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Punjab, Haryana target over 24.8 MT wheat output coming rabi (06 October 05:58) |
| Chandigarh, Oct 6 (PTI) Punjab and Haryana, which account for 70 per cent of
India's wheat output, have targeted to produce 24.85 million tonnes of the
grain in the winter season althoug... |
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Gold, silver prices plunge on weak global trend (06 October 05:58) |
| New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Gold and silver tumbled on the bullion market here today
by Rs 60 and silver by Rs 170 each on the back of dollar strengthening to a
13-month high against the euro... |
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Govt lifts curfew in three areas in Kashmir valley (06 October 05:57) |
| Srinagar, Oct 6 (PTI) In a rare move, people of three areas in Kashmir valley
today gave an undertaking to Jammu and Kashmir authorities of not indulging in
any protest marches or rallie... |
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IAF looking to open more ALGs around Siachen glacier (06 October 03:58) |
| New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) With India opening the forbidding Siachen Glacier for
civilian trek last year, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to open more
Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) ... |
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Rupee falls to 47.30 against US dollar in early trade (06 October 03:57) |
| Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) The Indian rupee today plunged by 21 paise to 47.30 against
the US dollar in early trade today on fears of capital outflow by foreign funds
due to melting stock marke... |
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Now, a test that can spot prostate cancer in 10 mins! (06 October 02:02) |
| London, Oct 6 (PTI) Imagine walking into a lab in the lunch hour to undergo a
clinical test for prostate cancer and coming out in just ten minutes with the
result.
Cut to reality. ... |
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Nifty tanks 129 points; plummets to level last seen in Mar'07 (06 October 02:02) |
| Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) The National Stock Exchange benchmark index Nifty today
plummeted by 129.65 points and touched an intra-day low of 3,688.65 points in
early morning trade, the lowest ... |
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Mahatma Gandhi's 139 birth anniversary celebrated in SAfrica (06 October 02:02) |
| Durban, Oct 6 (PTI) Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary was celebrated all over
South Africa with a call by the chairman of the Gandhi Phoenix Settlement Trust
saying that Gandhi's teachi... |
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Two-thirds of Britons 'do not know how to boil an egg' (06 October 02:02) |
| London, Oct 6 (PTI) Hard boiling an egg is perhaps one of the easiest things
to do. But, two-thirds of Britons do not know how to do it, a survey has
revealed.
Researchers in Brita... |
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Arunachal govt launches drive to dispel fear about permits (06 October 02:02) |
| Itanagar, Oct 6 (PTI) A campaign has been launched by the Arunachal Pradesh
government to dispel fear among non-Arunachalees about an operation launched by
it with regard to a permit nee... |
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Half of elders in Delhi harassed by children for property (06 October 02:02) |
| New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Almost half of the elderly owning property in their
names in the national capital are harassed by their kith and kin, a study
claimed here.
"Fortynine per cent... |
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Jodhpur Folk Festival cancelled due to temple tragedy (06 October 02:02) |
| New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) The second edition of the Rajasthan International Folk
Festival (RIFF) has been cancelled as a mark of respect to those killed and
injured in a stampede at Jodhpur... |
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Sikh Guru listed in 30 Heroes of Environment list (06 October 02:02) |
| New York, Oct 6 (PTI) Heaping praises on environmentalist Baba Balbir Singh
Seechewal for launching a campaign to clean up the polluted 'Kali Bein' in
Punjab, Time Magazine has profiled ... |
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Five terror suspects picked up from Pune (06 October 02:02) |
| Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Five alleged terror suspects have been picked up from Pune
by police in connection with the recent blasts in Ahmedabad, Delhi and other
places.
The antecedents of... |
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Militants attack MLA's house in Manipur (06 October 02:02) |
| Imphal, Oct 6 (PTI) Militants exploded a powerful bomb at the private house of
a NCP MLA in Imphal East district, official sources said today.
There was, however, no casualty.
The ... |
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Art has potential to bring diverse cultures together:diplomats (06 October 01:59) |
| Rajiv Ranjan Dwivedi
Kolkata, Oct 5 (PTI) M F Hussain's paintings may have divided some sections of
Indian society on communal lines but diplomats from a group of countries feel
it is... |
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Why only Muslims on terror radar, asks Pawar (05 October 09:56) |
| Alibaug, (Maharashtra) Oct 5 (PTI) Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar
today lashed out at the 'double standards' of police saying "if Muslims are
being targeted as terrorists, why ... |
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Villagers protest against Tata project in AP (05 October 09:56) |
| Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI) Even before a team of Tata officials met Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy over the possibility of setting up the
Nano car project in the state, ... |
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Three children drown in pond near Indore airport (05 October 09:56) |
| Indore, Oct 5 (PTI) Three children were drowned in a pond at Bijasan temple
near the airport here, police said.
The deceased children were identified as Ankit Lodhi (9), Prabhu Lodhi (... |
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Live bomb found in Agartala (05 October 07:57) |
| Agartala, Oct 5 (PTI) Just four days after the serial blasts here, one live
bomb with a detonator, powerful battery and a mobile set as trigger was found
near Radhamadhab temple at Radha... |
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NDA will conduct nuclear test if need arises: Yashwant Sinha (05 October 07:57) |
| Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI) The NDA, if it comes to power at the Centre, will not
hesitate to conduct a nuclear test if need arises, senior BJP leader Yashwant
Sinha today said.
"If the... |
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Curfew imposed in Kashmir valley to thwart separatists' march (05 October 05:57) |
| Srinagar, Oct 5 (PTI) The entire Kashmir valley was brought under an indefinite
curfew early today to prevent separatists from organising a march to Lal Chowk
here tomorrow, fearing law ... |
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Telugu Desam Party MLA quits, to join Chiranjeevi's party (05 October 03:56) |
| Hyderabad, Oct 5 (PTI) In yet another blow to the Telugu Desam Party, its
sitting legislator from Chodavaram in Visakhapatnam district today quit the
party to join actor-politician Chira... |
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Prince Harry abandons military training for girlfriend (05 October 03:56) |
| London, Oct 5 (PTI) Prince Harry, the third-in-line to the British throne, is
said to have abandoned his military training in Canada and rushed back to
London to attend to his girlfrien... |
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HP tops in contraceptive use among women (05 October 03:56) |
| Shimla, Oct 5 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country
for having highest contraceptive prevalence rate among the fair sex with 73 per
cent of married women adop... |
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Railways seeks DDA nod for Rs 6K-crore New Delhi station plan (05 October 03:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Indian Railways has sought approval of the Delhi
Development Authority for its ambitious Rs 6,000-crore world-class New Delhi
station project.
The DDA approval... |
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CBI forms three member team to re-investigate Aarushi case (05 October 03:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The CBI has formed a three-member core team to
re-investigate the sensational Noida double murder case after the agency drew
flak for failing to file a chargesheet... |
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Centre examines alternative alignment of SSCP project (05 October 01:56) |
| Rameswaram, Oct 4 (PTI) The Centre has set in motion the process of examining
an alternative alignment of the Sethusamudram Shipping Channel project (SSCP)
following the Supreme Court di... |
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Women as fighter pilots: IAF not yet ready (05 October 01:56) |
| Shillong, Oct 5 (PTI) With the ethos of the armed forces being overly male, it
will take some more time till Indian women don the uniform and the gear of a
fighter pilot and fly the comb... |
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AIADMK move thwarts Left bid to form new alliance for LS polls (05 October 01:56) |
| S Ramaswamy
Chennai, Oct 5 (PTI) The last minute move by AIADMK to stay away from CPI
organised fast, demanding Indian intervention to stop Sri Lankan army's
offensive in Tamil domina... |
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Mehrauli blast victim succumbs to injuries (05 October 01:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Ishtiaq Ansari, who was grievously injured in the
Mehrauli blast, succumbed to his wounds today after battling for life for the
past eight days, bringing to three ... |
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India, Pakistan to revive bilateral hockey series (05 October 01:56) |
| Karachi, Oct 5 (PTI) Pakistan and Indian Hockey Federations have reached an
agreement to revive bilateral test series of their junior and senior teams in
November and December.
Pakis... |
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Hurriyat leader arrested in Doda ahead of rally (05 October 01:56) |
| Jammu, Oct 5 (PTI) Police today arrested a senior Hurriyat leader in Doda
district here ahead of a separatist march to Lal Chowk in Srinagar tomorrow,
official sources said.
Police l... |
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Nepal mosque blast injures five (05 October 01:56) |
| Kathmandu, Oct 5 (PTI) At least five people were injured in a bomb explosion
at a mosque in an eastern Nepalese district, police said today.
The blast occurred last night after an un... |
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CM residence becomes largest bat roosting site in capital (05 October 01:56) |
| Arun Kumar Das
New Delhi, Oct 5(PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's residence and its
adjoining areas in Lutyen's Delhi have become the largest bat roosting site in
the capital... |
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Bashir new chief of Pakistan navy (05 October 01:56) |
| Islamabad, Oct 5 (PTI) President Asif Ali Zardari today named Vice Admiral
Noman Bashir as the new chief of the Pakistan Navy, the first appointment made
by him in the armed forces since... |
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UK to tighten its immigration policy (05 October 01:56) |
| London, Oct 5 (PTI) British government may toughen its immigration policy to
give confidence to its indigenous population that the number of foreigners,
including Indians, allowed to se... |
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War on Taliban cannot be won says senior military commander (05 October 11:56) |
| London, Oct 5 (PTI) Virtually ruling out an outright victory against Taliban
in Afghanistan, Britain's senior most military commander has said the British
public should not expect a "de... |
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Chhattisgarh rapped for letting Naxals hold over Bastar (05 October 11:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has rapped
the Chhattisgarh government in the wake of Naxalites establishing a stronghold
over the Bastar region, which... |
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Lakshmi Mittal loses 16.6 billion pounds in global meltdown (05 October 11:56) |
| London, Oct 5 (PTI) NRI steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal has lost 16.6 billion
pounds in the global credit crunch owing to plummeting stock markets in the
last four months, media reports sai... |
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Uma prefers Mayawati over Advani as PM (05 October 11:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Scotching rumours of her return to BJP, Bhartiya
Janshakti Party chief Uma Bharti today said she prefers BSP supremo Mayawati as
Prime Minister of the country over... |
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Aussie plans to beat the heat in India (05 October 11:56) |
| Melbourne, Oct 5 (PTI) From stocking crates of bottled water and energy drinks
to popping stomach-lining tablets before their meals, Australian cricketers are
doing all they can to beat ... |
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Local cable network banned (05 October 11:56) |
| Srinagar, Oct 5 (PTI) The Government banned a local cable network -- Sen TV --
in view of alleged blatant violations of provisions of the Cable TV Network
(Regulation) Act, 1995.
The... |
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Tell kids not to touch strange objects: police tells parents (05 October 11:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) If you are a parent or teacher, please educate children
regarding the dangers of touching or picking up strange objects.
This is the message of Delhi Police to t... |
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Political parties to rope in cine stars for polls campaign (05 October 11:56) |
| Bhopal, Oct 5 (PTI) The ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in Madhya
Pradesh are trying their best to encash people's craze for filmstars by roping
them in their poll campaign during... |
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Minority panel recommends ban on Bajrang Dal (05 October 11:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Taking a serious note of the role of Bajrang Dal in the
series of attacks on churches in the BJP-ruled Karnataka, the National
Commission for Minorities has sugges... |
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Spending on education by state govts declines over 12 yrs (05 October 11:56) |
| New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The spending on education by state governments has been
declining over the last 12 years, a study has found.
Spending has dropped from 20 per cent of the total e... |
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Ethnic Indian body withdraws libel suit against chief of IAIF (05 October 12:01) |
| New York, Oct 4 (PTI) An ethnic Indian organisation has withdrawn a libel suit
filed against the chief of Indian American Intellectual Forum (IAIF) for
defaming Congress President Sonia... |
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Govt asked to curb crime glorifying TV news channels (05 October 12:01) |
| Hyderabad, Oct 4 (PTI) Coming down heavily on news channels for glorifying
crimes through special programmes, a conference organised by Rajya Sabha member
V Hanumantha Rao here today ask... |
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BJP wants good ties with US: Advani to Rice (05 October 12:01) |
| New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani today
reportedly told US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that his party wanted
best of relations with the US but o... |
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