| TIMES OF INDIA |
Wed, 7 Jan 2009 |
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HINDUSTAN TIMES
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Raj Thackeray gets reprieve from apex court
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The Supreme Court today stalled the imminent arrest of MNS chief Raj Thackeray, ordered by a Jamshedpur court for his allegedly defamatory speeches against north Indians.
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SP threatens to withdraw support to UPA Govt
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In a dramatic development, the Samajwadi Party threatened to withdraw support to the Congress-led UPA government for its failure to effectively tackle the issue of trans-border terrorism, reports Srinand Jha.
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Kasab is a Pakistani national, admits Pak
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Pakistan's Information Minister Sherry Rehman has accepted that Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving gunman captured during the Mumbai attacks, has Pak links, after media reported he was a Pakistani.
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Pietersen, Moores quit: report
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English cricket plunged into deep crisis with feuding captain Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores resigning from their jobs, media reports said in London.
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Mumbai gunmen were commanded via phone
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The gunman said into the phone, "We have three foreigners, including women." The response was plain and brutal: "Kill them," the man said. The ruthless exchange comes from a transcript of phone calls intercepted during the Mumbai attacks that was part of a dossier of evidence India handed Pakistan this week.
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Raju quits Satyam; admits to financial wrong-doings
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The beleaguered IT giant, already under scanner over the aborted acquisition of firms promoted by the Chairman's family, received a rude shock days ahead of its January 10 board meeting, with Ramalinga Raju stepping down along with his brother and Managing Director B Rama Raju.Listen-I | Listen-II | Read Raju's letter
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UN awaits Israeli response
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The UN Security Council, mulling its own action to end Israel's attack on Gaza that has killed more than 600 Palestinians, waited for Israel's response to a US-backed ceasefire proposal by Egypt.
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Heavy exchange of fire on in Poonch
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Militants exchanging heavy gunfire with security forces in Bhati Dhar jungles of Poonch are suspected to be from Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group, army today said, but did not specify any time frame for flushing them out. Listen
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Origin of Mumbai terror attacks was Pakistan: US
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While reiterating that the 26/11 attacks were originated from Pakistan, the US also said that India and Pakistan are not threat to each other but put 'violent extremists' as the common enemy.
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Kasab gives Lashkar's training details
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Captured militant Mohammad Amir Kasab has disclosed that the training programme of the 26/11 terrorists at LeT camps included twice a day lectures about the operational capabilities of Indian security and intelligence agencies, reports Haidar Naqvi.
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Oil PSUs to go on strike today
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Even as the Delhi HC on Tuesday restrained employees of oil companies from going on a strike, activists of the Oil Sector Officers’ Association announced they would strike work indefinitely from today, reports HT.
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FBI team to visit Pak to carry on Mumbai attacks probe: US envoy
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Maintaining that the Mumbai attacks were "managed" from Pakistan, the US Ambassador David C Mulford on Tuesday said an FBI team will be going to that country to carry on the probe. See special
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Pandher let off by CBI in new charge sheet
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The CBI in its 16th charge sheet in the Nithari serial killings filed in a court in Ghaziabad on Tuesday has let off Maninder Singh Pandher.
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Pashupatinath chief priest may head back to India
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Indian origin chief priest of Nepal's Pashupatinath temple, whose removal by the Maoist-led Govt sparked a row, may be on his way back to India following the authorities’ plea to the SC to vacate the stay on the appointment of local priests.
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Kasab again seeks legal aid from Pak
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Mohammad Ajmal Kasab, the lone terrorist arrested during the November 26 terror attacks, today once again asked for consular access and legal aid from Pakistan, a top police official said, reports Sunil Shivdasani.
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Israeli shells kill 42 at UN school
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An Israeli strike on a UN school in northern Gaza killed at least 42 Palestinian civilians in the deadliest single incident since Israel launched its offensive in the Strip 11 days ago.
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SC pulls up CBI for flip flop in Mulayam's assets case
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Attacking CBI for its flip flop over its decision to change its stand in the disproportionate assets case against former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Supreme Court today said it would not like the agency to become an instrument of the Govt.
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SC says it won't allow persecution of minorities
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The Supreme Court today said it would not allow 'persecution' of minorities and asked the Orissa government to resign if it was unable to protect Christians who were targeted in recent riots that followed the assassination of a VHP leader.
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This is no proof, says Pak
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Pakistan today dismissed as "not credible" evidence provided by India to it on the Mumbai terror attacks, hours after a Presidential aide termed as "premature" local media reports that suggested the material given by New Delhi was insufficient.
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Pak says it is examining evidence on Mumbai carnage
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Amid reports that the evidence given by India on Mumbai attacks were 'insufficient', Pakistan today debunked reports appearing in certain sections of the media, saying that government was still in the process of examining the evidence.
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Army on 'wait and watch' strategy
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As the gunbattle in Bhati Dhar forest in J&K's Poonch district entered the sixth day today, the army said it has adopted a "wait and watch" strategy to take on the holed-up terrorists in cave hideouts in the area.
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Each police station in Delhi to have 10 commandos
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The sight of slothful, pot-bellied policemen in the Indian capital hardly makes the public feel safe. But now at least 10 constables at each police station will be turned into commandos and equipped with AK-47 assault rifles to counter terror strikes.
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Mumbai attacks were backed by official Pak agencies: PM
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"The terror attack in Mumbai was clearly carried out by a Pakistan-based outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba," Manmohan Singh said categorically, adding that the military precision displayed was enough evidence to show that it had support from the state.
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Pakistan finds Mumbai evidence 'insufficient'
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Describing Mumbai attacker Ajmal Amir Iman Kasab's confession as "doctored", Pakistani authorities have reportedly said the evidence provided by India on the terror strikes is "insufficient" and no action can be taken based on it.
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Fresh calls at UN for Gaza ceasefire
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The fast rising death toll in Israel's Gaza offensive sparked fresh calls for a truce at the UN, with French diplomats trying to formulate a resolution to reconcile vastly divergent positions of the Arabs and the US.
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Pak hackers plan attack on cyber networks: Intel
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After the Mumbai terror strikes, anti-India elements in Pakistan are now planning an attack on Indian computer networks, intelligence agencies have warned.
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Bush rules out ceasefire in Gaza
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US President George W Bush on Monday ruled out any ceasefire in Gaza, saying that such an agreement did not ensure that Hamas would not resume its attack against Israel in future.
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Pak should pursue leads provided by India: Boucher
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Insisting that the Mumbai attackers had links "that lead to Pakistani soil," visiting US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher asks Islamabad to pursue leads provided by New Delhi and to track down the perpetrators. Listen to Podcast | Do you think diplomatic pressure on Pakistan is yielding results? | Surfers' Response
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Military means will not resolve Lankan problems: India
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Even as Lankan army was on the verge of defeating LTTE, India said military means will not resolve the island nation's ethnic problem and Colombo would have to look at a political solution.
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Pak establishment knew of Mumbai attack plan: India
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Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said that India cannot believe a commando-type operation that was in evidence in Mumbai attacks could have taken place without anybody in the Pakistani establishment knowing it. Listen to Podcast | Do you think diplomatic pressure on Pakistan is yielding results? | Surfers' Response
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Knight Riders' Shoaib Akhtar up for sale
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The Kolkata Knight Riders will put up Rawalpindi Express for sale for the coming edition of IPL as they don't have room for both Umar Gul and shoaib in the pace department.
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Koirala asks Maoists to reinstate Indian priests
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The row at Nepal's revered Pashupatinath temple has put Maoist Govt under mounting pressure with former PM Girija Prasad Koirala asking for the reinstatement of the ousted Indian priests.
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'US will pursue the probe till end'
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The United States of America will pursue investigations of the Mumbai terrorist attacks to its logical conclusion, David C Mulford, the US ambassador to India said in New Delhi today. HT Correspondent reports.
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Pak 'examining the material' given by India
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Pakistan today confirmed it has received evidence regarding Mumbai terror attacks from India, and "concerned authorities" were "examining the material". Earlier in the day, Pranab Mukherjee said Pakistan must act now on shared evidence. Listen to Podcast | Do you think diplomatic pressure on Pakistan is yielding results? | Surfers' Response
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Joe Biden to visit Pakistan
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US Vice President-elect Joseph Biden will travel to Pakistan this week to defuse regional tensions in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, according to a media report.
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Surfers echo world criticism on Israeli action
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There are mounting global voices on Israel to halt their ground offensive and our site is recieving lots of message from all over the world on the conflict in Gaza. Qasim Ali reports. Have your say: Do you think international community should put more pressure on Israel to halt the offensive? | Surfers' Response
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Over to Pakistan: Proof, and hope of cooperation
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India has handed over to Islamabad material directly linking the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes to “elements in Pakistan” in the hope that the Zardari Govt would track down the perpetrators, reports Amit Baruah.
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Poonch gunbattle crosses 100-hour mark
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Two jawans were injured as the intense gunbattle between security forces and militants entered the fifth day today in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Omar sworn in as J&K chief minister
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Omar Abdullah (38) today took oath as the eighth chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir along with 10 ministers. Omar Abdullah, the youngest chief minister in J&K, is also the third to hold the post in his family after his grandfather Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and father Farooq Abdullah.
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Infosys, Wipro get terror e-mails
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According to police, six prominent IT companies in the city, including Infosys and Wipro, have received e-mails threatening to blow up their buildings.
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Why police say Batla House boys were terrorists
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Police recovered photographs of the two cars used as car bombs in the July 26 Ahmedabad blast last year from the mobile phone of Atif Ameen, who was shot dead at the Batla House in Delhi, reports Tushar Srivastava.
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1 more Indian priest quits Pashupatinath
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The controversy over the ouster of three Indian priests from Nepal's Pashupatinath temple, one of the holiest shrines of Hindus worldwide, deepened on Sunday.
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23 killed as Israel vows to 'intensify' ground operation
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Israel has pledged to extend and intensify the operation amid heavy exchange of fire between troops and the Hamas militants that have taken the death toll in the coastal territory beyond 500. Have your say: Do you think international community should put more pressure on Israel to halt the offensive? | Surfers' Response
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FBI hands over proof to Pakistan: report
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The FBI has given to Pakistan evidence amassed by it on involvement of elements based in that country in the Mumbai strikes, a media report said.
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Pak won't hand over terror suspects: Qureshi
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On the eve of a top US diplomat's visit to push Pakistan to act against the Mumbai attack perpetrators, Islamabad today rejected India's demand to hand over terror suspects linked to the strikes, insisting that there was no extradition treaty between the two countries.
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Tamil Nadu coast under high alert
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The Tamil Nadu coast, off Ramanathapuram close to Northern Sri Lanka, has been put on high alert, as the Sri Lankan military stepped up offensive against the Tamil Tigers two days after taking Kilinochchi, the LTTE's political headquarters. MR Venkatesh reports.
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Woman suicide bomber kills 35
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A woman suicide bomber killed 35 people, including women and children, and wounded 65 others on a religious march near the Kadhimiyah shrine in northern Baghdad today, a government official said.
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Israeli troops take grip on Gaza
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At least 42 Palestinians, most of them civilians, were killed on Sunday as Israeli shells slammed into houses and Gaza's main shopping district, medical sources said. Have your say: Do you think international community should put more pressure on Israel to halt the offensive? | Surfers' Response
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Ground attack launched on Gaza
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Israeli troops launched a much-expected ground operation into Gaza, trading heavy fire with Hamas militants after week-long airstrikes on the coastal strip killed over 460 Palestinians.
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Lakhvi also behind Mumbai train blasts
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Arrested LeT operative Sabauddin Ahmad has said that terror group’s chief Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, wanted in the Mumbai attack case, also masterminded the 2006 train bombings in Mumbai, reports Debasish Panigrahi.
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PC to visit US to give proof against Pak
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In a move to raise international pressure on Pak to act against terrorism, Home Minister P Chidambaram will take the terror dossier that reportedly contains details like the confessions of the suspects and other records to Washington next week.
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PC to visit US to show Pak link to attacks
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Home minister Chidambaram will travel to the US next week armed with evidence about involvement of Pak-based terrorists in the Mumbai attacks. HT reports.
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The dream lives
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I remain dully pessimistic about 2009 and am as glad as you that 2008 is over. But I don’t think the dream is dead. We are still ahead of the rest and still on course for the Indian century, writes Vir Sanghvi.
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Why so much hurry to hang Guru? Asks Shivraj Patil
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Former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today expressed surprise over clamour from some quarters demanding execution of the Parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru, saying it was "politically motivated".
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BCCI is almost $25 million down
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BCCI has lost almost $25 million from the scrapping of two one-day games against England, cancelling 2008 Champions Trophy and this month's tour to Pakistan.
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Rushdie wants Western powers to stop aid to Pak
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Terming the Mumbai terror attacks as "an act of war" by Pakistan, the India-born author has said Islamabad should not get any aid from the West as long as it harbours terrorists.
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Next fiscal likely to be more difficult: PM
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Expressing concern over the 'effects' of global slowdown on the Indian economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioned that the next fiscal could be 'more difficult'.
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NC joins UPA coalition Govt
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National Conference president Omar Abdullah says he would formally send a communication to the Lok Sabha speaker and UPA chairperson of the decision of his party to be part of the UPA at the Centre.
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BCCI plans corporate cricket foray
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In an attempt to make up for a revenue loss of Rs 122 crore, the BCCI is working out the modalities to organise a corporate cricket tournament where the prize money will be Rs 2 crore.
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Pak behind Mumbai attacks, says Salman Rushdie
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India-born author Salman Rushdie blames Pakistan for the recent Mumbai terror strikes and has asked Britain to warn the country that “as long as Pak harbours terrorists it's not going to get any Western aid”.
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Hand over perpetrators of Mumbai attacks: Manmohan to Pak
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked Pakistan to hand over the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks so that they can be tried in India, even as he stressed that war cannot be a solution.
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BSF seeks more forces to curb B'deshi infiltration
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Border Security Force has asked for more battalions of forces to curb infiltration, movement of militants and enhance management on the India-Bangladesh border.
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Poonch encounter continues, one more SPO killed
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A fierce gunbattle that has been raging for the last 40 hours between terrorists and security forces in the forest area of Mendhar in Poonch district of J&K has claimed the life of a police official, taking the death toll to seven.
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NIA unlikely to probe Mumbai terror attacks
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The newly-constituted National Investigation Agency, which was created in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks, is unlikely to probe any of the cases related to the country's most audacious terror strike. See special
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George Bush calls for ceasefire in Middle East
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US President George W Bush called for a "meaningful ceasefire" to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East after a week of Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip and missile attacks by the Hamas into Israel.
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Heavy fog engulfs Delhi, hits all traffic
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Flight operations at the IGI were badly affected, leading to cancellation of over a dozen flights and delay of several others. Over 70 trains were also delayed due to poor visibility.
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Mamata ends overnight dharna near CM's residence
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After squatting overnight near Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's residence demanding release of her party supporters, Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee called off her dharna early today.
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Pak cancels hockey team's tour to India
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In a tit-for-tat response, Pakistan has decided not to send its hockey and squash teams to India citing security concerns for players.
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Kingfisher slashes fares ranging from 21-65 per cent
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After Air India and Jet Airways announced a cut in airfares, another domestic airlines Kingfisher joined the bandwagon by declaring a cut in airfares ranging from 21-65 per cent. Reasons to fly
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BSP MLA confesses to involvement: Police
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The BSP MLA and his supporters allegedly lynched engineer MK Gupta after he reportedly refused to pay a huge sum to him for the birthday celebrations of Uttar Pradesh CM Mayawati.
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Fiscal stimulus, rate cuts to spur Indian economy
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Govt brings out mini budget to lift sagging economy in last chance ahead of elections, Gaurav Choudhury reports. See graphics
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RBI cuts repo, reverse repo by 100 basis pts each
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The Reserve Bank of India slashed its two key short-term interest rates by 100 basis points each today to stimulate an economy that has been slowing faster than expected.
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