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Yeddyurappa shifted deadlines before walking to Raj Bhavan

Bangalore, July 31: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S.

Yeddyurappa quits as Karnataka chief minister

Bangalore, July 31: B.S.

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Yeddyurappa resigns as chief minister — finally

Bangalore, July 31: B.S.

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One killed in Pakistan hotel bombing

Islamabad, July 31: At least one person was killed and eight were injured Sunday when a hand grenade was hurled into a hotel in southern Pakistan, officials said.

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Ranjan Mathai to take charge as foreign secretary Monday

New Delhi, July 31: Ranjan Mathai, India’s former ambassador to France, will assume charge as India’s foreign secretary in his South Block office Monday morning.

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Norway killer called cops to say ‘mission accomplished’

London, July 31: Anders Breivik, the lone man arrested for killing 77 people in two terror attacks in Norway, rang up the police after the deadly massacre and said: ‘This is Brigadier Breivik – mission accomplished.’ The toll has risen to 77, after a body was found in the water off Utoya island a week after the bomb-and-gun rampage, The Sun reported.

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Opposition has too many skeletons in its cupboard: PM

New Delhi, July 31: On the eve of parliament’s monsoon session, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sought to take the wind out of sails of the opposition on the 2G spectrum allocation row, saying it had ‘too many skeletons in its cupboard’ and that it should not ‘pre-judge’ a matter that is sub-judice.

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Wrongly produced green biofuels can be harmful

London, July 31: Replacing petrol and diesel with plant-based biofuels may be crucial in curbing climate change but the manufacture of such fuels could leave hazardous chemicals, new research says.

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Indian girls finish fourth in World junior squash

Boston, July 31: Indian girls finished fourth after losing the play-off 1-2 to Hong Kong while Egypt overcame hosts United States 2-1 in the final to retain the title in the World junior team squash championships here Saturday.

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