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Sena hardens stand
on Fire
MUMBAI,
Dec 29 The Shiv Sena has hardened its
stand against the screening of the controversial
Deepa Mehta film "Fire" with Uddhav
Thackeray, son of the Sena supremo Bal Thackeray,
contending that the movie continued to be
objectionable even if the Hindu name of a key
protagonist in it was changed. |
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Urban Land Ceiling Act to go
NEW DELHI,
Dec 29 The Union Cabinet today decided to bring
forth an ordinance to repeal the Urban Land (Ceiling and
Regulation) Act, 1976, to facilitate development and
disposal of excess vacant land for various purposes,
particularly housing.
PM 'tolerating'
Jaya
CHENNAI,
Dec 29 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.
Karunanidhi today accused Prime Minister Atal
Behari Vajpayee of tolerating the
corruption committed by AIADMK chief Jayalalitha
in order to remain in power. |
PM
invites
Prof
Amartya
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Mountbatten favoured Sikhs: Datta
PATIALA, Dec
29 A new pathbreaking research on the partition of
Punjab indicates that Lord Mountbatten's interference in
the Boundary Commission Award was aimed at favouring the
Sikhs, helping India retain Gurdaspur district and also
getting Ferozepore and Zira tehsils which had earlier
been awarded to Pakistan by the commission.
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