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They have demanded that the police official be immediately arrested and the case be heard in a fast-track court.

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Govinda, who contested the general election as a Congress candidate from the north Mumbai constituency last year to make his debut in the Lok Sabha, has not toured any of the flood-affected area in his constituency till Tuesday noon.

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Batting woes will test Team India again as they take on Sri Lanka in the tri-series on Wednesday.

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Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister S. Siddaramiah who participated in a rally organised by the backward classes in Hubli recently, may face the axe, he has earned the ire of former Prime Minister H.D.Deve Gowda, who is also the president of the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD (S).

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No District Election Officer (District Collector) and Deputy Collector in charge of elections, Electoral Registration Officer and Assistant Electoral Registration Officer involved in election related work should now be transferred without the consent of the Commission.

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BJP President and Leader of Opposition L K Advani has written a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh offering some suggestions to expedite relief operations in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra.

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Ambani said protecting human life was more important than providing power. He added that not a single life was lost due to electrocution.

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has admitted that there had been a delay in the supply of flood relief in Mumbai.Angry residents confronted Deshmukh when he visited the flood-affected areas of Thane today.

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India has offered to host a Round Table of the North and Central Asian Oil and Gas supplying countries with principal Asian buyers in the last quarter of the current calendar year, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.

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The Election Commission has suggested two sets of dates at the end of October and in the second week of November for assembly polls in Bihar to be held over two or three phases.

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Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday asserted that the pact signals the US willingness to buttress India's defence capabilities and does not compromise national security in any way.

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The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has snapped its 20-year-old ties with the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in what appears to be a fallout of the bickering between Governor S.K. Sinha and the state government.

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Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance announced the launch of MahilaGain, an exclusive insurance scheme specially designed for women. The Company said that, MahilaGain benefits have been specifically designed to enhance protection for women against the threats that they face most, thereby providing a safety net in case of any eventuality.

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The market continues to register strong gains in mid-noon trades as steep rally in Reliance, tech and select auto stocks have propeled the index to a new intra-day high of 7,754.

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The Kerala Government is planning to export pepper procured by the Marketing Federation from farmers, the Chief Minister, Mr Oommen Chandy, informed the State assembly on Tuesday.

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The Reserve Bank of India has directed the Bank of Rajasthan to offload only five per cent of its stake to a strategic partner out of the existing promoter stake.Banking officials said the directive comes as a blow to the bank as it will be difficult to find a strategic partner who would be interested to pick up such small stake

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The company said that the sub-Rs 10,000 price was the barrier that needed to be crossed to grow the PC market in India. “I believe at this price the market will explode,” said Ajai Chowdhry, chairman and CEO, HCL, following the launch of the product by Dayanidhi Maran, minister for communications and IT.

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The steel industry has cut prices ranging from Rs 1,000-2,000 per tonne, in a bid to clear inventories. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), Essar Steel and Ispat Industries announced price cuts, while Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd (JVSL) would review prices.

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The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to carry out a requirement of judicial infrastructure and necessary financial allocations before enacting a new law.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today expressed concern over the quality of education being imparted in the country.

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Continuous rains for the last three to four days have brought life to a standstill in the low-lying areas of Vidarbha.The administration has sounded a high alert in some areas of Vidarbha, like Bhandara, as level of several rivers has risen above the danger mark.

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Chennai-based Ramco Systems is planning to raise Rs 65 crore via a 1:4 rights issue (i.e one share for every four shares held) to fund expansion of its marketing infrastructure and the on-going research and development (R&D) activities.

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From being welcome visitors to the country, migratory birds this year have become a source of fear. India is one of the few South Asian countries that have remained insulated from the bird flu, and the government fears that these birds may carry the virus.

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Ranbaxy Laboratories today announced the commissioning of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sungat Petani, Kedah, Malaysia. This was announced in a release issued by the company to the BSE today.

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Twenty-five paintings of internationally acclaimed artist, M F Husain, were saved in the nick of time from being destroyed in Tuesday's monster rains. Top officials of IndusInd Bank’s Andheri branch launched an emergency operation at 4 pm when it was brought to their notice that there was seepage in the underground vault where Husain's paintings were stored.
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Owner of the Provogue apparel brand, Salil Chaturvedi was on Tuesday arrested in a drugs supply case of January this year, police said. Chaturvedi's employee was held by the Airport police station in western Mumbai in January this year for transport of cocaine vials, police said.

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The government is planning to come down heavily on companies that sit on launches of television channels.Licence holders will be given a year to put channels on air, failing which their licences will be withdrawn.

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Aamir Khan gives his heart and soul to any film he does – be it his own home production or an outside banner. And with his next venture The Rising all set to hit the screens this August, people are surprised at the way he has been churning out interviews for the press, not only in India but also overseas.

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The lure of better jobs and good life has led Parsi youngsters to migrate from this Jharkhand city to other parts of India, and only some 300 members of the community are left here today.

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Trouble seems to be brewing in the Indian operations of one of America’s largest call centres. The $2.3-billion US call centre giant, Convergys, is seeing top management exodus in India.

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Gopala Polyplast Ltd on Tuesday said it will set up 1 MW natural gas based captive power plant project at an estimated cost of Rs 2.9 crore at Santej. The company has also signed an agreement with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd for supply of piped natural gas to the power plant, the packaging company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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Birla Corporation Ltd on Tuesday reported a 20.95 per cent dip in net profit at Rs 23.24 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 as compared to Rs 29.40 crore for the corresponding quarter in the previous fiscal.

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The mysterious disappearance of 19 idols from an over 500-year-old Adinath Digamber Jain mandir in a village near Jaipur has police officials worried.A year ago the Rajasthan police had launched a special operation to get to the bottom of a smuggling racket in antiques that reportedly ran into crores.
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Indian physician V Shantha is among the winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay awards, the award foundation said on Monday. Shantha, awarded the Magsaysay prize for public service, was honoured for “her untiring leadership of the Cancer Institute as a centre of excellence and compassion for the study and treatment of cancer in India.”

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 Amitabh Bachchan plays the superstar that he is in the Kannada film "Amrutha Dhaare".According to director Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar, Amitabh has "delivered a perfect performance" in his six-minute role.

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The first consignment of garlic and potatoes made their way across 50 km to Lahore last week through the Wagah land border, a milestone in India-Pakistan relations that traders are hoping is just the beginning of better things to come.

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Car market leader Maruti Udyog on Monday reported a three per cent rise in sales in June this year at 44,753 units against 43,419 units in the same month last year, boosted by a revival in exports and healthy sales of hatchbacks.

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The Supreme Court Monday asked the Patna High Court to furnish details relating to the promotion of a special judge hearing a corruption case against Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi and the appointment of another judge in his place.

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The board of directors of Jubilant Organosys, at its meeting held on July 30, 2005, approved a proposal to raise Rs 109 crore by issuing 9.90 lakh equity shares of Rs 5 each at Rs 1,100 per equity share (i.e. at a premium of Rs 1095 per share) on preferential basis to one or more investment entities affiliated with General Atlantic LLC.

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India’s largest electricity producer National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) will soon appoint two advisers to help it firm up its strategy to enter the nuclear energy business.

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VHP senior vice-president Acharyagiriraj Kishore today expressed the hope construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya would commence within two years.

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Consolidation among public sector banks may have been put on the backburner, but the finance ministry feels that nationalised banks should explore the possibility of taking over private banks.

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The board of directors of IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects, which met on July 27, 2005, has increased the open offer price to shareholders of Hindustan Dorr-Oliver from Rs 146.50 to Rs 182 per share.

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Ganguly is heartbroken at not being chosen for Asia XI and is wondering why he wasn't included.

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Under fire from angry citizens, the Maharashtra government today turned the heat on Reliance Energy and set a deadline for the company to resume power supply to several areas in the suburbs, which remained blacked out for the last four days.

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Army, Navy and Air Force today launched relief and rescue operations in wake of fresh spell of rains in Maharashtra. Three additional columns of Army have been pressed into service in Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur in western Maharashtra, a defence department statement said.

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The National Democratic Alliance is preparing for a stormy debate on Bihar in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday when the Government is expected to seek the approval of the House for extension of President's Rule in the State.

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When the administration made its first appearance at rain-ravaged Mankhurd, it came armed not with aid but with lathis. The Shivaji Nagar police on Sunday pulled down a temporary community shelter and kitchen set up by the people of the Mandala slum, caned those who resisted and left the donated grain to rot in the rain, alleged residents.

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Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, is expected to contribute almost Rs 58,000 crore this year in personal and corporate income taxes to the Centre but does not even get Rs 100 crore in central assistance for development of its core infrastructure.

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Seven persons were killed following heavy rainfall in Indore district since Sunday inundating low-lying areas in the city, an official said today.

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Mumbai airport finally opened for business after five days of heavy rain. It came as a relief for thousands of passengers who have been trying to make their way in and out of the city.

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Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today met Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and is understood to have apprised him of the situation in Gurgaon. The area witnessed violence last week after labour problems in the Honda motorcycle and scooter factory.

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Senior officials from Pakistan and India will hold talks later this week on reducing the risks of a nuclear conflict between the two countries. Officials will also share information on missile tests and military exercises, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said today.

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The Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has ruled out the possibility of an epidemic in Mumbai. The statement comes despite the fact that floodwater has not receded in many parts of the city.

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The police have released pictures of the terrorists who were responsible for the blasts on the Shramjeevi Express last week.The men are said to be approximately 30 years of age.

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There is some good news on polio. The disease that used to cripple thousands finally seems to be on its way out in Uttar Pradesh.Noor-e-Badshah was diagnosed with polio last month. Tests showed that the eight-month-old had been affected by the P3 strain of polio believed to have been eradicated.

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he Bharatiya Janata Party government in Madhya Pradesh is under fire.School children have been targeted in the latest chapter in saffronisation. The picture of the national flower, the lotus, has undergone a transformation.

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There is a let up in rain today in South, Central and Northwest Mumbai, bringing relief to commuters and airline passengers.Local trains are running on schedule and both the international and domestic airports are fully functional. But airlines have reduced the number of flights to and from Mumbai.

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