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Tata Sky, the DTH venture of Tatas and Star TV, on Monday said it has partnered NDS Group plc, provider of technology solutions for digital pay TV, for launch of its services by the middle of 2005.

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Over 60 per cent of candidates who wrote a model test for the All-India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on Sunday were from the State Board, a significant increase in the number compared to last year.

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The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra government and city police to give protection to former journalist Ketan Tirodkar, who had filed a complaint in a special court, alleging links of suspended police officer Daya Nayak with the underworld.

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The deportation of a Babbar Khalsa militant, wanted in connection with a plot to kill the former Haryana Chief Minister, Bhajan Lal, in 1995 has been put off after he filed an appeal in a London court.

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With some of its key members making it to the Union Council of Ministers, the All India Congress Committee will soon undertake an exercise to fill up the vacancies.

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President APJ Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday led the nation in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 57th death anniversary observed as Martyrs Day.

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The surface-to-air missile ''Akash'' was today testfired successfully for the second time during the last three days from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on sea, about 15 km from here.

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday announced that a master plan is being prepared by the State Government for extension of irrigation facilities.Addressing a State-level seminar of farmers’ representatives .

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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has kicked up a controversy by making "obscene remarks" against Muslim women. Mr. Modi was speaking in Gujarati at a function here on Saturday for promoting rural sanitation .

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Rowdy BSF personnel today spilt blood in the precincts of one of the holiest shrines in the country, assaulting priests and devotees after being denied preferential treatment during darshan in the sanctum sanctorum.

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The five one-day international matches to be played between India and Pakistan during their ongoing series will be available to millions of viewers of Doordarshan.

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Star India has hit out strongly at India TV over a report in the Hindi news channel that puts in doubt the selection process of the Amitabh Bachchan-hosted gameshow KBC 2 on Star Plus.

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LOCAL Chandigarh Dynamos stormed into the final of Tier I of the Second Premier Hockey League (PHL) beating Maratha Warriors 3-1 in a controversy-marred match on Saturday.

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Bengal was left to lick its wounds and rue three dropped catches as Uttar Pradesh made the most of the reprieves for a highly rewarding opening day of the Ranji Trophy final on Sunday.

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Lack of uniformity in value added tax (VAT) rates for similar products in different states is obstructing the seamless movement of goods across the country, a new industry study revealed.

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Hold on to that decision to buy that colour television, DVD or a home-theatre system yet. The year ’06 promises a price revolution in the Indian consumer durables market. With the entry of modern retail formats and their private labels.

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OIL biggie ONGC is set to open its account in yet another Latin American country Brazil by acquiring Texas-based Exxon Mobil’s stake in the Campos Basin oil fields.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first comprehensive reshuffle and expansion of his 20-month-old Council of Ministers attempted to address the regional imbalance in his team and take into account the upcoming Assembly polls in five states.

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The head of Mittal Steel said he would be prepared to base his headquarters in Luxembourg, amid concerns from politicians over his offer to buy European steelmaker Arcelor .

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A gleaming "world class" railway station in this sleepy hamlet on the Indo-Pak border is ready to receive passengers of the historic Thar Express as the two countries open their second rail link after forty years.

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Talks between Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel ended in a stalemate on Monday with the unions insisting on handing over of the modernisation work of Delhi and Mumbai airports to AAI.

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The Sekhsaria-Neotia family looks all set to hand over control of its crown jewel, Gujarat Ambuja Cement Ltd (GACL), to Swiss multinational and the world's second largest cement manufacturer, Holcim Ltd.

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The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Sunday expressed concern over the lack of uniformity in rates under the new value added tax (VAT) regime even after 10 months since its implementation by States on April 1, 2005.

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Holcim is said to be close to buying out the Sekhsaria-Neotia family in Gujarat Ambuja Cement (GACL). Rumours that Holcim may buy into GACL have been doing the rounds since the Swiss major bought into ACC.

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The Allahabad High Court has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a status report on the pollution caused due to drains opening into the river Ganga.

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The Supreme Court has relaxed the bail condition of fake stamp paper scam accused and former Mumbai Police Commissioner R S Sharma.Sharma has been allowed to leave Pune.

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As the date for Haiti's presidential elections draws closer, final technical preparations and dry runs took place before the eyes of an interested diplomatic visit.

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The students’ body of the Indian School of Mines has tendered an “unconditional apology” even as about six of them were sent to Dhanbad prison for violent behaviour yesterday.

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The HD Kumaraswamy-led Janata Dal (Secular) is all set to form a new government in Karnataka with coalition partner BJP.This comes as a switch in loyalties for the JD(S), which was aligned with the Congress .

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Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Sunday hinted that there will be no increase in the passenger train fares in the next budget.''Although we are going to provide faster trains and more comforts for the railway commuters.

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The Sangh Parivar is working overtime deep inside the forest areas of the Dangs in South Gujarat, for the three-day Shabri Kumbh mela, which begins on February 11.

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As the sun went down behind the Raisina Hills, bandsmen from the armed forces spun a web of musical magic at Beating the Retreat ceremony, drawing the curtains on Republic Day celebrations.

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Union Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav is in Kolkata to inaugurate the city's third Railway terminal at Chitpur in north Kolkata.The new terminal will facilitate the running of 20 long-distance mail and express trains from the overcrowded Sealdah and Howrah stations.

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With abductions still being the top and thriving industry even in the post-Rabri era, the Bihar cops remained befuddled as the criminals in Nalanda district, on Sunday, kidnapped the 35-year old son of a businessman .

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It has been three months since the triple blasts ripped the capital, killing 69 people. Even as victims struggle to cope with their loss, for some there is no closure in sight.

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Crucial talks between the Indian Government and major Naga insurgent group NSCN(I-M) for extension of the current ceasefire began in Bangkok on Saturday with the extremist group insisting on government's .

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For ministers and bureaucrats in Jharkhand, acquiring security guards seems to be the latest trend even as a harassed police force tires to cater to the whims of the state administration.

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Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will meet the employees of the Airport Authority of India (AAI).The meeting comes ahead of the opening of the financial bids for the Delhi and Mumbai airport modernisation.

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With the external affairs ministry still with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, it was also being put out that there need not be a link between the early March visit of US president George W Bush and a new entrant to the foreign office.

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