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In the light of the new proposals for extra reservation, there has been a raging debate in the country.
The debate surrounds the government's responsibility to ensure equal opportunity for the oppressed classes.

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ROURKELA: With barely 24 hours left for BJP President Rajnath Singh's 'Bharat Surakhsha Yatra' to roll into Rajgangpur, 40 km from here, tension prevails in the cement town over the district administration's decision not to allow the 'Jhanda Yatra (march with a flag)' on the occasion of Ramnavami.

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The Centre has given its go-ahead to Metro Rail projects for Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore and would provide viability gap funding for the projects in various states.

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NEW DELHI: European telecom equipment vendor Siemens AG will bid for the 45.5 million GSM network tender of Government-run BSNL for both mobile equipment as well as Third Generation Mobile services.

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For the first time in the country, an effort is being made to provide health insurance for HIV positive patients to finance their treatment.It is an uphill task for these patients, especially those who belong to the economically weaker sections, to fund their treatment.

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NEW DELHI: Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar continued her hunger strike at the AIIMS demanding proper rehabilitation of the families affected by the Sardar Sarovar Project even as people all across the country staged relay-fast and hunger strikes to express solidarity with her cause.

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BELPAHARI (WB): Apprehending Maoist strikes in the far-flung areas of West Midnapore district during the Assembly polls, a massive deployment of central para-military and state security forces has been made for 'area domination'.

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Two tremors of moderate intensity on Thursday struck several parts of Gujarat and Mumbai within a gap of nearly six years. People rushed out their homes in panic, official sources said.

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Government employees constitute a significant votebank in Tamil Nadu. Along with voters in their families, they form about 10 per cent of the state's electorate.

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Didn't your mother always tell you: "Be a leader." Common thinking does suggest that leaders don't just achieve success - they create it. And that chasers generally remain second best.

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MUMBAI: Patni Computer Systems Ltd, which provides IT services for telecom industry, on Friday said its wholly owned subsidiary Patni Computer Systems Inc has signed a multi-service contract with US-based Disney Mobile.

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NEW DELHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected a slightly lower growth rate of GDP in India for ’06 at 7.6%. It expects the rate to rise again to 7.8% in ’07.

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BANGALORE, India (AFP) - Prolific Indian spinner Anil Kumble said on Thursday he had not lost hope of playing in next year's World Cup in the West Indies since he had plenty of cricket left in him.

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Kerala's ruling Congress party is bracing for a shock in assembly elections, with at least half a dozen influential Muslim groups throwing their weight behind the Left Democratic Front (LDF).

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Former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh has told the Pathak inquiry authority that he has not received any money in the UN oil-for-food programme.

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MUMBAI: Personal and business financial transactions crumbled across India on Friday as the countrywide indefinite strike by the workers of India's largest bank continued for the fifth consecutive day.

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New Delhi: In yet another case of an Indian scaling heights in global corporate structure, Naina Lal Kidwai --the chief executive of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in India, has been elected as a new board member of global FMCG major Nestle

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ALIGARH: Curfew continued in parts of this Uttar Pradesh town on Friday with two more people dying overnight, taking the death toll in Thursday's communal violence to four.

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MUMBAI: The board of Infosys Technologies Ltd, India's second-largest software services exporter, will consider issuing bonus shares at its meeting on April 14, the company said.

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LUCKNOW: A 40-year old mother of five kids, Sunita Devi (name changed), was raped twice by a sweeper in the Balrampur Hospital on Wednesday night here. She was admitted to the hospital due to tumour pains. The sweeper, Ajit Valmiki, 25, was arrested by the police from his quarters in the hospital premises.

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NEW DELHI: Both appear to have the same speech-writer during this election season. Campaigning in Assam, PM Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi have echoed each other time and again.

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BANGALORE: An outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquitotransmitted viral disease, has affected at least 36,000 people in nine districts of the state, according to the state government

MUMBAI: For a 109-year-old company, this marks a small but significant event. Come July and the next generation of Birlas is expected to dominate the proceedings at Century Textiles & Industries annual general meeting (AGM).

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NEW DELHI: Almost a year after the war-room leak rocked the Navy like never before, and led to the sacking of four officers, the wheels of justice finally seem to be turning now after a long delay.

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JAMMU: Atleast 70 passengers are feared to have drowned when a bus carrying them fell into the mighty Chenab River in Doda district on Friday, official sources said.
The bus carrying over 70 passengers was on its way from Paddar to here when it skidded off the road and fell into the river at Shashoo in Kishtwar

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