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Indo-US talks to focus on fast
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Not to be put on civilian list, says PM’s Scientific Adviser
New Delhi, February 22
As United States’ Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns begins his crucial round of two-day talks here with senior Indian officials on the Indo-US nuclear deal tomorrow, the UPA government today upped its ante on the sensitive issue of India’s fast breeder reactors.

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Bush wants civilian N-plans under IAEA norms
Washington, February 22
Days ahead of his visit to India, US President George W Bush today said India has to separate its civilian and military nuclear programmes and bring the civilian ones under IAEA safeguards which he admitted was not an easy decision to make.

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Little chance of human cases of bird flu: govt
New Delhi, February 22
The government today said there was a distinct possibility of bird flu virus having infected some humans in the affected areas even while stating that no new cases in poultry have been reported.

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4 boys die in Kupwara firing
Srinagar, February 22
Four boys, three of them minors, were killed in an incident of firing at Dodhipora village near Handwara in Kupwara district of north Kashmir this afternoon leading to protest by locals against the security forces. The police and the security forces said the firing took place when a search party of the Army was fired upon by militants hiding in the village.

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Custodial death: 4 cops dismissed
Batala, February 22
Taking notice of a custodial death, the police authorities have dismissed from service four policemen accused in the case.

CBI raids bankers, brokers
New Delhi, February 22
The CBI today carried out raids at 27 places in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad and searched the offices and residences of senior bank officials and some stock brokers in connection with the IPO scam in Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited and Yes Bank Limited. In video (28k, 56k)

Advani equates Quattrocchi with Dawood
New Delhi, February 22
The defreezing of the two London bank accounts of controversial Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi, a key accused in the Bofors pay-off case, rocked the Lok Sabha today with an agitated Opposition demanding an explanation from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue.

‘Dead’ terrorist issue echoes in LS
New Delhi, February 22
The “dead” terrorist issue echoed in the Lok Sabha for the second day today, with BJP member from Punjab Avinash Rai Khanna raising the issue, which was duly supported by Shiromani Akali Dal members.

Women’s body seeks reinvestigation in Jessica murder case
New Delhi, February 22
The All-India Democratic Women’s Association today expressed shock over the acquittal of all accused in the murder of ramp model Jessica Lal and demanded the state appeal against the verdict and reinvestigate the case.

Rising mercury makes wheat farmers jittery
Bathinda, February 22
A spell of frost in the initial phases and sudden increase in temperature in the later stages of Rabi season has spurred apprehensions of 15 to 20 per cent production loss among wheat farmers of the region.
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