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Temple existed de jure: Advani
New Delhi, April 11
In a new twist to the Ayodhya controversy, the Union Home Minister, Mr Lal Krishnan Advani, today asserted that temple already existed ‘de jure’ in Ayodhya and ‘Hindutva’ and ‘nationalism’ were synonymous.

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IED found near PM’s Office
New Delhi, April 11
The high-level security cordon in the Capital was breached once again when a high-intensity improvised explosive device (IED) was recovered from the North Block parking lot, barely a stone’s throw away from the Prime Minister’s Office at the Raisina Hills here late last evening.

Jaya may contest: HC
Chennai, April 11
The Madras High Court today ruled AIADMK supremo Jayalalitha faced no disqualification in contesting the May 10 Tamil Nadu Assembly poll.

Skipping classes for higher scores Private schools ‘not following’ prescribed syllabi Hisar, April 11 Private recognised schools in Haryana show better results in board examinations? This is how they do it. Their students skip the course for the classes for which examinations are conducted by the schools themselves and instead spend two years preparing for the class for which the Board of School Education holds the examinations. These are classes V, VIII, X and plus two.