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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began its two-day national executive meeting here Monday favouring reserving 27 percent seats in higher education institutions for other backward castes (OBCs).

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Tennis starlet Sania Mirza had contrasting luck in the WTA Tour singles and doubles rankings released on Monday.The 19-year-old Indian slipped down two places to 40 in the singles but jumped two positions to 37 in the doubles.

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Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, on Monday made a surprise appearance at the venue of the party's National Executive meeting.

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The Meghalaya government will decide tomorrow on whether to ban the controversial Hollywood blockbuster 'The Da Vinci Code,' as several church leaders have raised their voice against screening of the movie in the state.

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Jail authorities could not produce controversial RJD MP Mohammed Shahabuddin before a court on Monday as he was 'indisposed'.Shahabuddin could not be produced before the court of First Class Judicial Magistrate B Gupta in a case relating to recovery of firearms during raids conducted at his Pratappur house as he was 'unwell', official sources said.

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Jindal Steel West (JSW) has sought 7,000 acres of land to start the groundwork for setting up a 10 million-tonne steel plant in Jharkhand.

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Auto major Honda is set to launch its car 'Civic' for the Indian roads in the next 2-3 months.

The 1.8-litre, 140-bhp engine car is targeted at buyers in the C and lower D segments. It will sport a price tag between Rs 10.5 lakh and Rs 13 lakh for its two variants. Honda has set a target of selling about 1,000 Civics in a month.

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AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa was unanimously elected Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly here on Monday.

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Security has been beefed up for Swami Ramdev following the arrest of a suspected person from the venue of a yoga camp being conducted here by the spiritual guru, police said.

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Moving quickly to bring an end to the quota imbroglio, government on Monday announced a 13-member committee headed by senior Congress MP Veerappa Moily to look into issue of implementation of 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher education institutions and requirements for increasing seats without reducing the number in general category.

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A petition, challenging the 93rd Constitutional Amendment making provisions for extending reservation to socially and economically backward classes in aided and unaided educational institutions, would come up for hearing before the Supreme Court on Monday.
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Mittal Steel Co is racing to arrange support among Arcelor SA shareholders for a special meeting aimed at derailing Arcelor's proposed combination with Russian steelmaker OAO Severstal, according to a newspaper report.

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Several IT companies in Andhra Pradesh are under the scanner of vigilance and enforcement wing as they are not paying sales tax on their software products, mostly unlicensed or customised, which are specifically developed for domestic clients.

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The situation in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh remains tense, a day after clashes between two communities following the killing of a local BJP leader.

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Taxiing forward on government's plan to upgrade the airport infrastructure across the country, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to invest around Rs 1,500 crore for modernising at least ten non-metro airports by 2008.

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A strike by around 1,000 workers of a Bahraini company to protest what they called inhuman living conditions, random pay cuts and unfair treatment came to an end on Sunday after the company management met most of their demands.

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The Supreme Court, which heard petitions on quotas, has told the Indian government to explain its quota policies within eight weeks.The petition sought regular reviews of reservation and definition of the term 'creamy layer' used in the issue.

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After rejecting the Government proposal, medicos on Monday stepped up their anti-reservation stir with faculty members of three premier hospitals going on mass casual leave and the medical fraternity gearing up for a total shutdown on Wednesday.

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West Indies have defeated India by 19 runs in the fifth and final one-day international at Port of Spain on Sunday.Chasing 256 for victory, India were bowled out for 236 in just 48 overs. With this emphatic victory, the hosts have won the series 4-1.

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The CBI will submit a report to the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on the sex racket in the state.

The CBI has prepared the report after conducting an identification parade of those allegedly involved in the racket in accordance with court orders.

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Asking the Congress-led UPA Government to act tough against Pakistan, former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha said New Delhi has "misunderstood" Islamabad's real intention regarding cross-border terrorism.

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Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter with security forces in the wee hours on Monday, police said.

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