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Six persons were killed and 32 others injured, 10 of them seriously, in two separate road accidents in Bihar's Saran and Aurangabad districts on Wednesday.

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After the recently concluded Assembly polls in West Bengal, the list of ministers in the new portfolio has been announced.

While the core team remains the same, changes have been made in portfolios like Labour and Information Technology (IT).

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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Wednesday escaped unhurt when armed militants ambushed his convoy in interior Thoubal district.

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Eighty six business process outsourcing (BPO) service providers are believed to have been cheated of crores of rupees by a Malaysian company.

A Malaysian marketing firm working on behalf of the BPO parent firm
confirmed that a fraud had been detected and directors of the company involved had been detained by the police.

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The Left parties displayed their clout in the ruling dispensation when they got the UPA government to pass a bill scrapping 18 posts from the list of offices of profit. The Bill, which simultaneously exempts the post of chairmanship of the National Advisory Council (NAC) from the list with retrospective effect, was passed by the Lok Sabha, amid a walk-out by the NDA camp.

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BSNL reduced its intra-circle call tariff for landline subscribers by 25 per cent to Rs 1.20 per minute from Rs 1.60 a minute.

The reduction in local call tariff follows the rationalisation of local calls from BSNL landline phones (within a circle), local calls to fixed lines both for own and other networks will be charged at pulse rate of 180 seconds as against 45 seconds for other networks.

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Pravin Mahajan, held on the charge of murdering his elder brother and BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan, will appear before a local court today through video-conferencing, his lawyer Nandkumar Rajurkar said here.

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The government has organised a special screening of the controversial movie The Da Vinci Code for catholic Christian organisations.

Catholic groups are opposing the release of the film based on Dan Brown's novel, which contends Jesus married Mary Magdelene and had children.

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Keen to resolve the reservation imbroglio, Government on Wednesday said in Lok Sabha that an "appropriate decision" will be taken on the issue but made it clear that there will be no dilution of its commitment to providing quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions.

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The state power and electricity department will spend Rs 60 crore for seven new projects during 2007 to improve power supply in the region.

The new schemes include three hydel projects and work for improvement of four sub-stations and distribution networks in the region tentatively by next year, additional chief engineer of power department H L Parthasarathy told UNI here today.

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today fixed the reference rate for rupee at 45.34 per US dollar, which was 27 paise higher from the previous rate of 45.61, an official spokesperson here said.

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For the first time ever, hot water would be made available to the Amarnath pilgrims at the base camp besides at Panjtharni, Sheshnag, Chandanwari, Nunwan and the holy cave shrine as well.

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As many as 46 more anti-retroviral treatment (ART) centres would be set up next month to provide free medicine and treatment to AIDS patients, the Lok Sabha was informed today.

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The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 1300 hours after an incensed BJP insisted on raising a privilege issue against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for ''''misleading'''' Parliament on the Indo-US nuclear deal even as the Chair refused permission to raise the issue.

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Mittal Steel will meet investors to 'listen to their demands' after its offer for rival Arcelor is launched on Thursday but could cut the cash component, a company official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

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AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa and DMK chief Karunanidhi can be aptly referred to as the 'J&K' of Tamil Nadu politics, which is beset with deep hatred and personal animosity.

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The PCMC-run Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, which has seen a turnaround in recent times with the introduction of new facilities, has added yet another feather to its cap.

Two of its senior surgeons have performed a feat which has earned the hospital a place in the record books.

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Mahinder Singh Dhoni served early warning to the bowlers in the Caribbean with a swashbuckling knock in India's tour opening practice match against Jamaica Eleven at Jarrett Park here.

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Tata Steel is likely to complete acquisition of a minority stake in an overseas coal mine by the end of the current calendar year, said A D Baijal, vice-president (raw materials), on Tuesday. The company is also looking at buying more steel plants abroad, he said.

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Despite repeated appeals by the central government for senior resident doctors to resume work, there has been no response from protesting doctors.

The government is now hardening its stance and says it will terminate services of senior residents as they have no reason to agitate.

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The Mukherjee Commission's findings on the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose have been tabled in Parliament along with an action taken report.

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Indian Airlines and aerospace company Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) will team up with European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industrie, to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) venture at an estimated cost of over Rs 500 crore.

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This may well be the next big challenge for Indian IT companies — creating a mind share for their brands among global CXOs (CEOs, COOs, CTOs etc).

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Buy 'em out - this seems to be the mantra for Wipro Technologies over the last few months. The global IT services division of Wipro has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-based mechanical design services firm, Quantech in an-all-cash deal.

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Sony Corp will release the first laptop capable of playing, editing and recording next-generation, high-definition videos in the Blu-ray DVD format.

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Medical services at the Goa Medical College and Hospital were partially affected on Wednesday as resident doctors struck work to extend solidarity to agitating students in condemning police "brutality" on protesting doctors in Mumbai.

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Ahead of the swearing in of the LDF ministry in Kerala on Thursday, veteran leader V S Achuthanandan was on Wednesday elected the CPI(M) legislature party leader.

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In a crucial move, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Delhi Police to examine the possibility of initiating extradition proceedings against Vikas Gill, one of the absconding accused in the Jessica Lall murder case.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he would look into the Indian Newspaper Society’s request for rationalisation of customs duties on newsprint and printing machinery and exemption of newsprint from Value Added Tax (VAT).

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to start consultations with political parties from Wednesday on the issue of OBC quota in elite educational institutions.

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The government has initiated the first move to do away with tax exemptions enjoyed by individuals and companies.

The finance ministry has floated a list of exemptions and sought comments on the ones that could be phased out. While the ministry has not prioritised the list, it has flagged everything from agricultural income, which is not taxed at present, to the exemptions available on various savings tools like PPF, MFs and life insurance.

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Software major Infosys on Tuesday said it plans to spend around Rs 3,600 crore this year on development of its training and infrastructure facilities.

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A major fire broke out in the administrative building of the Rashtriya Chemical and Fertilisers Ltd at Sion here on Wednesday, according to fire brigade sources.

The fire broke out at around 9 am on the third floor of 'Priyadarshini' building and eight fire engines, seven tankers and two ambulances have been rushed to the spot, the sources said.

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Amid efforts to get Congressional approval for the Indo-US nuclear deal, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns spoke to Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and they decided to hold further discussions in London next week to go over all aspects of the agreement.

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Resident doctors of five hospitals started a 48-hour token strike to extend support to anti-quota agitations by the medical students, which entered the fifth day. Around 1000 junior doctors of five hospitals - City Civil Hospital, VS Hospital, LG Hospital, Shardaben Hospital and Nagri Eye Hospital started the strike at 9 am.

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Many students from the reserved category in the North-East have come out against reservations.Six of the eight states in the region are predominantly tribal, and Assam, which has a significant tribal and OBC population, is now seeing the emergence of a new front on the issue.

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The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) is all set to declare the ICSE and ISC results on Wednesday.Nearly 1,500 schools in the country and abroad are affiliated to the Council.

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Anti-quota protests continue in several parts of the country, a day after the Health Ministry asked striking doctors to resume work.

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The judicial custody of Pravin Mahajan, held on the charge of murdering his elder brother and BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, ends today.

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The markets opened in the green on Wednesday with the benchmark index trading at 12,110 levels.In the broader markets, the Nifty, gained 1.8 per cent or 63 points. It is hovering at 3586 levels

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Exam and parental pressure is taking its toll on students.In yet another incident, a class tenth student at Delhi's famous Sanskriti School hanged herself earlier this week.

The pressure of results and what field to opt for was too much for Shefali to take even though she was a bright student.

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