| Sikhs
take to the streets |
Chandigarh/Mumbai,
June 21:
Sikhs today took to the streets at different places in Punjab
and Haryana to protest the gunning down of a Sikh allegedly
by the bodyguard of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim
Singh in Mumbai.
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| `No
political interference in appointing judges'
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Kochi,
June 21:
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan denied any political
interference in the appointment of judges and said that they
are appointed through the routine procedure.
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| `Daughters
are disappearing in India' |
London:
Daughters in India are disappearing due to cultural preference
for boys, according to prominent UK-based charity organisation
ActionAid.
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| `Stalemate
over N-deal continues' |
New
Delhi, June 21:
The stalemate between the government and Left parties today
showed no signs of resolution as the CPI(M) maintained its hardline
on the nuclear agreement with the United States and the UPA
coalition suffered another jolt when BSP withdrew its support
to it.
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| Spiralling
inflation: Chidambaram meets Sonia |
New
Delhi, June 21:
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday met Congress President
Sonia Gandhi and is believed to have apprised her on fiscal
and monetary options available with the government and RBI to
cool inflation that has touched a 13-year-high of 11.05 per
cent.
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