Shahabuddin, Sumanth score centuries
THALASSERY: Two hundreds scored in contrasting styles on Wednesday helped Andhra finish at 442 in its first innings of the Ranji Trophy Plate Group ‘B’ match against Kerala. Not that a decisive result is easily possible on a wicket ...
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Mithun announces his arrival with five-for
MEERUT: After Manish Pandey on Tuesday, it was the turn of another 20-year-old Karnataka-lad A. Mithun to come good in the midst of big boys. This well-built debutant medium-pacer announced his arrival in first-class cricket with a five-wicket ...
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Seamers continue to dominate
Chennai: Seamers continued to dominate the Ranji Trophy super league Group ‘A’ match between Punjab and Mumbai at the Sector 16 Stadium in Chandigarh — all eight wickets that fell on day two, as indeed the nine from the ...
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Nihal, Nishith hit centuries
BANGALORE: Centuries by Nihal F. Shilar (141, 17x4, 1x6) and Nishith (133, 19x4, 2x6) marked President’s XI’s innings as it drew with Raichur Zone in a KSCA under-16 inter-zonal cricket match at NRA grounds here on Wednesday. ...
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Dogra, Mannu come to HP’s rescue
HYDERABAD: Himachal Pradesh, reeling at 75 for three at one stage, recovered to close day two of their Ranji Trophy super league cricket match against Hyderabad at 166 without further damage at the Gymkhana grounds here on Wednesday. ...
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Captain’s praise
Pakistan captain Younus Khan praised Shahid Afridi as a “fantastic performer” after the all-rounder starred with both bat and ball in their side’s convincing win over the Kiwis in the first ...
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Cheers of teammates matter a lot
One of the reasons why the Australians have been such a champion side is the way they respond to challenges. On the eve of the Mohali one-dayer their position as the number one team in this format was under threat if they lost to India. So ...
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Credit should go to the visitors
After all the debate over what is best, a seven-match series or a five-match one, it has all boiled down to a three-match contest. With the series tied at 2-2, whoever wins the best-of-three affair from here on will emerge the hard-fought winner. ...
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Good show by AP archers
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh archers won gold, two silver and three bronze medals on the concluding day of the 32nd junior National archery championship at Raipur (Jharkhand). Sunandu Roy took the gold medal in the 30 metre compound ...
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Six meet marks set on second day
BANGALORE: Six new meet records were set on the second day of the State junior athletics championship at Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Wednesday. The record makers of the day were Dinesh Kumar (boys U-20 10km walk), Anitha Mahala ...
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Maharashtra girls triumph
BANGALORE: Maharashtra capped its superb run with a title triumph in the Shafi Quereshi Cup for girls with a 2-1 victory over the holder Andhra Pradesh in the final of the junior National inter-State badminton championship at Mandya on ...
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WR beats IOB
Mumbai: Western Railway beat Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) 84-56 in the league match of the United Phosphorous Ltd. sponsored all-India Savio Cup basketball tournament at the Don Bosco school court here on Wednesday. ...
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Woman boxer found dead
HYDERABAD: S. Amravathi (18), a trainee at the Centre of Excellence being run by the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, was found dead in her hostel room at the Lal Bahadur Stadium here on Wednesday morning. Amravathi had represented ...
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Chance for upcoming professionals
GREATER NOIDA: The absence of four top golfers of the country will give the upcoming professionals a good opportunity to engage in a competitive battle for the Rs. one crore BILT Open title, starting at the Jaypee Greens Golf Resorts here on ...
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Noble View wins main event
CHENNAI: Mr. M. A. M. Ramswamy’s Noble View ridden by S. Manohar claimed the M. Vijayakrishna Memorial Cup, the main event of the races held here on Wednesday (Nov 4). R. Foley trains the winner. The results: ...
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Toyota pulls out of Formula One
TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp. announced on Wednesday it was pulling out of Formula One racing, citing a need to cut costs and focus on its core business. Toyota follows Honda Motor Co. as the second major Japanese automaker to withdraw from ...
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It rains, but on the rest day
Chennai: The skies opened up at possibly the best time during a regatta, on the rest day. The completion of six races in either category however will ensure that the India International Regatta will not be a no-go even if the rains stay ...
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Sathyabama claims basketball title
CHENNAI: Sathyabama University won the South India inter-varsity basketball tournament hosted by VIT University in Vellore recently. The title came after it won all its matches in the semifinal league. This is the fourth time that ...
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Manmohan expresses regret
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday expressed regret to the family of a patient, who died for want of timely medical attention due to traffic restrictions during Dr. Singh’s visit to the Post Graduate Institute of ...
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Congress-NCP government soon, says Ashok Chavan
Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir met Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, Mr. Chavan announced on Wednesday that the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) would be forming the ...
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2 deported Uzbek families detained at Tiruchi airport
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I will go by directive of central leadership: Yeddyurappa
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has said he was ready to go by the directions of the BJP central leaders to resolve the political crisis in the State. Talking to The Hindu here late on Wednesday ...
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New Assembly complex to aim for lower green rating
CHENNAI: The new Assembly complex coming up in the city will aim for a lower green rating than what was decided earlier. It would pursue the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) requirements for earning at least 40 green ...
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Commercialisation has influenced media’s decisions: Hamid Ansari
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India, EU may ink civil nuclear pact
NEW DELHI: India and the European Union may ink a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, but a free trade pact will elude both sides at the India-EU summit scheduled here for Thursday. At a press conference here on Wednesday, Swedish ...
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A crucial tie, with series evenly split
Gautam Gambhir cleared to play; Moises Henriques ruled out for the Aussies
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Spiritual stardust for climate change campaign
LONDON: The campaign against climate change got a dash of spiritual stardust on Wednesday as representatives of the world’s leading faiths gathered at Windsor Castle at the invitation of the Duke of Edinburgh to discuss the role of ...
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ASI submits Rs.1-crore proposal to renovate moat around Big Temple
The State Tourism Department has assured to fund the project
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Directive
Kochi: A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the police to ensure a free and fair byelection in Alappuzha. ...
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Yet another attack in Australia
MELBOURNE: An Indian engineering student was attacked here on Tuesday by a group of Australians, including a woman. They punched him on the left eye. — ...
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I was not present, says Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on Wednesday that he was not present when the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind adopted a resolution at Deoband on Tuesday, asking Muslims not to recite ‘Vande Mataram.’ ...
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Rooms, almirahs at Koda’s house sealed
NEW DELHI/RANCHI: The Income Tax Department on Wednesday sealed some rooms and almirahs at the Ranchi house of the former Jharkhand Chief Minister, Madhu Koda. He is facing charges of hawala transaction and illegal ...
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BJP-JD(U) talks fail
NEW DELHI: The seat-sharing talks between the JD(U) and the BJP for the Jharkhand Assembly elections failed on Wednesday. The two parties are set to go it alone. — PTI ...
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Microchips to be implanted on Gir lions
GANDHINAGAR: The Gujarat government has decided to install microchips under the skin of the lions in the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, the only abode of the Asiatic lions, to track their movements. The decision was ...
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No antidote yet to doctors’ VIP duty
A year on, Government yet to set up team for protocol shift
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Textile manufacturers turn to domestic consumers
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Koda’s Ranchi house partly sealed
Enforcement Directorate serves summons on former Chief Minister in hospital
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Don’t rake up Vande Mataram row, says Congress
New Delhi/Mumbai: Hours after the BJP sought an apology from Home Minister P. Chidambaram over the Vande Mataram issue, the Congress on Wednesday said the matter was a sensitive one involving religious sentiments and no controversy should be ...
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“I was not present when resolution was passed”
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday clarified that he was not present when the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) adopted a resolution at its 30th general session in Deoband on Tuesday asking Muslims not to recite the ...
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“China has denied building dam across Brahmaputra”
NEW DELHI: Amid reports in a section of the media that China is building a dam across the Brahmaputra, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Wednesday said the issue was raised with Beijing several times, and each time it denied that it was ...
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BJP-JD(U) seat-sharing talks fail
NEW DELHI: The seat-sharing talks between the BJP and the Janata Dal (United) for the Jharkhand Assembly elections have failed and each party is now going ahead with finalising the candidates. The JD(U) on Wednesday issued a list of 19 ...
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Concern over JUH resolutions
NEW DELHI: The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) has expressed concern over some of the resolutions passed by the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH) at Deoband on Tuesday. Quoting newspaper reports, the AIDWA said the JUH ...
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NPCIL to start building two PHWRs
CHENNAI: The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of two indigenous nuclear reactors of 700 MWe capacity will take place by next month end at Kakrapar in Gujarat, according to chairman and managing director of the Nuclear Power ...
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Yeddyurappa willing to roll back decisions?
New Delhi: The Reddy brothers of the Karnataka Cabinet — Revenue Minister G. Karunakara Reddy and Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy are firm in their demand that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa should go “in the interest of the ...
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Defence College, a prime target, says FBI
WASHINGTON: The National Defence College in New Delhi was one of the prime targets of David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, who were arrested for plotting a terror attack in India at the behest of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, prosecutors ...
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Jawan killed
BALASORE: An Army jawan was killed and three others were injured when the breech of a field gun exploded during trial at a defence testing base at Chandipur. — ...
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Violent situation may lead to early elections in West Bengal: Mamata
GARBARI (HOOGHLY): The political turmoil in West Bengal could result in early Assembly elections, said Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday and asked her supporters to be “patient.” Addressing a party ...
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NPCIL to start building 2 PHWRs of 700 MWe in Gujarat by December-end
CHENNAI: The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of two indigenous nuclear reactors of 700 MWe capacity will take place by next month end at Kakrapar in Gujarat, according to chairman and managing director of the Nuclear Power ...
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Montek Singh pitches for financial reforms
Opening up of the pension sector, a major pending legislation
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FDI in multibrand retailing ruled out
NEW DELHI: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday said there was no plan to effect any further changes or liberalise foreign direct investment (FDI) norms and ruled out FDI into the multi-brand retail sector retaining ...
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Farm sector will grow by 1.5 p.c., says Pawar
NEW DELHI: Despite a projected shortfall of 21 million tonnes in kharif production this year, Union Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar is confident that the agriculture sector will post a growth rate of under two per ...
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PNB sets up joint venture with FIM Bank of Malta
Punjab National Bank on Wednesday said it had entered into an agreement with FIM Bank of Malta and Italy-based Banca IFIC for setting up a joint venture for providing factoring, forfeiting and trade finance related ...
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Mobile helps find right price for farmers produce
About 3,000 farmers and 200 scientists are already using this facility now
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Tackling squirrel menace
Is there any simple method which can control squirrel menace in my guava orchard? P. Meenakshi Tamil Nadu Squirrel and bird menace is a big problem in fruit trees. You can try tying empty metal ...
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Measles: two-dose regimen a must
15 per cent of children will be susceptible even when they are immunised with a single dose
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Can geoengineering schemes fix climate change?
Whatever remedial measure that we undertake now will not affect the climate for the next 20-30 years but will influence the climate only after 2040. The most promising solutions that Prof J Srinivasan, Chairperson of the Divecha Centre for ...
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Remotely driving a car by iPhone with wifi link
An iPhone showing the interface to remotely drive the “Spirit of Berlin,” an autonomous car through a wifi link, at Templehof airport. The car is a project of Berlin’s Freie Universitaet. ...
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Snows of Kilimanjaro may vanish in 20 years
One of a growing number of isolated remnants of ice spires in the crater of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. The snows of Africa’s tallest peak are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, due to global warming. ...
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New technology to improve street lighting
Researchers demonstrated in multiple field tests that, by using a unified system of photometry, a street lighting system can be designed to reduce energy use while maintaining or improving visibility and safety and security. ...
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Humans, monkeys have similar brain networks
Using “resting state” functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) it was found that human and monkey brains have highly similar brain networks preserved across evolution. Patterns of connectivity were ...
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Link between land use changes, surface heat
Most land-use changes occurring in the U.S. reduce vegetative cover and raise regional surface temperatures. But conversion of any land to agricultural use results in cooling, even land that was previously forested. ...
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How corals synchronise release of eggs, sperm
A study into how corals synchronize their release of eggs and sperm shows that corals spawn when regional wind fields are light. When it is calm the eggs and sperm have the chance to unite before they are dispersed. ...
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High fissile fuel in nuclear submarine lasts long
The protoype is serving as a training centre for the nuclear submarine crew
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Drug with dual benefits for heart
A study led by an Indian-origin researcher has found that a drug that raises levels of ‘good’ cholesterol can also help clear clogged arteries in heart patients who are already on standard statin therapy, Oxford University ...
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Africa may split
Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two owing to a recent geological crack in northeastern Ethiopia, researchers said.. The 60-kilometre split in the Afar region, which was the result of two volcanic eruptions in ...
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Control of mealy bugs in tamarind
Horticultural Research Station, Thadiyankudisai Perumparai, Dindigul District. Tamil Nadu
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Rocket propulsion
Rocket propulsion takes place due to a fundamental principle of physics which states that to every action of force there exists an equal and opposite reaction force. The reaction forces are helpful in almost all modes of movement. When a fish ...
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This week’s questions
Why do we feel sticky when we press a finger on frozen ice in the freezer of a refrigerator? M. Thenmozhi, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu Why is it that most of the batteries show they can be recharged only a 1,000 times? K. ...
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Air of excitement on eve of TED talks
MYSORE: The generally calm Infosys campus in Mysore wore a festive look on Wednesday. Scores of speakers, TED fellows and invitees arrived here to attend India’s first TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talks or conference, being ...
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Agni-II may be launched tomorrow
CHENNAI: Preparations are under way for the launch of India’s Agni-II ballistic missile from Wheeler Island, off the Orissa coast, on Friday. “We are aiming for a launch on November 6 [Friday]. It will be a repeat firing to ...
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BJP and Shiv Sena seek President’s rule
MUMBAI: A team of Shiv Sena and BJP leaders met Maharashtra Governor S.C. Jamir on Wednesday and demanded imposition of President’s rule in the State owing to the delay in government formation by the Congress and NCP. The ...
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Stop provocations, Ban tells Israel
As yet another Palestinian family is evicted in East Jerusalem
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Indian researcher selected for European research programme
Heidelberg (Germany): The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has announced this year’s selection of 17 of Europe’s most talented young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. The selection has been made out of 123 ...
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The shine is back
The purchase of a sizable quantity of gold by the Reserve Bank of India from the International Monetary Fund is significant not just for India but for the IMF, and the global financial system as well. The RBI has paid approximately $6.7 ...
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Afghanistan’s election fiasco
On November 1, Abdullah Abdullah, the opposition candidate in the runoff round of the Afghan presidential election scheduled for November 7, withdrew his candidature. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) then declared the incumbent ...
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Needed: ‘basic’ doctors of modern medicine
Opening more medical colleges is not the solution to India’s chronic shortage of doctors in the rural areas.
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India’s cultural pluralism its best defence
To question the patriotism of the Muslim community on the ground that it refuses to “worship” India as a concept is to make a mockery of the real meaning of patriotism and national loyalty.
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He transformed western world’s outlook of “primitive” societies
Claude Levi-Strauss sometimes expressed disgust with the West and what he called its ‘own filth, thrown in the face of mankind.’
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East Germany answers back
The mutual mistrust between East and West Germans that followed the collapse of the Berlin Wall is diminishing and the social values of the East are being given greater credit.
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Divorces dipping along with economy
While squabbles over money have split up many a marriage, the lingering global recession is helping keep couples together — for better and for worse. More than half of the 1,600 lawyers who responded to a recent American Academy of ...
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Corrections and clarifications
* * The emergency proclaimed in Pakistan by General (retired) Musharraf was on November 3, 2007. The fifth paragraph of a report “Zardari facing another debacle” (“International” page, November 3, 2009) gave the date ...
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Jamiat resolution
Thanks to the resolution passed at the 30th general session of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind that patriotism does not require the singing of Vande Mataram and that singing it is un-Islamic, the BJP has found an opportunity to revive its hate ...
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Shocking
It was shocking to read that a kidney patient died on his way to PGI, Chandigarh, as he was reportedly stopped by security personnel in view of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the medical institute (Nov. 4) and could not be ...
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On the hijab
As a Hindu, I revere a woman in ‘hijab.’ I feel it is for Muslim brothers and sisters to debate on ‘hijab’ and for the elders of the community to advise them on it, not for other communities to criticise. N. ...
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Montek Singh pitches for financial reforms
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FDI in multibrand retailing ruled out
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Crude oil output to touch 36.7 m tonnes this fiscal
Cairn’s Rajasthan field’s contribution comes in handy
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Sensex snaps six-day losses
MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index, Sensex, notched up over 500-point gain on Wednesday, the biggest in more than five months, to snap six days of straight losses, helped by the government’s assertion that stimulus ...
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