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The Indian Express daily newsletter
Edition of Wednesday, November 10, 2004
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INDIAN EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Patil shot his mouth off and killed PM�s J&K visit
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh�s much-awaited trip to Jammu & Kashmir, scheduled
for November 17-18, has been postponed again with political temperatures rising
in the Valley after Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil�s visit to Srinagar last
Saturday. It is understood that the decision was taken on Monday after it
became evident to the official Kashmir interlocutors that the Hurriyat
separatists would stay away from the Prime Minister�s visit.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58642
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Not helping matters is Army rape case; biggest blow, says Mehbooba
People's Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today said that the alleged
rape of a mother and her 10-year-old daughter by an Army officer was the
��biggest blow to our government�� in the last two years, ��putting us to shame
before our own people��.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58651
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Arafat dead, say aides; not quite, say others
The fate of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat was mired in confusion on
Tuesday as French doctors contradicted reports by senior Palestinian officials
that the veteran leader had died at a Paris hospital.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58646
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They now look for a place where the Chairman can rest
The stench of fish and rotting vegetables floats into Yasser Arafat�s family
burial plot in this forlorn corner of the Gaza Strip. Discarded soda bottles
and plastic bags are trapped in the overgrown weeds.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58648
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RBI plans stricter norms soon for Sahara, Peerless
Companies like Peerless General Finance and Sahara India Financial Corp will
soon face much tighter norms and will be required to be far more transparent in
their dealings.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58652
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Awaiting Cabinet OK: a policy to do away with power subsidy except for the BPL
The new National Electricity Policy plans to do away with power subsidy except
for those that are below the poverty line and consume less than 30 units per
month.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58653
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We�ve a business plan to change farmer plight, says Swaminathan
The National Commission on Farmers chaired by M S Swaminathan will submit its
much-awaited report in December and it�s expected that this will result in
policy interventions to improve the lot of farmers. The report will be in time
for the next budgetary allocation.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58654
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Mirage goes down again, No. 4 in last two months
An IAF Mirage 2000 fighter caught fire and crashed tonight in the forests of
Barsota, 75 km from Gwalior, some 20 minutes after take-off. The pilot was
believed to have ejected safely. It was the fourth Mirage to go down in two
months.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58655
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Court said assess farmers� minds, govt uses little of its own
Seated on the floor of a sparse panchayat hall in a remote tehsil of Yavatmal,
a group of about 35 villagers is all ears to a team of psychiatrists. The
subject: the psychology of suicide. Organised at the behest of the Bombay High
Court, it�s one of 17 camps being held in drought-ravaged Vidarbha, in areas
which have seen the maximum farmer suicides.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58656
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ANALYSIS
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Science in crisis
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58604
Where the colour of money is black
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58603
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html
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EDITS
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Pulling rank
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58598
Pact Europa
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58599
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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COLUMNS
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Public sector capitalism
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58600
The incredible Indian thesis
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58601
These insinuations are unfounded
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58602
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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SPORT
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Buddies in high-stakes game of musical chairs
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58605
FA charges Wenger over post-United slur
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58618
EB hope to shut out match before shootout
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58619
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html
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NATIONAL NETWORK
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Bhujbal comes back, but as minister only
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58612
Pranab hints at �enhanced� trade
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58614
Damage control
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58626
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html
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INTERNATIONAL
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East Germany a retro utopia 15 years on
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58629
Forces move deeper into Fallujah
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58630
Palestinians sort through leadership jumble
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58622
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html
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BUSINESS
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Vanguard, other global MF majors eye India
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58633
Revenue mop-up short, FM orders new drive
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58634
RBI to consider small cos for debt revamp
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58635
More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html
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