

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 India Inc’s highest profit-making company, ONGC, may be in for a tax shock. Tax officials in the finance ministry have raised questions over the PSU’s lower earnings on account of a high subsidy burden, and have demanded an additional tax payout of almost Rs 1,000 crore for 2003-04.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has sent a query to Reliance Industries over the demerger of its three businesses. There was immense speculation today on a “show cause notice” issued to RIL.

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Google is in talks to buy Riya, a photo-search company that uses facial recognition to organise photos, sources close to the deal told Red Herring magazine Nov. 21. The purchase price could be as high as $40 million.

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Jharkhand has sought the help of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, the country's premier fashion organisation, to promote silk produced in the state and will set up a silk research centre to boost the industry.

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The narcotics department arrested a big supplier of heroine in the capital on Wednesday.Thirty five-year-old Khaleel Ahmed was arrested when carrying a kilogram of heroin, worth Rs 1 crore, at Delhi's main bus terminus.

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After the October 8 earthquake in Kashmir people in the state say winter weather is their biggest challenge. For villagers in less accessible regions it is a matter of survival. At Daranyari, a forgotten village deep in the forests of Kupwara district about 300 villagers are struggling to survive.

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The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations has allowed children with disabilities to use computers while appearing for Class X and XII examinations. This will allow the children to use computers and braille keyboard for examinations.

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After facing an eviction notice from the Nitish Kumar government, RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has written a letter to the Home Minister.With his rivals occupying the hot seat in Bihar after a gap of 15 years, the RJD Chief has started fearing for his life.

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Member of Parliament Afzal Ansari has said that he is ready to surrender in the court after being named as an accused in the murder of a BJP MLA.BJP MLA Krishnanad Rai was killed on a highway in Ghazipur by several gunmen on Tuesday.

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One of the biggest challenges in the battle against AIDS is getting the message across - what it is, how it is transmitted and how to guard against it. In West Bengal, which is battling to stay off the map of AIDS hotspots in the country, the message may still have a long way to go, but the messenger has become a celebrity.

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The ongoing crisis in Shiv Sena is showing no signs of ebbing. Raj Thackeray, the rebellious nephew of Sena chief Bal Thackeray, is expected to return to Mumbai from Pune on Friday.There has been growing speculation that Raj, who had launched a fresh salvo against cousin and party executive president Uddhav, could formally split from the party.

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The cyclonic storm looming over parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh is "expected" to intensify.It will move in a west-northwesterly direction and cross between Chennai and Machilipatnam by early Saturday morning, according to the Met department.

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