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Maoists on Thursday killed Abhay Kumar Yadav, one of the four Bihar policemen they abducted four days ago, following a decision by a 'jan adalat' or kangaroo court.
Politicians of all hues in Maharashtra are vying with each other to announce huge prize monies for breaking the `dahi handis' here on the occasion of Gokulashtami, one of the most popular festivals of the city.
After a failed test six months ago, Isro is making a fresh attempt on Wednesday to conduct long-duration static test of a crucial liquid core stage for a new generation heavy rocket which is being developed.
A group of 100 Indian fishermen was released from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi on Thursday as part of a move by Pakistani authorities to free 442 fishermen who have completed their prison terms.
Suspected Maoists on Thursday shot dead two people in West Bengal's West Midnapore district police said.
Eight people, including two policemen, were injured in a communal clash at a function organised for Janmashtami here, police said on Thursday.

Congress party President Sonia Gandhi, centre, greets supporters during the process of filing her nomination to the party president's post in New Delhi on Thursday. Gandhi has created a record for the longest tenure as Congress chief by steering the party since April 1998. — AP
Gold coins worth Rs one crore were seized and an air passenger, who allegedly smuggled them from Dubai, was arrested at the airport here by customs officials on Thursday.
An Indian on his way back from Pakistan has been arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence from the Indira Gandhi International Airport here for allegedly trying to smuggle in fake Indian currency notes with a face value of over Rs 11 lakh.
A 23-year-old girl committed suicide allegedly after being blackmailed by a man in Sadatganj area police said here on Thursday.

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