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Why no compensation for damaged mosques? Gujarat asked
Gandhinagar, Feb 8 - The Gujarat High Court Monday sought an explanation from the state government on its changed stand over paying compensation for mosques destroyed or demolished during the 2002 communal riots.A division bench of Chief Justice S.J. Mukhopadhyay and Justice Anant Dave sought the state government response by March 2 on a public interest lawsuit of the Islamic Relief Committee Gujarat, which had sought compensation from the government for repair and reconstruction of damaged religious structures. The state government had accepte...

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 - Capturing Lara, batsman who launched a thousand strokes
 - SRK-Shiv Sena standoff not as heroic or villainous
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 - 11 killed in Hyderabad building collapse

 

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# Red tape delays pacts during German president's visit?
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#  'Too much Bollywood, where is Sachin, Kalam in Phir mile sur?'
# Sonal Mehta, 'Rann' producers to make out-of-court settlement?
#  Amar Singh's Samajwadi days over?
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#  Controversial ad: Was it meant to be Rajyavardhan Rathore?
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Interview
Sort out issues with me, spare my film: Shah Rukh Khan
by Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 4 - Bollywood's Badshah Shah Rukh Khan, in the cross hairs of the right-wing Shiv Sena, says his comments on Pakistani cricketers should not reflect on his new film 'My Name is Khan' and people who have problems with him should sort it out with him alone.'If there is an issue with me ...more

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Business Nerve
Badal seeks Azad's help for new paddy variety clearance
Chandigarh, Feb 8 - Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday sought the intervention of union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to immediately clear the samples of '201' variety of paddy.In the past few weeks, samples of this variety of paddy were collected from various par ...more

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Commentary
India's budget places common man above fiscal responsibility
by Sushma Ramachandran
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has pleased the 'aam aadmi' - but made the 'khaas aadmi' - unhappy in his 2009-10 budget proposals. Constrained by the global recession and domestic economic strains, he has provided a much awaited further stimulus to the economy by raising plan expenditure by as m ...more

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Review Nerve
Capturing Lara, batsman who launched a thousand strokes
by Paras Ramoutar
The West Indies dominated world cricket for an era and Brian Lara was one of its greatest legends whose rise and brilliant career have been captured by Clifford Narinesingh in the book 'Lara: The Untamed Spirit'.Lara's batting epitomised the West Indian approach to cricket which ensured the game's s ...more

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Nerve Column
British leader calls for 'special relationship' with India
by Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 5 - British opposition leader David Cameron, bidding to become the next prime minister of his country, Friday called for building a 'special relationship' between India and Britain.The leader of the Conservative Party, Britain's largest in opposition, told British and Indian business lea ...more

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