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It’s just a recession break; stay tuned

Tumbling markets spelt a lot of trouble for the real estate sector during past few months.
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Pakistan agrees to 48-hour timetable for action against LeT: Report

Pakistan has agreed to a 48-hour timetable set by India and the US to formulate a plan to act against Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) and to arrest at least three Pakistanis who Indian authorities say are linked to the Mumbai terrorist assaults, the Washington Post reported citing a high-ranking Pakistani official....
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Another blow to enforcement of tobacco control policies in India

Right after the strong and effective guidelines to stop tobacco industry interference in health policies were adopted by the government representatives of 160 countries including India, the pictorial warnings on all tobacco products that were supposed to become mandatory from 30 November 2008 in India, were, again delayed – reportedly due to hectic lobbying by the industry allies and other entities like the beedi growers’ association. ...
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Vishy Anand is World Champion

Vishwnathan Anand regained the World Championship , drawing his 11th round game in World Chess Championship 2008 against V. Kramnik....
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Weather god smiles on West Bengal ahead of Diwali

With the low-pressure zone shifting to neighbouring Bangladesh, the weather in southern West Bengal districts started improving from Monday morning, giving repsite to people from rains ahead of Diwali....
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Naresh Goyal apologises, takes back all sacked employees

Jet Airways chief Naresh Goyal Thursday night apologised for sacking a large number of employees, mainly cabin crew, and assured them that their jobs were intact and they could report to work from Friday....
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Kingfisher-Jet announce mega alliance

In the biggest consolidation in the country's airspace, Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways Monday night announced an alliance aimed at cost cutting and synergising their operations....
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Realty market set to bounce back

The liberalised economy and a robust demand for real estate across sectors are key factors that will make the market more reliable for investments in future, says Prabhakar Sinha.The slowdown in the real estate sector will not last long. Cushman & Wakefield's Real Estate Investment report for 2008,The Metamorphosis, points out that in the long-term perspective, strong demand for real estate will remain intact in India. ...
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Durga Puja celebrations come to an end in West Bengal

Five days of Durga Puja festivities finally ended as West Bengal bid a tearful adieu to the goddess and her children Thursday, marking another yearlong wait for her autumnal homecoming. ...
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Different lines of thoughts over metro funding model

With an investment to the tune of $13.5 billion required for the future metro projects in the country...
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Need to refrain from communal politics in India

India is reeking under increasing communal polarisation and urgent steps to check it are warranted....
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Tata announces Nano pullout from West Bengal, unfortunate says India Inc

Ending days of speculation, Tata Motors Friday announced it was pulling out its Nano small car project from West Bengal's troubled Singur and blamed the opposition Trinamool Congress....
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CPI-M to launch campaign on Singur imbroglio

Fearing a political fallout of the imbroglio over land acquisition in Singur of West Bengal, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday said it will launch a campaign to clarify its stand on Tata Motor’s Nano car project there....
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175 years after death, Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in Britain

After decades of neglect, the newly restored tomb of visionary thinker Raja Rammohun Roy was unveiled Sunday in his resting place in Britain....
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N-deal sails through US House with 298-117 vote

The India-US civil nuclear deal cleared one more hurdle Saturday with the US House of Representatives approving implementing the 123 agreement by an overwhelming 298-117 vote....
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Buddhadeb for Metro Cash & Carry licence, Forward Bloc protests

West Bengal's ruling Left Front plunged into fresh crisis Friday night with alliance member Forward Bloc saying its ministers would not attend the state secretariat...
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Tatas start shifting equipment out of Nano factory

With no solution to the Singur deadlock in sight, Tata Motors has started moving key equipment from its small-car factory at Singur in what appears to signal the group's decision not to roll out the world's cheapest car Nano from West Bengal - at least for the moment....
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Pervez Musharraf resigns as president

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf resigned from office Monday, nine years after he toppled the government of Nawaz Sharif in October 1999....
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Bindra creates history, wins India's first individual gold in Olympics

Shooter Abhinav Bindra made history Monday, winning India's first individual gold medal in the Olympics, when he won the 10-metre Air Rifle event here....
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Terror strikes India's IT hub, one killed in five blasts

A woman seated at a bus stop was killed and at least six people injured Friday in a series of five low intensity bomb blasts in Bangalore's central business district and other crowded areas, police said....
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CPI-M expels Speaker Somnath Chatterjee

In a decision that was expected but left political circles stunned, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Wednesday expelled Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee after he defied the party's appeals to give up the post ahead of a trust vote the government won....
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Girl paralysed after scolding during reality show

Traumatised over being scolded by a judge during a reality dance competition in Kolkata, 16-year-old Shinjini Sengupta suffered a paralytic attack...
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CBI puts Talwar's compounder to lie detector test

The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) conducted lie detector test on the compounder of dentist Rajesh Talwar, arrested for allegedly killing her teen aged daughter Aarushi...
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Sensex bloodbath: Trading below 15000 points

Amid rising crude prices and inflation, the stock market today plunged by over 650 points in early trade on selling in heavy-weight stocks. ...
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Preliminary talks between Raj govt and Gurjar likely tomorrow

In the first glimmer of hope for an end to the 16-day-old agitation, Rajasthan government and the Gurjar leadership today agreed to hold preliminary talks in the community stronghold of Bayana in Bharatpur district....
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Let Advani hang me, Congress is dillydallying: Afzal Guru

On death row for the last three years, India's most controversial convict, Mohammed Afzal, wants a speedy conclusion to his ordeal and says Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani would act swiftly in deciding his plight one way ...
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'No roll back of fuel price hike'

The government on Saturday said that it would not roll back the hike in petrol, diesel and cooking gas prices that was effected on June 5....
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Shutdown in Tamil Nadu, J'khand over fuel price hike

A day-long shutdown called by Left parties in Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand against the hike in fuel prices began today. ...
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Mamata attacks UPA, Left on petrol price hike

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Thursday slammed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) for increasing the prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas....
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Bandh, rains cripple West Bengal

The Weather Gods seemed to be supporting the ruling Left Front government in West Bengal in the 12-hour bandh that was called by the party in the state today to protest the price hike of petroleum products by the Union government....
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