Kolkata, June 23 (PTI) The Left Front government in the
eastern Indian state of West Bengal Tuesday accepted the
Centre's ban on the Communist Party of India-Maoist under the

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Washington, June 23 (PTI) Daughter of a Punjabi Sikh
immigrant from Amritsar, Namrata "Nikki" Randhawa Haley, is
another Bobby Jindal in the making.

Kolkata, June 23 (PTI) Facing offensive from security
forces at Lalgarh, Maoists Tuesday said they were ready for
talks with the Indian government and the state government, but

Lalgarh (WB), June 23 (PTI) Suspected Maoists made an
abortive bid to disrupt the supply line of the joint forces by
detonating a landmine at Chara village between Midnapore and

Medininagar (Jharkhand), June 23 (PTI) Maoists blew-up a
panchayat bhavan at Chahapur in India's eastern state,
Jharkhand's Palamau district early Tuesday during the 48-hour

Gaya/Aurangabad, June 23 (PTI) Maoists blasted a tower of
a private telephone service provider and a community centre in

Mumbai, June 23 (PTI) Medical reports of Bollywood actor
Shiney Ahuja, arrested for allegedly raping his 20-year-old
domestic help, have suggested that he was not under the

Mumbai, June 23 (PTI) The Indian rupee Tuesday turned
weak by 35 paise at 48.95 against the dollar in morning trade
on heavy capital outflows following bearish trend in the local

Pune, Jun 23 (PTI) A young software professional has
tested positive for swine flu, becoming the first patient in
the western city to have contracted the viral infection,