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23 Karbis hacked to death in Assam
Victims were pulled out of two buses

Government to consider quota for Muslims in jobs, education
It is awaiting Supreme Court verdict on implementation of 69 per cent reservation

Sale of NTC mills land set aside
MUMBAI: In a far-reaching judgment, the Bombay High Court on Monday set aside the recent multi-crore sales of textile mill lands in Mumbai by the National Textile Corporation (NTC). It has also paved the way for the availability of over 200 acres ...

Manned space capsule lands safely
Euphoric welcome for "taikonauts"; mission a milestone in China's space programme

Left seeks white paper on WTO
Says outcome will have far-reaching adverse consequences

Pondy fiscal deficit goes up by Rs. 23 crores
Increase due to a rise in plan and non-plan revenue expenditure: CAG report

SHOOTING FROM THE HIP

Aussies too good
A longer preparation was needed, and one group of players with one captain and fewer charlatans

The World XI bowled over by MacGill and Warne
Australia bowled with discipline and intelligenceStuart MacGill claimed five wickets to finish the match with nine wicketsDismal show by World's top six batsmen

`Sania Mirza is a role model'
Sania has discipline, tenacity, flamboyance and talentShe is the first significant Indian female athleteThe tennis star is an icon

Indefinite RTC strike begins
Government- JAC talks fail; contingency plans in place to meet the strike

Other Stories

Car owners switching over to gas conversion

Neyyatinkara Bishop's House attacked

State Government despatches relief worth Rs. 1 crore to quake victims

Boycott by lawyers hits litigants in High Court Bench

Allowance likely for doctors in rural areas

Krishna hits back at his political detractors

First salvo fired in Delhi's battle for water

Santosh Reddy suspended from TRS

`Water literacy should be new mantra'

Two CRPF officials in Bihar shifted

Partial lunar eclipse

Medicare brings Guyana closer

Lalu suffers bruise in dais collapse

Uneasy calm in Mau

V.S. Sivakumar, Pannian Ravindran in fray

18-year-old girl raped in Delhi

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