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 New Delhi, August 7
 Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Nirupam, who attacked the PMO in connection with the UTI muddle in the House, has tendered an unqualified apology to Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee.
 Umed serves notice on MunniNew Delhi, August 7
 The infighting among the members of the family of slain
        MP Phoolan Devi over her legacy showed no signs of subsiding as her husband Umed Singh today served legal notice to his sister-in-law Munni Devi for making “defamatory” allegations against him.
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        as cops fire on flood-hitPatna, August 7
 Lack of relief material, delay in its distribution and alleged irregularities in its distribution has made the scenario tense in the flood-affected areas of Bihar. The anger of the affected masses led to clash with the police force in Aurai block that ‘forced’ the cops of the police station to resort to gunfire resulting in the death of at least seven persons.
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              Sandeep Joshi |  | LS adjourned amid
          turmoilNew Delhi, August 7
 The Lok Sabha today plunged into turmoil as angry members from ruling
          as well as opposition benches repeatedly stormed the well on various
          issues, forcing the Chair to adjourn the House for an hour.
 India’s sovereign credit rating downNew Delhi, August 7
 International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has downgraded India’s
        sovereign credit rating for both local and foreign currency to “negative” from “stable” in view of the unchecked fiscal deficit and rising domestic indebtedness.
 
 
 
 
 
          
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    dissolves all educational trustsAlamgir (Ludhiana), August 7
 In a major development here today, the
    Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has decided to dissolve all trusts
    of the educational institutions founded by it. Although there was no
    official confirmation of the decision, the SGPC executive member, Mr Harbans
    Singh Manjpura, who was present at the meeting and owes allegiance to former
    SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra said the decision was taken despite a
    dissenting note by him and Mr Omkar Singh.
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        Jaswant August 7, 2001
 
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            |  | Bodies cremated, curfew in Bhaderwah August 6, 2001
 
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            |  | Ultras massacre 17 in Doda August 5, 2001
 
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            |  | UTI crisis resolved August 4, 2001
 
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            |  | Motion on UTI defeated August 3, 2001
 
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            |  | Vajpayee opens his heart August 2, 2001
 
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            |  | Vajpayee offers to quit office August 1, 2001
 
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            |  | Parliament security being revamped July 31, 2001
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    to visit Pak July 30, 2001
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            |  | Pankaj
        gets 10-day police remand July 29, 2001
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