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NEW DELHI: This is the text of the statement made by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday after submitting her resignation: "For two days some people are creating an atmosphere in the country.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday extended the March 29 deadline till June 30 on sealing of premises which were illegally commercialized in the residential areas of the capital.

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LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party on Friday dismissed reports that disqualified party MP Jaya Bachchan would be fielded from
Rae Bareli against Congress President Sonia Gandhi who on
Thursday resigned from the Lok Sabha.

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PUNE: The prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp case, Abdul Karim Telgi, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in a stamp case this year, plans to appeal against his conviction in the Bombay High Court,

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Friday, March 24, 2006 (Chennai ):
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has announced that AIADMK will contest 182 of 234 seats in the May 8 assembly elections.
Jayalalithaa released the list of the constituencies to be contested by her party and allies MDMK, Dalit Panthers of India, Indian National League and rebel factions of All India Forward Bloc and Indian Union Muslim League.

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Panitanki(West Bengal)/ Karkarvita(Nepal): Security has been tightened up along the Indian side of the India-Nepal border after reports of firing between Maoists rebels and security forces on the Nepalese side.

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Chetan Anand edged past Hendra Wijaya of Singapore to enter the semifinals of the men's singles badminton event at the 18th Commonwealth Games on Thursday. The fourth seed notched up a hard-fought 21-16 13-21 21-11 win in the quarterfinals to reach the last four.

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Friday, March 24, 2006 (Bhubaneshwar):
Naxalites attacked a police station and adjoining Orissa State Armed Police camp at R Udayagiri in Gajapati district.
In the exchange of fire between the Naxals and the police personnel, a few casualties were reported among the policemen, Superintendent of Police, Gajapati, A N Sinha, said.

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MUMBAI: A 34-year-old BPO executive was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his Malad residence on Wednesday night. Police said the deceased, Rajesh Vajhrani, was found nude in a pool of vomit, by his sister. He was rushed to Cooper Hospital where doctors declared him dead .

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By V. Krishnaswamy, Melbourne: Six months after coming out of the cooler, Indian weightlifting could face a ban for up to five years with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) confirming Friday that two of its lifters had tested positive for a banned substance.

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In the New Delhi suburb Gurgaon, shiny new shopping malls line the main street, housing Western brands ranging from apparel retailer Benetton Group to restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday.

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NEW DELHI: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, smarting over the panning
of his film " Mangal Pandey ", says the fourth estate should
be the watchdog of society - not its lap dog.
"Because they want more advertisements, they are destroying what is a very important part of the society - news reporting. It is wasting important national space that should be used in a more productive manner

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Washington: If rumours are to believed then Bollywood beauty Aishwarya Rai may soon be rubbing shoulders with Hugh Jackman in the next ‘X-Men’ movie. The director Bret Ratner reportedly told IESB.net that he’s out to cast Rai in “Rush Hour 3”,

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AMRITSAR: Declaring that "meaningful" agreement was possible with Pakistan on Siachen, Sir Creek and Baglihar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday made it clear that it would be a mistake to link a solution to Jammu and Kashmir with other issues.
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Friday, March 24, 2006 (New Delhi):
The Delhi High Court has asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)
to take action against senior officials who are responsible for
allowing illegal constructions.
While the MCD has identified 160 junior engineers for corruption, it is yet to name any senior officials.
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NEW DELHI: Congress workers turned up in large numbers
at 10, Janpath residence of party President Sonia Gandhi on Friday
and extended full support to her, a day after she resigned from
Lok Sabha and as Chairperson of the National Advisory Council.

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