Tue22052012

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Sluggish growth, inflation mar UPA-2 party

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altPrime Minister Manmohan Singh's United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, which completed three years of its second term Tuesday, has little to cheer on the economic front as GDP growth has been sluggish, inflation remains stubbornly high, the fiscal deficit widened and a policy paralysis perception dampened business sentiments.

Three more farmers commit suicide in Vidarbha

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altThree more farmers have committed suicide since Sunday, one of them Tuesday afternoon, taking this year's toll so far to 334 in western Vidarbha only, a non-government organisation fighting for farmers' rights said.

Parliament passes copyright amendment bill

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altParliamentary approval was Tuesday accorded to the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 which will provide royalty to lyricists, remove operational difficulties and address newer issues related to the digital world and internet.

Police trying to decode invite language for rave party

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altTwo disc jockeys who played music at the rave party in suburban Juhu hotel were today called to police station for the second consecutive day for probe into the matter even as the investigators are trying to decode the language used in the invitation, police said.

BJP claims govt may fall anytime

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altAs UPA completes three years in office, BJP today claimed the government may fall anytime as coalition partners were unhappy and were not even ready to break bread together.

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Presidential polls: Sangma appeals to political parties

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altNCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma, who is being backed by BJD and AIADMK for the President's post, today sought to reach out to political parties, saying he hoped they will respond "to the call of conscience of the tribal people of the nation."

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Steps on SC Haj subsidy order after getting judgement: Krishna

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altThe government will decide steps to be taken by it on the Supreme Court order to end Haj subsidy after receiving the judgement of the apex court on the issue, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said today.

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Coal 'scam' disrupts parliament

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altBoth houses of parliament were disrupted Tuesday over the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) reportedly pointing to a loss of over Rs.180,000 crore ($40 billion) in the allotment of coal blocks.

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Pomersbach's lawyer denies he has confessed

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altCounsel of Luke Pomersbach, the Australian player of IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Monday denied that the cricketer had confessed to police of having inadvertently touched or molested US citizen Zohail Hameed.