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Indian Mujahideen's media cell busted
The Mumbai police arrested three persons, two of them engineers, in connection with sending the threatening e-mails for Indian Mujahideen, and claimed to have busted the media cell of the terror group suspected to be behind a string of bomb blasts since 2005.
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US uncertain about date of signing N-deal
Maintaining that he is not aware as to when exactly the US-India civilian nuclear agreement is going to be formally inked, the State Department's deputy spokesman Robert Wood said the important thing is that the deal has been finalised and what remains now are just administrative matters.
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Sikh leader in Heroes of Environment list
Describing Seechewal as the man 'who set out to clean up this mess', the magazine lauded him for mobilising people to launch a movement that taught the people why they should clean the 'Kali Bein'.
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Udhav can become Maharashtra's CM: BJP
The Maharashtra BJP said that it has no objection to Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray becoming chief minister after the next Assembly polls in the state.
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No change in Kashmir policy, says Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday backtracked on his remarks describing militants in Jammu and Kashmir as "terrorists", saying there is no change in Pakistan's Kashmir policy, a day after his comments triggered an outcry in this country.
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EC to visit J & K to assess situation for poll
The full-bench Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami is going to Srinagar on Tuesday to assess the situation for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls in consultation with all stakeholders. The poll dates for this and five other assembly elections are expected to be announced on Saturday.
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Bajrang Dal, VHP fit for ban: Congress
The demand for imposing a ban on Sangh Parivar outfits Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishas on Monday gained momentum with the Congress saying these organisations were a "suitable case" for such action. "Bajrang Dal is a suitable case for ban... Also the VHP," Congress spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said in Delhi.
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Orissa: 3 held for VHP leader's killing
Three persons were arrested on Monday in connection with the killing of VHP leader Lakshmananda Saraswati and his four associates, about six weeks after the murder.
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Naidu flays Centre over President's rule in Orissa
M Venkaiah Naidu, former president of Bharatiya Janata Party, flayed the Union government for threatening to impose president's rule in Orissa amid the continuing communal violence in the state.
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One in four mammals faces extinction threat
The study, conducted by over 1800 scientists from 130 countries paints a gloomy picture for sensitive eco-systems, which include Western Ghats in India, tropical Andes and Cameroonian Highlands, where more than 79 per cent of the mammal species are under threat.
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