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| • India, not Kashmir, is LeT's true goal: US congressman |
| "The Lashkar's true goal is not Kashmir, it is India. And the LeT is not shy about announcing that its intention is to establish an Islamic state in all South Asia," US Congressman Gary Ackerman said. |
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| • Kochi on alert after Lashkar-e-Taiba threat |
| The home ministry has asked the Kerala police to step up security in Kochi following intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists may attempt to strike the coastal city. The Southern Command of the Navy is located in Kochi. |
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| • Live, IPL-3: Sanath Jayasuriya perishes |
| Opener Sanath Jayasuriya was dismissed soon after Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar opted to bat against Rajasthan Royals in the third edition of IPL at Brabourne Stadium. |
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| • Situation tense in Bareilly, more areas under curfew |
| "After large-scale violence in which nearly 20 people, including an SP and some other policemen were injured, curfew has been extended to more areas. The situation is tense but under control," official sources said. |
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| • Sex and the Swami: Has saffron been stained? |
| Hindu 'godmen', like Swami Nitayananda of Chennai and Ichadhari Sant Bhimanand, have for the past week been swathed in infamy for sex and sleaze, clearly blurring boundaries between the profound and the profane. |
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| • Frequent flyer Kalam a drain on exchequer? |
| Ex-President Kalam has great demand in the lecture circuit. In the past 2 years, he has gone on 20-25 foreign visits, averaging one trip a month, incurring a security cost of about $1,000 per day. So govt is now mulling a cap on such visits. |
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| • Indian envoys in Afghanistan face kidnap threat |
| Following "credible" intelligence inputs on Pak-supported terrorist plot to abduct Indian diplomats, the govt has rushed 40 ITBP personnel to ramp up security of its diplomatic corps in Afghanistan. |
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| • Resurgent Congress, obsessively on the offensive |
| Whether it is loan waiver for farmers, NREGS, Rahul Gandhi working the youth or, now, the Women’s Bill, the Congress is wresting the initiative from both the Right and the Left. Will this guarantee 300-plus LS seats, so Rahul Gandhi can be king when he becomes PM? |
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| • Karisma and her newborn are healthy: Kareena |
| Kareena: Baby is healthy and so is Karisma
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| • Spotted: Deepika Padukone's arm candy at IPL |
| Spotted: Deepika’s hot arm candy at IPL day 1 |
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| • Tenets of divorce that define alimony, more |
| How do various countries with their disparate cultures deal with the ravages of divorce and separation? What are the tenets that define alimony and division of property? |
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| • Karisma has a baby boy |
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| • Bollywood stars at IPL red carpet |
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| • Whose name is it anyway? |
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| • How to read your love interest like a book! |
| What’s the secret behind that smile? Learn to read your love interest like a book. |
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| • Overprotective parents slow kid's mental growth |
| Overprotective parents slow their kids’ brain growth in an area linked to mental illness, a new study warns. |
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| • Lahore blasts: Pak Taliban claim responsibility |
| Seven blasts ripped Pak's 'cultural capital' Lahore on Friday killing 45 people and wounding over 100. Pak Taliban, that had perpetrated Monday's blast that gutted the FIA building, claimed responsibility for the serial terror attacks. |
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| • AI-IA merger only helped private airlines: Panel |
| Faulting the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, the committee on public undertakings described it as a marriage between "incompatible individuals" that helped neither. |
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| Updated: 24 minutes ago |
