| Parliament
in for a stormy start
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New
Delhi, Aug 9:
Whereas on the one hand the UPA government has readied itself
for presenting its main issues in an effective way in the monsoon
session of parliament, the main opposition ...
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| Rlys'
stadiums open for ICL: Lalu
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New
Delhi, Aug 9:
Even as the BCCI's flip-flop over the Indian Cricket League
continues, Railway Minister and Bihar Cricket Association President
Lalu Prasad today openly backed the ICL, saying the million-dollar
tournament could be played on Railways stadiums.
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| Corporates
want kidnapping insurance
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Mumbai,
Aug 9:
The recent alleged kidnapping of a corporate in Gurgaon last
week not shocked the corporate world. Not willing to take any
chances, corporates are now running to insurance companies to
buy kidnap and ransom policies for their employees.
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| ISRO
plans manned space mission: Nair
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Bhopal,
Aug 9:
India's space agency is "seriously considering" a
manned mission to space and will prepare a report on new capsule
technologies that could be used in the project within a year,
its Chairman G Madhavan Nair said today.
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| MIM
activists rough up Taslima
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Hyderabad,
Aug 9:
Noted Bangladeshi novelist Taslima Nasreen was roughed up by
activists of Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) at a book release
function in Hyderabad on Thursday.
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| Ansari
way ahead in V-P race
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New
Delhi, Aug 9:
The Vice Presidential election scheduled for tomorrow appears
to be a mere formality with UPA-Left nominee Hamid Ansari far
ahead of his two rivals in the numbers game.
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| PM
does not have last word: CPI
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New
Delhi, Aug 9:
The CPI on Thursday said it would take a stand consistent with
its political position in case of voting on the Indo-US civil
nuclear deal in Parliament and rejected Prime Minister Manmohan
...
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| PM
to skip UN meet, makes way for Sonia
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Washington,
Aug 9:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will defer to Congress party president
Sonia Gandhi as they split their respective visits to the United
States later this year into international and bilateral segments.
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