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The Indian Express daily newsletter
Edition of Wednesday, December 22, 2004
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INDIAN EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Dharam breasts red tape, clears airport take-off
After dragging its feet for nearly seven months, the Dharam Singh government in
Karnataka has finally given its official go-ahead to the country�s first
greenfield airport at Bangalore. His Cabinet today put its stamp of approval to
the state support and land-lease agreements but not without some tinkering.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61309
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5-yr minimum experience needed to fly abroad
The Civil Aviation Ministry has decided to keep a minimum of five years
domestic flying experience as a benchmark for private carriers in its Cabinet
proposal allowing them to fly abroad. By this rule, only Jet Airways and Air
Sahara will make the cut as of now.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61310
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Mallya�s many hats: pvt airline chief & on board House air panel
In what raises questions of conflict of interest, Rajya Sabha MP and liquor
baron Vijay Mallya, whose Kingfisher airlines has been cleared to do business,
has been named as Permanent Special Invitee to the Consultative Committee
attached to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61312
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57 yrs later, Pak MP brings home Guru Gobind Singh relic
He was six and had just lost his father, his only surviving parent, when his
grandmother, Aziz Bibi, first told him about the family�s treasure�the <i>ganga
sagar</i>, a copper urn gifted by Guru Gobind Singh.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61313
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CAT scores leak? Not quite, just a sneak peek
Word that results of the Common Admission Test to the Indian Institutes of
Management had been ��leaked�� spread like wildfire hours before the formal
declaration of results.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61314
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America Slipping as education hub
American universities, which for half a century have attracted the world�s best
and brightest with little effort, are suddenly facing intense competition as
higher education undergoes rapid globalization. The European Union, moving
methodically to compete with American universities, is streamlining the
continent�s higher education system and offering US-style degree programs
taught in English.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61278
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Reliance Energy to give RIL more power
Reliance Energy Limited, of which Anil Ambani is the chairman and managing
director, is planning to give sweeping powers to the group flagship, Reliance
Industries, on the composition of the Reliance Energy Limited board and
appointment of top officials.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61311
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ANALYSIS
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It�s <i>bijli, sadak, pani</i>. But can Laloo do the rewrite?
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61284
Closing the digital divide
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61285
SaSuRaL party
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61286
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html
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EDITS
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Back on the map
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61279
Laloo as thermostat
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61280
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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COLUMNS
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The Thanedaar State
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61281
Creativity, the key to change
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61282
Course correction for Dubya
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61283
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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SPORT
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�Bhajji, team relaxed; it�s routine�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61287
Dhoni in focus ahead of ODIs
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61289
Ronaldinho world�s best, the smile just got bigger
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61292
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html
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NATIONAL NETWORK
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His trains stopped, Laloo calls off rally
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61332
I saw nothing in all that smoke: Zaheera
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61334
BrahMos land version tested
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61336
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html
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INTERNATIONAL
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US base in Mosul attacked, 22 die
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61315
Sikh playwright goes into hiding
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61319
Zardari arrested at Islamabad airport
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61320
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html
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BUSINESS
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Sensex, Nifty touch fresh peaks yet again
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61300
Sebi fines Arihant Threads for violating DP regulation
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61301
Govt consults Assam on OIL stake
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=61304
More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html
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