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BJP slams Congress, Left for reservation to Muslims

Welcoming Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in jobs, the BJP on on Monday said Congress had tried to fool the minority community for vote-bank politics.
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Aarushi case: SC favours norms for coverage of criminal cases

Citing the Aarushi murder case, the Supreme Court on Monday favoured the idea of evolving certain norms for coverage of criminal cases by the media in order to protect the right of privacy and reputation of affected persons.
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Teach GenX national integration: Pawar to Thackeray

Hours before he met Mr Bal Thackeray with a request to withdraw his diktat against Australian cricketers playing in IPL, the Union agriculture Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar, had planned to advise the Shiv Sena chief to counsel the younger generation on national integration.
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Average income of Indians to rise to Rs 43,749 this fiscal

An Indian on an average is expected to earn Rs 43,749 in 2009-10, nine per cent more than what he would have received last fiscal if the national income were evenly distributed among the citizens.
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Bengal announces job reservation for Muslims

Kolkata: On a day when the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down job reservation for Muslims, the West Bengal government today announced 10 per cent quota in employment for the
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NCP justifies Pawar's meeting with Bal Thackeray

Despite the meeting sparking a controversy, the NCP on Monday justified party chief, Mr Sharad Pawar's discussion with the Shiv Sena chief, Mr Bal Thackeray, on the IPL tournament contending that in a democracy dialogue and discussion are important.
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Amitabh Bachchan in a traditional Kerala attire presenting an award to Oscar winning sound engineer Resul Pookutty during a private function at Kochi on Sunday. Bachchan will star in a Malayalam movie, Kandahar, based on the hijacking of IC 814. Directed by Major Ravi, the movie will also have Malayalam actor Mohanlal.

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  A man's right hand was severed by a group of moneylenders after he failed to settle a debt of around Rs 600, police in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district said on Monday.

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BJP slams Congress, Left for reservation to Muslims

Aarushi case: SC favours norms for coverage of criminal cases

Teach GenX national integration: Pawar to Thackeray

Average income of Indians to rise to Rs 43,749 this fiscal

Bengal announces job reservation for Muslims

NCP justifies Pawar's meeting with Bal Thackeray

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