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Tuesday, April 24, 2012, Chandigarh, India
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 8 Telangana Cong MPs suspended from Parliament...more
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SC puts seal on Bikram Singh’s appointment as Army Chief
Dismisses PIL filed against his elevation
New Delhi, April 23
Lt Gen Bikram SinghThe Supreme Court today put its seal of approval on the elevation of Lt Gen Bikram Singh as the Army Chief by dismissing a PIL challenging his appointment. Gen Bikram Singh will succeed Gen VK Singh who demits office on May 31. Lt Gen Bikram Singh

Petitioners’ claims  Court’s stand

Hostage crisis: Anti-Naxal ops put on hold in Bastar
Exploring all options for Collector’s release: Chhattisgarh CM
Raipur/New Delhi, April 23
 Faced with the April 25 deadline set by the Maoists, the Chhattisgarh Government has suspended the anti-Naxal operations in Bastar region in the wake of abduction of Sukma district Collector Alex Paul Menon.

Month on, Hikaka still captive


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Building was waiting to collapse
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Factory raised beyond prescribed 38ft
 Chandigarh, April 23
 Tragedy was waiting to happen at Shital Fibres in Jalandhar. The blanket-manufacturing unit — which collapsed like a pack of cards on the night of April 15 snuffing out lives of 23 workers and leaving many others injured, some even permanently disabled — had come up in gross violation of building norms and labour laws.

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Sajjan conspired with police: CBI
Sajjan KumarNew Delhi, April 23
A Delhi court, hearing a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case involving senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, was today told by the CBI that there was a conspiracy of "terrifying proportion" between him and the police during riots.
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Haryana boy creates world record in mental division
 Human calculator: Amit GargNew Delhi, April 23
At a time when the world is addicted to calculators and computers for even minor mathematical calculations, a Haryana boy and former IIT topper has created a new world record in mental division.
 Human calculator: Amit Garg

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Basmati production set to dip in Punjab, Haryana
Chandigarh, April 23
Rice exporters are agog with excitement over the opening up of the Chinese market for basmati exports. Its prices have also climbed up. But basmati production is likely to go down in the country with farmers in Punjab and Haryana set to cut down on its cultivation this year.
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Abhishek Singhvi quits over CD row
Abhishek SinghviNew Delhi, April 23
 Under pressure over the ongoing CD controversy, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Singhvi today resigned as the chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on law and justice and party spokesperson.

Norway gives custody of NRI kids to their uncle
Says better for them to grow up in India due to cultural differences
New Delhi, April 23
 The Norwegian Court in Stavanger today announced its verdict to handover the two Indian children in foster care to their uncle, bringing to an end the prolonged battle fought by their parents over their custody.

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