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Three hostages killed by militants, others safe - Hindu

Three hostages killed by militants, others safe
Hindu - 27 minutes ago
Jammu (PTI): Three men among ten captives were killed by militants during the 19-hour-long hostage drama that ended late on Wednesday night after Army's special forces shot dead the three terrorists believed to be from LeT.
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Talks with SAYSS to resume - Economic Times

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Talks with SAYSS to resume
Economic Times - 10 hours ago
NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh indicating that the Amarnath land row would be resolved soon in accordance with the law and the high court orders on the issue, the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti is likely to resume its talks with ...
SAYSS, panel to meet in 4th round of talks on land row Press Trust of India
Jammu agitators defer on Hindustan Times
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Now, MNS trains guns on cable operators - Times of India

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Now, MNS trains guns on cable operators
Times of India - 2 hours ago
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray seems to have found a new issue to further his Marathi agenda. The MNS leader has now directed cable operators in the state to prominently telecast Marathi news channels and shows, ...
Marathi signboards: Raj Thackeray?s ultimatum ends today Zee News
MNS men ready to hit Mumbai streets on Marathi nameboards Expressindia.com
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State of neglect: Deluged Bihar falls off Govt map - IBNLive.com

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State of neglect: Deluged Bihar falls off Govt map
IBNLive.com - 2 hours ago
The flood situation in Bihar has worsened with most major rivers in spate following heavy rains in their catchments over the past few days.
PM to undertake an aerial survey of flood-hit Bihar Sify
Bihar floods, 55 dead, millions evacuated Times Now.tv
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Militants killed in Kashmir siege - BBC News

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Militants killed in Kashmir siege
BBC News - 29 minutes ago
Three suspected militants have been shot dead and six hostages freed in the Jammu area of Indian-administered Kashmir, security forces said.
Lashkar had warned of Jammu attack Hindu
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A morning at Singur - Sify

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A morning at Singur
Sify - 1 hour ago
The people of Singur want their land back. They also want the Nano plant. But they do not want the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Government.
Buddhadeb hopes Singur project will sail through Hindu
Bandh empire strikes back Calcutta Telegraph
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Accused bombers led dual lives - Times of India

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Accused bombers led dual lives
Times of India - 2 hours ago
AHMEDABAD: When a team of crime branch of city police reached Tavdipura of Bharuch to nab Sajid Mansuri, in connection with the 26/7 serial blasts, he had one wish - not to be arrested in front of his wife and children.
?Weak power supply to bombs saved Surat? Hindu
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Police still clueless about VHP leader's murder - Expressindia.com

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Police still clueless about VHP leader's murder
Expressindia.com - 2 hours ago
Bhubaneswar, August 28: Battling communal violence of unprecedented proportions after VHP leader Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati and four others were killed in Kandhamal district last Saturday, Orissa police are yet to start a thorough inquiry that will ...
Christian flight from clash zone Calcutta Telegraph
Shoot-at-sight in Kandhmal, 20 killed NDTV.com
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Buzz in Andhra over Chiranjeevi's party - NDTV.com

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Buzz in Andhra over Chiranjeevi's party
NDTV.com - 1 hour ago
Chiranjeevi, the actor, has finally arrived on the political scene of Andhra Pradesh by launching his party Praja Rajyam or people's rule.
BJP woos Chiru's 'Praja Rajyam' Times Now.tv
Guarded response to Chiranjeevi's entry into politics Hindu
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Dalai Lama exhausted, docs advise 3-week rest - IBNLive.com

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Dalai Lama exhausted, docs advise 3-week rest
IBNLive.com - 8 hours ago
PTI Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has complained of some discomfort in breathing and exhaustion and doctors on Wednesday advised him three weeks of rest.
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3-judge panel to probe HC bribery case - Daily News & Analysis

3-judge panel to probe HC bribery case
Daily News & Analysis - 7 hours ago
CHANDIGARH: While chief justice of India (CJI) KG Balakrishnan, has constituted a committee of three judges to look into the alleged involvement of justice Nirmal Yadav of the Punjab and Haryana high court in the Rs15 lakh cash case, ...
CBI team expected shortly in city to take over case Expressindia.com
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Soren sounds tough after oath - Calcutta Telegraph

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Soren sounds tough after oath
Calcutta Telegraph - 5 hours ago
Ranchi, Aug. 27: JMM president Shibu Soren was today sworn in as the sixth chief minister of Jharkhand. Soon after Governor Syed Sibtey Razi administered him and his council of ministers the oath of office at Morabadi grounds, he made it obvious that ...
Soren takes oath, rolls out red carpet for Tata?s Nano Economic Times
Soren to prove majority tomorrow Newspost Online
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World Bank?s new poverty norms find larger number of poor in India - Hindu

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World Bank?s new poverty norms find larger number of poor in India
Hindu - 10 hours ago
NEW DELHI: With an upward revision in its international poverty line norm from $1 a day, a World Bank study has revealed that nearly five out of 10 Indians are living on less than $1.25 (approx.
One-third of world's poor in India Times of India
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BJP mounts pullout pressure on govt - Calcutta Telegraph

BJP mounts pullout pressure on govt
Calcutta Telegraph - 5 hours ago
Bhubaneswar, Aug. 27: Pressure has been mounted on ruling coalition partner BJP to withdraw its support to the Naveen Patnaik government in the wake of the killing of VHP leader Swami Laxmananda Saraswati, with a party MLA requesting the state ...
BJP MLAs want to pull support from Orissa govt Expressindia.com
Odisha unit of BJP decides to stay in power KalingaTimes
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Defectors, non-BJP men form 26.47% of cabinet - Times of India

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Defectors, non-BJP men form 26.47% of cabinet
Times of India - 2 hours ago
With Umesh V Katti inducted as cabinet minister at the cost of SK Bellubbi on Wednesday, the tally of defectors and nonpartymen has gone up to nine in the full quota of the 34-member cabinet.
Bangalore: Umesh V. Katti Sworn in Cabinet Minister Daijiworld.com
Fifth ?defector? gets into Karnataka ministry Fresh News
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INDIA/US: Nuclear Deal Headed for Fiasco - Inter Press Service

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INDIA/US: Nuclear Deal Headed for Fiasco
Inter Press Service - 2 hours ago
NEW DELHI, Aug 28 (IPS) - As the tortuous negotiations for the United States-India nuclear deal enters its final stage, it becomes clear that India seriously underestimated the discomfort and opposition the agreement would arouse in many countries ...
NSG: Austria hints at softening stand Times of India
India waiting for new NSG draft Hindu
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Curfew relaxed for 90 minutes in two areas - Hindu

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Curfew relaxed for 90 minutes in two areas
Hindu - 2 hours ago
Srinagar (PTI): Curfew was relaxed in the areas falling under two police stations here for 90 minutes on Thursday even as the restrictions remained in force in rest of Kashmir valley for the fifth consecutive day.
2 die in Kashmir Chandigarh Tribune
Curfew in Kashmir Valley to be relaxed in phased manner Expressindia.com
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16-yr-old found dead in DPS hostel premises - Times Now.tv

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16-yr-old found dead in DPS hostel premises
Times Now.tv - 1 hour ago
A 16-year-old girl, hailing from Jharkhand, was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday (August 27), in the Delhi Public School (DPS) hostel in RK Puram.
Girl falls to death from DPS hostel Calcutta Telegraph
DPS student jumps to death in hostel Times of India
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Protest keeps Boucher off JNU - Times of India

Protest keeps Boucher off JNU
Times of India - 8 hours ago
NEW DELHI: Richard Boucher, US assistant state secretary for South and Central Asia, was scheduled to deliver a lecture at JNU on Wednesday.
JNU protests blank out US official?s speech Expressindia.com
Protest force cancellation of Boucher's talk Hindu
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TUCI to protest against govt`s "neo-liberal" policies - Zee News

TUCI to protest against govt`s "neo-liberal" policies
Zee News - 3 hours ago
New Delhi, Aug 28: Trade Union Centre of India (TUCI) will lead a protest march to Parliament on Thursday against the government's "neo-liberal" policies.
Trade unions to march to Parliament over labour issues Economic Times
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Former President Makes the Case for Obama - Washington Post

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Former President Makes the Case for Obama
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
By David Maraniss DENVER, Aug. 27 - At first, it seemed, it might be all about Bill and yesteryear. The former president strode onto the stage Wednesday night to his old campaign theme song " Don't Stop (thinking about tomorrow)" and bathing in the ...
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Idaho: Death Penalty in Kidnapping and Murder Case - New York Times

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Idaho: Death Penalty in Kidnapping and Murder Case
New York Times - 4 hours ago
By AP A longtime sex offender was sentenced to death for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old Idaho boy after federal jurors deliberated just three hours.
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Mugabe to name Zimbabwe cabinet despite opposition: minister - AFP

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Mugabe to name Zimbabwe cabinet despite opposition: minister
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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe will defy the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and form a new government, deputy information minister Bright Matonga said Thursday.
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Russia condemned by fellow G8 members - United Press International

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Russia condemned by fellow G8 members
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WSAHINGTON, DC, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Russia was condemned Wednesday by its fellow G8 members for invading Georgia and undermining its authority over South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23 - The Associated Press

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Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people.
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Gustav Heads Past Cuba for Gulf After Drenching Haiti (Update1) - Bloomberg

Gustav Heads Past Cuba for Gulf After Drenching Haiti (Update1)
Bloomberg - 38 minutes ago
By Brian K. Sullivan and Ryan Flinn Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Storm Gustav churned across the Caribbean south of Cuba, bearing down on Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, as it headed on a track that may take it to the US Gulf Coast region devastated ...
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Biden adopts Obama's PAC position - Los Angeles Times

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Biden adopts Obama's PAC position
Los Angeles Times - 56 minutes ago
Joe Biden has taken large amounts of political action committee money over the years; Barack Obama has rejected such donations. The running mates are now in step.
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Indicted Senator Wins GOP Primary - New York Times

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Indicted Senator Wins GOP Primary
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By WILLIAM YARDLEY Senator Ted Stevens?s easy victory in Alaska?s Republican primary on Tuesday sets him up for two more fights this fall that are likely to be much tougher: one in the general election and the other in the courtroom.
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Energy worries mount onshore over Gustav's path - Houston Chronicle

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Energy worries mount onshore over Gustav's path
Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago
By TOM FOWLER Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Forecasts that Tropical Storm Gustav could regain hurricane strength and cut a swath through the major offshore oil and natural gas production areas in the Gulf of Mexico also portend a significant threat ...
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Toyota Cuts 2009 Sales Forecast on Lower US Demand (Update2) - Bloomberg

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By Naoko Fujimura and Tetsuya Komatsu Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the world's second-largest automaker, cut its 2009 sales forecast 6.7 percent as gasoline prices near $4 a gallon damp demand for trucks in the US, its biggest market.
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Management shake-up at Fannie Mae - BBC News

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Management shake-up at Fannie Mae
BBC News - 38 minutes ago
US mortgage giant Fannie Mae has announced a shake-up of top executives, in an attempt to restore confidence after a series of losses.
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Bill Clinton pledges support for Barack Obama - Los Angeles Times

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Bill Clinton pledges support for Barack Obama
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The former president praises his wife's onetime rival and urges his divided party to unite behind the Illinois senator. By James Rainey, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer DENVER -- Former President Clinton urged Democrats and Americans to send his wife's ...
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Years Later, Lewis Watches History Being Made - Washington Post

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Washington Post - 43 minutes ago
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Utah group split over Obama, Clinton support - Salt Lake Tribune