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Seven leaders of moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference and Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Forum were detained by police here on Friday for staging a demonstration against Supreme Court verdict upholding the death sentence of Jaish-e-Mohammad militant Mohammad Afzal.

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A Sessions court on Friday rejected the plea of model-turned-actress Preeti Jain urging for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to film maker Madhur Bhandarkar, charged with allegedly raping her.Jain's plea was rejected by judge U D Malvankar, who heard the arguments of both the sides.

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The government has put on hold its plans to sell a stake in engineering firm Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. and its residual stake in car-maker Maruti Udyog Ltd., striking a big blow to the country's privatisation programme.

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Bringing out the contradictions within the CPM on the SNC-Lavalin deal, LDF convener Paloli Mohammedkutty on Thursday made it clear that the KSEB’s deal with the Canadian firm was discussed by the then leadership of the CPM and the LDF.

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The two-day talks will be the third round between the nuclear-armed neighbours, which began a sweeping peace dialogue last year to ease decades of bitter tensions.

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In a move that could bar criminals from contesting the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission has directed the state government to delete from the electoral rolls the names of those persons against whom non-bailable warrants (NBWS) could not be executed for more than six months.

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Karnataka Industries Minister and senior Janata Dal (Secular) leader P G R Sindhia said on Friday that he was yet to have a clear picture on the developments in the party that led to the ousting of his close friend and Deputy Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah from the JDLP leadership.

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Protesting against an attempt to "gag the voice" of their party chief Mamata Banerjee in Parliament, 23 Trinamool Congress MLAs on Friday courted arrest after undertaking a March to the Raj Bhavan.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday condemned the December 13, 2001, attack on Parliament as an incident with “no parallel in Indian history” and confirmed the death sentence awarded to JeM militant Mohammed Afzal for taking part in the “diabolic conspiracy”.

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Reliance Capital today announced the completion of its preferential share allotment of Rs 2,673 crore to the promoter group, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises (ADAE), and foreign investors.

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 While settling claims, the government and Indian lenders to the Dabhol power project overlooked the capital gains tax which had to be paid by GE, Bechtel and foreign lenders. 
 
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IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd, (IVRCL) today announced that the order book position has improved by about Rs 600 crore with power and water divisions bagging new orders.
 
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India’s cherished dream of providing a cure-all for British hospital waiting lists may be a step closer to reality, thanks to the UK media’s power to make friends and influence patients, with news that an Englishwoman is flying her son out to Delhi for a crucial operation simply on the back of an article on Indian 'medical tourism'in the local paper.

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Branded PCs are today available for less than Rs 10,000. But there’s a caveat: if you want Microsoft software and Intel chips in the computer, perish the thought.
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The NDA said the 15-year RJD rule in Bihar pushed the state backwardness and sought a chance from the people to bring the state, now under President's rule, back on the path of development.

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Belgaum district unit of JD (S) has welcomed the party’s decision of ousting Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his supporter Ministers Satish Jarkiholi and Dr H C Mahadavaiah from their posts.

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The banking sector regulator feels peeved on being ignored.  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked Reliance Capital, the non-banking finance arm of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises, to furnish the details of its plan to acquire 100 per cent stake in Chennai-based AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company. 

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Insurance policies of up to Rs 5-cr sought on transaction risk.  With the stock market crossing new milestones every day, brokers have sought higher insurance cover of up to Rs 5 crore.  
 
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The publicity blitz and marketing activities woven around the Aamir Khan starrer Mangal Pandey — The Rising seem to be at their peak. On Wednesday, MSN India, the official online partner of the film launched a ‘Mangal Pandey look-alike’ contest.

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Basant Kumar Birla and his grandson Kumar Mangalam Birla today signed an agreement to buy out the combined 27 per cent stake of Ganga Prasad-Chandra Kant Birla and Sudarshan Kumar Birla in Pilani Investments and Industries for Rs 1,500 crore, thereby putting a valuation of Rs 5,555 crore on the company.

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A major fire broke out in a showroom of a multi-national company in south Delhi on Friday morning, fire brigade sources said.The fire started in the Nike showroom in Mohun Cooperative area at around 8.45 am.

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Panic gripped downtown Srinagar on Friday morning when terrorists fired at a police station, but there was no report of any casualty, official sources said.

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Colgate Palmolive (India) Ltd on Friday declared an interim dividend of 27.5 per cent for the financial year 2005-06. The board of directors declared 27.5 per cent interim dividend per equity share of Rs 10, payable on August 26, 2005, the company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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BSE Sensex on Thursday closed just under 7,800 after touching an intra day high of 7,826 and intra day low of 7,756. The difference was close to 70 points.

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The world's largest maker of personal computers, Dell Inc aims to almost double Asia-Pacific sales from 11 per cent to 20 per cent, in line with its global share, Chief Executive Kevin Rollins said on Friday.

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Maharashtra Seamless Ltd has raised $ 75 mn through Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds issue which will be listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange.

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Facing tough competition from private banks, Kolkata-based West Bengal State Co-operative Bank is gearing up for technology upgrade, including introduction of anywhere banking service, connectivity with district central co-op banks.

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Bollywood and stereotypes are nothing new. For decades, we have been fed with evil mothers-in-law, overtly doting mothers, ever sacrificing brothers, fathers who could double as jail wardens and the likes.

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What ails Virender Sehwag? Plenty, if his recent record is anything to go by. Most players would have settled for a strike rate of over 100 in the last 15 One-day Internationals, but several of them would seek an average of 29 and loose change

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The rains may have broken lives, limbs and and homes but they’ve made not the slightest dent in the great bureaucratic machine. The Thane tehsildar’s office is demanding that the Sheikhs, a poor couple from Mumbra who lost their two-moth-old baby to the deluge, should exhume the body and conduct a post-mortem in order to claim the Rs 50,000 compensation.

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Home Minister Shivraj Patil is meeting leaders of various parties today to reach a consensus on the women's reservation bill.The new draft of the bill proposes increasing the number of seats in the Lok Sabha to accommodate women candidates so that old seats would not get affected.

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Nearly four years after the sensational December 13, 2001 attack on Parliament, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death sentence of Jaish-e-Mohammad activist Mohammad Afzal but spared his cousin Shaukat Hussain of the gallows and awarded him 10 years’ imprisonment.

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Five years back when Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) debuted on Star Plus, it was nothing short of magic. Viewers sat mesmerised through the one-hour quiz show as Amitabh Bachchan in his deep baritone, egged on contestants to strive for the pot of gold.

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It's raining heavily again in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, which has seen massive flooding because of the downpour and the overflowing of dams like Koyna and Uzni.

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For the first time in years, all the reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh are full.And Chief Minister YS Rajashekhar Reddy has decided to formally thank the Almighty. He has issued a first-of-its-kind official diktat that ministers should conduct pujas to thank the Rain God.

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On a regular day at Delhi's Karkardooma courts, overworked judges and litigants, who in their lifetime might not see justice delivered, are a common sight.There are a staggering 30 lakh cases awaiting trial in High Courts alone.

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Rajya Sabha MP Fali Nariman's suggestion that Mumbai be turned into a city-state has not found much favour with the politicians. "If they use the rains as an excuse to make Mumbai a Union Territory, we will not tolerate it," said Gopinath Munde, Leader of the Opposition.

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Ritu Tyagi got totally drenched in the Tuesday downpour after she walked from her office in Dadar to her Wadala home in three feet of water.To prevent herself from getting any infection, she is now buying Doxycyclin medicines.

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A man believed to be an ISI agent has been arrested in Jaipur while trying to get an Indian passport at the passport office in the city.Acting on a tip off from the police, a special branch team caught him and they've found a dairy that had information about sensitive military installations in the state.

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Shagufta Kabeer, a high profile member of the State Panch Ja Committee with the status of a state minister, accused by her husband of having illicit relationship with Chief Minister Babulal Guar, is now seeking revenge.

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India and Pakistan begin two-day talks on nuclear confidence building measures today.This is the third round of talks between the two countries. They had reached agreements on reducing nuclear conflict, sharing information on missile tests and military exercises in the previous two rounds.

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The Centre has called an all-party meeting today to forge consensus on the women's reservation bill in its new draft.The meeting is expected to be attended by Home Minister Shivraj Patil, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee as well as BJP leaders L K Advani, Pramod Mahajan and Jaswant Singh.

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Sania Mirza's run at the Acura Classic came to an end as the qualifier from India was beaten by Japan's Akiko Morigami 6-2 4-6 6-4.Though Morigami is ranked lower than Sania, she has already beaten the Hyderabad girl twice this year.

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