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UPA wakes up to?smart diplomacy

NEW DELHI — India’s world view is set for a makeover with the appointment of the suave and articulate Salman Khurshid to head the Ministry of External Affairs or the foreign ministry. He’s considered the best man for the job who can get policy engines running again.

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Bihar cops dash to Delhi to bring back boy believed to be killed

A Bihar Police team was sent to New Delhi on Tuesday to bring Prashant Jha, a missing Class 10 student, who was declared dead last month after he eloped with a girl from his school, an official said. He was traced in New Delhi Monday along with the girl. The boy's disappearance had triggered two days of protests in Madhubani district that left three people dead.

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India PM rues state of democracy

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sounded the alarm about the functioning of the world’s biggest democracy on Friday after parliament broke up at the end of an almost entirely wasted legislative session.

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Seven Seas Strikers crush Ibsons

Deadly opening spells by Shafaqat Ali, Salman Khan and Naveed Haider of Seven Seas Strikers stunned recent Al Aqili Cup runners-up Ibsons Cricket Club, bowling them out for a meagre total of 69 runs in 16 overs which Seven Seas Strikers easily rattled off in 16 overs in the 2nd Interface Ramadan Cup 2012 tournament conducted by Dubai Cricket Council at the ICC Global Cricket academy.

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BJP bows to Modi; Joshi quits party

NEW DELHI — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Joshi, a bitter foe of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, resigned from the party on Friday, exposing simmering divisions within its ranks.

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