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Tehelka probe panel chief resigns
Justice Venkataswami's resignation came in the wake of the criticism by the Opposition over his acceptance of a government job when he was probing the Tehelka expose. Full Coverage

Blast on Srinagar-Jammu highway; 9 killed
Militants detonated an IED near Lower Munda when two vehicles carrying army personnel were passing through.

Centre supporting communal forces: Sonia
'There is a need to boldly face such forces and prevent them from succeeding in their conspiracy,' the Congress chief said.

Karnataka to withdraw cases against Mani
Law Minister D B Chandre Gowda said the relevant courts would be informed about the decision in a day or two. | Full Coverage

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GUJARAT ELECTION
4th list out, Pandya's name missing
With 11 nominees announced in the fourth list, only four seats are up for grabs in the 182-constituency state.

NCP demands Modi's arrest under POTA
Party leader Tariq Anwar said the Gujarat riots were a conspiracy of the Sangh Parivar. | Full Coverage

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We do not want Gujarat to become Kashmir'
Pravin Togadia, international secretary general of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on his definition of Hindutva and the VHP's role in the run-up to the Gujarat election.

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Where there's no will to reform, there's extinction
'Everything that made Hinduism survive centuries of aggression is waning fast. Where there's no will to learn, to reform and to adapt, there is extinction --- and no species has escaped that law of nature,' says Varsha Bhosle.

Pseudo begets pseudo
'If these "Hindutva" people cannot even be open about what they do, if they themselves have so little respect for their "Hindutva" as to camouflage it behind words like "relief" and "development", what is this ideology after all?' wonders Dilip D'Souza.

Towards a brutal nation
'If there is one thing the terrorists have succeeded in bringing about, it is the gradual transformation of India from a civilised, law abiding society into a brutal, violent population,' asserts Admiral (retired) J G Nadkarni.

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A millennia-old tussle:
Rajeev Srinivasan traces the rivalry between the Asian giants, which started long before 1962.

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Ministers of the Economy
G-20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies arrived in New Delhi for a two-day conference on Friday. A slide show...

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Ram Jethmalani slams Yasin Malik
He asked the people to decide whether he was their friend or was destroying them.

Police shoot down Andhra blast suspect
Mohammed Azeem, 32, was shot dead at Parvatapur village between Uppal and Ghatkesar in the Rangareddy district near Hyderabad.

Goa dispels UK's concerns about safety
The UK had classified the state as an unsafe destination following two isolated incidents of rape of British women on Goan beaches.

Jaipur royal family finally has an heir
The erstwhile ruler of Jaipur adopted an heir at a ceremony, which was attended by age-old rival, the erstwhile ruler Mewar.

Jamali sworn in as Pakistani prime minister
Besides the 14 cabinet ministers and seven ministers of state, Musharraf administered the oath of office to four advisers to the prime minister.

MONEY
Russian group may invest $1 bn in India
Sistema Corporation is a conglomerate with interests in telecom, insurance and electronics.

CRICKET COLUMN
England must drop the aged and ordinary
Despite sundry disappointments, says Peter Roebuck, England can take heart from the spirit shown by its newcomers.

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Proctor dismisses toss 'fixing' claims
Rival captains Carl Hooper and Rahul Dravid too slammed reports that the toss in the sixth ODI between the West Indies and India was fixed.

England's first medical chief appointed
England appointed Peter Gregory, currently working at Nottingham University, but will not be joining the injury-ridden squad in Australia.

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East Bengal hold edge against Mahindra
Mahindra United will have to tighten their defence in Sunday's National Football League match to thwart the razor-sharp East Bengal attack.

Punjab and Sind Bank in semis
Karnataka's 4-1 victory over CRPF allowed the bankmen to join Indian Airlines, BSF and Punjab Police in the last four stage of the Nehru hockey tournament.

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The Tamil tea party
Mediocrity lurks large over this year's Diwali releases in Chennai

Promising lineup at Mumbai's 5th IFF
Hungarian Istvan Szabo's 'Taking Sides' opens the International Film Festival.

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The best inventions of 2002, an online international kids' library, and a new way to find recipes

Beatles bows out to Indian hit in world poll
A Tamil song from a 1991 Indian films is topping them all in the worldwide poll.

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