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South Asia - Madhya Pradesh has a government of criminals Congress

The Congress party Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh of "eating up" the money meant for development purposes, and has termed the state government as a "government of criminals".

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South Asia - Two Pakistani militants killed in election-bound Kashmir
Two Pakistani guerrillas were killed in a fierce exchange of fire with security forces in a north Kashmir village Thursday, the police said. A joint party of the Indian Army and the state police la... - more news

South Asia - Apex court lauds rationale, doubts efficacy of MP area scheme
The Supreme Court Thursday appreciated the rationale behind the scheme of funding development projects through parliamentarians in their constituencies but doubted its efficacy due to corruption. A... - more news

South Asia - Cherie Blair gets caught in Punjab politics
Former British prime minister Tony Blair’s wife Cherie Blair has tripped herself up with her off-the-cuff comments at a school function in a Punjab village and landed in a political controversy.... - more news

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South Asia - BJP feels it has the winning slogan for Delhi election
"Mehengi Padi Congress" (Congress at what cost?)! With prices of food items touching a new high ahead of assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) feels the slogan will help it take power in the national capital after 10 long years. And st - more news

South Asia - India clears bids for 44 hydrocarbon exploration blocks
India Thursday approved a set of 44 hydrocarbon blocks to be awarded to bidders in the latest round of auction, with contracts to share production with state-run oil companies expected to be signed within a month. The approval for the award of con - more news

South Asia - IIM-Calcutta launches financial research lab
The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) Tuesday launched a financial research and trading laboratory, the first of its kind in India. "Budgeted at Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million), this is the first financial research and trading lab in Indi - more news

South Asia - Bears grip markets, key index down 370 points

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South Asia - Mohanlal bags Congress award
Superstar Mohanlal, who has acted in over 250 films, will be honoured by the Congress party with the Samskara Sahithi for his contribution to Malayalam cinema. Samskara Sahithi is an art and cultural forum of the Congress party. Announcing the award state Congress preside... - more news

South Asia - 'Dhoom 2 being remade in Kannada
Yash Raj Films' super hit action thriller "Dhoom 2" is being made in Kannada and Aryan Vaid will play Hrithik Roshan's part in the 'unofficial' remake. It is unofficial because "Dubai Babu", the Kannada version of "Dhoom 2", has neither sought not got an official go-ahead ... - more news

South Asia - A.R. Rahman to help Delhi improve voter turnout
The electoral office in the national capital is trying to rope in playback singer A.R. Rahman to educate people about the benefits of elections and improve voter turnout for the Nov 29 assembly election. “Rahman has already given us permission to use one of his compositions... - more news

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South Asia - Tendulkar, Irfan back in ODI squad
Sachin Tendulkar is back in the One-day side while Irfan Pathan also makes a comeback for the next two matches against England in the ongoing seven-match Hero Honda Cup series. Tendulkar replaces opener Murali Vijay, who didn’t play any of the thr - more news

South Asia - Pakistan appoints Abdul Qadir as new chief selector
Legendary leg-spinner Abdul Qadir was Thursday appointed the new chief selector of Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt said the former Test player has been chosen to head the new national selection committee, whose first task - more news

South Asia - Ganguly nominated in BCCI's technical committee
After retiring from international cricket, former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly will begin his second innings outside the fence as a technical committee member of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). "Sourav Ganguly has been nominated to - more news

South Asia - Shoaib Akhtar is finished, says former PCB chief Zia

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