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The Indian Express daily newsletter
Edition of Tuesday, November 16, 2004
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INDIAN EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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Army ready with J&K downsize plan
Moving on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh�s announcement of troop reduction in
Jammu and Kashmir, Army Headquarters is all set with modalities for pulling out
nearly 9,000 troops from the state. Executive orders for downsizing troop
presence are expected this week. Official sources indicated that two infantry
formations, engaged in counter-insurgency operations, will be withdrawn from
the state along with elements of engineers and artillery.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58944
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Kanchi murder gets murkier, cops say same contract killers were used earlier
too
The police today interrogated top functionaries of the Kanchi Kamakoti Matt and
their staff in connection with a murder case involving the Kanchi
Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati. Those questioned include administrative head
of the Matt, Matt manager, manager of the Kamakshi temple, the Matt�s official
photographer, a typist, a clerk and a cashier employed by the Matt.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58945
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Colin Powell quits Bush Cabinet, says it�s time to go
US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced his resignation in a letter
released today, saying it was time for him to return to private life.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58943
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Bruised BJP gets its salve: allies say yes yes on Ayodhya
Wracked by inner-party feuds and pilloried by affiliates in the saffron
brotherhood, the BJP finally had something to smile about today when the
NDA�contrary to threats meted out earlier�broadly endorsed the party�s stand on
secularism, Ayodhya, and the arrest of the Kanchi Shankaracharya.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58946
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Dixit heads for Beijing for key border talks, Tawang on his mind
As India and China intensify their search for a final settlement of their
long-standing boundary dispute, they will soon have to come up with
out-of-the-box ideas on how to deal with a piece of sacred real estate in
Arunachal Pradesh called Tawang.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58950
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To put N-firewalls at ports, Delhi looks to join US-led programme
Parallel to the regular bilateral interaction between India and the US, efforts
are gathering pace in New Delhi on joining the Washington-backed Container
Security Initiative with concerned departments responding favourably to the
proposal floated last October by the National Security Council.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58954
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World prices dip, petrol down Rs 1.16
After implementing one of the steepest hike in petrol, diesel and LPG prices in
the first week of November, oil firms today decided to reduce the price of
petrol by Rs 1.16 per litre. The revised prices will be effective from
midnight.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58955
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China prepares its new revolootion
Some 55 years after the Communist revolution, the Chinese government is pulling
out all stops to foment a new kind of upheaval: ��Toilet Revolution.�� Despite
the ultra-modern veneer that Beijing�s glittering skyscrapers and multi-laned
highways give it, the majority of the city�s public toilets are little more
than smelly holes in the floor. Municipal authorities want to change all that
in time for the 2008 Olympics.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58957
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ANALYSIS
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�India wants to prevent rise of another power between Singapore & Aden...that�s
compatible with US interests�
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58921
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html
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EDITS
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Life in a sardine can
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58914
Custom-made for results
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58915
A search for solace
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58916
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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COLUMNS
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Break from the past, break the ice
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58918
The persistent admiral
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58919
Three can be company
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58917
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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SPORT
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Wanted: Hands-off policy
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58927
A ray of hope for Ganguly
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58928
Safs lack a window to the Wall
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58930
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html
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NATIONAL NETWORK
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Doctors continue to strike, so do extortionists
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58947
AP govt grants permission for Naxal rally
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58958
Invite ULFA for talks, Mamoni tells Centre
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58960
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html
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INTERNATIONAL
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The diplomat in Powell lost lustre in Iraq-II
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58974
US planes hit Falluja as rebels battle on
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58975
Relic hunt
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58978
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html
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BUSINESS
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NTPC, Gail in DPC revival
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58935
Infosys, Microsoft to develop portfolio of software solutions
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58936
RBI to stop handling cash transactions of govt depts, ministries
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=58937
More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html
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