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View Article  Lalu returns passport after foreign visit

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad accused in cases related to the 1966 fodder scam, on Tuesday returned his passport to a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Ranchi after returning from an official foreign tour.

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View Article  PSU officers threaten to go on strike

Officers of five leading public sector firms including power giant NTPC and steel major SAIL on Tuesday threatened to go on strike if the government failed to meet their demands, which include greater financial autonomy.

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View Article  Agni-III was partially successful: Pranab

The launch of the intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-III was a "partial success" and should be seen as a stepping stone in pushing the country towards further advances in military technology, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here today.

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View Article  Rajya Sabha MP Vasant Chavan dead

Rajya Sabha MP and NCP leader Vasant Chavan died at MLA hostel here on Tuesday.

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View Article  SPO killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh

A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and a police station was attacked by Naxalites in two separate incidents in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Tuesday.

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View Article  Jalandhar school team heads for NASA

What would life on Mars be like? An idle thought for many, but a question of utmost seriousness for 13 school students from Punjab's Jalandhar town who leave for the US on Tuesday night to participate in a NASA competition on a settlement on Mars.

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View Article  Mumbai police release suspects' sketches

Based on the eyewitness account of a pavement dweller, the Mumbai police have made sketches of the two men it believes were behind the defacing of the statue of Meenatai Thackeray, the late wife of Bal Thackeray.

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View Article  Strike cripples road transport in UP

Public transport was crippled in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday as state-run buses went off the road in response to a 24-hour strike call given by the UP Roadways Employees' Union to press for higher wages.

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View Article  AI probing pilferage of liquor bottles from PM's plane

Air India's vigilance department is investigating the alleged pilferage of liquor bottles from the Prime Minister's Special Aircraft by the airline staff during a flight abroad, official sources said on Tuesday.

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View Article  Rs 1 crore narcotics seized in Tamil Nadu

Two persons hailing from Gudalur in neighboring Tamil Nadu have been arrested on charges of possessing 950 grams of brown sugar.

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View Article  Rahul's engagement

Rahul Mahajan was hounded by the press yet again on Monday – but this time not all for the wrong reasons. The son of the deceased BJP strategist Pramod Mahajan got engaged to long-time friend of the family .

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View Article  Gujarat NRI murder: Police stenographer held

A local court on Monday remanded a police stenographer to 10-day police custody in the murder case of US-based NRI Pankaj Trivedi.

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View Article  Saif Ali Khan breaks his lover-boy image in "Omkara"

From loverboy to master manipulator: Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan's transformation into a repellant political operator for an Indian take on Shakespeare's classic ``Othello'' was no easy task, the film's director says.

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View Article  Four killed, several injured in grenade attack at Dal Gate

At least four people were killed and several injured when militants hurled a grenade on a tourist vehicle at Dal Gate in Srinagar on Tuesday.

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View Article  Priyanka basks in the glory of Krrish

Priyanka Chopra, who has had a phenomenal career growth, performed at a show in Antwerp with Kareena Kapoor and Malaika Arora and says it was like a girls' day out.

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View Article  Amitabh Bachchan honored with a Doctorate

Its great news for Amitabh Bachchan's fans as their favorite actor will be honored by the Leicester University with an honorary degree of Doctorate of Arts for his contribution to the movie business in India.

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View Article  Kerala man arrested for tall claims on elephant

Is Sethulakshmy pregnant? This is a big question which is bothering the Kerala police after they arrested the owner of the 38-year-old captive elephant.

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View Article  Twenty20: Sachin slams unbeaten fifty

Sachin Tendulkar took another step on his road to recovery from a shoulder injury by scoring 50 not out for an International XI against Pakistan at the Brit Oval in a Twenty20 Earthquake Relief match that raised funds for the victims of last October's destruction in Pakistan.

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View Article  Karnataka CM in dock over illegal mining in Bellary

In Karnataka, the BJP is facing an embarrassing standoff with its own coalition partner, the JD(S). The issue is illegal mining in the Bellary district, an open secret.

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View Article  Duty-free ride for bio-diesel?

The government is considering a host of tax incentives to promote the use of bio-diesel. The Petroleum ministry has approached the finance ministry with a proposal seeking waiver of excise duties on the product.

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View Article  Indo-B'desh passport plan to be scrapped

The India-Bangladesh Passport scheme, under which residents of the North Eastern states can avail a special document to travel only to Bangladesh,

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View Article  Reliance plans to set up integrated port in Gujarat

Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries is preparing for a big-ticket investment, running in thousands of crores, in developing an integrated port on India’s western coast.

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View Article  Prostitution racket busted in Delhi

Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed a prostitution racket operating in the city and arrested eight alleged call girls and two pimps in overnight raids.

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View Article  Clear stand on 'tainted' ministers: SC

The Supreme Court on Monday did not take kindly to the delay in the Centre's response to a PIL challenging the inclusion of 'tainted' persons in the Manmohan Singh council of ministers and ordered the UPA government not to hedge the 'important' issue.

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View Article  Scientists not reading much into Agni failure

Brushing aside the unsuccessful test-firing of the 3,500-km Agni-III, defence scientists say initial preparations for testing the two-stage solid-fuelled ballistic missile again have already begun.

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View Article  Honda hopes to sell 12000 units of Civic

Honda Siel Cars India has booked 1,500 units of its premium sedan Civic, within five working days of the launch.

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View Article  PM, Prez discuss Profit Bill ahead of House session

PM Manmohan Singh met President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday.

Though Rashtrapati Bhavan officials called it a part of "the regular interaction between the two leaders", the timing of the meeting days ahead of the monsoon session gains significance in view of the divergence over the office-of-profit Bill.


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View Article  AAI set to pump Rs 120 crore in Kolkata airport

The Kolkata Airport will get a makeover with the Airports Authority of India pumping in Rs 120 crore for the upgrade of existing facilities and other additions.

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View Article  IT cos may surprise the mkt with Q1 results

Domestic IT companies are expected to come out with a decent set of Q1 results led by strong growth registered by large-caps like Infosys, Satyam and TCS in the quarter ended June 30, according to analysts.

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View Article  Haryana entrepreneurs to get tax holiday

Entrepreneurs setting up industrial units in Haryana would get tax concessions and facilities on the lines of similar tax holiday granted in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal.

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View Article  Tata Tele may launch in-country calling cards post-NLD licence

Tata Teleservices is understood to be planning to launch an in-country calling card service and is awaiting a National Long Distance licence, it has applied for to the Government.

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View Article  16 die in UP as monsoon swamps North India

Torrential showers pounded Uttar Pradesh claiming 16 more lives, mainly in house collapses, as the South-West Monsoon made further inroads into North India on Monday, raining relief from the oppressive heat.

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View Article  INSAT 4C launch unsuccessful

In a big setback for India the launch of the INSAT 4C satellite has been unsuccessful.

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