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Krishnamurthy is next CEC
NEW DELHI, JAN. 19. T.S. Krishnamurthy, the seniormost among the Election Commissioners, will succeed J.M. Lyngdoh as the next Chief Election Commissioner. Mr. Lyngdoh retires on February 6. The decision puts an end to a raging controversy over ...

They saved minors from the `jaws of marriage'
NEW DELHI, JAN. 19. They could easily pass off as a group of innocent school girls oblivious of their surroundings, but their act of bravery has brought them national acclaim. Standing up to a social evil like child marriage, these five girls ...

North-East People's Forum to support NDA
NEW DELHI, JAN. 19.The North East People's Forum (NEPF), a conglomerate of political parties from the region, today decided to convert itself into a political platform and support the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It also indicated a ...

Supreme Court stays execution of Parliament attack case accused
NEW DELHI, JAN. 19. The Supreme Court today stayed the execution of Shaukat Hussain Guru, an accused in the "December 13 Parliament attack case." He has been sentenced to death by the Delhi High Court. A Bench, consisting of Justice S.N. ...

Reshuffle in Congress
NEW DELHI, JAN. 19. The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, today divested the party general secretary, Ambika Soni, of the charge of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, dropped another general secretary, Nawal Kishore Sharma, and appointed the former ...

T.N. seeks Cauvery water
NEW DELHI, JAN. 19. Tamil Nadu today sought the immediate release of seven tmc ft of water by Karnataka to save the standing crops in the Cauvery basin, at a meeting of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee here. The request was made by the Tamil ...

Sensex up by 118 points
MUMBAI, JAN. 19. After a sharp correction, stocks bounced back with a vengeance, lifting the sensex by 118 points at close in hectic activity on Bombay Stock Exchange today on revival of buying support from institutional investors. Riding ...

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