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Modi has his way, forces rival out

Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi proved his dominance over the BJP and its top leadership, including party president Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday by turning up for the national executive meet here only after the exit of rival Sanjay Joshi.

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IITians go global with online dating website

Brand IIT is in great demand, whether it is for jobs, marriage or sperm. But that shouldn’t make you give up your dream of hooking up with an IITian, because a date with one of these exalted geeks is now just a mouse-click away.

Talwars to be tried for Aarushi murder

A CBI court in Ghaziabad on Thursday ordered framing of murder and destruction of evidence charges against dentist couple Rajesh and Nupur Talwar in the Aarushi and Hemraj double-murder case.
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PNB fire: Blocked exit, narrow staircase hindered rescue effort

A day after a major fire broke out in the multi-storey building of Punjab National Bank (PNB) at Parliament Street and over 150 people were rescued, Delhi Police are all set to grill the top authorities of the bank.

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UPA allies are 'hypocrites': Brinda Karat

CPIM Politburo member Brinda Karat on Thursday came down heavily on Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee and some other UPA allies terming them as 'hyprocrites,' on various issues, including the petrol price hike.
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3 female Manipur rebels held on Bangladesh border

Border Security Force personnel on Wednesday afternoon caught three female members of Manipur-based rebel groups while they were trying to infiltrate into East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya from Bangladesh. One of them, Lily Leima Devi, 52, is the publicity secretary of the outlawed People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
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Gave Kakkad sleeping pills before slitting throat, Palande tells cops

Police officers interrogating double murder accused Vijay Palande have a chilling tale to tell of how he coolly told them he had offered Karan Kumar Kakkad the choice of a painless death.
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Tug of war for Norway kids continues

The tug-of war continues over the ‘Norway kids’, even in India. This time, it is between their uncle Arunabhas Bhattacharya and mother Sagarika Chakraborty, who took the battle to the Kulti police on Thursday.
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Take plan to save river Ganga to the finish, demand activists

The government of India has allegedly backtracked from its assurance to fund a Rs. 53 crore innovative sewage treatment plant to clean up river Ganga, asking activists and scientists to scale down the plant from 37 MLD to 20MLD citing high costs. Aaron Pereira reports.

Reviving Sariska's tiger footprints

Baghani, a tigress has been transferred to Sariska National Park in an attempt to revive the dominating position big cats had within the reserve. Filmmaker Nalla muthu captures Baghani's life in her new home through the documentary Tiger Dynasty. Alexina Correya writes.

Classical Act: How Prasar Bharati has immortalised Living Legends

Once upon a time, there was only All India Radio and Doordarshan. Even now, the goodwill these two broadcasters enjoy is unrivalled. Using this goodwill as a platform, Prasar Bharati, since last month, has embarked on an outstanding effort to preserve for posterity the brilliance of the living legends of the Indian classical music tradition.
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