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Bollywood heroines Ayesha Takia, Tanisha Mukherjee, Vidya Balan, Katrina Kaif and Sneha Ullal have been nominated for the face of the year award that will recognise upcoming talents who boast of beauty with brains.

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Making good use of technology available with telephone companies, the Chandigarh Police managed get the Tyagi brothers, co-accused in the sensational triple murder case of Sector 34, arrested, with the help of the Gujarat Police from a remote place in Gujarat last night.

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Shabana Azmi, one of India's most versatile screen actors, has strongly backed joint film productions by India and Pakistan, saying it would be a win-win situation for both the countries.

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Sourav Ganguly has not been included in Indian squad for the first cricket Test against England.Apart from him, Gautam Gambhir, Zaheer Khan and Ajit Agarkar have also been left out of the team.

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In their first meeting after the MDMK decided to continue in the DMK-led DPA for the coming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, MDMK Chief Vaiko today handed over a list of the number of constituencies his party wanted to contest to DMK President M Karunanidhi here.

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Former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha has been released from judicial custody after Jharkhand Government withdrew cases against him.Sinha, booked under Section 151 of the CRPC.

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Eyeing a major chunk of the burgeoning notebook computer market, HCL Infosystems on Wednesday entered the mobile computer market with products targeted at specific user groups.

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Former Shiv Sena leader Raj Thackeray has told supporters that he will win power in Maharashtra.Speaking at a rally in Pune he said that his party would be launched in Mumbai.

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Profit taking during the fag end of the session took a toll of a few blue chip stocks but the benchmark BSE index Sensex, which had crossed the 10,300 mark in early trades, still ended the session with a modest gain of 19.73 points.

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Decreasing users has forced authorities to scale down services of Multi-Modal Transport System trains as Hyderabad lacks transport to connect the suburbs.

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Telecom regulator TRAI has reduced the Access Deficit Charge (ADC), at 1.5 per cent of gross revenue, which also includes revenue from international calls, in a move that would drastically bring down both STD and ISD tariffs.

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NDTV has received a compact disc said to contain phone conversations of Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh. The CD has alleged discussions between him and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.

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At least three sailors have died in a fire on board an Indian navy ship off the eastern coast.Five others with serious injuries have been taken to a navy hospital in Kalyani.

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India's current account deficit (CAD) for 2005-06 is projected at 2.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a report on balance of payments (BoP) presented to Prime Minister's office by the Economic Advisory Council in New Delhi Wednesday.

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After shadow-boxing with the CCI youngsters over three days in Mumbai, England will take on the Board President's XI at Vadodara. The three-day match at IPCL stadium is classified as a first-class game for the visitors.

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 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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Indian carriers are fast emerging the hottest clients in the global aircraft market. The latest kid on the domestic aviation block, GoAir on Wednesday finalised its shopping list announcing plans to buy 20 Airbus A320 jets for $1.2 billion.

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Congress MLAs presented a divided picture on Wednesday over the issue of implementing the Girglani Commission's report on repatriation of non-local employees of the Government to their native zones.

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great-grandmother attending computer classes! That was precisely what happened when Rosakutty, aged 106 years, walked into a computer literacy class in Kadamakudi panchayat in Ernakulam district last Sunday, DHNS reports from Thiruvananthapuram.

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The Union Government on Wednesday put the estimated foodgrains output for the current year (2005-06) at 209.32 million tonnes compared to 204.61 million tonnes last year. Of this the kharif production is likely to be 108.15 million tonnes compared to 103 million tonnes last year.

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The Hindu Personal Law Board on Thursday announced a Rs 51 crore reward for eliminating artist M F Hussain and others while a Congress Minority Cell leader offered Rs 11 lakh to any ‘patriot’ chopping off the painter’s hands for hurting Hindu sentiments.

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The government will have to take a call on permitting foreign direct investment in the domestic stock exchanges, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

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Four boys aged between 10 and 18 died after being caught in crossfire between soldiers and guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, prompting Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to order a probe into the matter.

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India Inc’s foreign acquisition and capex plans have led to many corporates tapping the overseas market for funds, especially through FCCBs. In the first two months of ’06, Indian companies have already raised $1.4bn .

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The defreezing of the two London bank accounts of controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, a key accused in the Bofors pay-off case, rocked the Lok Sabha today with an agitated Opposition demanding an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue.

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Private equity fund Chrys Capital has acquired around a 5% stake in Bajaj Auto Finance through the private placement route. According to sources, the investment is part of a much bigger fund mobilisation exercise carried.

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Parliament is set to discuss New Delhi's decision to refer Iran's nuclear programme to the UN Security Council.Communist allies of the government criticised the vote at the IAEA on February 4 backing US position on Iran.

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As US undersecretary for political affairs R Nicholas Burns arrived here on Wednesday to resolve differences in the civilian-military separation plan for the July 18 Indo-US nuclear deal, India has drawn up a "bottom-line" .

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