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    April 25, 2004, Chandigarh, IndiaUpdated at 3:00 am (IST)
 
 Campaigning for second phase poll ends‘Foreign origin’ issue goes to peoples’ court
 New Delhi, April 24
 Campaigning for 137 Lok Sabha constituencies in 11 states going to the polls on Monday, including those of Congress President Sonia Gandhi (Rae Bareli), Rahul Gandhi (Amethi), Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi (Mumbai, North Central) and NDA convener George Fernandes (Muzaffarpur) ended this evening, 48 hours before the second phase of parliamentary elections.
 
 
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 | Seven US soldiers, 39 Iraqis
          killedBaghdad, April 24
 Seven US soldiers and 39 Iraqis were killed today and 70 persons wounded in a spate of explosions and violent clashes between insurgents and troops from the US-led coalition.
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 | CBI report on telecast scam rejectedNew Delhi, April 24
 A special court here has rejected the CBI report for the closure of the probe in three corruption cases pertaining to the  purchase of multi-crore World Cup cricket and Wimbledon  and French Open tennis telecast rights by Prasar Bharati in 1999 and 1997,  respectively, in which huge losses were  allegedly caused to the public broadcaster.
 Expenditure
        limit for Chandigarh candidates raised by Rs 6 lakhNew Delhi, April 24
 The Election Commission has revised
        the ceiling on election expenses for parliamentary seats with candidates
        contesting from Chandigarh and the National Capital Territory of Delhi
        benefiting the most.
  Chandigarh
        Tribune: Short on cash, high on grit
 Justice Singhvi excused himself on personal groundsChandigarh, April 24
 Staying away of  Mr Justice G.S. Singhvi  from the Full Bench headed by Chief  Justice B.K. Roy  in the selection of Deputy Superintendent of  Police case yesterday had nothing to do with the recent leave episode, it is authoritatively learnt.
 
 
 
          
            
              | 1 more held in CBSE paper leak
                case New Delhi, April 24
 The Delhi police today arrested one more person in connection with the April 10 CBSE pre-medical test question paper
                leak. The man, whose identity was not disclosed, is accused of purchasing the question papers from CBSE employee Hemant Sharma.
                 — PTI
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            | 13 hurt as BKU, Cong workers clash at rallyMoga, April 24
 Eight activists of the BKU (Ekta), three Congressmen and two policemen were injured when the BKU (Ekta) activists allegedly attacked the Congress workers while Mr Arvind Khanna, party nominee from the Sangrur parliamentary constituency, was addressing an election rally at Minia village in Moga district today.
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            |  | Ultras attack Cong HQ in Srinagar,
        12 injured April 24, 2004
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            |  | EC seeks explanation on Finance   briefing April 23, 2004
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            |  | Suicide
      bombers kill 68 in Iraq April 22, 2004
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            |  | 55 pc cast vote, 17
        killed April 21, 2004
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            |  | Punjab
        & Haryana HC in deep crisis April 20, 2004
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            |  | Kalam asks countrymen to vote ‘positively’ April 19, 2004
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            |  | Jethmalani: I will contest from
        Lucknow April 18, 2004
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            |  | EC: file case against  Tandon April 17, 2004
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            |  | India set to clinch series April 16, 2004
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            |  | 1
      dead, 25 hurt in Doda attack April 15, 2004
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