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Wednesday,
April 28, 2004, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)
Exit
polls send sensex nosediving
Mumbai, April 27
In a knee-jerk reaction to the exit
poll results that indicated a hung Parliament, share prices, across the
board crashed at the local bourses today, with bulls running for cover and
pulling down the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex by a whopping 213.30 points
— its biggest single day losses in three years — to 5712.28 points.
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A stock dealer checks his computer monitor as Sensex fell by more than 213 points at BSE on Tuesday after exit polls in India’s general elections indicated a strong possibility of a hung Parliament.
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Do you see Chandigarh as an emerging IT destination?
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Govt can regulate fees in Delhi private schools: SC
New Delhi, April 27
The Supreme Court, in an important
judgement, today said that the government had power to regulate the
fee in unaided private schools and rejected an appeal by several
public schools in the Capital challenging a Delhi High Court order in
this regard.
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Maqbool Dar escapes bid on life in
Pulwama
Srinagar, April 27
In stepped up attacks in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls in Anantnag constituency on may 5, militants today made an abortive bid on the life of former Union Minister and Independent candidate Mohammad Maqbool Dar by firing on his motorcade in Pulwama district of Kashmir.
 J&K
page: Migrant Pandits voted for end of
terror in valley
Editorial:
Bullets braved
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Editor’s column
Like it or not, it’s a coalition — Ground realities are asserting at the polls...
by H.K. Dua — Opinions
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IN
PASSING
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This is for our victory in a recent exit poll.
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by
Sandeep Joshi
(Click
to enlarge)
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7
of family killed in mishap
Sangrur, April 27
Eight persons, including seven
members of a family from Chandigarh, were killed on the spot while three
others were injured when their Qualis reportedly collided with a truck
near Mehlan village, about 10 km from here.
Chandigarh
page: Grief unbound!
NDA
will get a “comfortable majority,” says Venkaiah
New Delhi, April 27
 Dismissing
the exit poll predictions of a hung Lok Sabha and a depleted strength
for the NDA, the BJP today asserted that the NDA alliance would secure a
“comfortable majority” and there was no need for it to even think of
any new allies in the post-poll scenario.
BJP survey predicts 186 seats for NDA
PM questions exit polls
Countermand poll in
Chapra, Ghazipur: BJP
Repoll in five states today
Officials face action for calling on Advani
EC
orders transfers in Mulayam’s constituency
No
place for Mamata: Cong
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Iraqis killed near Najaf
Baghdad, April 27
Forty-three Iraqis were killed in
fierce fighting with US-led coalition forces near Najaf, a military
spokeswoman said today.
Editorial:
US failures in Iraq
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SC
quashes warrants against Kalam, CJI
New Delhi, April 27
 The
Supreme Court today quashed bailable warrants issued by a Ahmedabad
magistrate against President Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Chief Justice of
India, Mr Justice V. N. Khare and two other jurists on a false complaint
for alleged bribe of Rs 40,000, saying it was a judicial order and
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Eight killed in poll violence
April 27, 2004 |
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Grenade attack at Mehbooba’s rally
April 26, 2004 |
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Campaigning for second phase poll ends
April 25, 2004 |
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Ultras attack Cong HQ in Srinagar,
12 injured
April 24, 2004 |
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EC seeks explanation on Finance briefing
April 23, 2004 |
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Suicide
bombers kill 68 in Iraq
April 22, 2004 |
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55 pc cast vote, 17
killed
April 21, 2004 |
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Punjab
& Haryana HC in deep crisis
April 20, 2004 |
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Kalam asks countrymen to vote ‘positively’
April 19, 2004 |
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Jethmalani: I will contest from
Lucknow
April 18, 2004 |
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