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Do the political compulsions of a chief minister justify his giving donations to separatist groups banned by the Union government operating in India? Apparently yes, if the "evidence" forwarded.

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Bringing alive the ceremonial grandeur of the colonial era with horses, buggies and the grand old tradition of the cavalry carrying the trumpet banner, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Friday handed over the 10th Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner to the President's Body Guards.

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The Supreme Court on Friday permitted live band in restaurants in Bangalore subject to certain conditions that they should not encourage prostitution or allow shows that are immoral, obscene or indecent.

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Bangalore Habba, presented by Bangalore Central, kicked off with an Artists' Walkway, a film festival and street theatre on Friday. The concept behind Artistes Walkway, a line of stalls on the north pavement of M.G. Road, is to bring all categories of artists.

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The Left parties on Friday joined the government in dismissing the Opposition demand for the resignation of Congress president Sonia Gandhi as Chairperson of the National Advisory Council (NAC).

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Twenty-one long years have passed since the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, but for those affected that day, their struggle for rehabilitation continues. On Friday, victims of the world's worst industrial disaster in 1984 took to the streets in protest, lashing out at the government machinery for not doing enough to rehabilitate them.

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Former chief minister of Kerala K Karunakaran has accused three IAS officers of indulging in corruption. Karunakaran has alleged that the IAS officers have been collecting money from the Oommen Chandy government.

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Sameer Kalania, a doctor at Mumbai's J J Hospital, has lost his job because he fainted on duty. Kalania, an anaesthetist, was part of the medical team accompanying President Abdul Kalam's entourage during his daylong visit to Mumbai in September.

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Intensifying its efforts to arrest former Union Minister and RJD MP Jaiprakash Narain Yadav, the police on Saturday raided his residence at Salaiya under Barhat police station in Jamui district but returned empty handed.

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The Bank of India (BoI) is in a move to expand its business. It has decided to upgrade its existing relationship with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company by making it a full-fledged corporate agency.

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Even as the BJP protest over killing of its Mohammadabad MLA, Krishnanand Rai, continued in Uttar Pradesh, party president Lal Krishna Advani is slated to visit Ghazipur on December 6 to offer condolences to the bereaved family.

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A sessions court on Saturday granted anticipatory bail to underworld don-turned-politician Arun Gawli, who is fearing arrest in a case of alleged extortion complaint filed by city-based businessman Shakeel Qureshi.

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Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), the Singapore arm of Heineken, is likely to hold a 60% stake in its Indian JV with the CK Jaipuria Group, according to informed sources. The JV, in which the Jaipurias will hold the remaining 40%, is expected to move the FIPB once they strike a buyout agreement with a local brewery with a central industrial licence to facilitate FDI.

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The ministry of rural development now wants the RBI to come hard on banks, which have large number of branches with “zero lending” and are performing poorly in lending under the Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) scheme

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Teen sensation Sania Mirza was the star attraction at a gathering of about 100 children who got to play shots with her and tennis champions like Mahesh Bhupathi, Richard Krajice and Shikha Uberoi. The event was a kids' clinic on the sidelines of the ABN AMRO Tennis challenge the four players graced.

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Subhas Bhowmick, the coach of the East Bengal football club, arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) while allegedly accepting bribe, was on Saturday remanded in six-days' judicial custody by a court here.

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By Vishnu Makhijani: Determined to make inroads in the global market, India’s burgeoning fashion industry and the government are increasingly moving in sync as couture houses race to catch up with prêt lines that are already in stores worldwide.

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Former BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya has tendered his resignation ''with immediate effect'' from the position of the President of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and from that of the Afro-Asian Cricket Corporation (AACC).

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Despite expectation of a sharp upswing in world cotton prices triggered by record import requirement of China, the market is yet to show signs of real price buoyancy even four months after the beginning of the new season 2005-06.

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The Apollo Hospitals Group has entered into an agreement with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, U.S., for collaboration in areas including continuing medical education programmes, partnership with clinical departments, nurse education, telemedicine and second opinion services.

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Affirming support to the peace process in Sri Lanka, India on Thursday favoured a negotiated settlement acceptable to all sections and consistent with democracy and pluralism.This figured during talks Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed had with visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera.

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I am sure, others will agree that BJP has fast started appearing like the Congress party. Here's why.Dissidence will continue to plague any party as long as the bad practice of nominating chief ministers from New Delhi is continued. This is what the Uma Bharti episode in Madhya Pradesh reveals.

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The fate of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi, former Bihar chief minister, now depends on the Supreme Court. The court will decide on whether the governor had the right to grant sanction to try them in various disproportionate assets cases or not.

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Dual citizenship became a reality on Friday for the Indian diaspora in 71 countries including the US, UK, Australia, Sri Lanka and Italy that allow dual citizenship under their local laws in some form or the other.
According to home ministry officials.

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A bystander at the TADA court caught Abu Salem’s hand and pulled the don towards him. However, policemen accompanying Salem pushed the man aside. The incident pointed towards the lack of security for the gangster who faces a threat to his life from various quarters, suggests a senior official from the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS).

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With the first day's play of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka washed out, there was little cheer for the cricket lovers of Chennai as heavy rains battered the city for nearly three hours on Friday .

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it would soon question Indian ambassador to Croatia Aniel Matherani who claimed that disgraced minister Natwar Singh knew all about Iraq's Oil-for-Food scam.

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Former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has dismissed ambassador Anil Matherani's allegations in the Iraq oil pay offs as outrageous and malicious. Singh said he was contemplating legal action and he is ready to face an inquiry.

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Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti is expected to reply to the showcause notice issued to her by the BJP leadership on Saturday.Bharti's open rebellion against senior party leaders prompted the BJP to suspend her and slap the notice asking her to explain why she shouldn't be expelled from the party.

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