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The east district police have arrested six persons and claimed to have solved a Rs.20-million robbery case.

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Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti, an organisation of some 30 Hindu groups spearheading an agitation for return of land to a temple trust, Monday threatened to pull out of talks to resolve the row if an alleged repression.

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India and the US Monday discussed issues relating to changing the language of the waiver sought in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as Washington assured New Delhi.

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The Delhi High Court Monday cleared the way for allotment of flats to around 10,000 members of a cooperative group housing scheme as it gave directions to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies to verify their names.

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Two labourers were killed and one injured when a newly constructed wall of a house in Noida collapsed due to excessive rain, said the police.

The border security forces of India and Bangladesh at a meeting in Dhaka have taken several decisions to deal with contentious issues, including cattle smuggling across the border and infiltration, an Indian official said her.

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US Consul General Aileen Crowe Nandi Monday paid glowing tributes to Indian economy, saying the nation was emerging as the most favoured destination for overseas investment.

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The Supreme Court Monday halted the criminal trial of auction portal eBay India and its chief Avinash Bajaj for an alleged sale of an obscene video clip showing two Delhi students.

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The Delhi government Monday promoted Deputy Director of Education (sports) Sat Pal to the post of additional director of education (sports) as a reward for coaching Olympic bronze medal winner Sushil Kumar in wrestling.

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The Delhi cabinet Monday gave its nod for purchase of 1,250 low-floor CNG AC buses and 1,875 CNG low-floor non-AC buses and directed the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to initiate negotiations for acquiring these buses.

State-run hydrocarbon major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Monday said its board has approved spending Rs.4.5 billion ($104.65 million) to enhance its exploration and production capabilities

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The Delhi High Court Monday issued show cause notice to Ten Sports for not sharing feed of India-Sri Lanka One-Day International (ODI) matches with public broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) in alleged violation of government order.

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Bihar has emerged as the most congested telecom circle, the industry watchdog said here Monday.

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A five-member team of boat owners and fishermen's representatives left for Andhra Pradesh to secure the release of 150 fishermen and 25 mechanised trawlers that were being held captive by their counterparts in the neighbouring.

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Even the dead are not being spared the fury of the monsoons as three of the four cremation grounds in the city are submerged, making funerals an arduous task.

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren was Monday invited by Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi to form the government and asked to prove his majority by Sep 1.

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The Himachal Pradesh government Monday ordered a probe into a land deal in Solan district involving a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court following a bribery scandal in Chandigarh.

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The leader of the notorious bikers' gang Om Prakash alias Bunty, who was shot dead by police Monday morning along with an accomplice, started as a pick pocket at the age of 17 and wanted to be an extortionist, police said.

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Pleading that West Bengal should not lose the Tata Motors small car project, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday urged Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to end the protests against the Singur plant.

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Lashing out at the National Commission for Women (NCW) a day before Women Equality Day, two civil society groups Monday said that the pro-women, progressive legislations in the country were being misused.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said investors have faith in the state as it is devoid of 'political narrow-mindedness' and people here are united in the name of development.

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An employee of a forex company was robbed of Rs.1.8 million at gunpoint in the capital Monday, police said.

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Sania Mirza has slipped seven places to 70th position in the Women Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings Monday .

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'Come study in Canada' is the message that 15 varsities from that country have for Indian students. Representatives of these varsities are currently here on a 10-day tour visiting various schools and interacting with students.

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Five people were killed and over 50 injured in a curfew-bound Kashmir valley where top separatist leaders were arrested Monday. Violence flared up in Jammu amid the simmering Amarnath land row leaving 30 protesters wound.

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A young woman was burnt to death and a Christian priest seriously injured when a mob torched an orphanage in an Orissa village as tension soared across the state Monday with thousands observing a statewide shutdown.

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Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, unperturbed by India's 16-year high inflation of 12.63 percent for the week ended Aug 9, Monday said inflation will moderate in three to four months.

Security at a college in Indore was upped after it received a terror threat letter even as the Madhya Pradesh police Monday said there was no need for panic and it was most likely a hoax.

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Cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Siddhu donated Rs.1 million to save the life of a 15-month old baby, who underwent a liver-transplant surgery in a hospital here.

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After launching the next generation Indica Saturday, christened the Indica Vista, auto major Tata Motors is now planning to tread the same path with its Indigo, a senior company official said here Monday.

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Safdar Nagori, former chief of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) brought here from Madhya Pradesh for his suspected role in the Aug 26 serial bombings, was sent to nine-day police remand.

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed a multi-million-rupee racket sending kidnapped children abroad for adoption, a CBI official said.

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Mirchi Movies' bosses are planning to go ahead with the release of their forthcoming children's comedy 'Hari Puttar - A Comedy of Terrors' despite a lawsuit filed by Hollywood studio Warner Bros.

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The Himachal Pradesh government will organise an apple festival at popular tourist destination Manali Aug 26-28 to attract more tourists to the state, a senior official said Monday. 

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India's largest automobile company Tata Motors will expand sales of the iconic British utility vehicle Land Rover in this country within the next one year, a top company official said here Monday.

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Jasbir Singh, a key witness in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and who now lives in California, Monday informed the Delhi High Court through his counsel that he could not come to India to record his statement.

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IT bellwether Infosys Technologies Ltd Monday announced the acquisition of United Kingdom-based SAP consulting firm Axon Group plc for $753.1 million (Rs.33 billion) in an all cash deal.

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The 20 people who lost their vision after a private hospital's free eye camp here would be paid Rs.500,000 each as solatium, according to an announcement of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday.

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A suspected activist of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), who was allegedly involved in the serial bombings in Jaipur and Ahmedabad, was arrested here Monday, police said.

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Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan says that Shilpa Shetty, who performed with him in the US for his Unforgettable concert, is upset with him for not wishing her on her birthday.

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City-based fast moving consumer goods manufacturer Emami Ltd, which holds 27.5 percent stake in Zandu Pharmaceuticals Works Ltd, is in talks with the pharma company's promoters for a management sharing arrangement.

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Four guerrillas were killed during an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LOC) in the north Kashmir Gulmarg sector Monday, police sources said. Two Indian Army troopers were injured in a separate incident.

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The pain of being turned back from the podium could be excruciating. No one knows it better than Saina Nehwal.

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Tata Steel subsidiary and pig iron manufacturer Tata Metaliks Ltd has received the go-ahead to prospect for iron ore in Maharashtra, a top company official said here Monday.

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The Supreme Court Monday extended the government's curbs on the militant outfit Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) by another six weeks.

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Hundreds gathered outside the Tata Motors Nano plant at Singur in West Bengal Monday as protests demanding the return of 400 acres of farmland acquired for the small car project entered the second day.

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Holding placards denouncing terrorism, people here Monday held peace rallies to mark the first anniversary of the twin bomb blasts at a public park and a popular eatery that had claimed 43 lives.

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In an effort to showcase itself as an investment destination and spur its industrialisation, Kerala will make a presentation before a select group of high-profile audience in New Delhi Aug 28.

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Former India captain Kapil Dev feels pacer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth needs to focus more on cricket and should use his aggression to better his performance.

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The Border Security Force (BSF) is hopeful that it along with the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) would be able to prepare a fresh roadmap to address areas of mutual concern in managing the India-Bangladesh border.

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A leading rights activist group here has condemned the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmananand Sarswati and four others in Orissa Saturday.

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Apparently worried by the moves to form a strong third front with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati in the forefront, the Samajwadi Party Monday said talks with the COngress on seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh.

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The Indian Navy, poised to acquire its biggest aircraft carrier with the Admiral Gorshkov, will soon position its men on the French Navy's aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to get exposure to big vessels and how they function.

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In order to make rural women of Uttar Pradesh self-employed , a scientist body here has initiated a training project, officials said Monday.

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Orissa simmered with tension Monday with churches attacked, vehicles torched and rail and road traffic affected as thousands demonstrated in several places as part of a statewide shutdown called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

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An umbrella organisation agitating for return of forest land to the Amarnath shrine board Monday accused the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party of sparking anti-Hindu riots in Muslim-majority areas of Jammu.

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The losses suffered by Punjab in the recent floods were different from other states, Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal Monday told the central government and asked it to assess the relief package on the basis of revised.

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It's not just villages in the country which are facing healthcare problems due to lack of medical practioners. A fresh study by an industry lobby Monday revealed that the national capital is facing a shortage of 12,500 doctor.

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As part of its periodic review exercise, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Monday revamped A and B groups of securities.

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The monsoon session of the Andhra Pradesh assembly, believed to be the last before next year's elections, began here Monday.

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren surprised many as he bent down to touch Railways Minister Lalu Prasad's feet and sought his blessings after the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

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We can't let Tatas move out of West Bengal', Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Monday in his letter to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.

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A regal train journey par excellence across the land of Maharajas in western India would be on offer from December with the launch of Royal Rajasthan on Wheels.

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After launching the next generation Indica, Tata Motors is looking at unveiling the next generation variant of Indigo and a cross-over vehicle between the Safari and Sumo, a senior executive said here Monday.

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Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday called upon civil and army authorities to formulate a joint action plan to combat any natural calamities in the state.

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Tata Motors Monday said it was looking to expand the footprint of Land Rover and Jaguar models and bring them to India.

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The Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) has received approval in-principle from the capital market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to start currency futures trading.

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Leading real estate group Salarpuria is building a mega housing project to provide luxury apartments to techies working in the electronics city on the city's outskirts.

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Based on the thinking that both a woman and trees nurture families and planet earth, respectively, without any reciprocity, a novel campaign to save both is being launched in Punjab Wednesday.

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With likely changes in the text of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver creating anxiety in India, the US Monday assured that Washington and New Delhi will "stand shoulder-to-shoulder" in pushing for "a clean exemption".

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Of India's 594,000 villages, 550,000 now have telephone connections whether through satellite technology or conventional lines, and 30,500 villages even have broadband cover, the government said Monday.

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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren Monday formally staked claim to forming the next government in Jharkhand even as outgoing chief minister Madhu Koda finally softened his stance and expressed support for him.

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Three civilians and a paramilitary trooper were killed and nearly 50 people sustained injuries Monday in clashes between protesters and security forces in many parts of a curfew-bound Kashmir Valley, as separatist leaders Yasi.

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More than nine million phone connections were added last month, taking the number of phone users in the country to some 333.84 million, the telecom watchdog said Monday.

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that a shortage of doctors and nurses was the biggest hurdle as providing adequate healthcare for Indians.

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Indian equity markets ended with a marginal gain despite a strong opening Monday morning. Rate sensitive sectors such as banking, realty and auto stocks were in demand while metal stocks dragged the market down.

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