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Goan bars brace for smoking ban (06 October 05:09) |
| Goa's nondescript bars, which usually also serve as smoking holes, have turned into no-smoking zones within 48 hours of the new anti-smoking law coming into force. |
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Prince William and Kate Middleton head for splitsville (06 October 05:09) |
| Speculation is ripe that Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton may soon split after it has emerged that she will have to wait for another eight years to marry the second-in-line t... |
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'Once elections are announced everyone will fall in line' (06 October 05:09) |
| 'We have conducted elections in even the most difficult times when the militancy was very high. It is not that elections cannot be conducted but we have to take reasonable precautions in con... |
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3 terror suspects held in Bengaluru (06 October 05:09) |
| The detention comes in the wake of the arrest of four suspected terrorists in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts last week in a joint effort by Mumbai and local police following the blasts... |
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Hit the dance floor! (06 October 05:09) |
| The best places to celebrate Navratri across America |
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Rajasthan government a laboratory of corruption: Moily (06 October 05:09) |
| AICC Media Committee Chairman Veerappa Moily today alleged the Rajasthan Government has become a "laboratory of corruption" and that the state was witnessing the "worst governance" ever with... |
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Community could cast deciding vote in US poll (06 October 05:09) |
| The Indian-American community, always considered numerically significant to impact a national election, could this year finally have its defining moment. |
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Orissa cops to trace rape victim in Delhi (06 October 03:09) |
| The nun, missing since the incident and had reportedly taken shelter at a church in Delhi, was not found when Additional Resident Commissioner M Satyanarayan went there last night, Home Secr... |
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Assam violence toll rises to 40 (06 October 03:09) |
| The death toll in Assam's Udalguri and Darrang districts, dogged by clashes between Bodos and illegal Bangladeshi migrants, rose to 40 today with the violence spreading to neighbouring Chira... |
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Two ultras killed in 25-hour-long operation in Jammu (06 October 03:09) |
| Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants, who were holed up in a house, were killed on Monday after a 25-hour long gunbattle with security forces in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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May Pawar bless you, Thackeray taunts Bhujbal (06 October 03:09) |
| "Like I have grown old, you have also not got younger. The hair on your bald pate will not come back and your suffocation within NCP won't stop," Thackeray said in an editorial in Sena mouth... |
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Bajrang Dal runs the risk of being branded terrorist group (06 October 03:09) |
| If the Bajrang Dal comes to be viewed as a suspected terrorist organisation, the first to feel the pressure and adverse effect will be the supporters of the organisation in the Hindu diaspor... |
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Pak law minister meets Sarabjit, to study his case (06 October 03:09) |
| Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek on Monday met Indian death-row prisoner Sarabjit Singh at the Lahore's Kot Lakhpath Jail to review his case following the Indian government's appeal for cl... |
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Gujarat: Navratri in full swing despite terror shadow (06 October 03:09) |
| Serial blasts in Ahmedabad, recoveries of crude bombs from Surat and terror threats have failed to prevent people from celebrating the ongoing nine-day Navratri festival. |
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Chhattisgarh: NHRC raps Naxalites (06 October 03:09) |
| Naxalites in Chhattisgarh are interfering in the day-to-day life of tribals, forcing them to support the movement, indulge in human trafficking and enroll minors in their organisation, the ... |
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Separatists flay Zardari for Kashmir remarks (06 October 03:09) |
| Rejecting Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's statement that Kashmiri militants are terrorists, separatist leaders in the Kashmir Valley said he was 'ignorant about the sub-continent's his... |
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Kayani clears the decks ahead of battle (06 October 01:18) |
| Much is being made of Kayani's attempt to surround himself with his own men. That is only partially true and in many ways legitimate too. However, it does not seem that he would have unneces... |
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E-mail from Goddess Durga (06 October 01:18) |
| Durga Ma's Pujo list |
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Five terror suspects held in Pune (06 October 01:18) |
| Five alleged terror suspects have been picked up from Pune by police in connection with the recent blasts in Ahmedabad, Delhi and other places. |
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Rape case: German girl identifies 2 accused (06 October 01:18) |
| The 20-year-old victim identified Pankaj Punia and Harpreet Singh alias Dalli during the parade carried out in jail along with other people on Sunday, police said. The victim, who was in the... |
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Narco cell raids Mumbai night club, 249 held (06 October 01:18) |
| Acting on a tip-off that drugs were being peddled at the 'Bombay 72 Degree East' night club, the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the city police raided the establishment late Sunday night, police sai... |
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Pak law minister meets Sarabjit (06 October 01:18) |
| Pakistani Law Minister Farooq Naek on Monday met Indian death-row prisoner Sarabjit Singh at the Lahore's Kot Lakhpath Jail to review his case following the Indian government's appeal for cl... |
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Sikh guru in Heroes of Environment list (06 October 01:18) |
| Describing Seechewal as the man 'who set out to clean up this mess', the magazine lauded him for mobilising people to launch a movement that taught the people why they should clean the 'Kali... |
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Terrorists mastering art of disguise: IB (06 October 11:09) |
| Interrogations conducted on some of the Indian Mujahideen operatives across the country have revealed that apart from being trained on how to undertake terror operations, these persons have ... |
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Suicide attack kills 22 in Sri Lanka (06 October 11:09) |
| Leader of Opposition of North-Central Provincial Assembly Maj Gen Janaka Perera and his wife are among the 20 killed, Army spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said. |
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Kashmir under curfew, dailies fail to hit stands (06 October 11:09) |
| Kashmir remained under curfew for the second consecutive day on Monday with police and paramilitary forces deployed heavily in the Valley to thwart any attempt by separatists to hold a prote... |
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Key IM operative gives cops the slip, flees India (06 October 09:09) |
| Riaz Bhatkal, a key operative of the IM who was in charge of funding terror activities, has reportedly left for Dubai, according to sources in the Intelligence Bureau. Riaz, who is originall... |
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Israeli action will be seen as US attack: Iran (06 October 09:09) |
| Asked whether Senator Barack Obama would be better for Iran since he has called for a withdrawal from Iraq, Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki said whosoever becomes President will h... |
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Centre extends retirement age for scientists (06 October 09:09) |
| A Department of Personnel circular says the prime minister has ordered constitution of a four-member screening committee headed by the Cabinet Secretary to consider the individual cases that... |
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Indian democracy is a role model for us: Palestine (06 October 09:09) |
| "India, the second largest populated nation in the world and the biggest democracy with a booming economy, including hi-tech, could play an important role in the Middle East peace process," ... |
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Study shows new routes to bring India, Pak closer (05 October 09:09) |
| The study recommends various creative approaches to tackle the long-standing Kashmir conflict that remains unresolved by India and Pakistan trying to impose their preferred solutions. Though... |
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I wish I could stay longer in India: Rice (05 October 09:09) |
| Returning from what could be her last official India visit during which the much awaited signing of the nuclear deal could not materialise, a clearly emotional US Secretary of State Condolee... |
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UK PM appoints Indian-origin confidant as minister (05 October 09:09) |
| A staunch Brownite and an ex-UBS banker, Baroness Vadera will be designated as Minister for Economic Competitiveness and Small Business, a spokeswoman of 10, Downing Street said. |
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Assam: Communal riot toll mounts to 30 (05 October 09:09) |
| The death toll in communal violence, which erupted in Assam on Thursday last, rose to 30 even as trouble spread to new areas in Udalguri and Darrang districts on Sunday despite heavy deploym... |
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No pressure from India to release Sarabjit: Pak (05 October 07:09) |
| "I will study his case. As far as pardoning him is concerned, a decision will be made in line with the law and the constitution. The final decision will be made by the Prime Minister and the... |
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IAF not yet ready for women fighter pilots (05 October 07:09) |
| "We are carrying out physiological studies. We also have to examine certain psychological issues involving the women and the job. Only when these are done, can the women officers be cleared ... |
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Kandhamal: Another gang rape comes to light (05 October 07:09) |
| After the nun rape case in Kandhamal rocked the nation, another similar episode has come to light where in a Hindu woman was allegedly gang-raped in the riot-hit district about three weeks a... |
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Indo-US N-deal will create 'new crises': Iran (05 October 07:09) |
| 'The method used by several nuclear states to transfer the technology to non-members of the NPT, will create new crises for the international community,' Deputy head of Iran's Atomic Energy ... |
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Why Swami Laxmanananda was killed (05 October 07:09) |
| Admitting that Maoist groups in Orissa derive major support from minority communities, a prominent Maoist leader has said there was pressure from both Christians and Dalits to eliminate VHP ... |
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We killed Swami Laxmananda: Maoist leader (05 October 07:09) |
| Top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda has claimed responsibility for the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four others, which lead to large scale flare-up in... |
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My state is a terrorist hide-out: K'taka CM (05 October 07:09) |
| Yeddyurappa's comments come in the wake of the arrest of four terror suspects, allegedly belonging to Indian Mujahideen, at Mangalore. The four were arrested by Mumbai and Karnataka police i... |
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Soon, one pill will solve heart ailments (05 October 07:09) |
| An international team, funded by the Wellcome Trust in London and the British Heart Foundation, is developing what they claim is the 'polypill' -- a cheap drug that can protect against heart... |
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Centre warns K'taka to be 'more careful' (05 October 07:09) |
| The warning was given by Home Minister Shivraj Patil after he reviewed the situation with Governor, Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on Saturday, ministry sources said on Sunday. |
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Terrorists operating in Kashmir: Zardari (05 October 07:09) |
| 'India has never been a threat to Pakistan. I, for one, and our democratic government is not scared of Indian influence abroad,' Zardari told Wall Street Journal in an interview. |
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Focus should be on future ties: Indian-Americans (05 October 05:09) |
| With President George W Bush set to sign on Wednesday the bill on Indo-US nuclear deal into law, the Indian-American community feels the focus now should be on using the current framework fo... |
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James Bond author 'saved MI6' in reality (05 October 05:09) |
| Yes, long before he created Bond, author Ian Fleming rescued MI6 from an untimely death by inadvertently paving the way for the secret service to be infiltrated by members of the Russian KGB... |
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Where Muslims keep Ram Lila alive (05 October 05:09) |
| Though the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 posing a barrier with Muslim families preferring to keep their sons away from the Ram Lila festivities, Ahmed and other members of the organising c... |
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Minority panel recommends ban on Bajrang Dal (05 October 05:09) |
| The Commission in its report submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a few days back said, 'The state must keep a close watch on the activities of all such organisations that have contrib... |
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Mehrauli blast victim succumbs to injuries (05 October 05:09) |
| Ishtiaq Ansari, who was grievously injured in the Mehrauli blast, succumbed to his wounds on Sunday after battling for life for the past eight days, bringing to three the number of those kil... |
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Is Baba Ramdev's Sanjivini Booti for real? (05 October 05:09) |
| Uttarakhand health department officials are trying to verify claims of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev of having found the 'Sanjivini Booti', mentioned in the Ramayana. |
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