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Illegal drug trials  thrives in Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: After the infamous business of the sale of kidneys in Andhra Pradesh, now it is a drug company that is exploiting poverty for drug trials on young men. 

No handcuffs for Dara Singh
BHUBANESHWAR: Dara Singh and other accused in the Australian missionary Graham Stewart Staines murder case would not be handcuffed while in prison as well as during their transportation to court on trial dates......

Afghan women move  towards outdoor jobs
NEW DELHI:  Coming out of the confines of their home in the post-Taliban regime more and more women in Afghanistan are choosing journalism as their career.

Congress plans to reconnect  to people through ‘ideology’
NEW DELHI:Criticised in recent times for its alleged practising of “soft Hindutva” — first in Gujarat, where it failed miserably against Narendra Modi’s brash brand of Hinduvta, and now in Madhya Pradesh.......... 

Top cop suspects LeT  hand in Mulund blast
MUMBAI: The banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) could be involved in the Thursday night's blast in a train at Mulund, a top Crime Branch CID official said........... 

Delimitation panel draft for State not yet ready
NEW DELHI: The supposed “draft” of the Delimitation Commission on the reworking of the boundaries of the constituencies may have caused much consternation, heartburn and confusion among politicians, especially MLAs and MPs in Karnataka........

‘Role of editor changing’
CHENNAI: The role of the editor is changing in tune with the overall changes taking place in the Indian Media scenerio and he could no more work in a vaccum, says Vinod Mehta, Editor-in Chief, Outlook.

Gujarat Moharrum marches  turn violent
AHMEDABAD: At least five persons were injured in stabbing incidents and police firing as violence broke out in sensitive localities of Vadodara today during Tazia immersion.......

Poll panel turns down MP govt plea
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission today turned down Madhya Pradesh Government's plea for reconsideration and asked for compliance of its order of suspension and inquiry against six senior administrative-cum-poll officials and disciplinary action against ten others for "dereliction" of duty in revision of electoral rolls.

A child takes part in an anti-war rally in New Delhi on Saturday.  REUTERS

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