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 Police info about threat not true: Rushdie...more
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5 arrested for B’desh coup plot
Accused belong to banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir; hunt on for army officer
Dhaka, January 21
Bangladesh’s elite anti-terror force has arrested five members of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in connection for a failed coup attempt, as it launched a massive manhunt to nab key suspect Major Syed Ziaul Haque. Rapid Action Battalion has arrested five activists of Hizb ut-Tahrir which was suspected to have links with the plot through Major Haque, an army spokesman said today.

13 cops killed in Maoist ambush
 Garhwa (Jharkhand), Jan 21
Thirteen policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Bhandaria police station, were killed and two injured today when Maoists triggered a landmine blast near the jungles of Bariganwa in Garhwa district.

PM blames SAD-BJP for fiscal mess
 Says Punjab has lost its top position
Amritsar, January 21
Stepping up the attack on the ruling SAD-BJP combine, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that Punjab has lost its status of being the top state in the country under its rule and that the alliance government in the state has completely failed in bringing it back on the track of development.


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Cong expels 11 rebels
 Chandigarh, January 21
Acting tough on dissidents, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today expelled 11 rebels from primary membership of the party. The expelled leaders include former Minister Harbans Lal of Sirhind and former MLAs Ravinder Babbal (Ferozepur), Upender Sharma (Kotkapura) and Gurbir Singh Sandhu (Jalalabad).

Maya plays Kanshi card, woos upper castes
 Kharar/Nawanshahr, Jan 21
On her first election tour ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls on January 30, BSP supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati wooed upper caste voters, especially the poor and middle class. Addressing rallies at Kharar and Nawanshahr, the BSP leader said while selecting the candidates for the Punjab elections.
Punjab BSP leaders seek the ‘blessings’ of party supremo Mayawati in Kharar on Saturday. Punjab BSP leaders seek the ‘blessings’ of party supremo Mayawati in Kharar on Saturday. Tribune photo: Vicky Gharu


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No knowledge of threat to Rushdie: M’rashtra DGP
Mumbai/Jaipur, January 21
The Maharashtra police today cast doubts on the threat to life of Salman Rushdie from "paid assassins" from Mumbai that led the controversial India-born author to pull out of the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Nation page: Literature an act of civilisation: Okri

‘Negative list’ a hurdle in MFN status to India: Pak
Islamabad, January 21 
Pakistan Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim has said that Islamabad can grant “full” Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India only after a “negative list” trade regime between the two countries is phased out.(Details on world page)

R-Day parade to offer rare glimpse into Punjab history
New Delhi, January 21
Sounds, sights and an important slice of history of Punjab will be showcased in the National Capital as the Republic Day parade traverses its pre-determined route at the historic Rajpath on January 26.

A first: Woman to lead IAF contingent
 Nation page: In Assam, Tricolour sales defy ultras’ call to boycott R-Day


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