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Monday, December 5

Natwar is being made a scapegoat, says Advani
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 07:07 PM IST
Maintaining that K Natwar Singh was being made a scapegoat by the Congress to 'save its skin' in the Iraqi oil deals, Leader of Opposition L K Advani demanded that the ruling party apply the same yardstick and remove Sonia Gandhias Chairperson of National Advisory Council.
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Dravid steadies India
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 07:05 PM IST
India made 90-2 before bad light intervened after play finally got underway on the fourth afternoon of the first Test at Chennai on Monday. | Click here for full scores |
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BJP: Angry Sanyasin, Aged Tiger
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 06:58 PM IST
HOW typical it all is of this country’s dismal, distorted and depressing politics! After many a summer the people had got something to cheer and be happy about. Bihar.
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Water levels begin receding in Chennai; sunshine brings relief
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 06:53 PM IST
Water levels began receding in many parts of flooded Chennai on a sunny Monday as the authorities began clearing the passage of the overflowing lakes in and around the city, where over 300,000 people had been evacuated.
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Monica Bedi sent to police remand
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 06:41 PM IST
Underworld don Abu Salem's girlfriend Monica Bedi was sent to police remand for two days by the Judicial Magistrate in Bhopal.She was expected to appear before a Bhopal court over a passport forgery case, but was not produced due to security reasons.
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Bihar House adjourned over "maltreatment" of Shahabuddin
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:48 PM IST
The Bihar assembly was adjourned amid chaotic scenes today over alleged "maltreatment" of jailed Lok Sabha MP Mohammed Shahabuddin. Hardly had the House assembled for the day, when leader of the opposition Rabri Devi raised the issue of alleged maltreatment .
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Government for dissolution of Palakkad council: Chandy
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:45 PM IST
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said the Government will recommend dissolution of the Palakkad municipal council, as repeated efforts to break the deadlock in the council over the election of the civic chief have failed.
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2,365 in fray for first phase of zilla panchayat elections
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:30 PM IST
The electoral picture has become clear in respect of 14 of the 27 districts where zilla and taluk panchayat elections will be held in the first phase on December 19 with the deadline for withdrawal of candidature ending on Saturday.
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CPI(M) seeks probe into RIL role in OFF scam
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:22 PM IST
CPI(M) on Monday sought to give a new twist to the Volcker issue by attacking the BJP-led Opposition over its "failure" to demand probe into the "biggest" non-contractual beneficiary, Reliance, in the Iraqi oil payoffs.
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JP Morgan plans to hire 4,500 graduates in India
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:18 PM IST
Financial services powerhouse JP Morgan Chase plans to hire 4,500 graduates in India as part of its plan to shift 30 per cent of its back office and support operations offshore over the next two years, the Financial Times reported on its website on Monday.
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Two killed as goods train in Orissa derails
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:12 PM IST
At least two people were killed and 10 others injured as a goods train derailed in Orissa on Monday. Thirty bogies of an iron-ore loaded goods train went off the tracks in Bimalagarh in Sundergarh district around 11 a.m. on Monday, officials said.
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Pictorial warnings on tobacco products soon
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:10 PM IST
Government will soon issue a notification on new norms for packaging and labelling of tobacco products which will necessitate pictorial warnings and mentioning of nicotine and tar content, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Monday.
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Cabinet reshuffle after winter session, says PM
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 05:04 PM IST
On Board Prime Minister’s Special Aircraft, December 4 .Although there is growing pressure in the Congress that former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh steps down from the Cabinet following fresh revelations in the Volcker case, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh remains evasive on the issue.
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Bayern take home the Shield
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 04:24 PM IST
Bayern Munich players and their coaches, upset with the Indian Football Association’s (IFA) decision of awarding Lal Kamal Bhowmick the Man-of-the-Match award, didn’t pose together for photographers after the end of the IFA Shield final. The reason could be guessed.
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Exim Bank to finance Yash Raj’s overseas distribution ventures
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 04:20 PM IST
Noted film director-producer Yash Chopra's Yash Raj banner has yet again joined hands with Export-Import Bank of India (Exim), this time for distribution of its films abroad.
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Lower participation at higher level sees delivery volumes dip
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 04:16 PM IST
When markets are trading at all-time high levels, investors are hesitant to take big positions and are sceptical about the future market movement. This can be seen from the sharp fall witnessed in the delivery-based volumes on the bourses in last five months.
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Intel very keen on India, says Maran
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 04:14 PM IST
The Chairman of Intel Corporation, Craig Barrett, met the Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran, at the latter's residence in Chennai on Sunday. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes.
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Plan panel seeks 35% rise in funds for social sector
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 03:39 PM IST
Even as the finance ministry has agreed to increase the gross budgetary support (GBS) for plan support for ‘06-07 from the proposed 15% to 23% in the current fiscal year.
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State keen to levy stamp duty on deals done through NDS
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 03:37 PM IST
The state government has ordered banks and bond houses to pay stamp duty on all direct security deals done over the past 10 years. Earlier, the duty was capped at Rs 1,000 a deal. The revised rate is Rs 50 for a Rs 1-crore deal.
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Infosys creates a new crorepati Sudha
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 03:33 PM IST
Sudha Gopalakrishnan. The name doesn’t ring a bell? Well, it’s time it did. For she is India’s freshly minted richest woman. Wife of Infosys co-founder and COO Kris Gopalakrishnan, Sudha might not be as high profile as her namesake, Infosys chairman NR Narayana Murthy’s wife Sudha Murthy.
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Gandhis give Amethi an eye hospital named after Indira
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 01:54 PM IST
Even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav is scheduled to visit Rae Bareli on December 11 to distribute Kanya Vidya Dhan cheques and to start some development schemes.
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JJ Hospital students clash with each other
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 01:50 PM IST
Around 100 students at Mumbai's JJ Hospital allegedly beat up fellow students from other states. What started off as a heated argument over entering a bathroom ended up in a brawl. Four students have been admitted in the hospital with injuries.
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Navy plane crashes in Goa
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 01:47 PM IST
A Navy plane crashed close to the Dabolim Airport in south Goa on Monday. According to reports, one person has been killed in the mishap. Following the incident, the airport has been shut down till 2:15 pm (IST). Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/07YQ to read the complete article.

High stakes for parties in Mysore district polls
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:54 AM IST
With the Panchayat poll fever hotting up in the district, it appears this election will be keenly contested against the backdrop of the changed political scenario following the ouster of Siddaramaiah from the Janata Dal(S).
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Rain-lashed TN districts banking on Centre’s dole
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:47 AM IST
Nobody wants rains in Tamil Nadu anymore. Till October, the lack of it had tormented the state. However, in November, it was inundated with floods due to heavy rainfall, excessive discharge from Mettur and other dams and water tanks, and the depression in the Bay of Bengal.
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Sonia calls for change in U.P.
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:45 AM IST
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said she was concerned about the state of affairs in Uttar Pradesh and sought people's support for a change.
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Uma Bharti not to apologise
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:43 AM IST
Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti announced at a public rally here on Sunday that she would not tender an apology in response to the notice served on her.
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Nitish does an Arjun in Lalu land
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:21 AM IST
The new NDA government in Bihar appears to be all set to do what the Union HRD minister Arjun Singh called "detoxification of education." And in this, Lalu will be the first one to be hit.
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Natwar removed from Cong Steering Committee
by
anshul
on Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:16 AM IST
Beleaguered Union Minister K Natwar Singh was removed from the Congress Steering Committee on late Sunday night, in what appears to be a clear indication from the party that the senior leader in the high of a storm over the Iraqi oil pay-off scam has become a political hot potato.
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