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Friday,
May 6,
2005, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
BREAKING
NEWS (UPDATD AT 2 PM (IST)
 Labour wins historic third term in Britain
PM
puts Opposition on the mat
TDP ends boycott
New Delhi, May 5
 Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh took the wind out of the sails of the Opposition
stressing that there was a world of difference in what they say and what
they do. Dr Singh also stoutly objected to the Opposition charges that the
government tried to prevent Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf from
calling on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Is Canada right in not appealing against the acquittal of accused in the Kanishka case?
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India
puts 2 satellites into orbit
Smooth launch at Sriharikota
Sriharikota, May 5
India surged ahead in space science
as scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here today
successfully launched the PSLV-C6 and placed two remote-sensing
satellites, CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT in the polar sun synchronous orbit
exactly at 10.32 am.
A rocket carrying the Cartosat-1 satellite takes off from the space centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation at Sriharikota, about 10 km from Chennai, on Thursday. — Reuters
photo
 Lt-Gen
Aurora cremated
New Delhi, May 5
Lt-Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, the hero
of the 1971 war for liberation of East Pakistan and who oversaw the
surrender of over 90,000 Pakistani troops was today cremated here with
full military honours with people from all walks of life coming over to
pay their last respects to the General.
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The medals won by the much-decorated 1971 war hero, Lt-Gen J.S. Aurora, being taken for preservation as the General’s mortal remains are consigned to the flames in Delhi on Thursday.
— Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal
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QUOTE OF THE
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I think the country should know that there is a world of a difference between what the Oppositions says and what it does.
— Manmohan Singh
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2
blasts outside UK mission in US
New York, May 5
Two small grenades exploded in a
concrete flowerpot outside a multi-storeyed building housing the British
Consulate in midtown Manhattan early today, shattering glass panel on
the front door but causing no injuries, hours after the UK went to the
polls.
Marriage
party attacked, 2 girls killed
Jammu, May 5
Two girls were killed and 18
injured as terrorists attacked a marriage party near Pouni in the Reasi
area of the Udhampur district last night. Reports reaching here said
terrorists tossed a grenade at the marriage party late at night, killing
the two girls on the spot.
Parliament
cannot dictate terms to media: Speaker
New Delhi, May 5
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath
Chatterjee said today that Parliament could not dictate terms to media.
“It is entirely for the media to decide which news it will publish or
broadcast.
Talks
on Amritsar-Lahore bus service on May 10, 11
New Delhi, May 5
The technical-level talks for the
Amritsar-Lahore bus service and bus service to religious places such as
Nankana Sahib will be held on May 10 and 11 in Lahore, the Ministry of
External Affairs announced today.
In video: Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus raises hope of cross-border trade.
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J&K
page: 37 board bus to
Muzaffarabad
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Help
trace BSF soldier in Pak jail, SC asks MEA
New Delhi, May 5
Taking a passionate view of the
plea by the wife of a soldier from Punjab for safe return of her husband
reportedly lodged in a Pakistani jail since the 1971 war, the Supreme
Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to
“intervene” in the matter to supplant the efforts of the Border
Security Force (BSF) in tracing its missing constable Surjit Singh.
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George
cleared VIP planes for Justice Phukan, says Pranab
May 5, 2005
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NDA
to review boycott today
May 4, 2005
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No
tax on savings cash withdrawals
May 3, 2005
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Advani
to lead BJP in poll: Vajpayee
May 2, 2005
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Nepal lifts emergency
May 1, 2005
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India, Japan to usher
in new Asian era
April 30, 2005
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NDA
leaders meet Kalam, seek Lalu’s ouster
April 29, 2005
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Military aid in doldrums as Nepal arrests Deuba
April 28, 2005
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21
states agree on uniform VAT rates
April 27, 2005
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Laloo charge-sheeted
April 26, 2005
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Manmohan
calls for restructuring of UN
April 25, 2005
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