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Kashmir militants prepared for Ramadan truce
Friday, September 07, 2007 sify.com
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Terrorism
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Syed Sallahuddin, chairman of the United Jehad Council, an umbrella group of 12 militant organisations said that it was ready for a truce during Ramadan if a "sincere" offer comes from "responsible quarters in India." However, Sallahuddin added that so far, the militant leadership had not been approached, either directly or indirectly, with any ceasefire offer.
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Andrew Hall quits international cricket
Monday, September 03, 2007 justsamachar.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The South African allrounder Andrew Hall has announced that his resignation from international cricket after being overlooked for the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup. Hall, who played 21 Tests and 88 ODIs for South Africa, is currently in playing for English county team Kent and the county's coach Graham Ford also felt that the allrounder may have been miffed at his omission from the Twenty20 squad
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Aston Villa stun Chelsea 2-0 : EPL
Monday, September 03, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Sports - Soccer
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English Premier League team Chelsea missed an excellent oppurtunity to reach the top of the league after losing to Aston Villa in their first defeat of the season. Sunday's 2-0 loss was Chelsea's first defeat in 19 matches. The former champions were missing the services of England midfielder Frank Lampard who suffered a thigh strain while training on Friday.
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Williams sisters record wins : US Open
Monday, September 03, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Recreation
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Serena Williams cruised to an easy victory over her opponent, 10th seeded Marion Bartoli of France to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open. Serena showed no adverse effects of her lingering thumb injury to beat Bartoli 6-3, 6-4. Meanwhile her elder sister, Venus Williams kept the pressure on No 5 Ana Ivanovic and beat her 6-4, 6-2.
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Venus-Williams
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Ponting missing from Aus squad : Twenty20 World Cup
Monday, September 03, 2007 www.ndtv.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting was one of three players missing from the Australian squad for the Twenty20 tournament in South Africa beginning Monday. Ponting opted out of the tournament due to "private family reasons" while allrounder Shane Watson has a hamstring injury and paceman Stuart Clark's son is ill.
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Ricky-Ponting
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Petrol dealers go on strike : Maharashtra
Monday, September 03, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Cities
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The petrol station dealers across the state of Maharashtra are on a day-long strike. They are protesting harassment by an independent agency, SGS, which is authorised to check fuel quality. The dealers have also demanded access to fuel adulteration test kits, failing which they would resort to a shutdown on September 10 and 11.
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Petrol-Station
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'BCCI to reveal Twenty20 plans soon' : Pawar
Monday, September 03, 2007 www.expressindia.com
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Sports - Cricket
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The BCCI President Sharad Pawar referred to the rebel ICL as a "purely commercial proposition" and stated that the BCCI would would announce its own Twenty20 plans in the next 10-15 days. Pawar also dismissed any potential threats from the breakaway league.
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Mobile phone battery 'explodes', woman injured
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Cities
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A woman in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir was injured as her mobile phone 'exploded'. The woman who was talking on her phone received injuries on her face and hands, as the battery of the mobile phone exploded. The battery was of the same make that was declared unfit and was recalled by a leading mobile company.
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Mobile-Phone
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President Patil celebrates 'Rakshabandhan'
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Social Issues
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On the occasion of 'Rakshabandhan' the President Pratibha Patil urged the citizens to help out the under-privileged, specially the girl child in rural areas and urban slums. The President said,"It is through education that the girl child in rural areas and urban slums can look forward to a better, secure and self-reliant future".
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Rakshabandhan
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Fake Orkut profile has Mayawati seeing red
Tuesday, August 28, 2007 www.rediff.com
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Politics
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A fake profile of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on the popular social networking site Orkut has failed to amuse her. Upon learning of the profile, the UP CM summoned her top officials who directed the STF to probe the whole affair.
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Mayawati
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