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Thursday,
October 21, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
FDI in civil aviation hiked
to 49 per cent
New Delhi, October 20
Despite opposition from the Left Parties, major partners in the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre, the Union Cabinet today decided to go ahead with a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to hike the Foreign Direct Investment
in the sector from 40 to 49 per cent.
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 Left has no objection
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Should an Asian Economic Community
be set up?
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Independent MLAs back Cong
New Delhi, October 20
There appears to be no early end to
the ongoing suspense as to who will be the next Maharashtra Chief
Minister. With both Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
citing numbers to claim the top job, the matter will now be taken up only
after Dussehra.
New
Zealand asks India to sign NPT
 New Delhi, October 20
New
Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark today asked India to sign nuclear
non-proliferation and comprehensive test ban treaties besides curbing
economic protectionism to facilitate greater market access.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clarke (left) with Dr Manmohan Singh at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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He should better enter the cricket field where losing captain is never sacked.
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by
Sandeep Joshi
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to enlarge)
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Onion
out of Essential Commodities Act
New Delhi, October 20
In a move to usher in
second-generation economic reforms with a human face in the rural India,
the government today deleted onion from the Essential Commodities Act,
corpus for agri-marketing infrastructure and rural godowns.
Bibi
Jagir Kaur not allowed to leave country
Patiala, October 20
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President, Bibi Jagir Kaur,
was today refused permission to travel to the USA to attend the bhog
ceremony of Harbhajan Singh Khalsa on October 23.
PSEB
vigilance sees foul play in Rs 25 cr transformer deal
Patiala, October 20
The vigilance wing of the PSEB has
indicated serious irregularities in the purchase of nine 100 mw
transformers worth Rs 25 crore following investigation into the manner
of purchase of the transformers and perusal of their field reports.
Kathlore
bridge to be a reality soon
Gurdaspur, October 20
 An
island of about 100 villages located between India and Pakistan might
finally be connected with Gurdaspur district.
The foundation stone of the Kathlore bridge gives shelter to policemen.
— Tribune photo by Karam Singh
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Sharad
Pawar wants Home at the Centre
October 20, 2004
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Venkaiah
Naidu quits
October 19, 2004
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Pawar
reminds Sonia of 1999 formula
October 18, 2004
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Cong-NCP
retains power
October 17, 2004
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Setbacks for Punjab Govt
October 16, 2004
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Threat
to shift Bathinda refinery
October 15, 2004
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60 per cent turnout in Maharashtra
October 14, 2004
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Demolish
Forest Hill Club: HC
October 13, 2004
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SC
cancels 297 petrol, kerosene outlets
October 12, 2004
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Congress
set to retain power in Arunachal
October 11, 2004
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