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Ethanol-blended petrol in 9 States, 4 UTs
BANGALORE, FEB. 1. The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Ram Naik, has said that in view of supply constraints from the sugar industry, the Centre has decided to supply five per cent of ethanol-blended petrol in nine States and four ...
Pluralistic tradition under assault: Sonia
NEW DELHI, FEB. 1. The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, today called for a "massive movement cutting across political boundaries'' to take on the challenges facing the country. She also urged the people to look at the "past with pride, and not ...
Work on linking of rivers likely to take off by year-end
CHENNAI, FEB. 1. Linking of major rivers in the country, a lifetime project of the nation is likely to take off by the end of the current year. Some links in some parts of the country would be taken up by December this year, said Suresh P. ...
All-time rise in exports
NEW DELHI, FEB. 1. Exports may reach $ 55 billion this year if the 20 per cent boom in growth during the first three quarters of the current fiscal is sustained. This was indicated by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Arun Jaitley, while ...
Sants won't take holy bath
LUCKNOW, FEB. 1. Hindu sants and sadhus today protested the Government's failure to check pollution in the Ganga at Allahabad by refusing to take their traditional holy dip at the Sangam, the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the mythical ...
Kalam expresses concern over Columbia tragedy
NEW DELHI, FEB.1. The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, tonight expressed deep concern over the fate of the space shuttle Columbia, with seven astronauts, including Indian-American, Kalpana Chawla, on board. ``The President is very concerned over ...
It is a big tragedy, says Kasturirangan
BANGALORE, FEB.1. The crash of the space shuttle Columbia, carrying Indian American, Kalpana Chawla, and six other astronauts is a "big tragedy," the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, K. Kasturirangan, said here tonight. He ...
Delhiite wins 'Miss India Universe 2003'
MUMBAI, FEB.1. Nineteen year-old Nikita Anand's concern for the elderly and her unflinching belief in forgiveness saw her winning the ``Miss India Universe 2003'' title beating 25 other competitors at the grand finale of the beauty pageant at ...
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  • Revised methodology for BPL census
  • `Only restricted private entry in Defence production'
  • 'U.S. jetliner did not give its flight plan'
  • Centre studying enactment of law on SEZs
  • Circus companies allege harassment
  • NDA partners join hands in the northeast
  • Shourie hints at extending disinvestment to more arenas
  • 'Migrants not pushed into Bangladesh'
  • Coast Guard directive to trawlers

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