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of articles posted on 27-Sep-2008.
V K Malhotra is BJP's CM candidate
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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New Delhi: Veteran BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra was on Friday named party's chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi.
The BJP parliamentary board announced the 77-year-old leader's name as there was a lack of consensus over former Union minister Vijay Goel and Delhi party chief Harsh Vardhan.
Goel had the backing of BJP chief Rajnath Singh and Harsh Vardhan of Su
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Mapping the Moon
Saturday, September 27, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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MUMBAI: Much as lunar scientists went over the Moon with the government's nod for the Rs 386-crore "Chandrayaan-I", they knew one thing for certain. India's journey to the Moon will not be a mere repetition of some of the previous international flights, NASA's Apollo and European Space Agency's Smart-I for instance.
Their objectives well-defined, the experts zoomed in on two areas that the lu
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Pak army kills 1,000 militants in NW
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Pakistani forces have killed up to 1,000 Islamist militants in fighting in the strategically important northwestern region of Bajaur this month, an army commander said on Friday.
Bajaur is an important hub for militants, providing access to surrounding Pakistani regions as well as the eastern Afghan province of Kunar, said Major-General Tariq Khan.
US officials say Taliban and al Qaeda-linked fi
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Oh those AGMs: Lele's most memorable
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Sports - Cricket
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VADODARA: Partners in prime: Jagmohan Dalmiya and JY Lele
He is a rare cricket administrator, who could speak his heart out. And the latest from former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jaywant Lele is that Jagmohan Dalmiya, who is accused along with others of misappropriating funds during the 1996 World Cup, is absolutely clean. On the eve of another high profile BCCI Annual
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Obama, McCain debate US financial crisis, Iraq war
Saturday, September 27, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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OXFORD, Mississippi: Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain battled over spending, taxes and the Iraq war in their first debate on Friday, and Obama blamed the Wall Street crisis on failed Republican economic policies supported by McCain. ( Watch )
In a 90-minute televised debate, the two candidates repeatedly clashed over their economic and foreign policy approaches in a series of sh
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Gritty Saina cruises into Chinese Masters semis
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Sports - Others
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Playing in China against a local opponent can trigger a nervous breakdown for someone not used to a hostile crowd. But then Saina Nehwal has proved time and again that pressure spurs her on.
On Friday, the 18-year-old not only battled the situation with grit but also overpowered world champion and third seed Zhu Lin 21-16, 21-23, 21-18 in just under an hour to reach the semifinals of the China Ma
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Rajni's popularity takes a dip
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Chennai: Tamil superstar Rajnikant, presently the highest paid actor in India, came a poor fourth in a state-wide opinion poll conducted by students of a private educational institution.
The poll was conducted by Loyola College students and late thespians M G Ramachandran and Sivaji Ganeshan came first and second.
Vijay, relatively less known than Rajnikant, has ranked third in the poll by getti
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Infant kidnapped, killed by relative
Saturday, September 27, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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CHENNAI: In a gruesome incident, a two- and a-half-year old child was kidnapped for ransom and murdered by a 35-year-old distant relative on Thursday. The accused allegedly killed the child near the railway tracks between the Thirumullaivoyal and Ambattur railway stations in north Chennai and fled the scene after informing his sister-in-law.
The police rushed to the scene and recovered the body o
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From Shaan to Sean
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Music
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Is your new, rugged look symbolic of the maturity you display in your second album?
(Smiles) That’s the best way to interpret it, I guess. You can call it maturing from boy to man but I was actually getting bored of the same look.
You seem surer of your music in this album. Is that why you’re calling it My Own Way?
Yes, exactly. There’s a thread of continuity and sound to the album.
Your lyri
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Meetings, plans for blasts began in July
Saturday, September 27, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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The preparation for the Ahmedabad and Delhi blasts began in full swing in July. After the blasts in Jaipur on May 13, members of the Indian Mujahideen and SIMI held meetings, and explained the modus operandi to all its members. The arrests of several terrorists prevented similar blasts in Mumbai.It is learnt that those arrested for their involvement in the blasts started leaving their residence in
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