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In an effort to project herself as the "real BJP", expelled leader Uma Bharti on Tuesday asked her supporters to gift her party flags, instead of bouquets and garlands to extend support to her.

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The new regime of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has many pending matters on its table. One item right on top is the upcoming under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka in February next year.

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After over three days of waiting, the spectators got to see some action and they were treated briefly to some exhilarating strokeplay by Virender Sehwag on the fourth day of the rain-hit India-Sri Lanka first Test at the M A Chidambaram stadium here yesterday.

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The government is working on a plan to amend the Industrial Disputes Act to give greater leverage to companies to shut shop without government approval. At present, the law allows only those companies that have 100 or fewer employees on their rolls to exit without permission.

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A Special court on Monday issued notice to the CBI's Special Public Prosecutor asking him to file his reply on December 9 on an application of Abdul Karim Telgi, the prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp, seeking that he be produced in the court in person to submit confidential documents relating to the case.

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Shiv Sena MLA from Akot, Gulabrao Gawande on Tuesday created a sensation in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in Nagpur when he poured kerosene on himself and attempted to consume poison, to protest the DF government's "apathy" towards the large number of suicides by farmers in the region.

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JK Dutt, Assistant Director (establishment) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), will act as officiating Director of the agency till the Government announces a successor to the incumbent US Misra, who retires on Tuesday.

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A committee of doctors constituted at the PGI, Rohtak, has confirmed that the left kidney of Omla Malik is “missing”. She was operated upon at Panipat-based Geeta Nursing Home in 2003 in which Dr S.N. Gupta had allegedly removed her kidney.

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With people-to-people contact between India and Russia on the wane and bilateral trade between the two far below expectations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today went all-out to sell India as an attractive business, academic and creative destination to the new generation of Russians.

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Kingfisher Airlines aims to launch its initial public offering in the second half of 2006 and spread its wings internationally by 2010 under aggressive plans to be the top Indian carrier, its chairman said Tuesday.

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The Delhi High Court on Monday admitted a writ petition filed by Nina Pillai, wife of 'Biscuit King' Rajan Pillai, seeking compensation from the State for his custodial death in New Delhi in July 1995.

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MASSIVE protests were held at Tangmarg today against the killing of a civilian allegedly by the troops of Rashtriya Rifles during a search operation. Army, however, contested the claim saying that the civilian got .

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The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board's order declaring the Taj Mahal a waqf property. The court action followed a special leave petition filed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) questioning the July 13, 2005 order.

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THE GOVERNMENT on Monday introduced the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill seeking more powers for the Centre and the states to curb communal riots in the Rajya Sabha.

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The Empowered group of ministers (EGoM) headed by defence minister Pranab Mukherjee today deferred its decision on awarding the contracts for the Delhi, Mumbai airport modernisation project.

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Alloy steel maker Mukand has sold its Kurla property to a consortium of real estate developers, Offbeat Developers and Graceworks Technologies, for a consideration of Rs 221 crore.

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The Central Government has set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to explore the possibilities of rationalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) caps on various sectors as also simplify the procedures for approval of such investments.

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State Bank of Travancore (SBT) has launched a `no frills' account called `Special Savings Bank Account' to provide savings bank facilities to the masses. The account holders under this scheme will not be eligible for ATM cards, chequebooks and Internet banking facilities.

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Almost 48 hours after the Jalalkhali St. Luis Catholic Church in Nadia’s Kotwali PS area was attacked by a group of armed men, the district police seems is still clueless.

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The Assembly was adjourned without transacting any business on Monday after a determined Opposition disrupted the proceedings pressing for a debate on price rise, Polavaram project and withdrawal of GO on Pothireddypadu head regulator.

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Three Meghalaya forest officials who strayed into Bangladesh territory have been taken captive by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) at Jaliakhola in Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, sources said on Monday.

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A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Monday extended the remand of Abdul Karim Telgi the prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper case and three others till December 12. The CBI also informed the court that its probe here involving Telgi is over.

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A blast in a textile factory here on Monday caused a fire, killing two persons and injuring eight others, authorities said.The blast took place in a factory in the industrial area of Narol on the outskirts of the city, resulting in the roof collapse, which trapped workers inside, fire brigade sources said.

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What started as an argument over who would bathe first, escalated into a full-blown Maharashtrian vs Bihari brawl at the Grant Medical College, Byculla, on Sunday.

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A stringent notification fixing new norms for tobacco packaging and labeling will be issued soon in a bid to check smoking, especially among the youth.

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An INS Viraat-bound Indian Sea Harrier crashed during a routine take-off at Dabolim Airport, 45 km from here, at 11.32 hours on Monday, killing pilot Lt Commander HPS Pannu on the spot.

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The legal wrangles that underworld don Abu Salem's lawyers are involving the investigators in, are not new.Most of the points on which the lawyers are moving court are the same that were made to fight Salem's extradition from Portugal.

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Over 2,000 people die in road accidents in Delhi alone each year and one organisation has taken a serious note of it. They are imparting life saving skills to people.

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With most parts of North India reeling under a cold wave, thousands of homeless women in Delhi are bearing the brunt of the weather.After living on the streets of the capital for a good part of her life, a shelter has been home to Lata for over three years.

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The Pitchatur reservoir in Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh has breached, flooding 23 villages in the area. Nearly 13,500 residents have been evacuated from Thiruvallur district following the floods.

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Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav's biography has been deleted from school text books in Bihar after the change in guard in the state. A chapter in the std VIII textbook, published by the state government textbook corporation tells the story of the RJD chief's life, virtually celebrating his mercurial rise to power.

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A day after the BJP expelled Uma Bharti from the party's primary membership – the sanyasin resumes her padyatra or protest march today. Uma has been espousing the cause of Ram and roti as she makes her way from Bhopal to Ayodhya.

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A preliminary probe into the October 29 train accident in Andhra Pradesh's Nalgonda district has concluded that it was just a natural disaster caused due to heavy rains.

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After co-operation in the field of nuclear energy, terrorism will be top of the agenda when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday.Ahead of the crucial summit meeting, Singh called for joint efforts between India and Russia to combat terrorism.

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Former external affairs minister Natwar Singh has decided to resign from the cabinet. On Monday night, Congress spokesman Anand Sharma said that Natwar Singh had met party chief Sonia Gandhi and offered to quit once the Prime Minister returned from Moscow on Wednesday.

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The state housing authority here plans to tie up with the Indian Institute of Technology-Powaii (IIT) soon for technical training in the evaluation of dilapidated buildings.

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Top models Nikita Anand and Mehar Bhasin will walk the ramp in the National Institute of Fashion Design's (NIFD) latest array and pop group ‘Aryan’ will serenade guests at a heritage hotel to ring in the new year.

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Microsoft founder chairman Bill Gates kick-started his four-day India visit by meeting Union Information Technology and Communication Minister Dayanidhi Maran to discuss various areas of cooperation.

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