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Recovery on track: GDP to grow at 7.2 per cent

India’s gross domestic product (GDP) — the total income of all economic entities in the country — will grow at 7.2 per cent in 2009-10, an official forecast said on Monday, confirming signs of a turnaround amid worries about the drought-hit farm sector.
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Lanka ex-army chief Fonseka held, may face court martial
Former Lanka army chief Sarath Fonseka, who lost last month’s presidential elections to incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa, was arrested by the military police on Monday, reports Sutirtho Patranobis.
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‘Troubled’ student stabs molester cop in face
A 29-year-old student, posing as a journalist, stabbed disgraced former Haryana Police chief SPS Rathore thrice on the face outside a court in Chandigarh on Monday. Full coverage

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    Failure teaches you everything: Shah Rukh Khan
    He has played many roles on the big screen, but on Monday Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan donned the quizmaster's hat, grilled management students and advised them to consider failure as being crucial to teach pragmatic lessons in life.
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    Some months from now, you will be able to travel on a variety of modes of public transport — buses, local trains, the Metro — in select cities, using just one smart card, reports Moushumi Das Gupta.
     
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    Steyn-ed by SA steel
    India were battling to save the first cricket Test as they followed on after being shot out for 233 in the first innings by South Africa, Dale Steyn taking career-best seven wickets, on the third day in Nagpur. Kadambari Murali Wade reports...
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    Pakistan left out coach Intikhab Alam and wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal from its 14-man side to face England in two Twenty20 matches.

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    The mishandling of the Telangana issue by the UPA has sparked off many fresh statehood demands. All this can affect our federal structure, writes Sitaram Yechury.
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    Talk to Pakistan, but not just now
    The doors for negotiations should always be open between the two countries but the agenda should be determined keeping in mind our own foreign policy, security and strategic interests, writes Pankaj Vohra.
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    Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar are standing by each other. The director strongly believes that they are connected to each other more as brothers than being business partners.
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    Research has shown that saffron, which gives chicken korma and paella their yellow colour, helps keep vision sharp. It is used in traditional medicine for treating  tumours and depression.
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      With increasing crime rates and the threat of terrorism looming large, there’s a great need for criminologists in India. Syed Amir Ali Hashmi finds out what this career can offer you.

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        Archaeologists in China have uncovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints. The footprints, believed to be more than 100 million years old, were discovered after an excavation.