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The Indian Express daily newsletter
Edition of Monday, October 11, 2004
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INDIAN EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Poll promises to drain Maharashtra
Whoever wins the October 13 elections in Maharashtra will first find an empty
treasury. And keeping poll promises will only worsen the crisis in India�s richest
state. The BJP-Shiv Sena promises of free power, loan waivers, cheap foodgrain and new
buildings for slumdwellers add up to nearly Rs 6,000 crore. On the other hand, the
bill for the Congress-NCP promises � one crore jobs.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56747
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PM raises eyebrow, Minister Aiyar�s daughter dropped from Dabhol panel
Just last week, the Government sheepishly asked for a two-month extension in the
ongoing arbitration proceedings in London in the $5.2-billion Dabhol case.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56748
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50,000 staffers on move, Rajasthan halts
With the state government seeking to shift nearly 50,000 of its employees in one go,
all work in Rajasthan has come to a halt. The mass transfer policy has already
resulted in huge protests.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56753
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Cong all set to retain power in Arunachal
The Congress looked set to retain power in Arunachal Pradesh, winning 25 of the 46
seats the results for which were declared. Main challenger BJP was way behind in the
race.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56749
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In polio hotspot, a mother wins the battle
Eyes filled with pride, 12-year-old Farah stares at the memento presented by cricket
star Mohammed Kaif to her mother Rahilla Begum in Lucknow early this year. Selected as
the best community mobiliser against polio in western Uttar Pradesh, Rahilla says it�s
her daughter who inspired her.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56755
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ANALYSIS
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How we deal with life and death matters
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56727
Sachin�s elbow and other curiosities
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56728
PMDs: The other intelligence failure
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56729
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html
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EDITS
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A symbolic election
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56721
Ride the upswing
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56722
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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COLUMNS
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Engaged, not estranged
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56724
Shabari�s lament
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56723
Disunited colours of Maharashtra
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56725
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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SPORT
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Australians look better prepared
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56741
217 runs short and trailing 0-1
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56742
Grooming �all-rounder� Pathan
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56743
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html
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NATIONAL NETWORK
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121 and counting
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56745
Meal for upper primary cooks over slow fire
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56750
2 years on, fear stalks Seshan riot witnesses
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56751
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html
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INTERNATIONAL
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Rumsfeld in Baghdad, 18 killed in explosions
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56767
Counting in Afghan poll begins today
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56769
Campaigns head for battleground states
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56771
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html
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BUSINESS
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Outsourcing biscuits
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56731
Why everybody loves a booming IPO market
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56730
Ordinance for PSB, FI merger
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56732
More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html
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