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Gandhi, a solitary beacon of hope: President
NEW DELHI, OCT. 1. The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today appealed to the people to draw inspiration from the life of Mahatma Gandhi as it stood like a solitary beacon of hope in a "strife-torn world, where self-aggrandisement and unbridled ...
Militants strike at 27 places in J&K
SRINAGAR, OCT. 1.Stepping up their anti-election activity, militants struck at 27 places across Jammu and Kashmir since Monday evening. In Jammu's Kathua district, eight civilians were killed, 14 injured and late today evening seven Border ...
15 killed as Navy planes collide
NEW DELHI, OCT 1. Two reconnaissance aircraft of the Navy today collided in Goa, killing all the 12 crew on board. At least three persons were reported killed on the ground by the falling debris. This is the worst-ever air disaster involving the ...
Tragedy on silver jubilee day
MUMBAI, OCT. 1.It was an irony for the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 315 as it lost two of its anti-submarine warfare and maritime reconnaissance aircraft on its silver jubilee day. A pall of gloom descended on naval and shipping circles in ...
Poll panel asks SC not to fix any time limit
NEW DELHI, OCT. 1.Even as the Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on the three-point Presidential reference relating to the holding of elections in Gujarat, the Election Commission urged the court not to fix any time limit for holding ...
Violence kept people off poll booths: EC
NEW DELHI, OCT. 1.The Election Commission today said that the violence let loose by militants had kept the people away from polling booths during the third phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir, in which people from 27 constituencies exercised ...
Sonia calls for `gigantic mobilisation' of women
NEW DELHI, OCT. 1. Elected women representatives of the Congress from Parliament to panchayats today resolved to press for the passage of the Constitutional amendment to reserve one-third seats in Parliament and State Legislatures for women, and ...
Excise duty for oil may be revised
HYDERABAD, OCT. 1. The Union Petroleum Minister, Ram Naik, and the Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, will meet immediately after the latter's return from abroad to consider a revision in the excise duty on petroleum products to offset the recent ...
NSG must be placed near airports, says Advani
NEW DELHI, OCT. 1. The Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, said today that the National Security Guard's (NSG) arrival at the Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar had been delayed by a couple of hours as "they had got caught in traffic". So, a ...
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  • BJP workers feel neglected: Laxman
  • Trinamool will quit NDA soon, says Mamata
  • VHP continues to target Govt.

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