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View Article  Ishant, Suhail bowl Delhi to big win

An encouraging debut by medium-pacer Ishant Sharma and off-spinner Suhail Sharma marked Delhi's 10-wicket victory over Jammu and Kashmir in the North Zone one-day league match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday.

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View Article  Lama loses Grammy despite night-long vigil by monks

India's nominee for Grammy awards Lama Tashi did not win an award last night but that did not deter thousands of monks from Ladakh in Kashmir to Miao in Arunachal Pradesh from keeping a night long vigil before television.

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View Article  Much scope for flexibility on labour reform: Montek

Trying to sell the government’s reform agenda to Left leaders while addressing Left concerns on labour reforms, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today said that short of a hire.

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View Article  GM to enhance capacity in India to 85,000 units

General Motors (GM) India would enhance the capacity of its manufacturing plant in Vadodara, Gujarat from 65,000 to 85,000 units to meet the increasing demands, a top company official said .

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View Article  Government mood upbeat over Fab, other projects

The Government mood was upbeat a day after SemIndia announced the setting up of $ 3 billion Fab facility at Hyderabad and the ruling Congress began looking at ways to reap political benefits from the initiative.

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View Article  Tatas want to upgrade Bofors guns

The government has for the first time invited an Indian company and at least two more foreign firms to upgrade the army's entire complement of over 360 Bofors artillery guns for $400 million.

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View Article  Eight CISF jawans killed in naxal attack in Raipur

Eight CISF jawans were killed and nine injured when a large number of heavily-armed Naxalites attacked an explosive depot of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in Dhantewada district of Chhattisgarh in the small hours today, police said.

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View Article  Reflects their negative mentality, says CM

The Opposition boycotted the all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday to discuss the R&R policy belying expectations of a consensus on the issue. It had also boycotted .

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View Article  Nuke deal: Be cautious with the US

We carried an article which had a US expert on Indo-US relations stating that India's atomic research fraternity was being cagey over the India-US nuke deal.

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View Article  National Highways projects to be completed in 7 years

 The National Highways (NH) will not take over any of the State highways until improvement to 65,569 km of NH is achieved, the Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, T.R. Baalu, said here on Friday.

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View Article  Sonia warns Sheila, Ram Babu: Mend your ways or face action

Aghast at the public warfare and turmoil within the Delhi unit of the Congress over the past few weeks and months, party president Sonia Gandhi is understood to have issued a "stern warning'' on Friday .

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View Article  Govt plans plastics innovation park

The Government on Thursday mooted the idea to establish a plastic innovation park in partnership with the industry to develop innovative products and encourage plastic consumption.

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View Article  President Kalam's security tightened ahead of Visakhapatnam Naval Fleet review

Unprecedented security awaits President A.P.J Abdul Kalam during his three-day visit to Visakhapatnam to attend this year's President's Fleet Review (PFR).

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View Article  International education fair provides glimpse of foreign education to Punjabi youth

Every person in today's day and age recognizes the importance of an education, and knows that it is a passport to a brighter future. Students today strive to get a world-class education, and 'Education Worldwide .

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View Article  Tinsukia turns into war zone, six dead, 47 injured

The unprecedented uprising against army and authorities in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam, that claimed six lives and injured 47, has subsided a bit, but curfew is on and army flag marched the area simmering in tension.

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View Article  Bharti, Idea & Reliance tow BSNL line

Private telecom operators will soon join BSNL and MTNL in offering the OneIndia tariff. The two government-owned telcos today announced the OneIndia tariff scheme for fixed-line and mobile services.

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View Article  Clashes as Leh tension spreads to Kargil town

Communal tension brewing in Leh today spread to adjoining Kargil where the district authorities imposed curfew after violent confrontations left several people injured, including a senior official. A police officer’s residence was also set ablaze.

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View Article  EC brickbats for Bengal

The Election Commission came down heavily on the state administration on Friday, taking serious exception to the manner in which the roll-revision work was taking place in West Bengal.

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View Article  ‘Fair’ play ahead of Assam polls

Stopping short of proposing a new law to restore the key provisions of the quashed IMDT Act on the question of determination of illegal migrants, the Manmohan Singh government today decided to set up tribunals.

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View Article  TV channel exposes Bollywood-underworld nexus.

New Delhi: The 'nexus' between Bollywood and the underworld was on Friday night exposed by a private TV channel.

 
The channel claimed that almost 22 film personalities were caught on tape "not only enjoying the hospitality of the 'D' family but also dancing to the tunes of the world's most dreaded criminal Dawood Ibrahim".

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View Article  10 killed as bus plunges into river

A passenger bus careened off a lower Himalayan road in dense fog and plunged into a river yesterday, killing at least 10 people, police said. One body had been found so far in the accident in Rampur, 330km northwest of Lucknow, said police official D.C. Mishra.

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View Article  Former IB officer alleges CM-ISI link.

The former joint director of the intelligence bureau MK Dhar has alleged that a chief minister of one of the northeastern states, had links with the ISI and works for them.

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View Article  Eye on Assam polls, UPA govt to amend law on who’s an illegal.

NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 10: With an eye on the Assam polls and on the eve of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s scheduled visit to the state, the UPA government today decided to amend the Foreigners Act to ensure “fair hearing” to a person before he or she is declared a foreigner.

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View Article  Situation tense, but under control in Kargil and Leh.

Srinagar: The situation was tense, but under control in twin districts of Kargil and Leh, which witnessed widespread violence following reports of alleged desecration of the Quran at a mosque. There was no relaxation in the curfew imposed since Thursday, official sources said.

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View Article  India under pressure.

A beleaguered India go into the second cricket one-dayer here on Saturday with their threadbare bowling attack under enormous pressure to stop the Pakistani juggernaut and square the series.

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View Article  Anil to set up Rs 100-cr IT university in Bengal.

In a reconfirmation of sorts of the recent flattering reports by the Planning Commission on West Bengal's investment climate the younger Ambani, Anil on Friday sealed a major educational deal with the State Government.

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View Article  AIIMS develops new kala-azar detection kit.

One-third of kala-azar patients are not diagnosed in time while some are wrongly diagnosed for the disease. Now, cost-effective rapid testing kit will help several lakh people, mostly children, who suffer from the disease.

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View Article  New technology can detect cancer early.


Dr Randhir Sud is senior consultant Gastroenterologist, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and visiting professor, Harvard Medical School, USA
 

What is Narrow Band Imaging and how is it more effective than conventional endoscopy in treating stomach cancer?

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View Article  Sonia tells Delhi Cong: Unite or we fall.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi tried to put an end to the ongoing strife in the Delhi Congress by summoning Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Pradesh Congress chief Rambabu Sharma for a meeting at her residence on Friday. Ms Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel and AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot were also present at the meeting.
 
 

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View Article  Exporting Indian education.

Getting overseas students to India calls for a paradigm shift in the quality of education on offer in India. It is only after that is achieved can we think of individual institutions successfully setting up campuses overseas.

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View Article  Citigroup to scale up Indian biz.

MUMBAI: The world’s largest consumer banking conglomerate Citigroup will invest more than half a billion dollars this year to grow its Indian business.

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View Article  India set to become tourist heaven.

India's PM orders review of extra charges levied on foreigners<
NEW DELHI: From entering the Taj Mahal to boarding flights and staying at hotels, foreigners have to pay substantially higher charges across India. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is seeking an end to the discrimination, his office said Friday.

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View Article  IT, ITeS imports to outrun exports.

As things stand, one of India’s largest export sector, IT and ITeS could potentially become the biggest drain on India’s foreign exchange reserves.

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View Article  Sena to protest Valentine's Day

The Shiv Sena, battered by dissent and loss of popularity isn't however ready to smoothen its jagged edges. On Friday, the party said it would not review its opposition to Valentine's Day and senior Sena leader Manohar.

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View Article  Govt to appoint ‘agency’ to track staff pension data.

NEW DELHI: Pension sector reforms are on. The government will soon float tenders to appoint a company to interface with government employees under the new pension system to handle their monthly contributions and maintain their investment and payout records.

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View Article  'India's atomic set-up a hurdle to N-deal'

A top US expert has termed the Indian nuclear establishment's "set way of doing things" as a "major obstacle" to reaching a civil nuclear energy agreement between the two countries before US President George W Bush's visit here early March.

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View Article  Power, fertiliser cos' gas bill likely to deflate.

NEW DELHI: Gas consumers in the power and fertiliser sectors can now look forward to a huge cut in their fuel bills.

The government is planning to slash levies on gas, including LNG, to 4% by moving natural gas to the “declared goods category.” This will reduce the price of gas by almost 8%, which will bring down power tariffs.

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View Article  Sonia to launch Cong campaign in Assam

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will visit Assam to launch the party's campaign for the forthcoming assembly polls in the state.Gandhi will address a public meeting in Tezpur and then lay the foundation stone of the Fakruddin Ali Ahmed College in Barpeta, Lower Assam.

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View Article  Abhishek, Ash to get hitched soon?

BANGALORE: This could be a marriage to beat all marriages. Speculation is rife of an Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai wedding.

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View Article  Sadhu, five others shot dead in UP

Six people, including a sadhu, were killed in Handiya in Uttar Pradesh when gunmen attacked the sadhu's cavalcade on Friday evening.Four of those who were killed in the shooting were women.

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View Article  Delhi based businessman murdered inside car in Gurgaon

A  42-year-old resident of east Delhi was found murdered in his car outside Sun City in Gurgaon on Friday. The victim, Paranveer Singh, was found dead on the driving seat of his car.

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View Article  George Bush to visit Hyderabad

Ending weeks of suspense, it is now official that US President George Bush will visit Hyderabad.This will make him the second US President after Bill Clinton to visit the city in six years. Bush is scheduled to arrive in India in the first week of March.

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View Article  Caught on tape: Mumbai cop to face inquiry

After NDTV caught a Mumbai cop accepting bribes on camera, the government has initiated an inquiry.The video has come as the latest stamp of shame for the Mumbai police.

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View Article  'Tainted' officer removed from Volcker probe

Enforcement Directorate officer SC Adlakha will no longer be a part of the Volcker scandal investigations.According to sources, after NDTV aired a on Wednesday about Adlakha's corrupt past.

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View Article  Two uranium mines to be set up: Reddy

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy told  that there will be not one but two uranium mines in the state very soon.The Chief Minister's revelation comes even as activists and environmentalists .

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View Article  Tight security for Shabri Kumbh in Gujarat

The Shabri Kumbh mela is all set to begin and the site has been turned into a virtual fortress.Over 5,000 men of the Gujarat Police, including personnel of the State Reserve Police will be in-charge of security .

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