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The Indian Express daily newsletter
Edition of Friday, October 08, 2004
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INDIAN EXPRESS
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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NGO fighting Biocon has Wockhardt man�s address
The question mark over the public interest litigation currently in the Supreme Court
against two of the country�s major pharmaceutical firms just got bigger. An
investigation by <i>The Indian Express </i>had revealed that an obscure NGO, Adar
Destitute and Old Age Home, with dubious credentials had filed a PIL against Biocon
India and Shantha Biotech.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56620
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Dhaka tells Delhi: Will do all we can to stop N-E terror
Taking note of New Delhi�s concerns about North East militants operating out of
Bangladesh, Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has told the Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka
that her government ��will do all it can�� to ensure that its territory is not used to
launch terror attacks.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56621
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FDI decision on aviation this month, says FM in US
Maintaining that the UPA government is ��committed to the process of reforms,��
Finance Minister P Chidambaram has told investors in New York that a decision on
raising the cap on foreign direct investment in domestic airlines is expected to be
taken this month and in the ��near term�� in telecom.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56622
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US team on way to push tech talks
After the successful completion of the first phase, US Undersecretary for Commerce
Kenneth Juster will be here on Monday to flag off discussions for the second phase of
the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership initiative.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56623
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In Sena votebank, Cong cashes in on rain, freebies
It is difficult to imagine that just weeks ago the land here was brown and barren,
wracked by <i>dushkal</i>, haunted by farmers� suicides. As you cross the Godavari
river and enter Marathwada, it seems like a pastoral paradise. Neat rows of jowar and
bajra, cotton and oilseeds stretch out into the far horizon.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56624
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ANALYSIS
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A hardworking peace
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56566
Smoking the peace pipe
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56568
A restless sea of aspiration
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56562
More in Analysis at http://www.indianexpress.com/analysis.html
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EDITS
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Police, not army
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56564
Mutiny over the bounty
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56565
Jalebi memories
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56567
More in Edits at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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COLUMNS
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Northeast alert
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56569
Commitment matters
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56575
Degrees of separation
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56573
More in Columns at http://www.indianexpress.com/edits&columns.html
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SPORT
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Clarke�s moment that
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56578
Bangalored!
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56577
Cricket passes the Test that matters
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56585
More in Sport at http://www.indianexpress.com/sport.html
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NATIONAL NETWORK
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Govt thinks big, decides to go local
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56613
EC raps Govt for announcing minorities panel
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56614
Firefighter recounts Bakery horror
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56616
More in National Network at http://www.indianexpress.com/national_network.html
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INTERNATIONAL
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Good news from Iraq: Al-Sadr�s Mehdi Army offers truce
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56604
Cheney slips on website tip
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56606
41 killed in Pak blast, all meetings banned
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56602
More in International at http://www.indianexpress.com/international.html
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BUSINESS
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Power-packed debut for NTPC IPO
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56587
Press Note 18 likely to stay
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56589
PMO clears proposal to dissolve, restructure Khadi commission
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56590
More in Business at http://www.indianexpress.com/business.html
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FROM THE FIELDS
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Farmers strike it rich by fowl means
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56574
Chillies are new apple of Valley eye
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56571
Vanilla stink: Crop minus the cash
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=56570
More in From The Fields at http://www.indianexpress.com/from_the_fields.html
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