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Rathore stabbed by youth outside court

CHANDIGARH: Former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore was stabbed thrice in the face by a youth with a knife that left him bleeding outside a local court hearing his appeal in the Ruchika molestation case.

Pak says it has not knelt before India

ISLAMABAD: Needling India which has proposed Foreign Secretary-level talks, Pakistan has said it has not knelt before New Delhi which has been forced to return to the negotiating table....
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Pak denies Kashmir issue was resolved through backchannel

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has negated claims that the Kashmir issue was close to settlement through back channel diplomacy between Islamabad and New Delhi, with the country's foreign minister saying there was no mention of such developments in the records of the Foreign Office....
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'Malicious campaign' will only strengthen my resolve: Chatwal

WASHINGTON: Hitting out at the "malicious campaign" against him after the government awarded him the Padma Bhushan, NRI hotelier S S Chatwal has said that this had only strengthened his resolve to work for strengthening Indo-US ties....
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No ‘Midnight’ for Rani

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Rani Mukherji is said to have pulled out of Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s novel ‘Midnight’s Children’. Grapevine has it that the actress called it quits after finding out she had to play the mother of a 14-year-old in the film.
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Indian Americans feel vindicated backing Toni, Quinn, Raja & Alex

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CHICAGO: It was a day of reckoning for many a candidate seeking party nominations for the elective positions for different positions at the State and Federal level. Some won and many lost, but the sure winner was the electorate- the voters.
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Massachusetts immigrant tuition bill is likely dead

BOSTON: Legislators' election year anxiety after Republican Scott Brown's US Senate win has likely doomed a proposal granting undocumented students in-state tuition rates for this legislative session, according to Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo. But Gov. Deval Patrick, a fellow Democrat, said he hopes that's not the case.
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AP High Court strikes down law on quota for Muslims

HYDERABAD: A Constitution bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has struck down a state law providing 4 per cent reservation in educational institutions and jobs to 15 groups belonging to the Muslim community.
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‘Its not about terrorism’

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NEW YORK: ‘My Name is Khan’ is not a film about terrorism or racial profiling, but a dramatic love story of two people whose lives are affected by the real life incident – 9/11 -- according to the film’s lead actor Shah Rukh Khan.
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Processing of thoughts with positive energy

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(Cont'd from last week) Thoughts or events that lead to generation of thoughts are generally neutral. We provide them energy (negative or positive) to go further.
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Facts about tax credit when buying home

Most people welcome any extra cash when buying a home. And, thanks to a government tax credit of up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and up to $6,500 for move-up buyers, they're getting it.
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Hussey topples Dhoni from ODI batsman top spot

DUBAI: Australian middle-order batsman Michael Hussey dethroned Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni from the top spot in the ICC ODI batsmen chart updated here.
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Tratec - foremost 'Special Trailer' manufacturer

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Tratec Engineers Pvt. Ltd. of  Gurgaon, Haryana,  founded in 1995, is the leading and foremost "Special Trailer" manufacturer in India. Tratec makes gigantic trailers that are used
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Darjeeling: Magnificent view of Everest, Kabru, Kanchenjunga

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Darjeeling in India owes’ its grandeur to its natural beauty, its clean fresh mountain air and above all, the smiling resilient people for whom it is a home. Known for its natural splendor, Darjeeling’s best gift to it’s’ visitors is the dawn of a new day.
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UN environment chief defends IPCC, slams climate skeptics

UNITED NATIONS: The UN environment chief has come out in strong support of the embattled climate change panel led by R K Pachauri, hitting out at skeptics whose criticism of the body and its Indian chair, he said, had reached "witch-hunting proportions".
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Bangladesh opposition wants good ties with India: Zia

DHAKA: Weeks after attacking the government for "selling out" to India, Bangladesh's main opposition party BNP has said it too wanted good relations with New Delhi in a manner that would "benefit both countries".
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Aus tightens immigration rules; 20,000 applicants affected

MELBOURNE: Australia has tightened its immigration rules rejecting over 20,000 migrant applicants from foreign students, including Indians, seeking permanent residency through hairdressing, cookery and other courses.
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