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The government seems to be in favour of foreign banks taking over weak Indian private banks, an issue which has been opposed by the Reserve Bank of India and raised the hackles of the Left parties.

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Viewer's complaints that Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty has become the target of racist attacks by fellow contestants in UK's reality TV serial 'Celebrity Big Brother', is being looked into by the producers of the show.

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An enviable lineage and a degree from the prestigious IIT could not stop Prafulla Chiplunkar, grandson of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, from leading a life of desolation and penury before ending up as a beggar at Sarasbaugh here.

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Trinamool Congress workers led by party president Subrata Bakshi on Tuesday stormed into the site of the Tata Motors' small car project and uprooted two posts, police said.

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In a tough message to the ULFA, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that there would be no compromise if it resorted to violence, but the doors for dialogue were open if the banned outfit abjured it.

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Tight security arrangements have been made in the city ahead of President APJ Abdul Kalam's two-day visit to Pune beginning on Tuesday evening.

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In a security crackdown ahead of the Republic Day, the Delhi police have arrested 43 people in the Capital.

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The Rupee turned weak after opening firm against the US currency and was quoted almost flat in late morning deals on lesser dollar demand even as the demand and supply was well matched.

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Suspected militants exploded a powerful grenade at the official residence here of a Manipur minister who was not present and no one was hurt, official sources said on Tuesday.

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Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram may introduce two tier service tax structure in his forthcoming budget for next fiscal.

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A woman who escaped a bad marriage and an abusive husband with her six-year-old daughter to Bangalore was allegedly killed by her husband.

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A major tragedy was averted as security personnel detected two powerful IEDs planted by militants at the high-security Sonawar near, the core headquarters of army here on Tuesday.

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A police patrol vehicle lost control while speeding along the Palm Beach Road and rammed into three pedestrians, killing them instantly early on Monday morning.

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After months of media speculation Bollywood's most-talked about couple, Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, got engaged on Sunday evening in a closely-guarded ceremony.

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A chosen few from Juna Padra Road police station here may have something to tell grandchildren about their brush with Mallika Sherawat.

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The Delhi High Court has directed an Air Force officer, seeking extension of his stay in the United Kingdom beyond three years of his deputation, to join duty in India within a week.

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Team India's comeback boy, Sourav Ganguly, is out to save an ailing boy's life in Kolkata. Playing Good Samaritan, the Prince of Kolkata recently auctioned off his autographed bats to help 19-year-old Raj Goswami, who is ailing from a liver malfunction.

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A three-member delegation of separatist Hurriyat Conference led by its Chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq will leave for Islamabad on January 17 to hold talks with President Pervez Musharaf and other leaders of the Pakistan Government and Opposition.

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OPEC President Edmund Daukoru and oil ministers from several member nations of the cartel were attending an international conference that opened in Tuesday, seeking to explore exploration and production opportunities in energy-hungry India.

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In an attempt to make the process of land acquisition and resettlement more transparent, the government is ready with a new rehabilitation policy. The Centre wants to ensure that this will protect the rights of those displaced.

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Indian hope Sania Mirza launches her campaign at the Australian Open today with a first round win against Ukrainian Olga Savchuk 6-3, 7-5. Sania started the match with a strong start easily overcoming her opponent winning the first set 6-3.

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The rupee could rise on Tuesday with a record-setting rise in shares reviving hopes for foreign fund inflows. The main BSE share index ended at a record close on Monday. Traders are encouraged by a net inflow of about $81 million late last week although the foreign funds have been net sellers of $195 million this month.

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Even a fortnight after the case came to light the house of horrors in Nithari, Noida continues to stun investigating agencies and the public alike. In the ongoing combing operations, the special CBI investigation team has unearthed more remains that could perhaps take the death toll much higher.

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India is among 15 countries whose reports the United Nations' Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women will consider during a three-week session.

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To the jazz lovers, his name is music to the ears. The living legend of American jazz Herbie Hancock, along with saxophonist Wayne shorter, will regale the audience in Siri Fort Auditorium here on Tuesday.

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The residents of Jammu and Kashmir have moved the Supreme Court challenging the central acts that give the impression that the state was not within the territory of India. According to the petition, while other India states had acceded with the country in 1947, J&K was not integrated at that time and had retained an anomalous autonomy.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Assam`s violence-hit districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia on Tuesday. During his four-hour visit to the state, Dr Singh will go to some of the violence-affected areas in the two districts and address the press at the Mohanbari Airport before leaving for New Delhi.

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Faced with mounting pressure, rape convict Bitihotra Mohanty who is on the run since he jumped parole on December 4, was likely to surrender before the National Human Rights Commission in New Delhi shortly, sources close to his family told TOI.

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