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Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil (AP)

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AP - The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the Gulf of Mexico despite a federal directive that the chemicals be used only rarely on surface waters, congressional investigators said Saturday after examining BP and government documents.

UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)

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AP - The United Arab Emirates says it plans to block some messaging and web services on BlackBerry smart phones beginning in October.

US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)

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AP - As the U.S. military prepares for the first war crimes trial under President Barack Obama, its most high-profile case against the planners of the Sept. 11 attacks is stuck in political and legal limbo.

Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate (AP)

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AP - It was high society inside and high security outside as Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend at an elegant estate in a Hudson River village where several prominent guests were spotted beforehand, but the husband-and-wife-to-be stayed out of sight.

Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP)

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AP - Iran's Foreign Ministry says the three Americans jailed a year ago should stand trial on charges of illegally crossing the country's borders.

Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles (AP)

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AP - A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze.

Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges (AP)

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AP - To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty.

3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison (AP)

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AP - Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee.

Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday (AP)

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AP - Doctors plan to let Zsa Zsa Gabor return home Friday, about three weeks after the 93-year-old actress was hospitalized with a broken hip.

Deadline deals: Westbrook, Lilly, Ludwick dealt (AP)

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AP - Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.

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Govt muzzled CAG alarm on C’wealth Games delay

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A report submitted by the Comptroller and Auditor General to the central and Delhi governments a year ago warning that preparations for the Games were way off target was strangely not tabled in Parliament.

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I was known as anytime appointee at PM Vajpayee's house: Dhumal

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Soon after petrol prices rose, Himachal Pradesh CM Prem Kumar Dhumal, 66, started to walk to the office saying this is meant to save public money.

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Dal, chicken fry... Sakshi cooks up a treat for Dhoni

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Though Sakshi had been travelling with the team, constant cricket has meant that the couple had not been able to spent as much time as they would have wished, except for some dinners and shopping.

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Bangalore teenager designs cyber safety module

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Shourya Saluja is developing a curriculum on cyber security with the help of Infosys which will be taught first in his school and later perhaps adopted by CBSE.

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6-yr-old comes out of coma, thanks to music

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Doctors attending to six-year-old Radhika at Government Medical College Hospital in Kerala’s Alappuzha district never thought she would make it. But unbelievably, the girl, who was ‘‘completely paralysed in an accident while playing has managed to come out of coma in less than two months, thanks to a steady dose of enchanting music.

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Valley slides into chaos, once again

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Just when violence appeared to be ebbing, the Valley suffered fresh convulsions, which followed a familiar script — young protesters killed on the streets in firing by security forces, thereby provoking copycat protest.

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Fraud mail hub right next door - Mumbai’s Mira Rd

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They herald a fortune in faraway lands, but the fount of those beckoning fraud emails that promise a lottery win in Britain or an unknown inheritance in Africa lies in Mumbai’s very own backyard - Mira Road.

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It's official: Chelsea Clinton ties the knot

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Chelsea Clinton married her longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky on Saturday evening, the Clinton family said, ending weeks of secretive build-up about the former first daughter's wedding.

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‘India has more rich people than poor now’

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For the first time ever, the number of high-income households in India has exceeded the number of low-income, the National Council of Applied Economic Research has estimated.

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Kalki jumps off a bridge

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Exchanges gearing up to launch trading in currency options

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Thew country's leading bourses are gearing up to start trading in currency options, a move that provides another alternative to traders for hedging against currency fluctuation.

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Companies may be asked to disclose fund flow statement

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Govt is planning to make it mandatory for all cos to disclose a fund flow statement, along with their annual fin reports.

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Commexes turnover soars by 58 pc till July 15 this fiscal

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Driven by increased trade in bullion and metals, the total turnover of commodity exchanges in the country surged by 58 per cent to Rs 28,71,202 crore till July 15 in the current fiscal, according to the Forward Markets Commission (FMC).

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SEBI mulls steps to check price-rigging in first-day trade

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A consultation process is underway after complaints received by SEBI regarding price fluctuations on first-day trading. Track global trends while picking stocks | Q1 results

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D-Street likely to see range bound trading this week: Analysts

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Dalal Street is expected to see range-bound trading this week in the absence of a major positive trigger amid weak global cues, analysts said.

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SKNL to file DRHP for Reid & Taylor's Rs 1,000 cr IPO in August

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Textile major, S Kumars Nationwide (SKNL) aims to list its subsidiary Reid & Taylor and raise Rs 1,000 crore by end-this year and will be filing its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with Sebi in August, a top company official said.

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Indiabulls Infratech bags NTC?s Worli land for Rs 474 crore

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Indiabulls Infratech has won the Worli land bid of National Textile Corporation in an electronic auction for Rs 474 crore, setting the stage for a series of online sale of land that is expected to rake up Rs 5,000 crore for the struggling state-owned textiles company.

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Khatua gets 1-year extension as FMC chairman

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BC Khatua, whose three-year term as chairman of Forward Markets Commission (FMC) was to end on Friday, got an unusual gift in the form of a one-year extension on his birthday.

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Indiabulls bags prime NTC land in Mumbai for Rs 474 cr

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Indiabulls Infratech emerged as the auction winner of 2.39 acres of prime land belonging to NTC at Worli in Mumbai for Rs 474 crore. Is realty recession over?

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US stocks face volatile week with jobs report

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Wall Street may face volatility as it awaits a key government jobs report expected to show unemployment at elevated levels. Stocks: Gainers, losers | Q1 results

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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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I have always believed that large countries with ancient civilizations should invest both in resurrecting their past and in science for the future.

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Promotion Boomerang

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Recently, in order to promote his latest, Khatta Meetha, Akshay Kumar went to a Mumbai hospital to meet the ailing R K Laxman.

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Undemocratic protests

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The word "democracy" has now acquired meaning as rule by the people.

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MPI, or Making Poverty Intricate

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UNDP's HDRs have been phenomenally successful in focusing attention on human development aspects.

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Stamp of confusion

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There is a draft land titling bill, with many desirable features. Comments have been invited on the draft...

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India's military assistance in the Indian Ocean

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India's latest move to subsidise the sale of an offshore patrol vessel to Mauritius is part of a tradition.

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On Tribes and Trees

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Is Jairam serious in stopping a project because it interferes with the elephant path of the area?

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Indian bureaucracy: Efficient about the wrong things

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The spat between the MoS for Health and the Health Secretary sounds personal.

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US and China play 'chicken' in the Yellow Sea

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A first rate crisis is brewing in and around the Korean Peninsula that may well come to a head this week.

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Bankers and Indian teachers

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A respected commentator with great business experience has been quoted as saying that we are slowly emerging from the crisis in the US and perhaps in the Eurozone.

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Curfew continues in Srinagar after violence

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Curfew continued in summer capital today after two days of violence in which six people were killed in firing by security forces. Separatists have called for a shutdown across the Kashmir Valley to protest the killings, prolonging the "difficult times" for residents.

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Floods cause havoc in Haryana;;at least 26 dead

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Nearly 60 villages were inundated and hundreds of acres of agricultural land submerged in floodwaters in Haryana's Yamunanagar district as rivulets flowed above the danger mark following heavy rains, officials said today.

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Indian economy moving fast towards $2 trillion mark

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The Indian economy would grow to $1.72 trillion in 2011-12, moving closer towards the $2 trillion mark, according to an assessment by the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC).

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Central government in favour of banning iron ore exports

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The central government is planning to ban iron ore exports or restrict the quantum of export to protect the rich mineral wealth of the country, Steel Minister Virbhadra Singh has said.

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Peace cannot be built on Pak’s lies

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Why bother with a polite step-by-step engagement with Pakistan when the situation is so grave? Pakistan is busy sending terrorists to kill Indians while cheerfully lying to the world about the activities of the ISI and its army, writes Vir Sanghvi.

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CWG row: Indian mission refutes Kalmadi's claim

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In a new twist to the major scam in the Commonwealth Games, the Indian High Commission in London today refuted the claim made by Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi that the British company to which large sums were paid had been recommended by the mission.

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Filing of income tax return deadline extended till Aug 4

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The Income Tax Department today extended the last date of filing income tax returns to August 4 due to inclement weather and some technical snags.

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Truckers say will go on; strike, then call it off

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The All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) called a nation-wide strike on Saturday only to call it off late in the day.

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Didn't have contract with CWG OC, admits AM Films

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The UK-based company at the center of a corruption row which has rocked the upcoming Delhi Commonwealth Games today admitted that it did not have a contract with the event's organisers but denied allegations of irregular financial transactions with them.

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Indian women hockey team win bronze in Asian Champions trophy

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Notwithstanding the controversy-ridden run up to the event, Indian eves stunned higher-ranked China 2-1 to win the bronze medal in the inaugural Asian Women Champions Trophy hockey tournament at Busan, South Korea today.

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Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil (AP)

UAE to block many BlackBerry services in October (AP)

US stalls on Sept. 11 trial for 5 at Gitmo (AP)

Chelsea Clinton weds at exclusive New York estate (AP)

Iran says 3 Americans should stand trial (AP)

Crews gain ground on wildfire north of Los Angeles (AP)

Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges (AP)

3 inmates escape from northwest Arizona prison (AP)

Spokesman: Gabor to go home from hospital Friday (AP)

Deadline deals: Westbrook, Lilly, Ludwick dealt (AP)

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Govt muzzled CAG alarm on C’wealth Games delay

I was known as anytime appointee at PM Vajpayee's house: Dhumal

Dal, chicken fry... Sakshi cooks up a treat for Dhoni

Bangalore teenager designs cyber safety module

6-yr-old comes out of coma, thanks to music

Valley slides into chaos, once again

Fraud mail hub right next door - Mumbai’s Mira Rd

It's official: Chelsea Clinton ties the knot

‘India has more rich people than poor now’

Kalki jumps off a bridge

Economic Times

Exchanges gearing up to launch trading in currency options

Companies may be asked to disclose fund flow statement

Commexes turnover soars by 58 pc till July 15 this fiscal

SEBI mulls steps to check price-rigging in first-day trade

D-Street likely to see range bound trading this week: Analysts

SKNL to file DRHP for Reid & Taylor's Rs 1,000 cr IPO in August

Indiabulls Infratech bags NTC?s Worli land for Rs 474 crore

Khatua gets 1-year extension as FMC chairman

Indiabulls bags prime NTC land in Mumbai for Rs 474 cr

US stocks face volatile week with jobs report

Indian Express

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina

Promotion Boomerang

Undemocratic protests

MPI, or Making Poverty Intricate

Stamp of confusion

India's military assistance in the Indian Ocean

On Tribes and Trees

Indian bureaucracy: Efficient about the wrong things

US and China play 'chicken' in the Yellow Sea

Bankers and Indian teachers

Hindustan Times

Curfew continues in Srinagar after violence

Floods cause havoc in Haryana;;at least 26 dead

Indian economy moving fast towards $2 trillion mark

Central government in favour of banning iron ore exports

Peace cannot be built on Pak’s lies

CWG row: Indian mission refutes Kalmadi's claim

Filing of income tax return deadline extended till Aug 4

Truckers say will go on; strike, then call it off

Didn't have contract with CWG OC, admits AM Films

Indian women hockey team win bronze in Asian Champions trophy

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Pakistan leader heading to Europe

More forces adopt 'Sarah's Law'

Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan

Child Trust Fund payments to drop

Pakistan braced for more flooding

Cluster bomb ban comes into force

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