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Saturday, January 7

CPI(M) workers protest against Ramdev
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 04:13 PM IST
CPI(M) workers staged protests against Baba Ramdev in the Capital on Saturday.But Baba Ramdev's supporters also reached the venue of the protest meeting at Jantar Mantar.To prevent any clashes, security has been beefed up in the area.
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Two more Sena MLAs join Congress
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 04:04 PM IST
The New Year has begun on a grim note for the Shiv Sena. The party is witnessing a steady exodus of its members since the exit of two top leaders Narayan Rane and Raj Thackeray.Thanks to Rane's efforts two more Sena MLAs have crossed over to the Congress.
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Journalist-MP behind phone tapping, says Amar Singh
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 03:47 PM IST
Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh on Friday alleged that his phones were tapped at the behest of a journalist-turned-Congress MP and industrialist, whose name he had divulged to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Grenade attack on CRPF vehicle in Srinagar
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 02:31 PM IST
At least one person was injured when militants hurled a hand grenade on a CRPF vehicle in the busy Lal Chowk area of the city on Saturday, official sources said.The incident occurred at around noon outside the KMDA bus stand, the sources said.
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Bengal batsmen bungle as Ganguly loses cool
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 01:25 PM IST
For Sourav Ganguly, the two knocks of 59 and 88 on the face of adversity in the Bengal-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy tie would have been his dream answer to the BCCI, if only a string of unsavoury incidents had not overshadowed the cricket.
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Police claim breakthrough in gang-rape case; three arrested
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 01:01 PM IST
Three youths were arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl in a moving vehicle in Gurgaon, more than 24 hours after the incident first came to light.The arrested were identified as Krishan Kumar, Pradeep and Kalu.
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FAO moots tripartite pact with India, China
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 12:55 PM IST
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has mooted a tripartite agreement between India, China and the organisation to expand the scope of its existing programme of South-South co-operation to eradicate hunger in the world within the next 10 years.
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Indian Navy commissions Asia’s first unmanned craft squadron
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 12:51 PM IST
The Navy’s long-term vision for a coastline dotted with squadrons of unmanned spy planes kicked off today, with the commissioning of its first unit-INAS 342-in Kochi, thus becoming the first Navy in Asia to raise an exclusive squadron for unmanned aerial vehicles .
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Reliance Info offers new post-paid plan
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 12:46 PM IST
Reliance Infocomm has launched a Lifetime Rental Free (Plan Life900) plan for its post-paid customers for a one-time payment of Rs 900 and monthly Rs 50 CLIP charges. This comes barely two weeks after the company .
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LVB sees no need for fresh capital
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 12:44 PM IST
Karur-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank expects its outstanding advances to increase by at least Rs 500 crore in the current year.However, its Chairman, R.M. Nayak, sees no need for capital infusion. Even after Basel-II norms .
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Govt rakes in Rs 500 cr; ENIL bags all cities it bid for
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 12:25 PM IST
The government is expected to receive over Rs 500 crore only from One Time Entry Fee in the first stage of FM Radio Phase II policy. It turned out to be a fairly rational round of bidding, say government sources, involving license fee for 64 FM radio stations in 13 cities in A and A+ categories.
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Amar Singh makes fresh allegations
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 12:18 PM IST
Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh on Friday alleged that an industrialist and a journalist-turned-MP were involved in the telephone tapping “conspiracy”. He also accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi of hatching a conspiracy against him and his party.
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French ship: SC panel says you can’t dock until you come clean
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 12:13 PM IST
Taking a tough stand on the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau, the Supreme Court monitoring committee on hazardous waste management today said that the ship should not be allowed within 200 km .
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Minority panel meets Gujarat riot victims
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:56 AM IST
The National Minorities Commission (NCM) is on a two-day trip to Gujarat to assess the situation in the areas affected by the riots.The commission recommended that the victims of the Gujarat riots be given the same compensation package as victims of the Sikh riots in 1984.
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Naveen facing heat post Kalinga Nagar firing
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:53 AM IST
The political turmoil that the Naveen Patnaik Government has plunged into after the Kalinga Nagar firing notwithstanding, its alliance partner BJP seems to be staring straight at a revolt in the ranks on the issue.
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Piramyd to strengthen its retail presence
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:48 AM IST
Piramyd Retail on Friday said it is significantly adding to its retail presence and has identified Pune and Mumbai as the destinations, which will fuel growth for its fledgling supermarket retail brand TruMart.
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Shivpuri collector's transfer sparks row
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:44 AM IST
Questions are being raised against the Madhya Pradesh government's decision to transfer the Shivpuri district collector M Geetha.Geetha was transferred after she wrote a letter to the Centre saying the district .
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Excessive controls hit textile industry: PM
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:39 AM IST
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Friday admitted that stringent domestic regulations and excessive controls have hampered the growth of the Indian textile industry, despite the vast opportunities thrown up by the freeing of global textile trade last year.
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Issue price of foodgrains raised
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:36 AM IST
The Government on Friday increased the issue price of foodgrains for both Above Poverty Line (APL) and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, while simultaneously reducing their offtake quantity to 20 kg and 30 kg.
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FM says plug the loopholes in IPO norms
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:32 AM IST
In a veiled statement showcasing his dissatisfaction with the present issue allotment procedures that led to the Yes Bank IPO fiasco, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram today said that he does not accept a system .
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Rs. 500-crore Adidas unit for Nellore
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:30 AM IST
A day ahead of the inaugural of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, the ball was set rolling when an MoU was signed between Apache Footwear, authorised manufacturer of Adidas brand, and the State Government for a Rs. 500-crore manufacturing plant at Nellore.
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Three with arms, detonators held in Mumbai
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:27 AM IST
The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Mumbai Police has arrested three Kashmiris from the city's central neighbourhood Nagpada and seized a revolver and electronic items used in making improvised explosive devices.
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West Bengal is not Bihar, says Jyoti Basu
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:24 AM IST
Communist Party of India (Marxist) in West Bengal is not unduly concerned over any step the Election Commission might be contemplating for the State in the run up to the coming Assembly elections, senior Polit Bureau member Jyoti Basu said on Friday.
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Second rail link from February 1
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:20 AM IST
The second rail link between India and Pakistan will become operational on February 1. The Thar Express, connecting Munabao in Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Sindh province, will run once a week.
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Violence threatens UP Panchayat polls
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:17 AM IST
Elections are being held for the post of Chairman in 56 out of 70 Zila Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh amid fears of violence.On Friday, supporters of Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) .
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Advantage India: Superpowers lose sheen
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:13 AM IST
India has surged ahead of the G8 economies including former powerhouses Japan and Germany, its nearest rival China and Europe’s "Celtic Tiger" Ireland, in a global survey of business confidence seen .
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PM to inaugurate Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:09 AM IST
The three-day Pravasi Bhartiya Divas begins in Hyderabad amid tight security.The annual conclave, which is aimed at bringing together NRIs from 110 countries will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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India to tap Dutch friendship for nuke energy
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:06 AM IST
As part of an intensified campaign in its quest for civilian nuclear energy, India will tap the Netherlands when Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende comes here on a three-day visit starting Jan 18.
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Bandh in Orissa to protest tribal killings
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:04 AM IST
The Orissa police and administration are on high alert for the statewide bandh called by seven opposition parties to protest the killing of 12 adivasis in police firing in Kalinga Nagar.
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Mumbai nails terror plot, but threat growing
by
anshul
on Sat 07 Jan 2006 11:02 AM IST
Mumbai police on Friday claimed to have busted a terrorist plot with the arrest of three suspects and seizing an arsenal powerful enough to cause five explosions.
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