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700 terrorists operating in J&K, says DGP Kuldeep Khoda

There are nearly 700 terrorists operating in Jammu and Kashmir and the infiltrating militants in the state are getting funds and equipment from Pakistan, J&K Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda said today.
Now, Maharashtra CM asks railways to recruit locals
The latest to join the ‘Marathi Manoos’ bandwagon is none other than Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who today, urged the Union Railway Minister Mamata Bannejee to recruit more Maharshtrians for jobs in railways.
Congress may hush up Koda scam like Bofors scam: Rajnath Singh
"Congress can cross all limits to patronise corruption. Congress can hush up the Madhu Koda scam case like Bofors kickback case. In Madhu Koda case several Congress leaders could land in trouble and the case could be hushed up," alleged the BJP president Rajnath Singh.
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    November 21, 2009
    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama inaugurates a cancer unit at the Max hospital in New Delhi.
     
     
    Reliance Big, Brad Pitt sign pact for sci-fi film Dark Void
    Reliance Big Entertainment and Brad Pitt's production company Plan B have entered into a pact with leading video gaming firm Capcom to make the sci-fi action game Drak Void into a motion picture.
    Salman saves a co-star's life

    Had it not been for Salman Khan's presence of mind an actor would have lost his life. While shooting for a train robbery sequence for Vijay Galani’s forthcoming film Veer in Rajasthan...

     
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    Air India offers 20 pc discount to senior citizens
    In a bid to woo customers to its first and executive classes on international routes, national air-carrier, Air India, has offered a 20 per cent discount to senior citizens.
    Weekly market review
    Bourses regains 17k level on ample liquidity
    Indian bourses ended well past the 17k-psychologically important level over the week as positive liquidity situation and a strong build-up in the derivatives series indicated bullish trend in short term.

    Sports

    Clarke reveals captaincy ambitions
    A fit-again Michael Clarke, who recently returned to the Australian cricket team as vice-captain, wants to lead the side in future but only if incumbent Ricky Ponting decides to walk away on his own.
    Motera-like tracks would kill Test cricket: Harbhajan
    Miffed with the docile pitch in the drawn Ahmedabad Test against Sri Lanka, feisty Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said such batting-friendly tracks would kill cricket's longest format.

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    The visible hand
    Yuan for the buck
    China strengthened its economy and built up global credit over time. The changes were so steady that the US was lulled into believing that it was living in an unchanging world. But the world did change and Obama came to power in this altered world, writes Kaushik Basu.
    Speakeasy
    India’s new global (i)con
    Koda’s loot is only a drop in the ocean. But this tribal has raised the per capita bar. And people much more fortunate than him, who have been skimming for generations, are feeling small, writes Pratik Kanjilal.
    Celebs get knotty!
    Love is in the air this wedding season. As Shilpa Shetty begins her pre-wedding functions, here's a look at other Bollywood celebs who have been bitten by the love bug.

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    Review: A Christmas Carol

    Clearly, he’s techno-friendly. Robert Zemeckis, the director of the Oscar-grabbing Forrest Gump, has obviously not rested on his laurels. On the heels of what has been termed the ‘performance-capture’ technique evidenced in The Polar Express and Beowulf, he returns with A Christmas Carol.
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    Thoughtful gifts for newly weds
    This year Shilpa Shetty marks the season of big fat wedding, tying the knot with her businessman boyfriend Raj Kundra. Well! You may not be upbeat about what all gifts she would receive, but you can for sure tab the trend.
    Open office doors to success and riches
    The basic principles of feng shui are the same in business as they are at home. But there are several additional things one needs to consider to maximise your success and your earning potential.


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    Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri's biography, Unlikely Hero: Om Puri, written by his journalist wife Nandita, will be released by Amitabh Bachchan on November 23.
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    Want to take up a power job?

    Electrical engineering is the gateway to all manufacturing industries, as all plants are run on electricity. Vimal Chander Joshi reports on this ‘evergreen’ profession.

      Ageing Santa gets facelift for Christmas

      A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a $100,000 (Rs 46 lakh) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his ageing face does not scare children.