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Modi absent as BJP national executive attacks government

New Delhi, Sep 30: Controversy dogged the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) two-day national executive that began here Friday with its star leader Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as well as two other chief ministers keeping away, while the party kept up its attack on the government over the 2G spectrum scam.

More foreign magazines set to launch Indian editions

New Delhi, Sep 30: Defying the trends of a global slowdown in the print media, a host of foreign magazines are set to launch their editions in India and are looking to soon get the government’s approval.

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Three IT firms to set shop in Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 30: The first ever Nasscom executive council (EC) meet held here Friday saw three member IT companies deciding to set shop in Kerala.

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Court approves poll panel probe against Ashok Chavan

New Delhi, Sep 30: The Delhi High Court Friday gave its go-ahead to the Election Commission to probe former Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan for allegedly submitting wrong details of his poll expenditure in the 2009 assembly elections.

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Court rejects plea against tax on marriage marquees

New Delhi, Sep 30: The Delhi High Court Friday dismissed a petition seeking direction to the government that no service tax be levied on marquees put up for Hindu marriages as setting up pandals amounted to providing service for a religious function.

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Manoj in second round of World Boxing championships

New Delhi, Sep 30: Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) defeated Valentino Knowles of Bahamas 17:11 to enter the second round of World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday.

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Anil Kaushik is new Punjab top cop

Chandigarh, Sep 30: Anil Kaushik, a 1975-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Friday took over as the Director General of Police (DGP) in Punjab.

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Congress core committee discusses Telangana

New Delhi, Sep 30: The Congress core committee met here Friday to discuss the report by party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on the demand for carving a separate Telangana state out of Andhra Pradesh.

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Toyota-IGU golf: Vashistha Pawar emerges champion

Pune, Sep 30: Vashistha Pawar kept his nerve and lead intact to emerge the Toyota-IGU junior golf champion here Friday.

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