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View Article  Jessica Lal case: All accused acquitted

After a seven-year-long trial, all nine accused in the Jessica Lal murder case have been acquitted by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge SL Bhayana acquitted prime accused Manu Sharma, son of former union minister Vinod Sharma.

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View Article  10,000 cr. for irrigation

Surpassing all records in the outlay for irrigation by any State Government thus far, the Andhra Pradesh Government on Monday allotted a whopping sum of Rs. 10,000 crores for this sector in the annual budget for 2006-07.

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View Article  Dhoni is murderous, says Inzamam

Having suffered from his blade in the just-concluded series, Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq on Tuesday described Mahendra Singh Dhoni as "murderous" and a player to be watched in the 2007 World Cup.

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View Article  Shahabuddin's father, wife file for anticipatory bail

Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammad Shahabuddin's father and wife have filed petitions for anticipatory bail in a Bihar court, a police official said on Tuesday.

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View Article  Dravid overruled selection panel to shield Ganguly: Dungarpur

Captain Rahul Dravid overruled the selection committee and opened the innings in the Test series against Pakistan to shield predecessor Sourav Ganguly from the strong Pakistani pace attack, Indian team manger Raj Singh Dungarpur says.

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View Article  Revamped TGILC to launch on 24 Feb; Pak contestants to participate
It is back with a double measure of fun, laughter and entertainment! The second season of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge (TGILC Dwitiya) starts on 24 February on Star One with new features added to it.
 
  
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View Article  Delhi hospitals set up special wards for bird flu

Hospitals in the national capital have set up special wards for treatment of any suspected human case of bird flu while the Delhi Government on Tuesday instructed food joints in the city to procure chickens .

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View Article  'Explosive used in railway station blast may be RDX'

Government on Tuesday told Lok Sabha that explosive used in Sunday's blast in Ahmedabad railway station was suspected to be RDX, given the intensity of the blast which blew off a huge chunk of the platform roof and caused other damage.

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View Article  RCVL recores Rs 310 cr profit in Q3

Ahead of its listing, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company on Tuesday announced a net profit of Rs 310 crore for Reliance Communication Ventures Ltd (RCVL) for the third quarter ended December 31, 2005.

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View Article  RBI is minting money in crores

Mints are on an overdrive, spewing out coins like never before. In December ’05, coins worth around Rs 1,100 crore rolled out of the state-owned mints. This is a curiously high figure.

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View Article  Sania climbs to 36

India's tennis sensation Sania Mirza has moved up two rungs to be placed 36th in the latest WTA rankings.Last week, she had dropped six places from 32 to 38.

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View Article  Aditya Birla group to foray into power again

Intends to set-up 4,000 MW ultra mega-power project after a gap of almost 10 years.The Aditya Birla group is foraying into power generation once again. After its aborted attempts to enter power generation with the Rosa .

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View Article  Fog disrupts flights in Delhi

Air services were disrupted for over four hours in the morning after a blanket of fog enveloped Delhi and surrounding areas. No services operated from the airport between 5-9 am as the Runway Visibility Range reduced to near zero.

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View Article  Two Reliance Commn firms write off Rs 4500 cr

Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) today announced that the two companies operating under its telecom holding arm, Reliance Communications Ventures Ltd (RCVL), approved write-offs and provisions of Rs 4,500 crore.

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View Article  BJP parliamentary meet on Tuesday

The BJP parliamentary wing will meet on Tuesday to discuss the party's stand on the Iran issue. On the Indo-US nuclear deal, the party leadership has demanded that India should not put fast breeder reactors in the nuclear list.

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View Article  SAP eyes SME space; plans more offices

In a bid to tap growing opportunities in the small and medium enterprise (SME) space, global business software solution company SAP is considering setting up new offices in various locations in India, including Chennai.

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View Article  Centre criticises UP minister's remark

The Centre has voiced criticism against Uttar Pradesh minister Haji Yaqoob Qureshi for offering a reward of Rs 51 crore for killing the Danish cartoonist.The Centre said the Minister for Haj and Minority Affairs had no.

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View Article  Govt clamps control on bird flu drugs

Authorities are stocking up antiviral tablets after tests on Monday confirmed bird flu outbreak in Navapur in Maharashtra.There is a nationwide alert after the disease was detected on Saturday.

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View Article  LNG plant near Dabhol to be completed by Sept'

GAIL (India) Ltd has said that it would complete the remaining portion of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant adjacent to the Dabhol power project by the end of September. The company is also in talks with Qatar, Oman, Malaysia, Australia, and Abu Dhabi for sourcing gas.

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View Article  Best Bakery retrial: Court to deliver verdict

Eighteen months after charges were framed, a sessions court is expected to deliver its verdict in the Best Bakery retrial case.Fourteen people were killed when a mob attacked the Best Bakery in Vadodara on March 1, 2002.

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View Article  LIC Housing Fin sees 35% rise in net profit

LIC Housing Finance Ltd expects to end the fiscal with a net profit of about Rs 200 crore, or about 35 per cent over the last fiscal, the company's Director and Chief Executive, S. K. Mitter, said here on Monday.

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View Article  New peace bridge opens in Kashmir

The chief minister of the occupied Kashmir on Monday opened a ‘peace bridge’ linking the Indian-held Kashmir with Azad Jammu and Kashmir, replacing a narrow footbridge that was severely damaged by a devastating earthquake last year.

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View Article  Ruckus in Assembly

The state Assembly today witnessed angry and vociferous protests by members, irrespective of party lines, against the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission with five associate members submitting their resignations.

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View Article  Report on Marad carnage submitted to government

 The Judicial Commission that probed the 2003 communal carnage at Marad beach near Calicut district in north Kerala, which claimed nine lives and led to a deep communal divide between the Muslims and Hindus, yesterday submitted its report to the state government.


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View Article  HCL Infosys, Nokia carve up territories

HCL Infosystems and Nokia India today announced an extension of their “long-term distribution strategy”, under which Nokia would venture into direct distribution and sales of its mobile handsets in India. 

 
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View Article  Indian Islamic court issues death sentence for cartoonists

An Islamic court in India has issued a fatwa, or religious decree, condemning to death the 12 artists who drew the controversial caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

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View Article  ONGC flows oil from D1 field

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has successfully flown oil from the D1 field at the western offshore. The field, which was discovered during the same time as the Bombay High in 1976, was left dormant by oil pundits as they thought it was not feasible, an ONGC executive said.

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View Article  CPM threatens to withdraw support to UPA govt

The CPM, on Monday, hinted it might withdraw support to the UPA government if it failed to ''rectify its mistake'' of voting against Iran at the next crucial IAEA Board meeting on March 6, saying all options were open before the party.

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