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Friday, February 17

Congress wants Mamata, ignores Karunakaran
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 06:33 PM IST
The Congress is dealing differently with its two former leaders in two states due soon to go to polls. The party is actively persuading Mamata Banerjee to form an alliance in West Bengal, and expects K Karunakaran in Kerala to ask forgiveness before he is accepted back.
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Demolition blues: Delhi designers put up mega sale
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 06:06 PM IST
The ongoing demolition drive in the capital spelt good news for the city's fashion buffs, as they got to buy designer wear for very attractive prices at a four-day sale.
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JK Cement to expand Rajasthan unit
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 06:05 PM IST
Leading cement manufacturer JK Cement Ltd on Friday said it is planning to invest Rs 196 crore to expand its power generation facilities in Rajasthan. The company is to set up waste heat recovery power plant at its Nimbahera facility in Rajasthan, at a cost of Rs 111.1 crore.
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SpiceJet gets its own aircraft
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 05:11 PM IST
SpiceJet, India's no-frills, low-cost private domestic carrier, on Thursday inducted the first of the 20 new generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft for which it placed orders with the U.S. aircraft manufacturer last year when the airline began its operations.
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RBI cancels licence of Dhansura People’s Co-op
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 05:09 PM IST
As a final step after examining all the options for revival of the bank and in order to protect the interest of the depositors, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has decided to cancel the licence of the Dhansura People's Co-operative Bank, Gujarat.
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No decision on Indian scientist's visa yet: US embassy
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 05:05 PM IST
The US embassy has stated that no final decision had been taken on reputed Indian scientist Goverdhan Mehta's application for a visa following a newspaper report that he was turned away by the consulate in Chennai.
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K'swamy expands his cabinet
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 05:01 PM IST
Two weeks after assuming office, the BJP-JD (S) ministry in Karnataka headed by HD Kumaraswamy was today expanded with the induction of 20 ministers, including 11 from the saffron party.
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We doubt Mittal's intentions: Luxembourg
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 04:59 PM IST
In a new twist to the raging controversy over steel magnate L N Mittal’s bid to take over giant Arcelor steel plant, Luxembourg on Friday said it doubted his ‘intentions’ and questioned India’s intervention in the issue.
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Black Buck case: Salman Khan found guilty
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 04:39 PM IST
The jodhpur court on Friday found Salman Khan guilty in the black buck poaching case under forest Act, section 51. Bolly wood actor Salman Khan was accused of killing two black bucks.
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BBC to launch online interactive initiative Climate Chaos
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 04:27 PM IST
UK pubcaster the BBC will air shows on the science behind and issues surrounding the hottest topic of the day - climate change.To launch its Climate Chaos season the BBC - in conjunction with Oxford University .
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Service tax not likely to hit Rlys this year
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 04:23 PM IST
Railway passengers may be spared a levy of service tax in the coming budget even though the finance ministry is considering ways to widen the scope of the tax. Railway ministry sources say that a levy of service tax on rail services would amount to the government taxing itself.
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Nimbus bags cricket telecast rights
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 04:10 PM IST
Indian television production company Nimbus Communications has been awarded the global Indian cricket telecast rights for four years after a $612 million bid, a senior cricket official said on Friday.
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Three TV news channels blacked out in Assam
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 04:03 PM IST
Three major national channels - Zee News, Aaj Tak and Star News - were Friday blacked out in Assam by cable TV operators for 48 hours for allegedly failing to project the state and the North East in the right perspective.
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Kerala official caught on camera accepting bribe
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 04:00 PM IST
A chief engineer in the Irrigation Department of Kerala was caught on camera allegedly accepting bribe, following which he was placed under suspension.
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Lok Sabha adjourned over army head count
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 03:58 PM IST
The Lok Sabha was adjourned abruptly on Friday after opposition members raised slogans to denounce a government-sponsored survey that seeks to find out how many Muslims the Indian military has.
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Boy drinks poison after mother scolds him
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 03:55 PM IST
Ubaid Ansari (16), a Std X student of Anjuman Islam School in Byculla, drank poison last night after his mother reprimanded him for skipping his tuitions. He was admitted to Nair Hospital.
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Bomb hoax at AP Assembly
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 03:52 PM IST
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly was searched by bomb detection squad today following an anonymous call that bomb was placed in its premises, which later turned out to be a hoax.
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Farallon acquires stake in Indiabulls unit
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 03:51 PM IST
Indiabulls Financial Services Ltd said on Thursday that a unit of Farallon Capital Management LLC has taken a 60 percent stake in Indiabulls Infrastructure Ltd. (IIL) for Rs 1.50 crore.
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India seals series with an emphatic victory
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 03:49 PM IST
Rudra Pratap Singh's rise reflects cricket's growing spread in the country. Here is a small-town lad who chased his dream in the bright lights of the city and has walked right into the illuminated big stage.
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HC directs MCD to Close banquets halls in residental areas
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 03:43 PM IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday ordered the MCD to close down all banquet halls functioning in the capital's residential areas. "Running of banquet halls are a perennial source of nuisance for residents.
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Fog disrupts road, air traffic in Delhi
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:52 AM IST
Road, rail and air traffic in the capital was disrupted by thick fog cover on Friday morning.Several flights had to be delayed or diverted as the visibility was reduced to just a few meters.
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IAF chief Tyagi to leave on Singapore, Malaysia tour
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:43 AM IST
Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi will kick off a five-day tour of Singapore and Malaysia on Saturday to whet their interest in strategic military partnership with India.
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Central Information Commission faces flak
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:36 AM IST
It was with great fanfare the Central Information Commission was launched in October last year, set up under the Right to Information Act of 2005 to make the bureaucracy accountable.
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'Civil nuclear deal, economic ties with India most important'
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:21 AM IST
Observing that US has embarked on a strategic partnership with "rising global power" India, Richard Boucher, the Assistant Secretary of State designate for South Asia on Thursday said a civilian nuclear partnership .
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Fodder scam: Lalu moves court for discharge
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:17 AM IST
A petition on behalf of railway minister Lalu Prasad was filed by his counsel Chittaranjan Sinha before the court of CBI (AHD) special judge Munilal Paswan here on Thursday seeking his discharge in a multi-crore fodder scam case.
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Court sets DMK councillor free
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:13 AM IST
The Madras High Court on Thursday quashed the detention order of DMK councillor K. Dhanasekaran under the Goondas Act. Allowing a habeas corpus petition filed by his counsel N.R. Elango and A. Saravanan.
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Inaugural Munabao-Khokhrapar train to carry 150 Indians
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:10 AM IST
After over 30 years, a train service between Munabao in Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Sindh province of Pakistan is set to resume on Saturday, carrying around 150 passengers from India on a historic journey across the border.
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SC order seals fate of Delhi high-rises
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:08 AM IST
The Supreme Court today stepped in to clean the construction mess in the Capital, asking the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to stop the use of residential areas for commercial purposes.
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West Bengal polls: 8 Ministers do not figure in Left Front list
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:06 AM IST
Eight Ministers of the West Bengal Government seven belonging to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and one to the All India Forward Bloc have been denied ticket for the upcoming Assembly polls in the State.
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CRPF to start programme to check suicides
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:05 AM IST
Faced with an alarming rise in suicides among its ranks, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has begun a series of family intervention programmes to cut the stress level - considered a key reason for the deaths.
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Manmohan's statement on Iran vote today
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 11:01 AM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will make a statement in Parliament on Friday on India's vote on the Iran nuclear issue at the International Atomic Energy Agency. The statement will be made in the Lok Sabha at 3 p.m.
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Reshuffle in BJP: Rajnath Singh springs surprises
by
anshul
on Fri 17 Feb 2006 10:59 AM IST
BJP chief Rajnath Singh undertook his first significant reshuffle of organisational responsibilities, coming up with some surprise choices. The BJP chief on Thursday went along expected lines to appoint former .
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