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INDIAS NEWS
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China has 'direct link with Kashmir', says Mirwaiz ahead of visit
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New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is slated to travel to China, has said Beijing has a 'direct link with Kashmir'.
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'Prayer chamber' near Hindon river to lower pollution
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Ghaziabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The Hindon river can literally breathe easy now. Civic authorities here Friday launched a huge 'prayer chamber' along the river banks especially designed to immerse puja ritual materials like flowers and ash - in a move to clean up the river and reduce pollution.
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Hindustan Aeronautics to fly light combat chopper soon
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Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) A prototype of the light combat helicopter (LCH), designed and developed by the state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), is set for its maiden flight soon, a top company official said Friday.
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Chandigarh police arrest snatcher who targetted elderly women
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Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) City police Friday said they had solved a spate of snatchings and robberies, in which elderly women out on morning walk were attacked, with the arrest of a man.
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Uttar Pradesh to run new medical colleges under PPP
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Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) The six new medical colleges and two para-medical colleges coming up in Uttar Pradesh would be run under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement.
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BJP condemns Shiv Sena violence at TV channel offices
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly condemned Friday's attack by Shiv Sena activists on the offices of IBN-Lokmat network channel in Mumbai and Pune.
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Chandigarh cyber cafes raided, many found flouting rules
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Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) The Chandigarh police Friday conducted surprise raids at various cyber cafes in this union territory and found over a dozen cafes were not keeping proper records of the customers.
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FIH ties up with SAIL as World Cup sponsor
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The International Hockey Federation (FIH) and Hockey India (HI) Friday announced a sponsorship tie-up for the 2010 World Cup with the Steel Authority of India (SAIL).
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Medha Patkar meets Mamata Banerjee on land acquisition bill
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar met Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee here Friday to convey her opposition to certain provisions of the land acquisition bill that is to be introduced in the winter session of parliament.
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Tamil Nadu crush Punjab; Mumbai beat Himachal
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu crushed Punjab by an innings and 45 runs on the fourth and the last day of the Ranji Trophy Super League match at Amritsar Friday.
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Honeywell bets on India for growth opportunities
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Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) Global technology and manufacturing major Honeywell International is upbeat on growing its business in India in the light of opportunities emerging in aerospace, homeland security, environment and infrastructure.
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Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy brought before Andhra court
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Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi two months ago, was Friday brought to a court in Karimnagar town of Andhra Pradesh in the case of the murder of former Assembly Speaker D. Sripada Rao.
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Two killed as police open fire at tribal mob in Orissa
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Bhubaneswar, Nov 20 (IANS) At least two tribals were killed Friday when police opened fire at a mob that attacked a police station in Orissa's Koraput district, an official said.
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No 'big ticket' agreements on table during PM's state visit to US
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New Delhi, Nov 20 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh leaves for United States on invitation of President Barack Obama on Saturday, but chances are very slim that any big-ticket agreements will be signed.
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Lawyers demanding separate High Court Bench protest in Delhi
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New Delhi, Nov 20: Lawyers from Uttar Pradesh held a demonstration in the national capital on Friday, demanding setting up of a Bench of the Allahabad High court in the region.
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RSS not interfering in choosing new president, says BJP
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its ideological fountainhead, was not interfering in choosing the next party president.
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Shiv Sainiks attack TV channel offices in Mumbai, Pune; 4 staffers injured
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Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena activists Friday vandalised the offices of the IBN-Lokmat television channel in north-east Mumbai and in Pune and assaulted journalists, to protest the alleged misquoting of party chief Bal Thackeray's remarks on cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. The attack has drawn condemnation from all quarters.
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Meenal Thakur in quarterfinals of World Snooker
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Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) National champion Meenal Thakur saw off a spirited challenge from her younger sister Anuja Chandra for a 4-3 decision and progressed to the quarter-finals in the women's section of the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship, here Friday.
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Counter-terror pact, n-deal, AfPak top PM's US agenda
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New Delhi/Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) India and the US are set to unveil a new template for expanding their partnership by firming up a new counter-terror framework and signing a clutch of agreements in areas ranging from agriculture and green energy to trade and health when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets US President Barack Obama in Washington Tuesday.
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Two held for shooting at Delhi property dealer
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Two people were arrested here Friday for allegedly shooting at a property dealer in south Delhi, injuring him severely, police said.
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Harinder Pal Sandhu in Challenger series squash final
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Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) India's Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu raised his game to upset top seeded Andrew Wagih Shoukry of Egypt 11-3, 11-6, 11-7, to enter the final of the PSA Challenger Series squash tournament, here Friday.
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Manmohan to seek Obama pressure over Pakistan
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India Friday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will raise the issue of terrorism emanating from Pakistan-based extremist groups with US President Barack Obama in Washington next week, and underlined the need for Islamabad to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism.
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Security personnel withdrawn from vicinity of Gateway of India
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Mumbai, Nov 20: Personnel of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) platoon, who were deployed at the Gateway of India in Mumbai to guard the Taj Mahal Hotel- one of the prime targets of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, were sent back to their barracks on Friday.
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Rajnath Singh, Raman Singh campaign for BJP in Jharkhand
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Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh Friday addressed two poll rallies in Jharkhand, appealing for vote for the BJP, which he promised would provide a 'stable government' in the state for five years.
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Bhaichung injured, advised three-week rest
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia has been advised three weeks' rest after he stretched calf-muscle at the national training camp at Margao in Goa.
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Krishna downplays Mirwaiz's China visit
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New Delhi, Nov 20: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Friday said that Chairman of the separatist Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel wherever he wanted, including China.
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Eight killed as strong winds lash snow-bound Rohtang Pass
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Manali, Nov 20 (IANS) Eight people were killed Friday as they were caught in high velocity winds near the snow-capped Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, an official said. Seven of the victims were from Jharkhand.
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Srei consortium buys majority stake in DPSC
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Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure Finance and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility DPSC Ltd.
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4 killed in train-tractor collision
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Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Four people were killed and one seriously injured when a train rammed into a tractor-trolley on the outskirts of the state capital early Friday, officials said.
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Heroin worth Rs.10 crore found 14 months after seizure
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Amritsar, Nov 20 (IANS) This is one 'success' that has left the customs department in Amritsar sector embarrassed. Over 14 months after they seized fake currency from a woman coming from Pakistan, officials checked the rest of her baggage and found heroin worth Rs.10 crores (Rs. 100 million) in it.
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PM mourns Shankaranand's death
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday mourned the death of veteran Congress leader and former minister B. Shankaranand, who headed the joint parliamentary probe into the $1.3 billion Bofors gun scandal.
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Gaurav stretches lead at ONGC
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Noida, Nov 20 (IANS) Gaurav Pratap Singh produced his third consecutive round of two under 70 at the ONGC Masters golf to establish a five-stroke lead ahead of the final round here Friday.
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'Stop child abuse in schools'
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) With two out of every three children, a majority studying in schools, reported being physically abused in India, a child rights organization Friday called for immediate implementation of the proposed safer schools guideline in the country.
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Fujiwara to meet Jovanovski in Pune ITF final
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Pune, Nov 20 (IANS) Sixth-seeded and 237th-ranked Rika Fujiwara of Japan Friday set up a title clash with third-seeded Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia at the $50,000 NECC-ITF Women's Tennis championships here.
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Delhi government pulled up for discrimination in parole
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday pulled up the state government for adopting a discriminatory attitude towards some convicts, allowing them parole easily and quickly while applications of others are kept pending for months.
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Security guard arrested for stealing laptops
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday arrested a security guard for stealing laptops from a warehouse where he worked, a police official said Friday.
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Chadha holds nerve to win maiden amateur golf title
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Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Teenaged Abhijit Chadha won his maiden title on the amateur circuit by three shots at the inaugural LG Gujarat Open at the par-72 Kensville Golf Club here Friday.
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INLD demands probe into legislators switching sides
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Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), the main opposition party in Haryana, Friday demanded a probe into Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) legislators switching sides and supporting the Congress, violating the anti-defection law.
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Blueprint for peace corridor between India and Pakistan
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Amritsar, Nov 20 : Under the aegis of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy (IMTD), the US based NGO is preparing a blueprint for the "peace corridor" between India and Pakistan in order to support the safe and easy passage of pilgrims to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
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Landmines killed 3,000 Indians in 10 years
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Some 3,000 Indians, mostly in Jammu and Kashmir, have been killed in landmine explosions over the past 10 years, according to an NGO working for a world free of antipersonnel landmines and cluster munitions.
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Court denies bail to man responsible for wife's death
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday refused to grant bail to a man who was accused of being responsible for his wife's suicide and said the deceased died because of 'great trauma and mental agony'.
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'No objection to Mirwaiz's China visit if visa not stapled'
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New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel anywhere he wanted to, including China, but his visa should not be separately stapled as the Chinese embassy issues to Kashmiris, the government said Friday.
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Good Samaritan's mother approaches court seeking protection
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday asked Delhi Police to provide security to the mother and her family of a boy who was allegedly beaten up by policemen after he helped a victim of a roadside brawl.
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CII launches toll free helpline on HIV/AIDS
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a bid to spread awareness on HIV/AIDS, the Confederation of Indian Industriy (CII) Friday announced the launch of a toll free helpline in four languages.
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It will be a close series, says Dhoni
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Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) After a match-saving performance by the batsmen in the first Test, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Friday said the series against Sri Lanka will be a close one.
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Delhi Archdiocese offers to set up schools in Delhi, Haryana
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Archdiocese of Delhi Friday said it would like to partner with the Delhi and Haryana governments to develop schools that would provide affordable education as access to schools was increasingly going beyond the poor man's reach.
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Sonia, Rahul Gandhi hit Jharkhand poll campaign trail
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Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress is campaigning hard in Jharkhand for the coming assembly polls, with party chief Sonia Gandhi addressing two rallies in the state Friday and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi set to address four meetings Saturday.
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'Karthik Calling Karthik' release shifted to avoid clash with 'Teen Patti'
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The release date of Farhan Akhtar's 'Karthik Calling Karthik' has now been pushed ahead to avoid a clash with Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Teen Patti'.
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Congress discusses banning Sanatan Sanstha
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Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress Friday discussed the issue of banning right-wing Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha, some of whose members have been arrested in connection with the Diwali-eve blast in Goa.
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Take proactive action against child labour, Dikshit tells police
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit Friday launched the 'Time for Change' campaign against child labour and asked police to proactively take action against offenders.
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Apex court suspends order on relief to Narmada dam displaced
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday suspended a Madhya Pradesh High Court order directing the state government to give land to the adult children of those displaced by the Indira Sagar dam project on Narmada river.
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Jharkhand violence rages, train blast kills two
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Ranchi, Nov 20 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Friday continued their violence spree in Jharkhand, after blowing up a passenger train overnight that left a woman and an infant dead, police said.
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Online Indian shoppers spent $2,000 on average last year
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Indian Internet shoppers spent on an average $2,086 (Rs.97,200) in the past 12 months, according to the Visa e-Commerce Consumer Monitor survey report released Friday.
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Rs.9.2 bn to promote Indian systems of medicine
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The health ministry will spend Rs.9.2 billion this financial year for promoting Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) - the Indian systems of medicine - in the country, Minister of State for Health S. Gandhiselvan told parliament Friday.
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Rock concert leads reshuffling of schedule
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Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) A rock concert in the neighbouring hall at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre caused the rescheduling of the ONGC-IBSF World Snooker championship as it would have unduely disturbed the players.
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Driving brother Rahul - Priyanka shows how
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Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 20 (IANS) A smiling Priyanka Gandhi drove her elder brother and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to his constituency Amethi after landing at the nearest airport Friday - all the while keeping the media at bay.
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Log on to find details of missing children
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday launched a website that will have information on all lost children staying in children's homes in the capital.
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Kerala IT park projects get SEZ status
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Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 20 (IANS) The central government has formally notified the third phase of the Technopark IT campus here and that at Kollam as special economic zones (SEZ), according to the Kerala government.
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Gambhir and Tendulkar centuries save Test for India
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Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar Friday hit match-saving centuries as India drew the first cricket Test, leaving Sri Lanka still without a Test victory in this country.
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By-polls in four assembly constituencies next month
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) By-elections to fill assembly vacancies in Andhra Pradesh, Manipur and Tamil Nadu will be held Dec 19, the Election Commission announced Friday.
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FIH chief says elected HI will be in place soon
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre Friday asserted that a democratically elected Hockey India (HI) will be in place before the World Cup as that is the only way to put the game back on the rails here.
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Unesco keen to jointly certify select IGNOU courses
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Unesco has evinced interest in jointly certifying select programmes being offered by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
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Tendulkar crosses 30,000 runs in international cricket
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Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Sachin Tendulkar reached another milestone Friday when he completed 30,000 runs in international cricket en route his century on the last day of the first Test against Sri Lanka here.
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Government backtracks on sugarcane pricing, opposition satisfied
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Putting an end to the bitter row, the central government Friday decided to restore the earlier sugarcane pricing policy, a move welcomed by opposition parties.
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Blame game on over passport to Pakistani spy
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Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Policemen and passport officials here are blaming each other for a passport issued by the Regional Passport Office to suspected Pakistani spy Amir Ali, arrested in New Delhi last month.
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Jamdani saris a big hit at India International Trade Fair
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Jamdani saris are known for their fine texture, elegant colours and their steep price tags - but visitors to the ongoing India International Trade Fair nevertheless flocked the stalls of Bangladeshi textile houses to buy the exquisite six yards of cloth.
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IDBI Fortis to double headcount, increase branches
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Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Private sector insurer IDBI Fortis Life Insurance is planning to double its headcount to 2,000 as well as expand its branch network in the country.
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Government plans polymer bank notes
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In a bid to check proliferation of counterfeit currency notes and make bank notes last longer, India's central bank will introduce 100 crore polymer notes of Rs.10 denomination on a trial basis soon, it said Friday.
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Maoist explode bomb in SAIL mine in Orissa
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Meghatpu (Orissa), Nov 20 : Maoist activists on Friday exploded a bomb in a Steel Authority of India (SAIL) mine here on Friday.
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Malaysian state Penang looking to explore untapped Indian market
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George Town (Malaysia), Nov. 20 : Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of the Malaysian state of Penang, is planning to visit India in order to explore untapped markets in the country.
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Antony reviews security scenario ahead of 26/11 anniversary
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New Delhi, Nov 20 : With less than a week to go before the first anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, Defence Minister A.K. Antony reviewed the security scenario in the country in a high level meeting here on Friday.
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YSR's son hits the campaign trail for civic polls
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Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) In his first attempt to prove that he is a crowd puller, the late Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's son and Congress MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Friday drew good response when he campaigned for the party's candidates in Greater Hyderabad municipal elections.
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Poll panel standardises voting compartment in booths
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Election Commission Friday said that voting compartments in polling stations should be made only of cardboard or plastic board and these should not be located near the window or door to 'maintain secrecy of vote at the time of poll'.
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Late rally pushes Sensex above 17,000-point mark
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Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A late rally by banking and energy stocks Friday helped a benchmark index close above the 17,000-point mark, up 1.41 percent, after languishing in the negative terrain for most of the day.
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Cape Verde seeks Indian help to develop its IT
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has offered all help to the small African island nation of Cape Verde, which has asked for assistance especially in developing its information technology sector.
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Muraleedharan seeks to return to Congress, Chandy refutes moves
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Palakkad (Kerala), Nov 20 (IANS) While former Kerala chief minister K.Karunakaran's son K.Muraleedharan is meeting Congress leaders in Delhi to plead for his re-entry to the party, leader of opposition Oommen Chandy Friday said no such talks were going on this issue.
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Government has no objection to Mirwaiz's China, Pakistan visits
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New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel anywhere he wanted to, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here Friday. The chief of the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference plans to visit China and Pakistan after Eid on Nov 28.
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Condemn Maoist violence, government tells civil society
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A day after a passenger was killed and 40 others were injured in a train derailment after Maoist guerrillas blew up a track in Jharkhand, the government Friday asked the civil society to condemn such 'wanton acts of violence' meant to sabotage polls in the state.
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Children release Unicef report in Bhopal
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Bhopal, Nov 20 (IANS) For the first time in Madhya Pradesh, a clutch of children released the Unicef State of the World Children Report 2009 here Friday, praising the efforts of the government for their survival, care and protection but also calling for more focus.
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Congress criticises navy for delaying Goa airport expansion
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Panaji, Nov 20 (IANS) The Congress Friday criticised the Indian Navy for its delay in parting with 2.5 acres of land sought by government agencies for the expansion of Goa's only airport at Dabolim.
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Mulayam ignored warnings on Kalyan, says Azam Khan
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Lucknow, Nov 20 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Mulayam Singh Yadav had repeatedly ignored warnings about the potential harm that his bonhomie with Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel Kalyan Singh would cause to him and his party, rebel party leader Azam Khan said Friday.
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Defence ministry approves purchase of Boeing transport plane
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The defence ministry has in principle approved the purchase of US firm Boeing's C-17 heavy lift aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF), which is hoping to replace its ageing fleet of Russian IL-76 transport aircraft, an official said Friday.
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Gammon Infra bags contract worth Rs.850 crore
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Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Construction major Gammon Infrastructure has bagged a highway project worth Rs.850 crore from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the company said Friday.
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Government mulling revival of closed fertiliser units
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In order to increase urea production, the government is considering reviving closed units and has drawn up a new investment policy to attract investments in this sector, the Rajya Sabha was told Friday.
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AirAsia plans to spread in India, hub in Bangkok
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Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is planning to make Bangkok a hub next year to expand connectivity to Indian cities, a senior company official said Friday.
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Apex court rejects plea to ban idol immersion in water bodies
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea to ban idol immersions in water bodies across the country, saying restrictions would militate against the fundamental right of a section of citizens to profess and practice the religion of their choice.
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Tussle on between Chandigarh's oldest boys school, administration
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Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) Chandigarh's oldest boys school has sought the intervention of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions against the union territory administration for 'interfering' in the school's internal matters. However, officials have denied the charge of interference.
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small ticket items on high value agenda
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Moving beyond the transformational nuclear deal, India and the US are set to unveil a new template for deepening strategic partnership on key global challenges, ranging from counter-terrorism to non-proliferation and climate change, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets US President Barack Obama in Washington Tuesday.
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Buoyant stock market, economy doubles billionaires in India
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London, Nov 20: The Forbes' Rich List has revealed that a buoyant stock market and a still-robust economy have almost doubled the number of billionaires in India.
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Chinese boy, 16, eats 92 dumplings in 15 mins!
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New Delhi, Nov 20 : A Chinese boy aged 16 is said to have gobbled down 92 jiaozi (dumplings) in 15 minutes to win a who-can-eat-more contest.
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Meet a true lover
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New Delhi, Nov 20 : An elderly Chinese villager has proved what true love really is-he has never left his paralytic wife alone for more than 1 hour every week.
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At agri fair, flood-hit Karnataka farmers seek jobs
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Bangalore, Nov 20 (IANS) Frail and wrinkled Shivaswamy goes around the agri fair here - not to learn about the latest trends in farming but to tap people for a job. The 56-year-old farmer's small field was destroyed in the Karnataka floods.
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Sensex ends above 17,000-mark
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Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) A late rally by banking and energy stocks Friday helped a benchmark index close above the 17,000-mark, up 1.47 percent, after languishing in the negative terrain for most part of the day.
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Gambhir, Tendulkar help India take slim lead
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Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Gritty knocks from Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar on the fifth and the final day took India to the threshold of a draw in the first cricket Test and spoil Sri Lanka's hope of their maiden win on Indian soil here Friday.
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India-Bangladesh couple seeks intervention to stay united
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) It's nothing short of a Bollywood love story. India's Zubair Khan and Bangladesh's Shazia Zarin met on Facebook, fell in love, she fled from home, they got married and are expecting a child. Now the girl's millionaire businessman father is seeking her deportation, and the desperate couple is pleading with President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to interv...
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About half a million birds wetlands in Kashmir
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Srinagar, Nov 20 : About half a million migratory birds have arrived for their annual sojourn at the Hokersar wetlands in Kashmir from Central Asia.
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First women navigators commissioned in Indian Navy
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Kochi, Nov 20 (IANS) Another glass ceiling was broken Friday as two women were commissioned into the Indian Navy as navigators in the flying branch, in a way also becoming the first women combatants in the armed forces.
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'The Great Khali' to fight Punjab police - outside the ring
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Jalandhar, Nov 20 (IANS) This is one fight where former World Wide Entertainment (WWE) champion 'The Great Khali' has nearly lost round one without making any move -- but he is resolved to continue the battle and eventually hopes to emerge victorious.
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Damaged property, business loss bear testimony to farmers' protest
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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Sugarcane stems and broken dustbins at Janpath market in the heart of the capital Friday bore testimony to the vandalism by farmers, a day after nearly 30,000 of them descended here from Uttar Pradesh to protest the new sugarcane pricing policy.
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Dimple Kapadia's 'Tum Milo Toh Sahi' to release in January
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Mumbai, Nov 20 (IANS) Dimple Kapadia and Nana Patekar starrer 'Tum Milo Toh Sahi', a film about love at different ages, will release on Jan 29 next year.
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