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Wednesday, May 9, 2012, Chandigarh, India
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SC strikes down Haj subsidy 
Quotes from Koran, says pilgrimage should be at one’s own expense; wants subsidy to end in 10 yrs
New Delhi, May 8
Quoting from the Koran that Haj, pilgrimage to Makkah, should be performed by Muslims by spending their own money, the Supreme Court today directed the government to gradually phase out subsidy over 10 years. The funds so saved should then be utilised for uplift of the community by educating them and improving their social development indices, the court said.

No shift in Pak policy on ceasefire violations
Jammu, May 8
Despite Home secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan this month, there is no major shift in Pakistan’s strategy when it comes to ceasefire violations and infiltration bids in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly south of Pir Panjal ranges. Army describes such misadventures as desperate attempts on the part of Pakistan to boost sagging morale of remaining ultras in the state.


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Threat of US curbs on Iran oil imports still looms over Delhi
Foreign Minister SM Krishna with Hillary Clinton.New Delhi, May 8
The Damocles sword is still hanging on India. The US today gave no firm assurance to India that the proposed American sanctions will not apply to it for oil purchases from Iran even as New Delhi stated that the Iranian issue was not a source of discord between the two countries.

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10 Air India pilots dismissed, their union disbanded
New Delhi/Mumbai, May 8
Simmering tension between pilots of the pre-merger Air India and Indian Airlines reached a flashpoint with those belonging to the former outfit reporting sick today.

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Raipur, May 8
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Naxals kill ASI in Odisha
Nuapada (Odisha), May 8
A police officer was kidnapped by Maoists and shot dead today in a forest area in this Odisha district bordering Chhattisgarh, weeks after the abduction and unharmed release of two Italians and a BJD MLA in the state.

Greek Leftists get mandate to form anti-austerity govt
Athens, May 8
Greece’s radical leftist Syriza party today was given the mandate to start building an anti-austerity cabinet and prevent fresh elections, a day after the conservatives failed to form a coalition. (Details on World page)

Haryana Govt dept prescribes ‘decent’ dress code for staff
Chandigarh, May 8
As if khaps of Haryana were not enough to guard the “conservative” image of the state and the skewed sex ratio did not underline the male dominance in society adequately, the Haryana Women and Child Department (WCD) has now passed a diktat to enforce “decent” office dressing for its staff. This becomes all the more pronounced given the fact that everybody from the minister to the Financial Commissioner, the Principal Secretary and the Director, WCD, are all women.


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