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The ongoing Kanwaria festival in Gangotri and Haridwar in Uttranchal state showcases communal harmony between Hindus and Muslims at its best.

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India's oil minister said on Monday he was concerned refiners were making losses selling fuels at low state-administered prices, but the government would weigh political considerations before allowing higher prices.

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Sania Mirza continues her impressive build-up to the US Open. The Indian has qualified for the main draw of the Acura Classic in San Diego. The Indian, ranked 64th in the world, won her final round of qualifying beating Katerina Bonda-Renko in straight sets.

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Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has summoned Bihar Governor Buta Singh over the controversial transfer of 17 IPS officers.The decision led to the state's Chief Secretary G S Kang proceeding on protest leave after his advice was ignored.

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 In Dambulla, it's often about the wait. The laid back life of this central Sri Lankan hamlet often frowns upon the frenetic pace the big international matches bring to town.

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India paceman Ashish Nehra has been severely reprimanded for excessive appealing in the tri-series defeat by Sri Lanka in Dambulla on Saturday.

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It isn’t easy to recreate the immortals, specially if you belong to that haloed ilk yourself. Asha Bhosle doing the Ghazal greats isn’t just a musical accident. It’s an event. Her film Ghazals, like `Aur kya ahad-e-wafaa hote hain` in Sunny, `Kabhi kissiko mukkamal ajahan nahin milta` in Ahista Ahista and `Justuju jisski thi` in Umrao Jaan have an introxicating effect on you.

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He may be king of the cricket ground, but Sachin Tendulkar will play second fiddle to Amitabh Bachchan in celebrity sweepstakes.

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Air transport services came to a grinding halt Monday as all domestic and international flights were suspended once again at the Mumbai airport due to poor visibility amid torrential rains.

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The Bangalore chapter of TiE, a group of Indian IT entrepreneurs from the US and India, has started a women’s forum, TiE Women. It will aim to secure more funding and other support for women entrepreneurs.

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In a move to bring the personal caomputer (PC) closer to the common man, HCL Infosystems Ltd, a leading IT company, on Monday announced the launch of 'HCL PC for India' at a price of Rs 9,990.

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Turning another state's adversity into opportunity, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has apparently drawn from the Gurgaon worker-police clashes to project Gujarat as a top class business destination.

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State-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on Monday lowered its prices by four to eight per cent and owed it to correction in global prices due to liquidation of inventory across the countries.

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Anil Ambani today added another prized acquisition to his newly set-up Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises (ADAE) when his group announced that Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Capital Ltd, has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company.
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The West Indies’ team list made for unusual reading. But with a sponsorship row and more, these are bizarre times for cricket in the Caribbean.

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Hero Honda Motors today reported a massive 60.7% rise in sales in July this year at 2,30,050 units against 1,43,141 units in the same month last year.

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Voicing concern over recent terror strikes in the country, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Monday asked the UPA government to take immediate measures to deal with the situation.The situation was getting out of control, she said in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.

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P.R.S. Oberoi is looking at consolidating his hold on East India Hotels (EIH) by buying out UTI’s 3.66 per cent stake in the hotel major. The deal valued at Rs 80 crore, observers think, tries to pre-empt any possible hostile takeover bid.

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The Cellular Operators Association of India's (COAI) fight against the Tatas' 'Walky' telecom service has suffered a setback, with two of its members deciding to keep away from the high profile corporate war.

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A red alert has been announced and over 2,000 people living in low-lying areas along the Mutha and Mula river banks in Pune have been shifted as a precautionary measure owing to the controlled discharge of water from three dams around the city today.

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Bajaj Auto, the country's second-largest bike maker, today reported a 11.5% rise in motorcycle sales in July at 1,15,216 units against 1,03,260 units in the same month last year.The company said total two-wheeler sales, including scooters, stood at 1,26,821 units in the month, up 5.6% from 1,20,092 units in July '04.

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SBI gets nod from RBI for overseas acquisitions. The State Bank of India (SBI) is zeroing in on Giro Commercial Bank in Kenya for possible acquisition. It is also in the process of making a bid for Rupali Bank of Bangladesh. 

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Terming Sunni Waqf Board's certification of Taj Mahal as its property as "untenable, ridiculous and baseless", Government on Monday said it would challenge the Board's claim in the Supreme Court.

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NDA on Monday decided to petition President APJ Abdul Kalam against the recent bureaucratic reshuffle in Bihar ahead of Assembly elections.

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The argumentative tradition of Indian culture is an asset and has to be wisely used for the purpose of democracy and secularism. That was the crux of a talk — Ancient Argument and Modern Democracy — by Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Sunday.

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Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna has cancelled the traditional 'At Home' reception organised by him at Raj Bhavan in Pune on August 15 as part of the Independence Day celebrations in the backdrop of loss of lives and property caused by heavy rainfall in various parts of the state

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Pathanamthitta, July 31 : Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said a final decision on the probe into the S N C Lavalin case would be taken today itself.Inaugurating the valedictory session of the South Zonal camp of the Congress (I) at Adoor, he said the Congress did not resort to vendetta against its political adversaries.

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Contrary to the recommendation of the Joint Parliamentary Committee which went into the stock market scam - for transfer of Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) to SEBI - Government said the fund would remain with the Ministry of Company Affairs.

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The State Government’s deal with South Korean company Posco and deteriorating law and order situation in the State were the major issues of discussion at the joint meeting of BJD and BJP Legislature parties.

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“This is a complete system failure. The state government should be dissolved,” said an agitated group of Bollywood personalities who have formed an NGO, Jaag India, under whose banner they will file a PIL against the state government tomorrow.

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CPM on Sunday refused to relax its pressure on the government on issues ranging from the divestment in BHEL to foreign policy, making clear its intention to play a proactive policy watchdog.

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BJP WOULD encourage its workers to take up social welfare activities and reach out to masses by forming NGOs and cooperative societies, said State party president Shivraj Singh Chauhan.

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THIS was one action replay the city could do without. Heavy rains on Sunday sent a wave of panic among Mumbai’s citizens, but it turned out to be a false alarm. The state government asked Mumbaikars not to travel unless absolutely necessary.

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An influential separatist group in Assam has demanded that politicians from New Delhi keep away from campaigning in the assembly elections early next year.

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Talks on Bhutan's boundary dispute with China, trade ties and New Delhi's developmental assistance to Thimphu will top the agenda of discussions between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Jigme Singye Wangchuck who arrived here Monday.

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The Air India plane, which made an emergency landing at the Indira Gandhi international airport last night, was today cleared for its onward journey to London. The plane will take off for London at 2 pm, Air India spokesman Jitendra Bhargava said.

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More than 150 flood-affected families in Satara were shifted to safer places while 55 villages continue to remain cut off following the heavy rains since Sunday.

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Rising salaries and a growing software industry may have made IT one of the most sought-after careers for Indian students. An estimated 73,500 engineering graduates are expected to take up hi-tech jobs this fiscal.

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CPI(M) Lok Sabha Member Bikash Chaudhary died in Delhi on Monday morning following a heart attack, party sources said. Chaudhary, who represented the Asansol Parliamentary constituency, was recuperating at RML hospital.

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A massive quake, riots, rains that claimed about 1,000 lives, a freak accident destroying a key offshore oil platform, a bomb on a train and a militant siege in Kashmir -- it's been a week that Indians would rather forget but won't easily be able to.

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He may have the penchant to be in constant limelight due to his 'erratic' off screen behaviour but when it comes to his films, Salman Khan continues to draw in the crowds in India as well as abroad

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The steel ministry has proposed a quid pro quo deal with LNM group chief LN Mittal under which he will sell a certain percentage of steel to be produced at his proposed plant in Jharkhand at a discount in the domestic market. 
 
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For thousands of artisans in Raigad’s Pen, the heart of Maharashtra’s traditional Ganpati idol manufacturing zone, the recent rains have virtually washed away this year’s earnings.

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 Patna-New Delhi Shramjeevi Express pulled out of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh, two young men jumped into the packed general compartment. In T-shirts and jeans—one had long hair and a pierced ear—they were carrying a white suitcase.

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Container Corporation of India (Concor) plans to cut costs in a big way from the next quarter. This move is expected to bring down its costs by about 10-15 per cent.  The company also plans to establish stiff efficiency benchmarks starting October. 

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If anyone has actually benefited from Bihar Governor Buta Singh’s controversial transfer of IAS and IPS officers, it is Mohammad Shahabuddin, Siwan MP and key aide of RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav.

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Maharashtra government will recommended to the Centre to confer the country's highest civilian award, the 'Bharat Ratna', to legendary singer Mohammed Rafi posthumously.

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Three decades of grief has given way to smiles as polio-stricken, wheelchair-bound Partha Mohapatra prepares to join an American university as an assistant professor next month.

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The great Indian experimentation has begun. The players, long been seen sitting on the margins, have now been asked to share the responsibility of building the future Indian team by coach Greg Chappell, though he has been in office for only two days.

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CPI-M's differences with the government on the recent Indo-US deal and BHEL disinvestment continued, with the party today making it clear that it was opposed to both, on Sunday.
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The value of India Inc's investment in the stock market has swelled by Rs 17,200 crore over the last 16 months.

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When it comes to projecting periodicity, A.R. Rahman is next to none. His stronghold over the language and sign codes of a specific ambience creates a heartland of emotions in lyrical form.
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Industrial units have suffered heavy loses on account of torrential rains on Tuesday. Reliance has put in a claim of over Rs 50 crore for its Patalganga plant.

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Don't get swayed by those astute blue eyes. Vyomesh Joshi or "VJ" as the world knows him, attributes "honesty, humility and drive" rather than his inherited blue eyes for his success among blue, green and brown-eyed Americans.
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India relied on a clinical all-round display to fashion a comprehensive six-wicket victory over a second-string West Indies in the second match of the Indian Oil Cup tri-series on Sunday.

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A big education racket has come to light in Pune. An agent has been nabbed for selling college seats for Rs 70,000.The aspirant however, failed to get the seat and complained to the police, which led to the agent's arrest.
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It was Jamal Shah's wedding night in Bangargund village near Kupwara, when his younger brother Manzoor slipped out with three friends for a smoke. The marriage turned into a funeral when the four boys, aged between 11 and 16, walked into an army ambush, laid at the edge of the village.

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BJP President L K Advani today asked New Delhi to exert pressure on Islamabad to destroy militant training camps there in the wake of the Srinagar and Ayodhya attacks.

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The NSCN-IM, the most powerful Naga underground faction led by Thuingaleng Muivah, has extended its ceasefire with New Delhi for the eighth straight year - an extraordinary achievement of military tenacity and diplomacy.

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CBI today conducted early morning raids at 50 places in Delhi in connection with the alleged misappropriation of land. The raids were being conducted after the agency registered four cases in this connection against the land mafia.

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Schools, colleges and other educational institutions in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad are closed today after Sunday's heavy downpour.With the Meteorological Department forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall with strong winds for Mumbai, Konkan and Goa, people have been asked not to move out of their homes unless essential.

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Left-backed trade unions are holding protests across the country today against the violence in Gurgaon.CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat has called the agreement reached between workers and management of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) factory in Gurgaon a welcome development.

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