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`72cr for denied Bhopal victims

The group of ministers on the Bhopal gas tragedy, which met here Monday, reviewed the progress made by various ministries on its recommendations to the Union Cabinet three months ago. The ministerial panel has decided to change the site for disposal of toxic waste from Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh following protests from

Sonia, Rahul star Bihar campaigners

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be the star campaigners of the party in the six-phased Bihar Assembly polls in the next two months.

Luggage panel of AI plane collapses

An overhead luggage panel inside an Air India flight from Port Blair to Chennai collapsed during landing but airport officials maintained that no one was injured in the incident.

Kangna on French best dressed list

Kangna Ranaut will be making her presence felt amongst the chic and glamorous of Paris for a magazine shoot, come winter. The Ranaut girl has always been known for her impeccable fashion sense and every time she steps out for an event, she turns heads and makes it to the best dressed pages.

Russell Peters in Akshay’s Breakaway

What Switzerland is to Yash Raj, Canada is to Akshay Kumar. The actor is extremely popular in that part of the world. He recently decided to co-produce the Indo-Canadian film Breakaway — which will give him a chance to seal his bond with Canada and make a film on sports — something that he is passionate about.

My tunes

Want a mix of Bad Romance with a Lavni twist? There is no need to worry. With the web providing free music mixing software, youngsters are now hooked to their snazzy computers. The software helps young people tweak their favourite tracks and infuse it with creativity.

Pawar takes a dig at Kalmadi

The rivalry between the NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Common Wealth Games organising committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi re-surfaced on Saturday, when Mr Pawar took a jibe at Mr Kalmadi during a function in Pune.

PC hasn’t got accreditation pass as yet

Among the many blunders, which the CWG Organising Committee has committed in the run-up to the Games, it added one more by not issuing the accreditation pass to home minister P. Chidambaram, the man who ensured a full-proof security for the mega-sporting event.

PMO: Ministers were not pulled up on Games work

Dismissing media reports that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had pulled up his Cabinet colleagues involved in the preparation of Commonwealth Games (CWG), the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday said, Dr Singh has rather encouraged them by appreciating that “they have a difficult job at hand”.

Delhi airspace to be closed Oct. 3, 14

With a view to tighten security and prevent any possibility of a terror attack from the skies, the civil aviation ministry on Saturday announced that the airspace over Delhi would be “closed” from 5 pm to 10 pm on October 3 and 14 — which are the days of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games — but assured that routine commercial flights would continue to operate even during this time.

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