| Modi
justifies Sohrab killing
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Ahmedabad,
Dec 5:
Just days before Gujarat goes to polls, Chief Minister Narendra
Modi has played the communal card again. He has justified the
killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in an encounter for which some
senior police officials are facing trial.
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| Bachchans
face DRI tax notice
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Mumbai,
Dec 5:
Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek, who walked through the
green channel at Sahar airport in April with imported dutiable
goods worth Rs 1 crore without paying duty, are likely to face
a showcause notice from DRI for alleged violation of the Customs
Act, customs officials said.
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| 5
half-burnt bodies found near Nandigram
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Kolkata,
Dec 5:
Five mutilated and half-burnt bodies were found today buried
in a trench in a field at Bidyapith village in the CPI(M) stronghold
of Khejuri, adjacent to Nandigram in West Bengal.
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| RBI
policy to hit economy growth
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Mumbai,
Dec 5:
The Reserve Bank's tight monetary policy is expected to moderate
India's economic growth rate to 8.1-8.6 per cent in 2008, against
8.5-9 per cent in 2007, Global rating agency Standard and Poor's
said on Wednesday.
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| Jet
crew held for trafficking
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Mumbai,
Dec 5:
At least 72 air hostesses from various airlines have come under
the scanner of the Mumbai police and the directorate of civil
aviation after the crime branch busted a human trafficking racket
and arrested five persons, including a Jet Airways air hostess.
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| Chiranjeevi
in politics?
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Hyderabad,
Dec 5:
As the political atmosphere in Andhra Pradesh is hotting up
ahead of assembly elections, one and a half year away, there
is fresh speculation over Telugu matinee idol Chiranjeevi's
entry into politics.
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| India
can send spacecraft to Mars
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New
Delhi, Dec 5:
India has the capability to send a spacecraft to Mars at an
approximate cost of Rs 500 crore, the Lok Sabha was informed
on Wednesday.
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| Teesta
approaches EC against Modi
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Ahmedabad,
Dec 5:
In a strong reaction to Narendra Modi's instigation of communal
fervour, Teesta Setalvad of Citizens for Peace and Justice on
Wednesday complained to the Election Commission in writing about
the same.
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