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    Manmohan calls up Bardhan
    NEW DELHI, FEB. 10. Concerned over reports of consistent disagreement by the Left parties, especially on issues concerning economic affairs, with the United Progressive Alliance Government, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and Congress leaders ...

    Navy eyeing U.S. airborne early warning aircraft
    BANGALORE, FEB. 10. Keen on acquiring six all-weather Hawkeye E-2C Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, the Navy has invited next week the United States defence firm Northrop Grumman, aircraft manufacturer, for initial aircraft ...

    Police to seek panel opinion on Geelani's injuries
    NEW DELHI, FEB. 10.With Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani being shifted to a recovery room at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the Delhi police today sought the appointment of a medical board to seek an opinion on the nature of his ...

    IAF to buy 40 Tejas aircraft
    BANGALORE, FEB. 10. The Indian Air Force will soon sign an agreement with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy 20 indigenously built Tejas (Light Combat Aircraft) with the option to buy 20 more in a Rs. 4,000-crore deal, the Air Chief ...

    Lockheed Martin to sell surveillance aircraft to India
    BANGALORE, FEB. 10. The U.S. aerospace major, Lockheed Martin, today said that it had secured the export licence from the American Government for the sale of P-3C Orion, the maritime surveillance aircraft, and the C-130 J `Hercules,' to ...

    Hurriyat factions condemn attack on Geelani
    SRINAGAR, FEB. 10. While the family of the Delhi University lecturer, S.A.R. Geelani, is shocked, various organisations have demanded an impartial probe into the attack on him. "This is an attack on the judiciary, which has exonerated him," ...

    Parrikar to file writ petition today
    PANAJI, FEB. 10. The former Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar, will be filing a writ petition challenging the dismissal of his Government by the Governor, S.C. Jamir, before the Supreme Court on Friday. He would also seek a direction to ...

    `Will stand by testimony despite attack on Geelani'
    JAMMU, FEB. 10. The president of the Jammu and Kashmir Trade Union Centre, Sampat Prakash, whose testimony led to the acquittal of the Delhi University professor, Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani, in the Parliament attack case, has said he will continue ...

    Thiruvasagam by Ilayaraaja to be released on April 14
    CHENNAI, FEB. 10."When you hear the Thiruvasagam, I have no bit of a doubt that you will be transported to a place you have not heard so far," says music maestro Ilayaraaja. In a voice charged with devotion, he was talking to mediapersons here ...

    Acharyas meet in court
    KANCHEEPURAM, FEB.10. It was the first meeting today between the two Sankaracharyas of the Kanchi Mutt after the senior Acharya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, was arrested in Mahbubnagar, near Hyderabad, on November 11. The junior Acharya, Sri ...

    Basic licence fee not refundable, says Maran
    NEW DELHI, FEB. 10. The Centre has made it clear yet again that the entry fee paid for basic licences by telecom operators is non-refundable. The clarification came from the Minister for Communications and IT, Dayanidhi Maran, who, while ...

    Communal Harmony Bill to have special provisions
    NEW DELHI, FEB. 10. Special procedures of investigation and trial through establishment of special courts with powers for summary trials and day-to-day hearings are being considered by the Government in the Communal Harmony Bill being drafted by ...

    IIM-A ties up with Egypt
    AHMEDABAD, FEB. 10. The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, has signed an agreement with Egypt to collaborate for management studies development in the Middle-East North African region (MENA). — ...

    Sena on rampage
    MOHALI, FEB. 10. A handful of Shiv Sena activists today caused "very minor damage" to the pitch at the Punjab Cricket Association ground which is scheduled to host the first Test between India and Pakistan next month. — PTI ...

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