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Ashish Nehra picked up his fourth wicket but a 125-run partnership between Jayawardene and Arnold has already done the damage to India.

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Pakistan on Tuesday ruled out importing diesel from India, saying new additions to the positive list of importable goods were not possible in the immediate future.

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MC Marykom and six others stormed their way into the finals of their respective weight categories in the Asian Women's Boxing Championships at Taiwan.

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A Dubai court has sentenced four Indians and a Syrian for forging signatures on cheques and encashing them, a media report here said on Tuesday.

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Maharashtra Governor S M Krishna gave his assent to the Mumbai Police (amendment) Bill, 2005, on Tuesday, which is aimed at banning the dance bars in the state. 
 

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HDFC Bank and payment solution povider MasterCard International on Tuesday launched `Titanium Credit Card' for special segment of customers with interest on outstanding amount at 1.95 per cent per month and surcharge waiver across all petrol pumps.

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With a price tag of just $15,000, the vehicle will be made in India, Japan, China and Hungary.Soon after launching the Swift, Maruti Udyog appears to be gearing up to create a new market segment in India by launching a mini sports-utility vehicle that is likely to be priced under Rs 7 lakh. 

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The consumer durables industry has seen a decent 48.23 per cent increase in sales volumes in the April-June quarter but the value realisation has dipped by 6.4 per cent to Rs 2,948.77 crore from Rs 3,150.31 crore, recorded in the same peri.

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Naxals today killed two relatives of Leader of Opposition in Chhattisgarh Assembly Mahendra Karma and injured another in Dantewada district. A group of 200 armed Naxals killed Suku Karma and Sukhdev Bhogami besides injuring Suku's son Rati, according to police sources in Dantewada.

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Sri Lanka have lost four crucial wickets, including that of opener Sanath Jayasuriya, in the final of the Indian Oil Tri-series against India in Dambulla today.Jayasuriya was run out in the 26th over after a valuable innings of 67 off 77 balls.

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India Infoline has signed an advertising agreement with the Times Group where in the company and group firms plan to spend about Rs 30 crore over the next five years in print as well as non-print media of The Times Group.

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Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian billionaire steel magnate, is likely to have good reason for feeling at least moderately cheerful on Wednesday when he announces half-year results for Mittal Steel, the world’s biggest steelmaker.

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Coca Cola today announced the appointment of Atul Singh as the new president for its India division, replacing Sanjiv Gupta who makes way after his powers were clipped following a restructuring.

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Tata group brands, whose valuation is currently under way, are likely to be valued at about Rs 25,000 crore (about $6 billion), according to a senior Tata Sons official. Currently, UK-based Interbrand is involved in valuation exercise involving 17 group companies and its results would be out in the next few weeks.

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Two wheeler major Hero Honda has signed on as sponsor of the Asia cricket team in the Afro Asia Cup 2005.The company was an official sponsor of the ICC Cricket World Cup, South Africa - 2003, and is now a global partner of ICC Cricket upto and including the ICC Cricket World Cup -West Indies, 2007.

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KEC International has secured orders worth Rs 214 crore for supply and construction of power distribution infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh (UP).According to a release issued by KEC to the BSE today, Purvanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam and Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam, the distribution companies of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UPPCL).

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Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is likely to come up with a co-branded card with Corporation Bank, which will offer policyholders the facility to pay premiums and carry out other transactions.LIC is talking to global card majors like Mastercard, Visa International and Barclays for the deal.

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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and BJP President LK Advani would be joining other party MPs having RSS background at a Gurudakshina ceremony at senior party leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra’s residence here on Wednesday.

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Chaminda Vaas is back to bolster the Sri Lankan lineup. VVS Laxman has been dropped from the Indian team to make way for five bowlers.

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Stepping up violence ahead of Independence Day, ULFA blew up a gas pipeline, a steel bridge and a transformer across Assam, police said on Tuesday.Militants blew up an Oil India Limited gas pipeline at Disaibotha in Sibsagar late on Monday night leading to extensive loss of gas and affecting supply to several tea gardens.

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As per Maharashtra government directives, about 20 medical teams, including medical officers and health staff from Nasik have been sent to Mumbai and Thane to assist local authorities in view of extensive damage of properties and life caused due to torrential rains last month.

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 India on Tuesday suggested to Pakistan to consider opening up of Wagah-Attari land route for trade in larger number of commodities on a permanent basis.As the commerce secretaries of both the countries began two days of parleys here.

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Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif represent the next generation of Indian cricket. Elegant with the bat and lightening-quick in the field, they are inseparable organs of Team India.

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Jordan Formula 1 driver Narain Karthikeyan today said he had been approached by other teams for next season but added it was too early to decide about his future course of action.

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Urban Development Minister: it’s a post that simply hasn’t existed for the last 10 years in a city in drastic need of urban development.That’s because in Maharashtra, the Chief Minister keeps the portfolio close to his chest, as Vilasrao Deshmukh has through both his stints as the state’s leader.

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Denies proposal of separating Mumbai from Maharashtra in view of recent floods.Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said the growth rate for the economy in the April-June quarter of 2005-06 would be higher than the annualised growth rate of 6.9 per cent in 2004-05. 

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Single-chip solution from Texas Instruments to drive down costs.  In a development that may lead to mobile handsets being sold for as little as Rs 1,000, Texas Instruments today launched the world’s first single chip solution for cellular phones. 

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India will press for expanding the criteria under Mode 4 (relating to movement of natural persons) to include easing of domestic regulations with regard to educational and professional qualifications and licensing requirements at the World Trade Organisation Ministerial meeting in Hong Kong in December this year.

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India and Indonesia today agreed to explore the possibility of entering into a comprehensive economic agreement or partnership agreement as part of their efforts to deepen the bilateral trade between them, and attain a target of $10 billion by the end of the current decade.

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Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) plans to raise about Rs 400 crore through a public issue next month. Announcing the public issue today at a press conference here, V R S Natarajan, chairman and managing director, BEML, said the government would offload a 7 per cent stake through the issue. 
 
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Agitated over the Government's refusal to take action on the Nanavati Commission's findings on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the opposition NDA on Tuesday decided to stall proceedings in both Houses of Parliament demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Minister Jagdish Tytler.

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Without loosing time, Bobby Bedi has started peddling Mangal Pandey - The Rising in the international festival circuit. The magnum opus opened the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland on Aug 3. Four years ago, Aamir Khan's last film - Lagaan - had achieved the same feat.

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Indian and Malay job seekers have complained of discrimination by employers who ask if they are proficient in Chinese, not if they can do the job, labour chief Lim Boon Heng said in a report on Tuesday.

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It’s not yet official, but the buzz is palpable. Reliance Telecom (RTL), the relatively low-profile GSM arm of Anil Ambani-controlled Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises (ADAE), is preparing to emerge from the shadow of CDMA heavyweight Reliance Infocomm.

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Hutch Essar, the third largest GSM operator in the country, plans to use its proposed NLD network exclusively for carrying its own traffic. The company is in talks with infrastructure service providers such as Railtel, GAIL, and PGCIL for leasing their optica fibre cable (OFC) network. It has already applied to the department of telecommunications (DoT) for NLD licence.

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Bonds are expected to drop on Tuesday, as record high oil prices above $64 a barrel spur inflation worries. Many traders will also want to await a meeting of the US Federal Open Market Committee, which is widely expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point to 3.5 per cent.

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Indian workers must have shareholding rights in the factories where they are employed, says the chief of the influential Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC).

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Fanatics who squabble over the rightful site for temples and mosques should take a leaf out of the book of the Marble Palace Trust. Tucked away in the southern corner of the palace, which houses an art gallery, a zoo and a Jagannath temple, is one of the oldest mosques in Kolkata, which is run by a Hindu trust.

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Murder he wrote. His own. In what can only be called a bizarre crime, an east Delhi-based businessman apparently got a friend to shoot him with his licensed revolver so that his family could claim an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh.

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Schools located in Mumbai slums have been badly hit after the heavy rains. Many municipal schools across the city are yet to clear the mess and resume classes.What's worse, valuable documents like exam certificates and attendance records have been totally ruined.

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Dreaded dacoit Nirbhay Singh Gujjar has refused to surrender to the police. In an exclusive phone conversation with NDTV, he said that he was in no mood to surrender. He said that he does not want to enter into politics either.

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A Portuguese court has decided to extradite underworld don Abu Salem.Salem is wanted in India for masterminding the 1993 Mumbai blasts which killed over 250 people.India's efforts to get Abu Salem extradited got a shot in the arm as the Constitutional Court of Portugal turned down his plea against an earlier ruling of the Supreme Court.

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Five months after Sub-Inspector Pratap Kakade, an accused in the Telgi scam was found dead in his cell in Pune's Central Jail, an inquiry committee has found out that he did not die of natural causes.

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Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries P G R Sindhia was yesterday allocated the key finance portfolio, by Chief Minister N Dharam Singh. The post was held by sacked deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaia. Sindhia would look after finance excluding excise, small savings, lottery and planning, according to a Raj Bhavan communique.

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For idol-makers, the floods in Mumbai have thrown Ganeshotsav plans haywire.Apart from losses and wrecked workshops, their main worry is to ensure that the idols make it to the pandals on time. Uday Khatu, an idol maker was forced to discard tonnes of Plaster of Paris and close to 25 idols.

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A senior police official in Jharkhand is spearheading the battle against HIV/AIDS in the state. Apart from planning HIV awareness camps in police stations across Jharkhand, he has also made it mandatory for his entire workforce to have HIV tests in order to dispel its stigma.

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The CBI has begun its probe into Delhi's multi-crore housing scam after it was severely taken to task by the Delhi High Court.Last week, the court asked the CBI to file a status report within four weeks on the progress of its investigation.

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India take on Sri Lanka in the final of the Indian Oil Tri-series today in Dambulla in Sri Lanka. They've been beaten by Sri Lanka in two successive matches already in the tournament and this time India will be looking to reverse its fortunes.

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Members of the Sikh community will take to the streets today in protest against the Nanavati Commission report on anti-Sikh riots of 1984.They say that the report allows those responsible for the riots to walk free.

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