| Centre
mulls to stop measles vaccination work
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Chennai,
Apr 24:
After stoppage of measles vaccination programme by the Tamil
Nadu government, the Centre is considering the same step across
the country following the death of four infants who were given
vaccine shots in the state's Tiruvallur district.
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| Munde
made BJP leadership buckle: Thackeray
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Mumbai,
Apr 24:
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Thursday said BJP leader Gopinath
Munde by raising the banner of revolt had made his party restore
democracy in its functioning.
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| 43
killed in separate mishaps
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Jaipur/Poona,
Apr 24:
At least 43 persons were killed in separate mishaps in various
parts of the country today. In the first incident, at least
24 people, including seven women and five children, were killed
and six others injured ...
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| Mistress
can't be booked for cruelty to wife: HC
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Mumbai,
Apr 24:
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that
a woman having an extra-marital affair with a married man cannot
be booked under Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
which seeks to punish "cruelty to a married woman".
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| SC
judges assets confidential: CJI
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New
Delhi, Apr 24:
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan on Wednesday tried to
defend the judiciary from criticism that judges were reluctant
to declare their assets and claimed that contrary to perception,
the judges of Supreme Court regularly declared their assets
to him which was kept confidential.
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| Tendulkar
celebrates B'day with teammates
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Chennai,
Apr 24:
A quiet but warm celebration marked Sachin Tendulkar's 35th
birthday as the master batsman cut the cake surrounded by his
cheerful Mumbai Indians team-mates at a city hotel here on Thursday.
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| 143
killed in Lanka fighting
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Colombo,
Apr 24:
In one of the bloodiest clashes with Tamil Tigers, Sri Lankan
security forces have gunned down at least 100 rebels while losing
43 soldiers in the restive northern Jaffna peninsula, officials
here said today.
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| Iran's
directive not a big issue; US to India
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Washington,
Apr 24:
The US has sought to smoothen India ruffled feathers by suggesting
that Washington did no finger pointing when it asked New Delhi
to use its influence to end Iran's uranium enrichment programme.)
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