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AUGUST 31

The Storm Clouds Gather
Prime Minister Gujral fears the Jain Commission's interim report on the Rajiv Gandhi assassination could become a major flashpoint between the DMK and the TMC and eventually destabilise his government.
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Another crisis haunts BJP-BSP alliance in UP
The BJP rejects Kanshi Ram's demand, says it is ready to face any consequences.
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Patna high court blasts CBI chief
Show-cause notice served as the agency makes ''no headway'' in the fodder scam. ''How long will the CBI take to complete the investigation in such a manner?'' the judges ask.
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War cry of the victim
After suffering in silence for decades, talaq victims gathered at Manjeri in the Muslim-dominated Malappuram district in Kerala and founded Nisah, an organisation pledged to fight for the rights of oppressed Muslim women.
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Why just Jallianwala, if the queen apologises it should be for all crimes perpetrated under the Union Jack
Kanchan Gupta on the Jallianwala Bagh controversy.
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Now, it is EMS's turn to slam Arundathi Roy!
For the veteran Marxist, her novel The God Of Small Things is nothing more or less than anti-Communist propaganda.
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'It is not the traditions that have changed, but rather ourselves'
"There's corruption everywhere, we are corrupting our country," says Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, the celebrated sarod maestro.
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The States

23 killed in JK
Kashmir rains claim 49 lives
3 cops, 3 Naxals killed in AP encounters
Three killed as Ranvir Sena clashes with cops in Bihar
Jailer hacked to death in Madurai, TN
Dawood aide killed in Bombay, Maharashtra
Kesri, Kanshi Ram to address public meetings in Gujarat
CBI probe mars Maharashtra chief secretary's chances for extension

Recent incidents in your state

NEWS BRIEFS

Renowned mathematician Narendra Karmarkar returns home, joins TIFR
Cabinet clears proposals on scientific institute, trade with CIS
Taliban ready to hold talks with rivals

Yeh Hai India!

Scorned women legislators demand their pound of flesh in Karnataka
Assembly hath no fury like women shamed...
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Introducing Mr Veerappan, the could-be provision merchant!
Tomorrow, if the authorities allow him, forest brigand Veerappan can turn provision merchant without batting an eyelid.
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AUGUST 30

Setback for Deve Gowda
Cancelling the petrol pump allotted to the former PM's daughter-in-law, the Delhi high court ruled ''it is a clear case of favouritism on account of extraneous considerations''. The court also cancelled almost all the petrol pump allotments made by Captain Satish Sharma.
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Kesri-Prasada rift continues despite denials
Their rift has deepened after the Congress boss constituted a five-member AICC committee to implement the party's action programme.
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Criminals can't stand for elections: EC
Commission decides to clean up politics, enforcing laws under Representation of People's Act, 1951.
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US accepts India's terms for Gujral-Clinton talks
A senior state department official has ruled out any kind of American mediation in the Kashmir dispute or in the current round of skirmishes between the two countries.
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Charges framed in Bhopal gas tragedy case
Accused plead not guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
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It's DMK versus Chidambaram now
The DMK says Chidambaram has been "consistently and deliberately criticising the state government for the sake of criticism, and for playing the Opposition role to the hilt."
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Kerala cop applies court verdict to stop tradition in midstride
Kerala's traditional aththam procession, taken out unfailingly every year in Tripunithara town (near Kochi), has become the first casualty of the much-lauded high court judgment banning bandhs (strikes) and processions.
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Govt asked to file affidavit on CBI chief's appointment
Petition urges the Delhi high court to quash the CBI chief's appointment.
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Balloons for border surveillance successfully tested
Cheaper and safer, the system returned some good results in preliminary tests.
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Manipuri Macbeth casts spell on London
Tribal illusions and shamamistic trances make the new Shakespeare version a hit.
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The States

18 die of diarrhoea in Bihar
13 civilians killed in J&K
3 more perish in Rajasthan rains
2 killed as cracker-laden truck catches fire, runs amok in TN
Pratidin editor Bhuyan granted parole in Assam
Chargesheets filed in Kini case in Maharashtra
Former Delhi CM Khurana still bitter
Veteran CPI leader dead in WB
Gawli's party to donate funds to Maharashtra military group
CBI completes probe into Assam letters of credit scandal
Recent incidents in your state

BRIEFS

Trial court proceedings against Sharad Yadav stayed
Lok Sabha special session extended
Taliban's main supply line may be cut off

Yeh Hai India!

Scorned women legislators demand their pound of flesh in Karnataka
Assembly hath no fury like women shamed...
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Introducing Mr Veerappan, the could-be provision merchant!
Tomorrow, if the authorities allow him, forest brigand Veerappan can turn provision merchant without batting an eyelid.
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AUGUST 29

Death In The Valley
The Union government is increasingly worried about the alarming number of casualties among military personnel fighting terrorism in the Kashmir valley. Nearly 300,000 security personnel are engaged in the battle against Pakistan-sponsored terrorists.
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Gujral meets Clinton in September, LoC to be major part of talks
The prime minister will clarify India's position on various issues, including this week's exchange of fire on the line of control on the Indo-Pak border.
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Pak must not figure in Gujral-Clinton summit: India
The proposed meeting should stick to bilateral issues.
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Clashes jeopardise talks with India: Pak
However, no formal decision has been taken to cancel the talks.
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Funds will flow to maintain Indian military's 'cutting edge'
Gujral and Chidambaram give this assurance to Mulayam.
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School, church attacked over 'anti-Islam' lesson; Christians furious
Church demands apology, closes schools in Hyderabad for two days.
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Protests cut short BJP faith healer's promising career
At the centre of the controversy is 43-year-old 'healer' Tapasvi Janak Sahi, who claims that a sage gifted him the life-restoring mantras during a visit to Hrishikesh several years ago.
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Release of Mariam Rasheeda, Fouzia Husain recommended
Kerala State Women's Commission asks why they can't be released when others in the spy case are out on bail.
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Congress will stage a comeback on its own, says Kesri
"I feel the time has come for the Congress to re-emerge as a national party in its own right," says the Congress boss.
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Kuldip Nayyar, Shabana, Ramanna nominated to RS
Nine of the 12 vacancies for nominated members have been filled.
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India, Pakistan and Bangladesh summit in November
The meeting will discuss ways of improving economic ties between the countries.
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2 former Lankan ministers to be stripped of civic rights
Along with two top bureaucrats, the leaders allegedly pocketed a large chunk of foreign aid.
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CIA to quiz North Korean diplomat on Pak nuke programme
The interrogation is likely to revolve around the deal to acquire a special metal used in missile warheads.
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A wedding in the family
In contrast to Jayalalitha's pomp, Karunanidhi kept his daughter's wedding at a low key.
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The States

10 militants killed in Kashmir
4 CRPF men killed, 9 hurt in ULFA ambush in Assam
Four Naxals killed in AP
Maharashtra police sound red alert after blast in Bombay
Supreme Court asks UP to find Chishti tomb's golden urn
Cong ties up with TUJS, TNV for Tripura polls
New party formed in Sikkim

AUGUST 28

The Turmeric Triumph
After its haldi victory in US courts, Indian scientists are preparing for war.
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Hawks in Pak establishment, army behind firing
They are against the prime ministers's bid to improve ties.
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All quiet on the northern front
"Small arm fire tho chaltaye rahta hain," said Brigadier Ashok Kapoor of Headquarters, 15 Corps. "That's normal; we get it all the year round."
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Mulayam mum on non-use of Indo-Pak hotlines
Even the routine Tuesday exchange between the top defence officials of the two countries did not take place as the ''heaviest exchange of fire'' continued.
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PWG extorts Rs 1,000 million from business in AP
While the Bombay underworld's extortionate practices have been making the media headlines of late, in Andhra Pradesh the People's War Group is allegedly milking big business to the tune of Rs 1,000 million annually, according to recent newspaper reports.
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Veerappan decides he won't surrender
The brigand wants a guarantee he won't be jailed for more than two years.
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Police, not Veerappan, sought money, says Gopal
Police surveillance was on despite assurances, claims government emissary.
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Paswan is JD Parliamentary Board chief
Dr Bapu Kaldate is the party's secretary general.
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Plea against Westland helicopter deal dismissed
The judges said it was too late to rake up the matter.
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Delhi high court asks CBI to reinvestigate case against Tytler
Judge pulls up the Delhi police for laxity in investigating the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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The States

TN police arrest Addl DGP, IAS officer in corruption cases
Police station attacked, five militants killed in Kashmir
8 more perish as Gujarat flood toll touches 273
7 killed in Rajasthan mishaps
Two BSP workers die in Orissa mishap
Kashmir rains claim 2 lives
Ministries get Delhi high court notices on cinema fire
Another blow for Thirunavukkarasu in TN
Editor arrested for unlawful activities, says Assam govt
Congress high command to decide fate of Gujarat govt
Tripura hit by power crisis, heat wave

AUGUST 27

The Other Farooq
'The people are desperate. They need a solution fast,'' says Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, the 24-year-old chairman of Kashmir's Hurriyat Conference, in an exclusive and expansive interview.
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Sangma calls for second freedom struggle
A special session of Parliament to focus on major national issues begins in the capital.
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Sanjoy Ghose kidnappers killed in Assam
Alleged killers die in encounter after villagers tip off security forces.
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Uganda body-shops for Indian farmers
'Invest Rs 400,000, and make a killing.'
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Politics is a hypocritical business, says V P Singh
It has desensitised me, says the ailing former prime minister.
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Rao gets court notice in St Kitts case
The former PM has to reply by October 15.
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Delhi high court issues notice to Khurana
The judge was hearing the CBI's petition challenging the designated court's verdict in the hawala case.
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The States

8 killed as rains lash Rajasthan
Heavy rains claim 3 lives in Karnataka
Extremists lynched in Manipur
CPI-M calls off 'revert to paddy' stir in Kerala
20 hurt in Kashmirbus blast
4 hurt in Bihar train robbery
Bodos release Assam tea plantation manager
TUJS founder moves to Congress in Tripura
Dreaded dacoit gang arrested in Madras, TN
Vizag international airport project runs into rough weather in AP
Tourists can now make rail bookings at Goa's Dabolim airport
Supreme Court issues notice on plea by Jayalalitha, ex-CM of TN

AUGUST 26

Battle On The Border
The conflict around the Line of Control continues unabated, with Pakistanis keeping up their fusillade at Indian troops.
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The crackle of mortar fire provides the hellish, human underpinning to Nature's savagery
Mukhtar Ahmed reports from the Uri sector.
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'They want us to retaliate -- that will help them sabotage the upcoming Indo-Pak talks'
Army officers on what went on along the Line of Control this weekend.
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Firing will harden Indian stand at foreign secretary-level talks
"The latest incidents of firing by Pakistanis prove they are trying to sneak in and build up a reservoir of terrorists in Kashmir," a senior defence ministry official said.
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IAF prepares for Star Wars era
Space will be treated on an equal footing with sea, land and air in India's future defence strategy, according to the Indian Air Force's first-ever Airpower Doctrine.
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Women offer namaz in Lucknow mosque
For two Fridays in a row, women have joined men at the Azadari Imambara.
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Veerappan delays surrender; releases hostages
The outlaw hands over a video cassette for the Tamil Nadu chief minister.
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Assam editor arrested for alleged links with ULFA
A few days ago, Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta told the state assembly that his government had information that the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom planned to infiltrate local newspapers.
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Army officers top in honesty, govt officers come last
A survey says the men in green maintain the top position with regard to the other three parameters -- efficiency, contribution to the nation and bravery.
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The States

CPI-M leader shot dead in Tripura
Five Gawli men held in Maharashtra
Four new districts in Karnataka
AP govt plans ship-breaking unit
Delhi's tallest building will have a 350-foot waterfall
Kerala couples prefer getting married at Guruvayoor
Bombay, Maharashtra, is normal as rain fury ends
'BJP leaders being kept out of Ramabai Nagar in Bombay, Maharashtra'