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View Article  All terrorists in Mumbai attack identified

All 10 terrorists who struck at Mumbai last month have been identified, police officials said here Tuesday.

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View Article  BJP will emerge stronger after introspection: Harshvardhan

The Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge stronger after examining the reasons behind its defeat in the Delhi assembly elections, state BJP chief Harshvardhan said Tuesday.

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View Article  ONGC gets cabinet go-ahead for Imperial acquisition bid

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Tuesday got the government's nod for its $2.6-billion bid for Russia-focused explorer Imperial Energy, a senior government official said.

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View Article  Abhaya case: Church group urges protection of nun's dignity

A Christian organisation has urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to protect the dignity of a nun whom the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) allegedly subjected to a virginity test while probing the 1992 murder of Kerala nun Sister Abhaya.

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View Article  Transporters threaten strike over diesel price

Truckers have threatened to go on an indefinite strike across the country from Dec 20 if diesel price was not slashed by Rs.8 more a litre, a national organisation of transporters said Tuesday.

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View Article  Godavari water supply project cleared

Infrastructure development company Maytas Infra Ltd, engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro (L&T), and industrial pump manufacturer Kirloskar Brothers will jointly execute the Godavari drinking water supply scheme at a cost of Rs.8.1 billion, it was announced here Tuesday.

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View Article  Kerala official who defended Achuthanandan served notice

A Kerala official, who criticised Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's private secretary S. Rajendran for not helping out his boss, was Tuesday served a notice for violating service rules.

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View Article  Fighting with Gordon Liu was a tough task: Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar got to do some heady action sequences in Nikhil Advani's forthcoming 'From Chandni Chowk To China', but the action hero says fighting with Chinese martial arts master Gordon Liu was the toughest part of the film.

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View Article  Minda Industries launches four-wheeler battery

Minda Industries Ltd (MIL), part of the Rs.10-billion NK Minda Group, Tuesday launched the four-wheeler variant of its automotive battery brand 'Vroom'.

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View Article  I love the canvas of Midnight's Children, says Deepa Mehta of latest project

Veteran Indian Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta is busy conceiving the script of 'Midnight's Children' - her latest project based on the Salman Rushdie bestseller.

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View Article  Air travel demand in India will fall, forum forecasts
Demand for air travel in India will fall following the recent terror attacks in Mumbai, International Air Transport Association (IATA), an international forum of airline industry, said Tuesday.

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View Article  People's faith keeps me going: Prem Singh

Choudhary Prem Singh, speaker of the outgoing Delhi assembly, says it is 'people's faith' in his leadership that has helped him never lose an election in the last 50 years.

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View Article  Dickason reaches Chandigarh, meets police officials

The security advisor to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), Reg Dickason reached here Tuesday and held a joint meeting with Chandigarh and Mohali police officials.

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View Article  Punjab conclave on migrants put off after Mumbai carnage

In the aftermath of the terror strike in Mumbai, radical Sikh organisation Dal Khalsa Tuesday postponed its conclave on the problem posed by migrants coming to Punjab.

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View Article  Fog hits flights at Hyderabad airport

Thick fog over Hyderabad Tuesday hit operations at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Shamshabad.

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View Article  Honda cuts car prices by up to Rs.31,000

Auto major Honda Siel Cars India Tuesday cut prices of all its models except the CR-V utility vehicle by up to Rs.31,000.

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View Article  Indian Inc. to cut production, jobs: Industry lobby

Indian industry is planning to slash production by 10 to 50 percent till next March, with certain segments cutting jobs by up to 30 percent, says a survey by a leading industry lobby.

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View Article  Colaco may continue as AIFF general secretary

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is likely to extend the contract of Alberto Colaco as the paid general secretary.

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View Article  Many killed in Uttar Pradesh bus fire -- hold it - VT

At least 20 people were burnt to death Tuesday when the bus they were travelling in caught fire in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district, the police said.

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View Article  On Eid, Bangalore Muslims condemn Mumbai terror attacks

Thousands of Muslims thronged Idgah grounds and mosques in and around Bangalore to celebrate Eid-ul-Zuha Tuesday with religious fervour. Many mosques put up banners condemning terrorism in the wake of the Nov 26 Mumbai attacks.

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View Article  Sri Lanka regrets army chief's remarks: India

With Sri Lanka Army chief Sarath Fonseka's derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu politicians sparking outrage, India Tuesday said that Colombo had expressed regrets and promised to look into the issue.

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View Article  Goa move to scrap SEZs awaits central government's nod

Goa's decision to scrap three notified special economic zones (SEZs) is yet to get approval from the central government, a state official has said.

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View Article  Six Nepalis held with explosives in Chandigarh

Six Nepali citizens were Tuesday held for carrying explosives without legal permission, said the police but added that the arrested men were not likely to have any terror links.

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View Article  Three arrested for Rs.1.8 mn security van robbery in Delhi

Three persons were arrested Tuesday for allegedly robbing Rs.1.8 million in south Delhi last month after firing at the guards of a private security company van, police said.

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View Article  Indian scribes snubbed

A section of the Indian media assembled here was upset when stopped from following a bunch of British journalists on to the ground.

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View Article  Rain threatens first Test between India and England

The first Test between India and England staring at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here Thursday is threatened by rain.

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View Article  BJP won due to money, muscle power: Uma Bharti after defeat

A day after her Bhartiya Jan Shakti (BJS) party's rout in the Madhya Pradesh polls, former chief minister Uma Bharti Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won due to sheer 'money and muscle power'.

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View Article  Goa Police unaware of British Princess's presence in state

The Goa Police was unaware of the presence of British princess Eugenie holidaying at a South Goa beach until a local newspaper Tuesday ran the story based on a report in British tabloid Daily Mail.

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View Article  Warmed by poll wins, Congress ready to face stormy parliament

With victories in three state assembly elections in its bag, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is readying to face the opposition onslaught on the Mumbai terror attack and price rise in the extended parliament session beginning Wednesday.

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View Article  Akshay can co-produce all films with me: Vipul Shah

Director Vipul Shah, who is partnering with Akshay Kumar again for his third movie, said the superstar is welcome to co-produce all the films with him.

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View Article  Dejection, disbelief over rout pervades Delhi BJP

Dejection has gripped the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi after its 'unexpected' drubbing at the hands of the Congress, with many BJP workers still wondering what went wrong for the party when victory had seemed a certainty.

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View Article  Jharkhand Chief Minister to gift Dhoni pistol if licence cleared

Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren Tuesday said he would gift Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni a nine mm pistol if the central home ministry clears the application for a special arms licence.

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View Article  Cook's media briefing leaves TNCA red-faced

The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) was caught on the wrong foot Tuesday when England opener Alistair Cook decided to go ahead with a press conference that, apparently, was unscheduled.

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View Article  Macmillan to popularise audio-video education

Macmillan Publishers India Ltd Tuesday announced here a tie-up with Edurite Technologies, the Indian arm of the UK-based online education services company TutorVista, to introduce audio-video education in 18,000 schools across India.

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View Article  Goa police unaware of beach meeting of Yemeni students

Amid reports of increased surveillance on the 150-odd Yemeni students in Goa, the state police were caught on the wrong foot when a local newspaper report carried a photograph of a group of Yemeni students on a beach, being addressed apparently by an Islamic preacher.

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View Article  Demand for private guards increases in Uttar Pradesh capital

The requirement for private, armed security guards has increased manifold in the Uttar Pradesh capital in wake of the Nov 26 Mumbai terror attacks.

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View Article  Gehlot emerges key Congress leader in Rajasthan

With the Congress emerging as the single largest party in the Rajasthan assembly, former chief minister Ashok Gehlot is credited with changing the party's fortunes in the state.

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View Article  England's focus back on cricket

After a traumatic fortnight following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the England players are relieved to get back to the business of playing cricket.

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View Article  Sonia says no victory parties or birthday celebrations

The day after her party won three of five state assembly elections, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday decided not to celebrate her 62nd birthday and also asked party workers to exercise restraint in view of the Mumbai terror attack.

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View Article  Shyam Group's steel project in West Bengal on schedule

The City-based Shyam Group of Industries Tuesday said its 1.1-million-tonne per annum integrated steel plant project in Jamuria near Asansol in West Bengal was on schedule, and the company had already acquired 400 acres for the project.

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View Article  Mumbai cops in Uttar Pradesh for breakthrough on terror probe

Police in Mumbai investigating the 60-hour terror strike in the city are hoping for a breakthrough when they get custody of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Fahim Ansari, who has been in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur jail since February, officials here said Tuesday.

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View Article  Mumbai terror attack casts shadow over Eid-ul-Zuha festivities (Roundup)

Muslims attired in their best gathered at mosques for prayers and wished each other on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha, also known as Bakr Eid, Tuesday, but the mood was distinctly sombre in Mumbai, which is still recovering from its 60-hour terror siege.

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View Article  England team to donate money for Mumbai terror victims

The England players here for the two-Test series have decided to donate half their match fee towards victims of last month's Mumbai terrorist attack.

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View Article  Adnan Sami gets threatening calls

Pakistani singer-composer Adnan Sami has reportedly been getting threatening calls ever since the terror attacks in Mumbai, asking him to leave the city immediately.

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View Article  UTV sole distributor for Disney movies in India

UTV Motion Pictures has entered into an exclusive pact with Hollywood production house Walt Disney for sale and distribution of all Disney movies in India from January next year, the companies announced Tuesday.

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View Article  I want to get back to work soon: Dikshit

A day after she found a place in the record books by steering her party to a third consecutive victory in Delhi, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is eager to get back to work.

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View Article  Congress wiped out from Maoist-affected Bastar in Chhattisgarh

A near-total rout for the Congress in the sprawling 40,000 sq km hilly and forested stretches of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region -- its stronghold for decades -- in the 2008 state assembly poll saw the party win just one seat out of 12 in the area and stymied its chances to wrest the state from the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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View Article  Knanaya Catholic Church says arrested priests, nun innocent

The Knanaya Catholic Church, which is in the thick of controversy after two of its senior priests and a nun were arrested in connection with the murder of Sister Abhaya, said Tuesday the three are innocent.

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View Article  Young wife burnt alive in West Bengal

A 20-year-old woman was burnt alive by her husband in a West Bengal town, police said.

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View Article  New IB chief has his task cut out

Rajiv Mathur, a 1972 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who takes over as director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) on Jan 1, will have his task cut out as his topmost priority will be to plug the gaps in the agency and address critical manpower and resource shortages.

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View Article  Toshi Sabri sings opening song in 'Raaz - The Mystery Continues'

Singer Toshi Sabri, who enthralled TV viewers with his soulful and powerful voice on music reality show 'Voice of India', has now teamed up with his brother Sharib to score a song for forthcoming thriller 'Raaz - The Mystery Continues'.

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View Article  BJP to hold anti-terrorism demonstrations across Uttar Pradesh

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will launch a state-wide agitation against terrorism from Dec 10, party officials said.

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View Article  India may be allowed to interrogate Lakhwi, Azhar: Pakistan minister

Confirming the arrests of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhwi, a top suspect in the Mumbai terror strikes, and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, Pakistani Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar Tuesday said India may be allowed to interrogate them.

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View Article  Malhotra set to return to national politics

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V.K. Malhotra, whose selection as the chief ministerial candidate in Delhi came under severe criticism after the party's defeat in the assembly polls, is set to return to national politics.

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View Article  Madhya Pradesh Congress in introspective mood after poll defeat

Congress leaders in Madhya Pradesh Tuesday said 'collective responsibility will have to be fixed' for the party's crushing defeat in the assembly elections and a report on possible reasons for the failure had been sought from each constituency.

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View Article  India to Pakistan: Walk the talk, move beyond tokenism

India is closely 'monitoring and verifying' the crackdown by Pakistan's security and intelligence agencies on some terrorist outfits in that country and is hoping that Islamabad will move beyond 'tokenism' and take 'concrete, meaningful action' against the suspects behind the Mumbai terror attacks.

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View Article  70-year-old Dalit woman raped in Uttar Pradesh

A 70-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh Tuesday, police said.

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View Article  Unchecked boxes at parking lots, could they be bombs? (Fourth in a series on how safe is the Indian

Deftly manoeuvring my car, I squeezed it inside a packed parking lot in the capital's busy Nehru Place commercial complex. My eyes fell on rows of motorcycles and scooters - many with suspicious looking cardboard boxes strapped on them. A nice little place I thought to plant a bomb. I shivered.

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View Article  Maharashtra chief minister allocates key portfolios

Newly sworn in Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Tuesday allocated the crucial home portfolio to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) senior leader Jayant Patil, who was finance minister in the previous government.

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View Article  Congress wiped out from Maoist-affected Bastar in Chhattisgarh

The sprawling 40,000 sq km hilly and forested stretches of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region was the Congress's stronghold for decades, but the 2008 poll saw the party's rout there with just one seat won out of the total 12 in the area.

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View Article  Delhi Congress to choose chief minister Wednesday

Following its thumping victory in the assembly elections, the Delhi Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meets Wednesday to elect its new leader.

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View Article  Congress victory is rejection of negative politics: Soz

The victory of the Congress party in three of the five states that elected new assemblies was due to the 'maturity of voters and rejection of negative politics', which was being expressed by voters in Jammu and Kashmir as well, Union Minister for Water Resources Saif-ud-din Soz said here Tuesday.

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View Article  How and why Sheila Dikshit crushed BJP in Delhi? (News Analysis)

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's amiable personality and a largely efficient administration are being credited for the Congress party's surprise - and thumping - victory in the assembly elections in the national capital that has left the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a state of shock.

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View Article  One killed in clash at OCL India limestone quarry

A security man was killed and a dozen people were injured when a clash broke out between villagers and security men posted at the limestone quarry of OCL India Ltd in Orissa's Sundergarh district, police said Tuesday.

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View Article  Tests at Chepauk - down memory lane

Not for nothing Chennai and specifically the M.A. Chidambaram stadium or Chepauk, occupies the pride of place in Indian cricketing lore. After all, at this very venue some 57 years ago, India posted her first ever Test victory and coincidentally, against England who are due to take on the hosts at the very venue in a fresh series beginning Thursday.

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View Article  After Rajasthan win, Congress begins process to elect chief minister

Hectic efforts are on in the victorious Congress camp in Rajasthan to elect a chief minister after winning 96 of the 200 assembly seats. While former chief minister Ashok Gehlot has emerged front runner, Girija Vyas, chairperson of the National Commission for Women, is also in the contention.

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View Article  Catch the 2093 to space: It's the flight of future (IANS Book Review)

Five Visions of Future Flying; Editor: Christer Haglund; Publisher: Finnair; Price: Select Distribution only.

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View Article  Minor fire on 20th floor of terror-ravaged Taj Mahal hotel

A minor fire broke out Tuesday morning on the 20th floor of the Taj hotel, which bore the brunt of the 26/11 terrorist attacks. The fire was brought under control and has not caused much damage, officials said.

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View Article  Election results bode well for Congress (Comment)

With election results in five states in, it appears that the Congress party will be quite unaffected by the recent economic slowdown and the terrorist attacks in Mumbai. This could bode well for the party for the next general elections which are due in April/May next year.

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View Article  Poll outcome: the BJP loses its terror plank (News Analysis)

Prima facie, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not fare too badly in the recent elections in north and central India. It beat the anti-incumbency factor in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to retain power and its vote share in Rajasthan, where it lost, was marginally less than the Congress'.

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View Article  Low immunity increases chances of infection in cancer patients

When everyone is looking forward to the winter season, it is the cancer patients who dread this beautiful weather. Their weak immune system cannot stand the weather change and increases their chances of getting infection.

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View Article  The warm spell this winter, over?

Don't be fooled by the warm daytime temperatures. If you were planning to shed those winter layers, think again! A Met official warned that temperatures are likely to fall and clear sunny mornings will be replaced by a shallow fog cover in the coming few days.

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View Article  Dishonoured cheque cases plague Delhi courts

A staggering 500,000 cases of dishonoured cheques - many for amounts less than Rs.1,000 - are cluttering the five courts in the national capital, forcing judges to postpone the hearing of some to 2010.

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View Article  Delhi marks Eid-ul-Zuha with simplicity, prayers

Muslims dressed in festive robes gathered at mosques for prayers and wished each other on the occassion of Eid-ul-Zuha in the national capital Tuesday but the terror attacks in Mumbai, still fresh in people's minds, cast a shadow on the celebrations.

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View Article  Let us not lose the battle of the mind to Pakistan (Comment)

The terror in Mumbai is our national shame. There can be no doubt about it. How could a group of 10 brazen men hold an entire nation to ransom for almost four days, making Mumbai their killing fields? They stepped out of the sea and walked about the city with the sort of contempt that a marauding horde reserves for the weakling.

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View Article  Mizoram - more women voters but no women legislators

Mizoram is the only Indian state where women voters outnumber men, but all the women who stood for election to the 40-member assembly lost the race to their male rivals.

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View Article  Make Indian parliament disabled-friendly, say activists

Activists working for the rights of disabled people have called for making the Indian parliament disabled-friendly to serve as a model building and help promote the cause of making public places accessible to the physically challenged.

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View Article  Experience farm stay in Punjab, with kinnows thrown in

The sight of hundreds of orange-coloured kinnows hanging on small trees is tempting enough for anyone to get up - close and personal. And that is exactly what a young farmer and his wife in Punjab are offering to tourists from cities as part of experiencing village life.

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View Article  For healthy lifestyle, Sri Lanka takes cue from Vedas

Sri Lanka is now turning to the Vedas for lifestyle lessons as the ancient Indian scriptures contain nuggets of wisdom that can help prevent diseases like diabetes and heart attack.

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View Article  Bangalore's car pooling venture ropes in celebrities

If cricketer Robin Uthappa and commentator Charu Sharma can do it, so can other Bangaloreans. Or so the man behind the city's first major car pool campaign - which began two years ago but is still not on the fast lane - is hoping.

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View Article  Designer Ritu Kumar honoured with prestigious French award

The French government has honoured veteran designer and revivalist Ritu Kumar with the prestigious Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) in recognition of her contribution to Indian fashion.

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View Article  Terror hit Mumbai observes a sober Eid

Eid spells festivity, joy and celebration but the mood on Eid-ul-Zuha Tuesday was distinctly sombre in Mumbai, which is still recovering from its 60-hour terror siege.

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View Article  An Indian all-terrain vehicle, courtesy Punjab engineering students

Three final-year mechanical engineering students here have taken the road less travelled by designing an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) named Ridge Ranger, which they plan to launch commercially.

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View Article  It is unfair to ban Pakistani artistes: Musician

Musician Sachin Gupta, who debuted as a composer with 'Dil Kabaddi', feels no political party has the right to 'ban' Pakistani artistes from performing in India and says people should be free to choose the kind of music they want to hear.

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View Article  'Delhi Belly' is not a sex comedy: Imran Khan

Ranbir Kapoor had opted out of 'Delhi Belly', saying he wouldn't be able to watch the film with his parents. Imran Khan, on the other hand, is cool with the sexual content of his uncle Aamir Khan's English film, but maintains it is not a sex comedy.

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View Article  Test reveals dogs' jealous side

Scientists in Austria have found a basic form of jealousy in dogs, BBC reported.

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