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India unveiled before the international community on Thursday, its revolutionary design of 'A Thorium Breeder Reactor' that can produce 600 MW of electricity for two years 'with no refuelling and practically no control manoeuvres.

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A mummified body, wearing copper bracelets, some pottery and other artefacts dating back to the Indus Valley civilisation 3,000 years ago, have been found at a village in Baghpat district where the Archaeological Survey of India is conducting an excavation.

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Gangster-turned-politician, Arun Gawli was today arrested on the charge of threatening and assaulting an NCP worker last week, police said. Gawli, who represents Chinchpokli legislative assembly segment in central Mumbai.

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In a bid to defuse the crisis engulfing the BJP in Jharkhand, the party today decided to form two coordination committees, one of which would include the dissident non-BJP Ministers who had attacked the working style of Chief Minister Arjun Munda.

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"The company is looking for brands in the US and UK along with domestic brands in the hair care and skin care segments. The company would utilise its free cash reserves of Rs 47 crore for the purpose," R S Agarwal, chairman of Emami, said today.

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The Calcutta High Court today dismissed an appeal by some shareholders of Birla Corporation, which is at present under the stewardship of R S Lodha, seeking an investigation into who controlled Birla Corp, the flagship company of the M P Birla Group.

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Parliament on Wednesday approved the historic Bill for providing employment guarantee to all rural households in the country with Rajya Sabha passing the legislation by a voice vote.

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The Supreme Court has ruled that an irrevocable and lengthy separation caused by a wife’s decision to walk out of a marriage will be a valid ground for divorce.

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The first-ever outcome budget presented in Parliament on Thursday said approval for acquisition of 50 aircraft by Air India was expected this financial year.

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Joining the bandwagon of low-priced PCs, Hewlett-Packard India would launch sub-Rs 20,000 consumer desktops within the next three months.
"We will launch sub Rs 20,000 PCs in the next three months," HP General Manager (Consumer Sales) V Krishnan said on Thursday.

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The government on Thursday said it was actively considering the proposal for revival of Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company. "Proposal for formulation of government's stand on Detailed Project Report of Nagaland Pulp and Paper Company Ltd is under consideration,"

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The owner of the six-storey Sadaf building which collapsed on Monday night has been arrested, police said on Thursday.Babu Qureshi was arrested last night and has been charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 11 persons, they said.

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In the biggest ever haul of explosives in Kashmir, J-K Police has recovered 1400 kg of chemical explosives from the premises of a transport company in downtown Srinagar.This huge consignment  meant to manufacture Improvised Explosive Devices and car bombs.

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The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has urged the Centre to ensure that new legislation for professional higher education is in place at least six months before commencement of the next academic year.

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Two days after the ruling coalition failed to find a consensus on the women’s reservation bill, the BJP-led Opposition alliance has walked the extra mile to agree on a watered-down version mooted by the Election Commission.

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India today unveiled before the international community its revolutionary design of "A Thorium Breeder Reactor (ATBR)" The ATBR can produce 600 MW of electricity for two years "with no refuelling and practically no control maneuvers."

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A young pregnant woman succumbed to burn injuries in Delhi, in a case of what her family alleges was a dowry death.Twenty-year-old Charanpreet Kaur was married to Sarabjeet Singh, a resident of Tilak Nagar in Delhi, just eight months back.

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The crisis in the Jharkhand BJP appears to have worsened, with seven of the 12 ministers in the state asking for Chief Minister Arjun Munda's removal.

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Finance minister P Chidambaram presented the first-ever outcome budget, which seeks to measure the physical targets achieved on the financial outlays of various ministries, in the Parliament today.

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The board of directors of Pantaloon Retail (India), which met today, approved a proposal for rights issue in the ratio of 1:5 i.e one rights share for every five shares held at Rs 500 per share.

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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals today announced that its lead PDE-4 inhibitor - GRC 3886 molecule - has got USFDA approval for clinical testing in the US.According to a release issued by Glenmark to the BSE today, the molecule was also granted its international non-proprietary name (INN) Oglemilast.

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 Vaibhav Gems today announced the acquisition of the jewellery manufacturing and marketing companies of the STS group for Rs 400 crore.

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It's finally here. India's first live action and animated 2D film, Bhagmati, The Queen of Fortunes, is here and will make its debut on Friday (26 August) in cinema halls across the country hoping to cash in on its technological and romantic appeal.

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The government may redesign the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), as 58% of subsidised grains under the scheme does not reach to the target group.

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The Government admitted to the Indian Air Force suffering a 10 per cent shortfall in its  pilot-strength of the sanctioned strength of 3263 pilots, IAF had 2922 on August  One last, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee informed the Rajya Sabha.
 

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MEMBERS OF Lok Sabha have described as “very unfortunate” and “uncalled for” the Supreme Court’s remarks asking the government to stop criticising its judgments without understanding them.

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With superannuation funds coming under the ambit of fringe benefit tax (FBT), all may not be lost for life insurers as they are increasing the focus on gratuity fund.Nilesh Sathe, chief of pension and group insurance schemes, LIC, said.

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  Tata Auto Comp Systems Ltd (Taco India) will acquire the business and assets of German automotive components supplier Wündsch Weidinger (Weidinger) for a consideration of 4 million euro. 

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Mangal Pandey continues to be surrounded by controversy. Now, filmmaker-turnedwriter Amaresh Misra’s book - Mangal Pandey: The True Story Of An Indian Revolutionary, claims that the sepoy was fascinated by a married woman.

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At least five persons, four children and a woman, were killed in landslide at three different places of Guwahati on Wednesday and the road to the famed Kamakhya temple was blocked by rock, police said.

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A huge cache of arms and explosives, including 29 grenades and five IEDs, have been recovered by security troops from a hideout in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said on Thursday.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's call for more private and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the state has irked his party's long-term leftist allies.

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Sania Mirza is through to the quarterfinals of the Forest Hills Women's Classic in New York.The Indian seeded third at this tier 4 event beat Shahar Peer 7-6, 6-1.Peer is ranked 9 places below Sania who is at 50.

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The Maharashtra cabinet today banned the use of plastic bags across the state and has invited any objections from the public for 30 days. A few years ago, plastic bags 20 microns thick had been banned in the city, but the new decision applies to all plastic bags.

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Farheen and Hina, two teenage girls in the old city of Hyderabad were forcibly married off to an Arab Sheikh from the UAE within 10 minutes of each other.But both girls eloped with their respective boyfriends a day after marriage, and are now keen to marry them.

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The US National Institutes of Health and India's Department of Biotechnology have signed a Statement of Intent for collaboration on expansion of vision research .

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The CPI, part of the Left front, has joined the NDA's sack the Bihar governor chorus calling Buta Singh a tool in the hands of political parties."The governor should be removed. Our opinion is that under his rule the law and order is collapsing," said Gurudas Dasgupta, MP, CPI.

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Chief Election Commissioner BB Tandon will begin a review of poll preparations in Bihar from today.Bihar is likely to go to Assembly polls in October or November this year.

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Delhi and UP police are on the lookout for a man named Mehmood who they believe could lead them to those behind the terrorist attacks in Ayodhya. According to the intelligence agencies, Mehmood spent some time in Delhi.

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Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran will plead Sarabjit's case in Pakistan on behalf of the Indian government when he visits Islamabad at the end of this month.

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Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have agreed to a project that will interlink the Betwa and the Ken rivers.The Betwa river in Bhojpur is the lifeline of millions of people in the two states.

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In a major crackdown, the Mumbai Police conducted raids on six dance bars in Saki Naka and Pawai in Mumbai late last night.One hundred and ninety people including 79 dance bar girls have been arrested.

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