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Manmohan: stem flow of funds to naxals

Selection process begins for AIIMS director
But a final decision will be made only after Supreme Court disposes of Venugopal case

Petitions challenging GOs on Music Academy dismissed
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has dismissed all five writ petitions that challenged Government Orders issued by the Tamil Nadu government in connection with the administration of the Music Academy, Chennai. A Division Bench, comprising ...

Democrats want to seal nuclear deal
Steinberg stresses on dialogue

Global Fund renews grant to India
Grant to fight AIDS, TB and malaria

Sena protests repeal of Land Ceiling Act
Uddhav Thackeray criticises Congress-NCP government

French Foreign Minister arrives
NEW DELHI: French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Bernard Kouchner arrived here on Thursday to prepare the ground for French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit late next month. Accompanied by officials from his Ministry, ...

Sangeet Natak Akademi awards announced
NEW DELHI: The general council of Sangeet Natak Akademi has selected 33 eminent persons for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi awards) for the year 2007. In the field of music, the eight artists chosen are Vidyadhar Vyas and ...

AITUC against enhancing retirement age
NEW DELHI: The All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) opposes the proposal to raise the superannuation age of the government employees from 60 to 62 years. In a statement issued here on Thursday, AITUC general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta ...

Bharat Nirman behind schedule

‘Nepal must have elections by April’
Koirala should honour commitment: Madhav

CPI(M) central committee meet opens
NEW DELHI: The 85-member central committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) began a three-day meeting here on Thursday to discuss and finalise its stand on crucial issues relating to economy, foreign policy and political developments ...

Pratibha to visit Andhra Pradesh
NEW DELHI: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will ring in the New Year in Andhra Pradesh. Beginning Friday, she will be based at the Rashtrapati Nilayam in Secunderabad for the next 16 days — moving out for a couple of days to ...

BJP’s charge against Congress in Nagaland
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party has charged the Congress with playing the toppling game in Nagaland just months before the Assembly polls. In a statement here on Thursday, party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy accused the Congress ...

Student suffers burns during sports event
Guwahati: A class X student of a private school here suffered burn injuries when the flame of a torch she was carrying erupted accidentally during a sports event of the school on Wednesday. The injured student, Sangita Choudhury, was ...

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Undertrial hurt in Beur jail

Seven suspected Manipur militants held

One for the album

International drug gang busted

Dargah committee appeals for airport at Ajmer

Juvenile questioned

20 more IIITs to be set up

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