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Coalitions inevitable, admits AICC
New Delhi, August 21
Although the central purpose of the first AICC conclave after the formation of the Congress-led UPA government, was to showcase the Nehru-Gandhi legacy, it also conveyed a strong political message both to the party cadres and its allies.

Sonia, Manmohan praise each other
Rahul Gandhi star attraction at AICC conclave

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (left) listens as Congress President Sonia Gandhi discusses a point with him during the AICC meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. 
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Checking price rise top priority, says PM
New Delhi, August 21
Outlining his priorities to tackle emerging the challenges, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today spoke of his government’s efforts to check the rise in prices and bring peace in Jammu and Kashmir and the troubled areas of the North-East.

Nation page: Resolve water disputes amicably, say PM, Sonia


Uma submits resignation, plans yatra
Party decision on Monday
Bhopal/New Delhi, August 21
Ms Uma Bharti today submitted her resignation as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister to the BJP high command, urging that her resignation be accepted irrespective of the verdict of the Hubli court.
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PUNJAB: Arms, RDX recovered on tip-off by Harnek

HARYANA: Chautala move aims at political gains

J&K: Daughters Bill: NC to disrupt House proceedings

HIMACHAL: ‘Mysterious fever’ surfaces, eight admitted to IGMC

DELHIDeath of students sparks arson

CHANDIGARH: PUDA begins mapping illegal constructions

LUDHIANA: Cops’ bravery acknowledged, ignored!

OPINIONS: We will withhold our guns but not withdraw, says Varavara Rao

BUSINESS: Left to oppose Bill on FDI hike in insurance

NATION: Mixed response to truckers’ strike

WORLD: Blasts at Awami League rally, Hasina escapes unhurt

SPORTS: Paes-Bhupathi lose battle for bronze





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‘Modi decided to bring bodies to Ahmedabad’
Ahmedabad, August 21
In a significant disclosure, a senior bureaucrat of the Gujarat Government today told the Godhra riots inquiry commission that the decision to bring the charred bodies of 59 Ram sevaks killed in the train carnage on February 27, 2002 in Godhra, to a hospital in Ahmedabad, was that of Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

Three killed in police firing

Two students drowned in Ravi
Gurdaspur, August 21
Two students of the Institute of Hotel Management, Gurdaspur, — 20-year-old Narinder Singal of Delhi and 18-year-old Abhinav Sharma of Panchkula — were drowned in the Ravi today.

India lose to New Zealand, cry foul
Athens, August 21
New Zealand's Hayden Shaw tackles Baljit Singh of India during their preliminary hockey match at the Olympic Games in Athens on Saturday. New Zealand won 2-1 to dash Indian hopes of reaching the semifinals. India lost the race for a semifinal berth in the Olympic Games hockey competition here, with the umpires playing the villain in the match against New Zealand this morning.

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New Zealand's Hayden Shaw (right) tackles Baljit Singh of India during their preliminary hockey match at the Olympic Games in Athens on Saturday. New Zealand won 2-1 to dash Indian hopes of reaching the semifinals. — Reuters photo

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R.S. Rathore returned home to a tumultuous welcome, accorded only to heroes, today and praised the system for making him a shooting star overnight, as it were.

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