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Monday, January 9

SC to hear Lalu's plea in assets scam
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 06:52 PM IST
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would hear the two petitions filed by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi challenging the validity of the order passed by the Bihar governor according sanction to prosecute them in the disproportionate assets cases.
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'Joshi will come out clean in CD case'
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 06:34 PM IST
Senior Sangh Pracharak Sanjay Joshi, who had resigned as BJP General Secretary and was stripped of Pracharaka's post after the CD episode, would come out clean in due course of time, said RSS ideologue and former spokesman M G Vaidya. Click the following link http://ww4.6URL.com/0BY9 to read the complete article.

Advani denies information on phone tapping
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 06:16 PM IST
Earlier in the day, party President Rajnath Singh alleged that Advani's phones were tapped.
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Chaos reigns as Delhi schools stay closed
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 05:34 PM IST
On Sunday, the Delhi government ordered primary schools to close for three days as temperature dropped to new lows.
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Now tigers to get photo identity cards
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 05:17 PM IST
As per the proposal, the three techniques are namely — computerised pugmarks, camera traps and DNA tests. All the three techniques would be used in the tiger survey starting in the country from January 15.
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Govt should call all-party-meeting on phone tapping: BJP
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 05:01 PM IST
BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said the BJP felt phone-tapping of various opposition leaders was a serious matter and the Government must call an all-party-meeting to discuss the issue.
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Man looted at gun point in Rohtas district
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 04:49 PM IST
Police Superintendent Ajit Kumar Satyarthi said the three motorcycle borne criminals intercepted the employee when he was on his way to deposit the money at a local bank and snathched the money at gun point.
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Four killed in road accident
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 04:45 PM IST
The Tata sumo van, carrying the pilgrims, was returning to Chennai after the visit to Sabarimala when the accident occurred.
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PM to visit Shravanabelagola on February two
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 04:38 PM IST
The Prime Minister conveyed his keenness to take part in the auspicious event which comes once in twelve years but preferred to visit the holy site ahead of the actual event to spare the pilgrims the security hassles involved in the VVIP visit, said Mr Dharam Singh, who called on the PM at his South Block office.
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Maruti hikes car prices by Rs 15,000
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 04:12 PM IST
The increase in price will be effective from today, the company said in a statement.
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RIL net profit may drop by 6%
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 04:08 PM IST
It will be the last earnings report for the company as a combined entity, before a spin-off of telecom, some energy and financial units takes effect later this month -- the result of a feud within the firm's founding family.
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HUJI militant killed in J-K
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 03:39 PM IST
Irshad Ahmed Bhat alias Saifullah, belonging to Bhatpora village of Doda district, was killed in an encounter in Chatru area of Doda district on Sunday afternoon, they said.
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Unclaimed suitcase causes flutter in Chennai airport
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 03:33 PM IST
Police said the suitcase, which was found unclaimed at check-in- area for a long time, was reported to the duty manager, who in turn, alerted the police.
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SC notice to Mulayam for amassing wealth
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 03:26 PM IST
The move follows a PIL filed by a Congress party worker seeking investigation of alleged unaccounted wealth of Yadav and his son.
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WB polls: Rao to visit Nadia
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 03:21 PM IST
Rao has been appointed observer in the district and is among 19 observers who will oversee the roll revision process across the state.
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Bihar police crack down on credit agencies
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 03:17 PM IST
Such credit agencies, which lend money, are patronised or owned by criminals and ransom money collected in kidnappings is routed through them, police say.
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Quake relief material gutted in Poonch fire
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 03:14 PM IST
The hostel building was being used to store relief supplies like bedsheets, blankets, tents, medicines and ration.
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Advani's phones being tapped: BJP
by
Meenakshi
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 03:07 PM IST
We have received information from different sources that some senior leaders' phones, including that of Advani, have been under surveillance at some point or the other, said BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.
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Ashish Deora’s fairy tale with Reliance Infocomm
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 02:19 PM IST
A week ago, the Supreme Court issued notices to the government and its various investigation and vigilance agencies to probe Pramod Mahajan’s allegedly dubious permission to Reliance Infocomm to launch .
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FM seeks Left cooperation for attaining sustained growth rate
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 02:14 PM IST
The Left parties should co-operate with the UPA government for a attaining a sustained growth rate like the one achieved by the China, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said here today.
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Commitment to tradition
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 01:43 PM IST
HE was in Chennai to ring in the New Year at the Madras Music Academy, accompanied by sons Amaan and Ayaan. The recital triggered flashbacks. For sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan's first visit to the city was in 1958, to perform with father and guru Hafiz Ali Khan.
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Young guns blazing before Lahore Test
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 01:38 PM IST
Though the Indian bowlers struggled to make an impact on Day Two, coach Greg Chappell is happy with the overall performance in the match so far.“It’s been good practice for both our batsmen and our bowlers. I am pleased that all our batsmen made good use of the opportunity,” Chappell said.
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Aditya Mehta bags maiden boys' title
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 01:30 PM IST
Aditya Mehta's dream was fulfilled on Sunday. The 20-year-old from Maharashtra finally had his moment when he beat reigning champion Pankaj Advani four frames to two to bag his maiden junior boys's snooker.
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Sensex down 25 points at 9,615
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 01:24 PM IST
The Sensex has slipped into the red. It is now down 25 points at 9,615.The Nifty is down 4 points at 2,910.From a high of 9690, the Sensex slipped into the negative zone to touch a low of 9613. The index is now unchanged at 9640.
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Long absence from duty ground for dismissal: Supreme Court
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 01:19 PM IST
The Supreme Court has given its nod for yet another reason for dismissal of an employee from government service long absence from duty. The apex court in a series of judgments earlier had approved the dismissal of a worker for "sleeping" during office hours, for "using abusive language,"
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Values eroding: Shekhawat cautions cadets
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 12:55 PM IST
Vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat at the inaugural function of the NCC Republic Day camp on Sunday. The vice-president called upon cadets to stress traditional values and adopt them as part of national ethos.
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Pawar appreciates work of Ramdev
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 12:10 PM IST
Baba Ramdev, involved in a controversy following an allegation by CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat, on Sunday received support from Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar.
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Jet Airways may buy up Sahara: Mallya
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 12:03 PM IST
The Chairman of Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya, has said he was not interested in buying up Sahara Airlines.Speaking to newspersons at the launch of the Kingfisher Calendar 2006, he said Kingfisher Airlines was expanding rapidly and he would like to focus on its growth.
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Toyota declares lockout at Bidadi plant
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:59 AM IST
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd has declared lockout for an indefinite period at its Bidadi car plant as a section of its workers continued to strike work.The lockout was to ensure the safety of all concerned including those on strike.
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Another FIR filed against Karunanidhi
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:55 AM IST
Close on the heels of an FIR being filed against DMK President M Karunanidhi for alleged malpractices in the construction of a bridge in Karur district, Chennai police has filed another FIR against him.
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Kalinga Nagar firing kills spirit of industrialisation
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:48 AM IST
Fear refuses to flee. Even though a week has passed since the Kalinga Nagar tribal killings, thousands of workers and employees working in over a dozen industrial projects in Kalinga Nagar Industrial Complex at Dubri .
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Software tools in more languages
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:38 AM IST
The Pune-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing is all set to release software tools and fonts in seven more Indian languages by the end of March. The languages are Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Oriya, Marathi, Punjabi and Urdu.
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Courts have no power to intervene
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:35 AM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Sunday said the decision to expel 11 Members of Parliament following the "cash-for-query" scandal was "beyond the pale of judicial scrutiny."
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Vice-President inaugurates NCC Republic Day camp
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:23 AM IST
Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, today inaugurated the National Cadet Corps Republic Day Camp-2006 in Delhi Cantonment. As many as 1,800 cadets from 16 NCC Directorates covering all the states .
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'With some luck, I would have killed Dawood'
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:21 AM IST
If only Abu Salem had a few more men and a little bit of luck Dawood Ibrahim could have been history today. So says the don who is now in the custody of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS).
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Raj Thackeray supporters up ante
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:15 AM IST
Former Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray may be taking his own time to announce his new political outfit, but his supporters are now upping the ante."We are all non-political. We have taken out this rally .
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LF rally makes city see red
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:12 AM IST
FOR Kolkatans, the Left Front rally this afternoon resulted in a day of total traffic chaos. City traffic was thrown out of gear completely as an estimated 10 lakh party activists descended on the city.
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At Pravasi Divas, Nitish showcases Bihar
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:08 AM IST
Bottom of India’s state-wise GDP rankings, Bihar was the buzzword on Day 2 of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, as the 40 strong delegation lead by CM Nitish Kumar spoke a new language investments, infrastructure.
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Cremated boy’ returns home
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:06 AM IST
A boy believed to have died has returned to his family in Ahmedabad. His return was shocking because the family cremated an unidentified body mistaking it for their son.
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Package for sugar co-ops irks Maharashtra Cong
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:04 AM IST
The Centre’s package for co-operative sugar mills in Maharashtra has caused heartburn and unease in the Congress. Congress General Secretary Margaret Alva was learnt to have complained to party chief .
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Study: Abortion of Female Fetuses Growing in India
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:02 AM IST
A new analysis of births in India finds that about 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted over the past two decades. Sexual selection is illegal in India, but the practice continues anyway.
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Naidu claims his phones were tapped
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 11:00 AM IST
Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that his telephones, and those of other senior TDP leaders, were being tapped.
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Taxi kills two homeless children in Mumbai
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 10:57 AM IST
A taxi, which crashed into a pavement, has killed two homeless children in central Mumbai on Sunday. Their mother Baaya Pawar, 35, and another child were badly injured - the children are aged between three and eight years old.
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India says no to cricket diplomacy
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 10:56 AM IST
India on Sunday said there was no plan for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan to watch any one of the cricket matches in the ongoing series in that country.
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North India continues to shiver
by
anshul
on Mon 09 Jan 2006 10:55 AM IST
People in Delhi woke up to another cold morning with the minimum temperature at 1.6 degrees Celsius.The city recorded near-freezing temperatures on Sunday for the first time in 70 years.
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