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Saturday, April 8

A-I to double frequency of Toronto-Delhi flights
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 05:32 PM IST
TORONTO: After a year of successfully operating flights from Toronto to Delhi, Air India has announced that it will be doubling the service from May 1.The airline's flights will depart from Toronto to Delhi every day except Tuesday with brief stops in Birmingham and Amritsar.
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Reservation bell may ring in schools too
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 05:27 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The reservation juggernaut may well breach a new fort — private schools.The law that enables the Centre to extend OBC quota to private and public professional colleges, also permits it to introduce 27% quota in high-profile schools.
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SBI staff begin fresh round of talks with management
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 05:14 PM IST
Striking State Bank of India employees began a fresh round of talks with bank Chairman AK Purwar to find a solution to their indefinite strike, demanding higher pension, that entered the sixth day on Saturday.
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Sonia resigns as head of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation
by
Bhavesh
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 05:05 PM IST
NEW DELHI: Taking no chances ahead of the Rae Bareli election, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has resigned from the Chairpersonship of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.
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Bukhari detained in Ghaziabad.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:57 PM IST
New Delhi, April 8: Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari was on Saturday detained in neighbouring Ghaziabad to prevent him from going to Aligarh to visit the riot-affected areas there.
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Boucher assures no review of nuke deal.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:54 PM IST
New Delhi, April 8: Amid concerns that the Congress could insert fresh conditions on India in the civil nuclear Bill being debated in Washington,
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It's back to 'Advani-Jinnah bhai bhai'
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:52 PM IST
Surat, April 8: The Jinnah ghost has returned to haunt senior BJP leader L K Advani.
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RIL to set up biggest SEZ in Haryana.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:49 PM IST
If you thought that Reliance Industries' thousand hectare Special Economic Zone in Jamnagar is big, think again.
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AG gives Chawla 'clean chit' as PM ignores Constitution.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:45 PM IST
In a brazen attempt to skirt the charges of impropriety levelled by the Opposition BJP-led National Democratic Alliance against Election Commissioner Navin Chawla,
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Sensex loses Rs 20,000-cr.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:42 PM IST
Investors lost an estimated Rs 20,470.32 crores in a volatile market, as the benchmark Sensex plunged by over 157 points on panic selling on rumours about SEBI action against some foreign funds, despite the market zooming to a new high of 11,930.66 during the day.
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Amritraj brings India back after Bopanna flop.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:39 PM IST
Prakash Amritraj bounced back India splendidly in Davis Cup to turn the tables on Pakistan's Aqeel Khan in three sets.
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Sania-Liezel enter semifinals in Amelia Island.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:37 PM IST
Sania Mirza continued her doubles' roll as she entered the semifinals of the USD 600,000 Bausch and Lomb Championships on the WTA Tour in Florida, USA.
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Experiment time for Team India.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:33 PM IST
Guwahati: With skipper Rahul Dravid rested, and Virender Sehwag all set to captain the next two ties, Team India is all set to make some experiments.
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LeT militant nabbed in UP.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:30 PM IST
In a major success, Uttar Pradesh police's Special Task Force (STF) and Jammu and Kashmir police nabbed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Ateria Railway station in Sitapur district late on Friday.
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Trade policy opens gate to employment.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:22 PM IST
You can blame it on the election fever in Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu. The foreign trade policy is being used as a political statement, with the aam aadmi taking centre stage.
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Maxis, Tata join hands to share Idea pie.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:19 PM IST
MUMBAI: The Tata Group is believed to have chosen Malaysia’s Maxis as the ‘preferred bidder’ for its 48.14per cent stake in Idea Cellular.
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It's a summer of discontent.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:16 PM IST
MUMBAI: It may not trigger self-immolations. It may not even generate massive countrywide protests. But a sense of muted outrage and a simmering discontent is sweeping India and Indians from every walk of life, even as the government is set to raise reservations in centrally-funded government institutions from 22.5% to 49.5%.
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India shining: Exports boom to create 2 cr jobs.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:13 PM IST
NEW DELHI: India's booming exports will not just earn valuable foreign exchange , but could also generate more than two crore jobs by 2009-10 across the country.
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MF Hussain's painting under scanner.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:09 PM IST
MF Hussain, one of India's most celebrated yet controversial artists, may be in trouble once again.
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OBC reservation: IIT aspirants face pressure.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:07 PM IST
Nearly three lakh students will be taking the preliminary Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) exams on Sunday.
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War room case: CBI not told what was leaked.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 12:01 PM IST
The CBI may have got cracking in the 'navy war room leak' case with five arrests and countrywide raids on Wednesday, but it may actually end up clutching thin air.
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The Da Vinci Code, now in Malayalam.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:54 AM IST
NEW DELHI: While a movie version of The Da Vinci Code readies for global release in May, a Malayalam translation of Dan Brown's bestseller will hit the bookshelves in two weeks.
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Show cause notice for Natwar likely.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:52 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate is likely to issue showcause notices soon to former External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and at least five other persons in connection with alleged irregularities in the oil-for-food scam in Iraq brought out by Volcker Committee.
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Reservation may fuel brain-drain.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:49 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The mood is grim. Students, across universities and schools, on Friday claimed that they felt unwanted in their own country and said that had little option now but to try and immigrate both for their education and employment.
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Slight intensity quake rocks Haryana.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:46 AM IST
NEW DELHI: A slight intensity earthquake, measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale, hit Sonepat in Haryana in the wee hours on Saturday, the Meteorological Department said.
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Assam ready for final phase of poll battle.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:44 AM IST
GUWAHATI: The stage is set for the second and final phase of voting in the Assam assembly poll on Monday with political parties making a last ditch effort to woo voters.
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Maoists kill three, injure seven in Chhattisgarh.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:43 AM IST
RAIPUR: Maoist guerrillas killed three civilians and injured seven, including four policemen, in two incidents in violence-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Saturday.
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Left to review govt support after assembly polls.
by
vinita
on Sat 08 Apr 2006 11:40 AM IST
NEW DELHI: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) on Friday said that it would review its support for the government after state elections are out of the way next month.
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