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Cong in tizzy as Bhopal row rages
Core panel meets; party denies former 
PM’s hand in Anderson’s release
New Delhi, June 11
The Congress core group, chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi, met here today as the swirling controversy over the 26-year-old Bhopal gas tragedy moved dangerously close to implicating late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi for ordering the release of former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson after having been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

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Alexander hints at Rajiv role
Chennai, June 11
A top aide of Rajiv Gandhi tonight spoke in contradictory voices about the Bhopal gas tragedy, first ruling out the late Prime Minister's involvement in the sudden release of former Union Carbide chief Warren Anderson and later hinting that he might have had a role.

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Johannesburg, June 11
The first World Cup football in Africa kicked off with a feast of song and dance as thousands of musicians and dancers in South Africa’s Soccer City stadium welcomed the world “home” to the continent where man took his first steps.

South African fans enter the Soccer City stadium to watch the World Cup match between SA and Mexico on Friday. Mandela absent due to family tragedy

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No Army in Naxal zones: Govt
Fresh strategy to focus on revamping of police, paramilitary
New Delhi, June 11
Fearing political fallout, the Union Government has decided that the Army cannot be directly deployed to tackle the Naxal menace in the country. “As of now the induction of the Army (into the Naxal belt) has been ruled out,” highly placed sources in the government said.



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7-day Headley questioning over
Washington, June 11
Indian investigators have concluded questioning of Mumbai terror attack plotter David Coleman Headley with the US Justice Department saying the team faced "no restrictions" during the seven-day probe of the Pakistani-American.

India to abide by UN sanctions against Iran
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New Delhi, June 11
Despite its stand that the Iranian nuclear issue should be resolved peacefully, India will abide by the new sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against the Islamic nation.

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As water level dips, farmers’ debts rise
Patiala/Sangrur, June 11
Central Punjab has been the food basket of the state and the country since the 70s when the Green Revolution brought bumper wheat and paddy crops in its wake.

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