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Wednesday, August 2

52 terrorist training camps reported to be in Pakistan
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Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 06:04 PM IST
As many as 52 terrorist training camps are reported to be existing in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the Government is continuing to inform the international community of these developments, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
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50 arrested in Bihar school certificate clashes
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 06:00 PM IST
Fifty people were arrested here Wednesday as hundreds of students clashed with the staff of a state educational body over high bribes allegedly charged by the latter for issuing Class 10 certificates.
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Pepsi, Coke still not safe to drink: CSE
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 05:57 PM IST
Three years after the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) released its study on pesticides in soft drinks and a joint parliamentary committee endorsed it later,
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Security beefed up at borders for I-Day
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 04:10 PM IST
The Border Security Force (BSF) along the Indo-Bangla border and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) along Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bhutan borders are on high alert to avoid any terrorist activity from outside on or before Independence Day.
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PM meets Cabinet over reservation issue
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 04:05 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh discussed the issue of reservation for OBCs with his cabinet colleagues on Thursday.
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Uttar Pradesh offers major sops in new SEZs
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 03:17 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh has decided to pull out all stops in offering sops to investors ready to set up units in the state’s newly created Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
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MMS scandal hits Ranchi institute
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 02:55 PM IST
A sleazy MMS of a Ranchi girl student is doing the rounds here, but the victim claims her face has been superimposed on the body of another girl.
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Sush sprains neck while shooting
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 02:42 PM IST
Actor Sushmita Sen has injured herself while filming a song sequence during a film shoot at Filmistan on Monday night.
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Good rains set to raise rice yield in Uttar Pradesh
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 02:38 PM IST
Consistent and widespread rains across Uttar Pradesh this year is set to boost the state’s rice production, even making it the country’s top rice producer, say officials.
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1,200 RIL fuel outlets to go on strike
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 02:27 PM IST
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)-owned fuel retail outlets have threatened to launch an indefinite strike from Thursday, protesting against the huge losses due to a decrease in demand of its fuels.
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TADA court denies CBI permission to take Salem to Delhi
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 02:08 PM IST
A TADA court, hearing the 1993 serial bomb blasts case, today turned down plea of Delhi Police to hand over the custody of extradited gangster Abu Salem in an extortion case. Court also denied permission to CBI to take Salem to Delhi.
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I never misled the court: Salman Khan
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 02:00 PM IST
Bollywood star Salman Khan has informed a local court that he has not mislead it regarding the statement he made about the license of his weapon in connection with poaching cases against him.
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Privilege motion moved against Jaswant in RS
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 01:52 PM IST
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a furore over the 'mole' in PMO issue as Congress members, led by V Narayanasamy, sought to raise a privilege motion against Leader of the Opposition Jaswant Singh.
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ULFA, govt peace talks in danger
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 01:33 PM IST
A fragile peace in Assam is under threat with security forces killing at least 15 militants of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in the past three weeks.
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Home loans get dearer
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 01:13 PM IST
Reserve Bank of India’s move to fight inflation pressure by increasing its key short-term reverse repo rate by a quarter point to 6 per cent last week, is sending the country’s home loan lenders on hike interest-rate spree.
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Madhya Pradesh moves towards private hydropower
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:56 PM IST
Electricity-starved Madhya Pradesh has decided to let an industry, establishment or private unit to commission small hydropower projects up to 25 MW capacity on its own or as a joint venture.
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India, Pak to make joint proposal on gas pipeline
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:50 PM IST
India and Pakistan are likely to present a joint proposal on pricing of natural gas, which the two neighbours want to import from Iran through an over 7 billion dollar pipeline.
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Small IT firms lose out as Andhra baits big fish
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:45 PM IST
Akin to IT companies, the Andhra Pradesh government too talks the head-count jargon these days. In fact, its IT-friendly policies and freebies are linked to job creation by IT/ITES companies.
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Bodies of Bahrain fire victims arrive in Chennai
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:41 PM IST
The bodies of 17 victims of a fire tragedy in Bahrain were brought to Chennai early Wednesday by a Gulf Air flight.
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I don't know who the mole is: Jaswant
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:38 PM IST
Former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh has for the first time, categorically told NDTV that he does not know who the mole is.
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Railways to introduce telephone helpline
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:35 PM IST
The Indian Railways will introduce a telephone helpline to provide up-to-date information regarding train services, a top official said on Tuesday.
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'ISRO will be ready with another GSLV by 2007'
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:31 PM IST
The Indian Space Research Organisation would be ready with another Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) by next year to carry the country's satellites into space, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said on Tuesday.
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Two militants, soldier killed in Doda encounter
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:25 PM IST
Two militants were killed early Wednesday in a fierce encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district in a joint operation by the police and the army.
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Delhi could soon be global e-waste capital
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:13 PM IST
India's capital is emerging as the world's capital for e-waste recycling, a hazardous activity taking place without any regulations, warns a new study.
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Cops shy away from postings in India’s Maoist bastion
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:04 PM IST
Thousands of posts are lying vacant in Chhattisgarh’s police force with officials shying away from accepting postings in the state’s trouble prone areas considered hotbeds of Maoist insurgency.
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Missing servant in couple murder case held
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 12:01 PM IST
The servant who went missing after the shocking murder of an old couple in Central Delhi was on Wednesday arrested from Assam.
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I-Day pledge: IIT students to put India first
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 11:47 AM IST
This August 15 is going to be special at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kgp). The students of the institute have decided to celebrate the country's 60th Independence Day by making a unique pledge - to spend rest of their lives in the service of the nation.
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Rs 2 lakh for victims' kin
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 11:45 AM IST
A case has been registered against the driver in connection with the school bus mishap and bodies of the dead handed over to their families.
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Govt orders ban on employing children
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 11:38 AM IST
According to a new law under the Child Labour Act, the government has ordered a ban on employment of anyone under 14 as domestic help.
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Three killed in Doda encounter
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 11:36 AM IST
Three people have been killed in an encounter in Mughal Maidan area of Doda district.On specific information, troops launched an operation in Mughal Maidan forest belt of Doda early today and in the subsequent encounter two ultras, including a self-styled area commander were killed.One army jawan was also killed in the retaliatory firing by militants. (PTI)

Flood situation grim in Orissa, Maharashtra
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 11:34 AM IST
With heavy rain continuing in Orissa, Gujarat and Karnataka, the flood situation continued to be grim. Nearly 100 children are trapped in a school at Maatar in Kheda district of Gujarat as flood situation in the state continued to be tense.
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Six-year-old on trial in Patna
by
Bhavesh
on Wed 02 Aug 2006 11:29 AM IST
A Patna court is trying a six-year-old boy in a criminal case for reportedly molesting and assaulting a woman when he was just two.
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