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Gade in India Open Super Series final

New Delhi, April 30: Danish veteran Peter Gade carved out an impressive 21-15 21-19 victory over South Korea’s Sung Hwan Park to storm into the final of the inaugural India Open Super Series here Saturday. Gade, seeded third, was in control of the match for most of the 45 minutes and he was backed by a sizeable number of fans, who turned up at the Siri Fort Stadium despite the Indian campaign ending Friday.

12th Five Year Plan tells about China’s future development: Envoy

Ottawa, April 30: Chinese Ambassador to Canada Zhang Junsai has said that China’s 12th Five Year Plan tells people about the orientation of the country’s future development. In an event held by the Chinese Embassy to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Canada-China Friendship Society of Ottawa (CCFS-Ottawa), Zhang said the three goals of the plan are to improve Chinese people’s livelihood, uplift China’s overall national strength and upgrade China’s outlook.

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Fifth phase of panchayat polls begin in Kashmir

Srinagar, Apr 30: Polling is underway for the fifth phase of the panchayat polls in four blocks of the Kashmir Valley and four blocks of Jammu division on Saturday. The votes are being cast in north Kashmir’s Rajwara block in Kupwara district and Wagoora block in Baramulla district.

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Will and Kate to have private honeymoon in sunny Jordan?

London, April 30: After the splendor and pageantry of the Royal Wedding, Prince William and Kate Middleton are all set to leave for their private honeymoon. Though, the couple’s destination has been kept a closely guarded secret, Royal sources have said that the pair was aiming to relax somewhere “hot and sunny,” reports the Telegraph.

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Katie Couric worried over daughter’s crush on ‘bad boy’ Prince Harry

New York, April 30: Katie Couric, anchor and managing director of CBS Evening News, has revealed that her daughter Ellie has a crush on Prince Harry, which has made her worried, given her liking for bad boys. “My daughter, Ellie, is in college and has a crush on Harry.

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Two troopers injured in Kashmir firing

Srinagar, April 30: Two troopers of the counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were injured early Saturday in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district when separatist guerrillas opened fired at them. The operation at Inder Gadoora village, some 28 km from here, was later called off after reports that the guerrillas had fled.

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India’s first fast-breeder reactor to cost Rs.5,677 crore

Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), April 30: The upcoming 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) being built by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) in this Tamil Nadu town is expected to finally cost Rs.5,677 crore (Rs.56.7 billion), an official said Saturday. ‘The nuclear power plant will go on stream next year.

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Indian ‘martyr’ alive in Pakistan, family hopes for return

Faridkot (Punjab), April 30: Surjit Singh, a Border Security Force (BSF) constable deployed on the India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan, went missing in the 1971 war between the two neighbours. The Indian government declared him a martyr three years later.

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Have submitted PAC’s 2G report to speaker: Joshi

New Delhi, April 30: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Murli Manohar Joshi Saturday said he has submitted the committee’s draft report on the 2G spectrum allocation to the Lok Sabha speaker’s office. Joshi, a BJP leader, told newspersons he submitted the report to Speaker Meira Kumar’s office in the afternoon.

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