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Lahore, Oct 13 (ANI): Even as the US and the UK have been encouraging the Afghan Government to hold talks with the moderate Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai had recently offered cabinet berths to the Taliban leaders in his government if they agreed to a peace deal which could bring fighting to an end.

Karzai reportedly made the offer through his brother Qayoun at a secret meeting in...

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	India: National

	-Four police personnel killed in Pulwama Pulwama, Feb.2 (ANI): Suspected militant ambushed and killed four policemen as they were passing through Rakh Latter Watchi in Pulwama District, about 35 km south of Srinagar.

	-Justice Ashok Kumar appointed new Madras High Court judge New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Justice S. Ashok Kumar has been appointed as judge of the Madras High Court.

	-Shiv Sena-BJP ensure clean sweep in Maharashtra civic body polls, Congress out (final lead:BMC polls) Mumbai, Feb.2 (ANI): The Shiv Sena-BJP alliance completed a clean sweep in the Maharashtra civic body polls, and ensured a majority hold over the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday, pushing the Congress and other political rivals like Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) into the background in most of the elections to ten civic bodies in the state.

	India: Politics

	-Sukhbir flies high Akali Dal president and former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal's son Sukhbir Singh Badal is all over Punjab's political scene. The Carolina state university educated management graduate is hopping in his twin-engine chopper.

	-Akali leader on two seats Akali Dal leader and former Punjab finance minister Kanwaljit Singh is not only contesting from his Banur assembly seat, 25 km from Chandigarh, but also fighting a proxy election in the adjoining Kharar assembly seat - which shares its boundary with Chandigarh - for his son Jasjit Singh.

	-Punjab parties make a 420 promise! Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Punjab's ruling Congress and the opposition Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine are promising the electorate to provide wheat at Rs.4 per kg and pulses at Rs.20 per kg.

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	-Centre taking steps to check inflation: Chidambaram New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said that the Government is concerned about inflation, and is taking steps to contain it.

	-Notified SEZs get the go ahead for authorized operations New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Breaking the dead lock, the Board of Approvals (BoA) today cleared requests from around 30 notified Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for authorized operations.

	-India committed for great ventures with Libya, says Murli Deora New Delhi, Feb 2 (ANI): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora has said that India is committed for greater ventures with Libyan companies. Deora, who is on three-day visit to Libya, said this after meeting Great Al Fateh Revolution party leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.




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