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Poor monsoon to pull down economic growth to 6 pc: Montek...more
15 pc less rains expected this season...more
 Fight is for changing system, not power: Team Anna...more
BMW hit-and-run case: SC refuses to enhance Nanda's jail term...more
 Olympics: Saina Nehwal loses in semis, still in race for bronze...more
 Vijender moves into quarterfinals...more
 RSS ex-chief Sudarshan reported missing, traced...more
 Former Fiji PM jailed on corruption charges...more
 Top LeT militant killed in Handwara...more

After fast, Team Anna eyes politics
 To end hunger strike today, asks people to plan roadmap
New Delhi, August 2
Failing to get an adequate response from the government, Team Anna today retreated from the “do or die” battle it had launched over a week ago for a strong Lokpal Bill as it decided to end its indefinite fast tomorrow while declaring its intention to give political shape to its anti-corruption movement.
A supporter of Anna Hazare ties a 'rakhi' on his wrist on the fifth day of his hunger strike in New Delhi. A supporter of Anna Hazare ties a 'rakhi' on his wrist on the fifth day of his hunger strike in New Delhi. — AFP


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Saina Nehwal plays a shot during a quarterfinal women's singles badminton match against Tine Baun of Denmark on Thursday. Nehwal won 21-15, 22-20. — AFP
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Syrian rebels turned the gun of a captured tank against government forces on Thursday, shelling a military airbase used by war planes in the battle for Aleppo. (Details on world page)

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PM eases land transfer norms to speed up infra projects
New Delhi, August 2
Infrastructure projects are likely to pick up speed significantly as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cleared relaxations in land transfer policy for government- owned lands.

Pune blasts a coordinated act: Home Ministry
Mumbai/New Delhi, August 2
The Ministry of Home Affairs today described the near-simultaneous explosions in Pune yesterday as a planned and coordinated act.

Rain deficit: Badal seeks Rs 2,380-crore aid from Centre
Demands PM’s immediate intervention
Parkash Singh BadalChandigarh, August 2
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday sought a Rs 2,380-crore special package from the Centre for the state’s farming community that is reeling under one of the worst monsoon failures in recent history. Seeking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s “urgent, immediate and effective intervention” for providing relief to the state, Badal said Punjab farmers were facing a crisis of frightening magnitude and were making massive investments to save their paddy crop.

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