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No increase in rail fares, slew of sops in budget

NEW DELHI: In a thanks-giving budget, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has proposed no increase in passenger fares or freight tariff while announcing a slew of measures including launch of 12 non-stop point-to-point long-distance trains and air-conditioned double-decker coaches for inter-city travel.

Commando battalions for Railways

NEW DELHI: With trains becoming the target of terrorists and Naxalites, the Railways have announced raising of commando battalions and drawing up an integrated security scheme for 140 vulnerable and sensitive stations....
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'Only Ladies' EMU train services

NEW DELHI: To facilitate working women facing difficulties in traveling to their workplaces, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced introduction of 'Only Ladies' EMU train services....
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Low-cost 'Yuva Trains' to be introduced

NEW DELHI: With youth being the flavor of the season, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has introduced low-cost, air-conditioned 'Yuva Trains' dedicated to the generation next....
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Convincing Sonakshi

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Shatrughan Sinha’s daughter Sonakshi, who had initially refused to do Arbaaz Khan’s first production opposite Salman Khan, is now on board.
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Gov Quinn for stronger Illinois-India business ties

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CHICAGO: Illinois Governor Pat Quinn pitched for an increased level of trade relations not only between Illinois and India but also between USA and India saying that the world's oldest and the world's largest democracies have good number of things in common like enormous entrepreneurial energy and independent judicial system.
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EPA proposes tougher clean air rule

WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has proposed to strengthen a key air pollution health standard to better protect children and people with respiratory illnesses. The Environmental Protection Agency said it wants to tighten the air quality requirement for nitrogen dioxide that is released from motor vehicles, coal burning power plants and factories.
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Minority populations optimistic of achieving American Dream

NEW YORK: Minority populations are more optimistic than the general population that achievement of the American dream is still possible, according to The 2009 MetLife Study of the American Dream.
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Liberhan Commission submits report to PM

NEW DELHI: Seventeen years after it was set up, the Liberhan Commission probing the 1992 demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on Tuesday submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
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Kambakkht MCP

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NEW YORK: “If men are from Mars,” says Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar, “women are from heaven!” The slight variation on the old adage comes from the actor who plays, as he himself puts it, a “male chauvinist pig” in his latest release Kambakkht Ishq that released in theaters worldwide on July 3.
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Solution to world crisis will come from West - not from India

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What is necessary for man is to free himself from the entire past of mankind, not only his individual past. That is to say, you have to free yourself from what every man before you has thought, felt and experienced -- then only is it possible for you to be yourself.
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Home equity lenders may block refinance

As homeowners try to refinance their mortgages at lower rates, their home equity lenders are telling them, "Not so fast."
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Paes wins battle of three Indians

LONDON: Leander Paes emerged victorious in a contest involving three Indians as he and his partner Cara Black defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza to advance to the mixed doubles quarterfinals of Wimbledon Championships here.
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Citi's Ajay Banga joins MasterCard as President and COO

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NEW YORK: MasterCard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) announced June 19 it has appointed Ajay Banga President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Robert W. Selander, currently President and Chief Executive Officer. Selander will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer after Banga joins MasterCard on August 31.
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Bhutan- Where Gross National Happiness is more important than GDP

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Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, is no ordinary place. This is a country where buying cigarettes is illegal, where the rice is red and where chilies aren't just a seasoning but the entire dish.
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Afghan security situation worries Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: Deeply concerned over the security situation in Afghanistan, India has told the UN Security Council that the talks of "reconciliation" requires greater caution and said distinctions like "good" and "bad" Taliban could be seen as reflection of "weakness".
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Pak moves Supreme Court against release of Hafiz Saeed

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: Pakistani authorities have filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the release from house arrest of banned JuD chief Hafiz Mohammed Saeed, wanted by India in connection with the Mumbai attacks, saying they had evidence of his group's links to terror outfits.
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Top Aussie team coming to India to ensure student safety

MELBOURNE: Facing flak over a wave of racial attacks against Indian students, Australia has reassured them of "safety, welfare and accommodation" as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said a top delegation will visit India soon to project this country as a safe destination for higher studies.
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