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The Indian Express daily newsletter
Edition of Saturday, December 04, 2004
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Putin bullish on trade, diplomatic on UN seat
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived here today on a two-day visit of
the country, treaded cautiously on the issue of India getting the right to veto
in an expanded UN Security Council. While he did not make any commitment in the
Indian context, Putin made it clear that doing away with the veto-right
instrument would turn the UN into a mere ��discussion group��.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60179
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In custody, key man in J&K�s surrender hoax blames it on his Congress leaders
Bashir Ahmad �Golu�, one of the three men who made 27 unemployed Kashmiris pose
as militants and ��surrender�� to the Army last month by promising them
government jobs and ��a meeting with Sonia Gandhi��, is now blaming leaders of
his own party, the Congress, for the hoax.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60180
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Hollywood plans to take Bhopal to the screen, starring Aishwarya Rai
Twenty years later, Hollywood comes knocking on Bhopal�s doors�with Aishwarya
Rai. The Bollywood star will play the lead role in a $25mn murder mystery that
revolves around the gas tragedy. Tentatively titled <i>Windfall</i>, the movie
will be set mostly in the US, with flashbacks to Bhopal.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60178
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Shell out the balance 84 cr in a month, SC tells Reliance on BSNL �fraud�
A day after it questioned the Government�s decision to slap a penalty of Rs 150
crore for routing international long distance (ILD) calls as local, Reliance
Infocomm was today ordered by the Supreme Court to pay another Rs 84.7 crore to
BSNL on the same issue.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60181
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�I carry a 1 lakh prize on my head, but no police will ever touch me�
In a Gaya village, we wait outside a fortress-like house till word comes.
Finally, its occupant Satyendra Sharma emerges, gun by his side, acolytes
around him. He introduces himself as the Gaya district chief of the Ranvir
Sena.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60183
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Job guarantee law: Govt sends a reality check to NAC before it brings Bill
The Bill to introduce the Employment Guarantee Act is set to be tabled in
Parliament next week but the Government has indicated that it could be
difficult to fund it in the form proposed by the National Advisory Council.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60182
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Even a babu handed prime plots to the Parivar
Ministry sources said that the ongoing probe has found that the Bharatiya Kisan
Sangh was a ��front�� organisation of the RSS and that it was made the
allotment because of ��intervention�� from the ��highest level.�� The interim
report of the probe panel, to be submitted to Urban Development Minister Ghulam
Nabi Azad in a week�s time, will summarise the nature of each of the 98
allotments.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60184
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ANALYSIS
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The cartoon landscape of the Non-Resident Indian
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60130
Bubble upon bubble: the US is being cooked
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60133
Porn free
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60136
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html
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EDITS
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Needed: perestroika
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60127
Authentic fakes
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60128
Living with grace
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60129
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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COLUMNS
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How long before justice comes?
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60131
Media�s into the gasp quotient
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60134
Look around, God is everywhere
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60135
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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SPORT
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It�s a Holi day at Dhoni�s home
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60139
Winning first game will set us on the right track
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60137
�Wright�s effect on India has been obvious to the world�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60141
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html
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NATIONAL NETWORK
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�No veto isn�t reduced status�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60157
5 crpf jawans killed, two hurt in J-K encounter
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60165
�Govt may try for Anderson extradition�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60163
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html
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INTERNATIONAL
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Supreme Court annuls Ukraine election
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60167
Homeland Security to get a colourful chief
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60168
�UN members against non-veto proposal�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60169
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html
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BUSINESS
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Sensex hits new intra-day high of 6,362, closes down
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60149
Ambanis begin talks, says RIL board member
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60151
Russia welcomes oil firms to bid for Yukos
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60148
More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html
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