The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has become a curse for the country and the common man in whose name it claims to have come to power, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said here Sunday.
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Sunday, September 14
UPA government a curse for common man, says Advani
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:46 PM IST
E. Ahamed is new IUML president
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:46 PM IST
E. Ahamed, the minister of state for external affairs, was Sunday chosen as the new president of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
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Sonia's Delhi rally cancelled after blasts
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:44 PM IST
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's rally at the Ramlila Maidan here Wednesday has been cancelled following the Saturday evening blasts.
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Government to hold 51 percent stake in public banks
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:44 PM IST
In an attempt to ward off public sector banks unions' proposed two-day strike, the government Sunday promised to retain 51 percent stake and not to privatise control and management of state-owned banks.
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Buddha appeals to opposition to accept Singur package
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:43 PM IST
Appealing to the Trinamool Congress-led protesters to accept the latest compensation package announced by the West Bengal government, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday.
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Prachanda arrives in India, talks on Monday
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:43 PM IST
Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' arrived here on his first official visit to India that could redefine friendly ties between the two neighbours.
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52-week average inflation at 7.12 percent
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:42 PM IST
The finance ministry Sunday said India's overall inflation averaged at 7.12 percent and that for primary articles like pulses and fruits at 7.86 percent in 52 weeks, ending Aug 30 this year.
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Six injured in Delhi house collapse
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:41 PM IST
At least six people were injured as a three-storey house collapsed in south Delhi Sunday evening.
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Seven drown in Maharasthra during Ganesh immersion
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:41 PM IST
Seven people drowned in four separate incidents in Maharashtra during Ganesh immersion Sunday, the police said.
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Delhi blasts new phase of terror war on India: Advani
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:37 PM IST
The serial bomb blasts in New Delhi Saturday signal a new phase in the terrorist war on India with disturbing features, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said here Sunday.
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Delhi ready for Mohammed Nissar Trophy challenge
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:03 PM IST
Star-studded Ranji Trophy champions Delhi will begin their gruelling cricket season against Pakistan's Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) in the Mohammed Nissar Trophy here Monday.
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Delhi Couple washed away in Himachal Pradesh river
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 02:02 PM IST
A tourist couple from Delhi drowned in the Beas river in the tourist town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh, a senior police official said Sunday.
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Pujara hits ton against Gujarat in Buchi Babu cricket
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:59 PM IST
Cheteshwar Pujara's ton helped Saurashtra put up 325 for six against Gujarat on the first day of the All-India Buchi Babu cricket tournament semi-finals here Sunday.
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Over 600,000 throng Gujarat temple, security tightened
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:58 PM IST
Gujarat's biggest religious congregation is on at Ambaji, with over 600,000 pilgrims visiting the temple town in just four days and more expected to visit it Sunday amid tight security measures.
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Seven buses took away passengers just before Barakhamba blast: eyewitness
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:57 PM IST
Just about two minutes before a bomb went off on a footpath on the capital's busy Barakhamba Road Saturday evening, seven waiting buses took off, crammed with passengers.
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Japanese Encephalitis kills three more in Uttar Pradesh
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:56 PM IST
Japanese Encephalitis claimed three more lives at BRD medical college and hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll in the region to 217 since June, an official said Sunday.
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Shakespeare with a Bollywood twist (Weekly Roundup)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:55 PM IST
While many Hindi films are made up of elements of Elizabethan popular drama, only a handful use them as a base to build more profound perspectives and visions a-la William Shakespeare, the world's greatest dramatist.
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Country's internal security situation grim: former top cops
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:55 PM IST
Aghast at terrorists' ability to strike at any place in India with an alarming frequency, former top police officials Sunday termed the internal security scenario of the country as 'grim' and called for extraordinary measures.
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Family numbed by the loss of 10 members in blast
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:54 PM IST
As an ambulance screeched to a halt at Beadon Pura near bomb-hit Gaffar Market Sunday and people took out a body wrapped in black plastic, cries and mourning howls wrenched the air.
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Sri Lanka to release Indian fishermen, community unimpressed
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:54 PM IST
Despite Sri Lanka's decision Sunday to release 38 Indian fishermen held captive there, fishing community in Tamil Nadu is not impressed.
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Expansion of runways at small airports delayed
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:53 PM IST
State governments are not providing additional land to airports for expanding runways, a move which is delaying the expansion plan of several small airports in the country, a senior official said.
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A birthday party that turned into nightmare
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:52 PM IST
It was a birthday party that 21-year-old Shishir Jain will never forget. While he was busy clicking photographs of friends during his classmate's birthday celebrations at the Central Park here Saturday evening.
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CPI-M wants parliament session on terror attacks
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:52 PM IST
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday urged the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to immediately convene parliament and submit a report on increasing incidents of terrorist attacks in the country.
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Mumbai Police probe 15 suspects' possible links to Delhi blasts
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:51 PM IST
Mumbai Police were investigating the links and possible connection to Saturday's Delhi serial blasts of 15 suspects whose names were passed on by the Gujarat police, an official said here Sunday.
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Amritsar-Delhi Shatabdi delayed by protest
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:50 PM IST
The Swaran Shatabdi express that runs between Amritsar and New Delhi was held up near here Sunday for nearly one hour after protesting computer teachers from Punjab blocked the railway tracks.
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Tata Motors welcomes West Bengal government's Singur package
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:50 PM IST
Auto major Tata Motors in a statement Sunday said it appreciated the West Bengal government's initiative for people whose land was acquired for its Nano small car project in Singur in the state.
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Reliance to open more supermarkets in Kerala
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:48 PM IST
Reliance Industries Ltd, which operates 25 Reliance Fresh supermarkets in Kerala, is planning to open several more stores in the state, said a senior official.
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Rajput conclave decides to oppose Congress in Haryana
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:43 PM IST
A 'khap mahapanchayat' (community conclave) of 36 castes from the Rajput community in Haryana Sunday decided to oppose the ruling Congress in the state.
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Another BMW car accident, one injured
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:42 PM IST
In yet another accident involving a BMW car, a motorcycle was hit in central Delhi Sunday, injuring one woman, the police said.
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Terrorists used plasticisers to bind explosives: NSG chief (Interview)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:41 PM IST
In what could prove to be an alarming trend, terrorists who struck here used plasticisers for the first time in India to bind the explosive ammonium nitrate, says the chief of the National Security Guard (NSG).
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PM meets blasts survivors in hospital
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:40 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday visited a hospital here and met some of those injured in the serial blasts.
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Good Samaritans save lives amid terror mayhem
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:39 PM IST
When nameless terrorists were out to kill, faceless good Samaritans also were out to save lives in the capital, help out the survivors' relatives and donate blood.
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Palika Bazar, Central Park shut down after the blast
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:39 PM IST
The usual Sunday picnic crowd was missing and the road was deserted. The Central Park of Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi was not choc-a-bloc with relaxed shoppers and idlers, but shut down, as was the underground Palika Bazar.
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A day after blast, it's business as usual in Karol Bagh
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:29 PM IST
It was business as usual in Karol Bagh markets Sunday, a day after a bomb blast on a crowded road between two markets killed over a dozen people and injured at least 50.
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Slump in external commercial borrowings: Assocham
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:27 PM IST
Indian firms did not opt for substantial external commercial borrowings (ECBs) in April-July this fiscal for expansion and modernisation activities owing to a slowdown in the economy.
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High alert in Chennai after bomb threat
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:27 PM IST
The Tamil Nadu capital was put on high alert Sunday, a day after New Delhi was rocked by terrorist attacks as a series of five explosions hit crowded markets killing 21 and injuring nearly 100.
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Indian Mujahideen warns of terror attacks in Mumbai
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:25 PM IST
The Indian Mujahideen, which has claimed the responsibility for the serial terror blasts in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Jaipur, killing at least 130 people in a span of four months, has now threatened to carry out attacks.
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Tata Motors appreciates West Bengal government's effort
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:23 PM IST
Auto major Tata Motors Sunday said it appreciates the West Bengal government's initiative for Singur residents whose land has been acquired for its Nano small car project.
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A day after bomb recovery, Regal draws some filmgoers
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:23 PM IST
The Regal cinema hall at Connaught Place in the heart of the capital, generally crowded with filmgoers lining up to catch the latest flick, had few takers Sunday after a live bomb was recovered from a dustbin outside the theater.
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Kalam for stringent anti-terror laws
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:22 PM IST
Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called for setting up a unified intelligence agency that would include citizens in the fight against terrorism and stringent laws that deliver faster justice.
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Price index data release must be monthly: Economic adviser
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:21 PM IST
India cannot be 'unique' and release the wholesale price index (WPI) - which reflects the rate of inflation - on a weekly basis, says a noted economist with the government.
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Central Park, Palika Bazar shut down after the blast
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:17 PM IST
The usual Sunday picnic crowd was missing and the road was deserted. The posh shopping district of Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi was not choc-a-bloc with relaxed shoppers and idlers Sunday.
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Finland expecting 70,000 Indian tourists by 2008
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:16 PM IST
Finland is becoming a favourite tourist destination for many Indians, according to a businessman from that country.
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No politics in fight against terror: Modi
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:15 PM IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said he was not blaming the central government or attempting to politicise Saturday's serial bombings in Delhi by revealing that he had alerted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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My designs are about glamour, not luxury: Raseel Gujaral (Interview)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:14 PM IST
Her designs are all about opulence, extravaganza and grandeur and yet are an ethereal mix of tradition and funk. The brain behind these interior decor ranges - Raseel Gujral - believes her work is more about glamour.
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Saina wins Chinese Taipei Grand Prix badminton
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:14 PM IST
India's Saina Nehwal won the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold Open badminton tournament after warding off a stiff challenge from Cheah Li Ya Lydia of Malaysia in Taiwan Sunday.
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Adlabs Cinemas support literacy mission
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:13 PM IST
Adlabs Cinemas, the movie exhibition arm of Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), announced that it has joined hands with a Mumbai-based NGO to support a literacy programme for girl children.
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Terror in the name of Islam: what purpose does it serve? (Comment)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:13 PM IST
Perpetrators behind the recent terror attacks in major Indian cities - including Saturday's Delhi bombings that left at least 20 dead and scores injured - are still shrouded in mystery.
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Hyderabad on high alert as Ganesh procession begins
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:12 PM IST
Thousands of Ganesh idols were taken out in a procession on the streets of this Andhra Pradesh city for immersion Sunday amid a high alert and unprecedented security in view of the serial blasts that rocked Delhi Saturday.
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Police yet to make breakthrough in terror email origins
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:11 PM IST
The Mumbai Police and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have yet to make a breakthrough in finding the origin of the terror email sent by 'Indian Mujahideen', traced to an electrical components manufacturing company in Chembur.
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SBI fake currency scam: termination of inspector stayed
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:10 PM IST
The Allahabad High Court has stayed the termination of service of police inspector Samsher Bahadur Singh, in whose account a transaction of Rs.1.4 million had taken place soon after the fake currency scam.
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Himachal gives nod to survey for Manali-Leh rail link
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:09 PM IST
The approval for conducting a pre-feasibility study of a rail link to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir via the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district has been given by the state government, an official said Sunday.
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Police claim 'vital clues' about Delhi bombings
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:06 PM IST
Security agencies ended a meeting at the Delhi Police headquarters here Sunday as they pursued investigations into Saturday's deadly bombings that killed at least 20 people by official count.
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Patil chairs meeting to take stock of security
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:06 PM IST
With the national capital becoming the latest target in a string of terror strikes, the central government Sunday held a meeting to take stock of the internal security situation and discuss 'steps' to beef up security.
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Is 'timely election' in Kashmir a gamble worth taking? (Comment)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:03 PM IST
As the Election Commission readies to hold the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 'on time', the question whether or not such a gamble is worth taking brooks a logical answer.
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High alert in Karnataka after Delhi blasts
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:03 PM IST
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Sunday instructed the police to be on high alert throughout the state following the serial blasts in Delhi in which at least 20 people were killed and over 100 injured.
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'Arrangements in place for Kashmir elections'
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:02 PM IST
The Jammu and Kashmir administration is 'giving final touches' to holding elections by the third week of October as the central government is keen to put a popular government in place there 'well before the parliamentary election.
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Grief, despair at Delhi's hospitals, a day after
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:02 PM IST
Wailing men and women as well as dazed family members of the seriously injured or missing after a string of bomb attacks besieged hospitals here Sunday, straining the already stretched medical services.
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Bangladesh Rifles hand over 18 guerrillas to India
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:01 PM IST
Eighteen Indian separatists, who had completed their three years jail term in Bangladesh two months back, were handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), an official said here Sunday.
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Singur strife concerns livelihood, not just farmland (Comment)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 01:00 PM IST
The fate of future industrial development in West Bengal hangs in the balance with the suspension of work at the Tatas' Nano factory in Singur, some 40 km from the West Bengal capital Kolkata, owing to disputes over farmland acquired for the project.
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Astra missile test fired for second time in two days
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:58 PM IST
India successfully test fired Sunday the Astra air-to-air missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of Chandipur-on-sea off the Orissa coast for the second time in two days, an official source said.
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Seven buses with 150 people left just before Barakhamba blast: eyewitness
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:58 PM IST
Just about two minutes before a bomb went off on a footpath on the capital's busy Barakhamba Road Saturday evening, seven waiting buses took off, crammed with passengers.
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Indian Maoists have ties with other terror groups (Comment)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:57 PM IST
Naxalites of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to a media report of Sep 10 credited to unnamed intelligence officials, have forged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of Sri Lanka and the United Liberation.
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Priya Dutt takes 5,000 kitchen sets to flood-ravaged Bihar
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:56 PM IST
Congress MP Priya Dutt, who is camping in flood-hit Bihar's Purnea district to distribute 5,000 sets of kitchen utensils, says that her going to the state has 'nothing to do with politics'.
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Follow Sikh agenda, Dal Khalsa tells Akalis
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:56 PM IST
A radical Sikh organization, Dal Khalsa, Sunday asked the ruling Akali Dal in Punjab to take a cue from its alliance partner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has resolved to pursue its Hindu agenda.
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Indian Muslims must respect sentiments of majority community, says Salman Khan's father
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:55 PM IST
Salim Khan, Bollywood's legendary scriptwriter and father of megastar Salman Khan, has denounced Muslim clerics who have issued a fatwa against him and his family for celebrating Ganeshotsav, the popular Hindu festival.
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Bombs recovered in Delhi resemble those found in Surat
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:55 PM IST
The live bombs defused or dismantled in the capital were exactly the same as the 22 recovered in Surat in July, say investigating agencies, pointing towards a distinct pattern and striking similarities between the Delhi and Gujarat.
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India is special, says German writer (Feature)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:54 PM IST
Three decades after she made India her home following an unplanned visit to this Hindu holy town, German Maria Wirth is still in love with this country.
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With 1,400 proclaimed offenders in kitty, Delhi cop eyes world record
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:53 PM IST
His years of painstaking efforts at tailing criminals, building up a network of informers and his single-minded dedication have already won him laurels at work, and now Delhi Police sub-inspector Joginder Singh.
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Adopt a tiger or a crocodile at Tripura zoo
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:53 PM IST
Ever thought of adopting a tiger, a rhino or a crocodile? At the Sepahijala wildlife sanctuary and zoo near the Tripura capital, you can do just that.
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Verdict in Khairlanji Dalit killings Monday
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:52 PM IST
Almost two years after the killings of Dalits in Khairlanji village here caused a nationwide outcry, a court will give its ruling Monday.
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Major general dismissed after court martial
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:51 PM IST
A major general of the Indian Army, who till recently commanded a frontier infantry division in Jammu and Kashmir, has been sacked after a general court martial (GCM) on charges of molesting a young woman officer while teach.
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An uneasy calm in Delhi, morning after serial blasts
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:51 PM IST
There was an uneasy calm in Delhi Sunday morning, a day after five meticulously planned serial blasts ripped through the Indian capital killing at least 20 people. Police said security had been tightened across the city.
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Get set to relive the magic of MGR, NTR classics
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:50 PM IST
South Indian cinema buffs are in for a treat - classic films of yesteryears superstars N.T. Ramarao (NTR) and M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) are all set to be re-released with better colour and additional visuals.
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Navtej Sarna, longest serving foreign ministry spokesman, ends tenure Monday
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:50 PM IST
Navtej Sarna, the longest serving spokesman of India's external affairs ministry, ends his tenure Monday after nearly six years in the job. He has been in the coveted post, that many feel is one of the most high pressure jobs.
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'Drona' music is unconventional and innovative (IANS Music Review)
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Bhavesh
on Sun 14 Sep 2008 12:49 PM IST
Film: 'Drona'; Music Director: Dhruv Ghanekar; Lyrics: Vaibhav Modi; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Dhruv Ghanekar, Roop Kumar Rathod, Sadhna Sargam, Shaan; Rating: **1/2
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Craft of stage actor superior to film actor: Amitabh Bachchan (Interview)
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