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India

Nitish calls all-party meet on Saturday

Sep 03rd, 2010 - PTI

Under attack from opposition for his alleged failure to handle the crisis arising out of the kidnapping of four policemen by Maoists, Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, has convened an all-party m

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Metros

Focus on work, not deadlines: MCD

Sep 02nd, 2010 - AGE CORRESPONDENT

Having missed six deadlines in five months, the MCD is now hoping that the next seven days, or the fortnight in some cases, will be enough to complete the pending projects.

International

2001 Indian ‘red rain’ showered earth with ‘alien life’, claim theorists

Sep 03rd, 2010 - ANI

After nine years of research, panspermia theorists have said that the ‘red’ rains that occurred in India in July 2001 contained bugs that were unlike anything ever found on the Earth, suggesting that

Business

Sensex up 78 points in the opening trade

Sep 03rd, 2010 - PTI

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose over 78 points in the opening trade on Friday, extending its winning streak for the third straight session, led by buying by funds and retail investors,

Newsmakers

Monopoly gets Rolling Stones style makeover

Sep 02nd, 2010 - PTI

Everyone’s favourite board game to mint money, “Monopoly” has been given a Rolling Stones makeover.

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BJP’s progress report

Leading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre from 1999 to 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had shown that a focus on good governance takes the country forward exponent

Dynasty & democracy

SONIA GANDHI’S unopposed re-election as Congress president was a foregone conclusion from the word go.

Editorial

Much more left to do about Bhopal

There must be something intrinsically uncaring about the system we run.

Why go so slow in simplifying taxes?

The more things change, the more they remain the same...

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Asian Age Poll

Should prices of petrol be linked to international crude oil prices?:

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