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Policemen clash with Shi`ite Muslim`s to disperse a Muharram procession in Srinagar on Tuesday. Dozens of Shi`ite Muslims were injured when police used teargas and batons to disperse a procession to mark the death of Prophet`s Mohammed`s grandson. - AFP


Taxi-driver Munmun Jadav slumps against his vehicle after he was assaulted by a traffic constable (in foreground). In Kolkata on Tuesday. - INDRANIL PAULGaza school hit, 40 die
Girl gangraped in Noida, five arrested
Indo-Pak war of words hots up
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A kite-maker prepares for Lohri ~ the harvest festival ~ in Amritsar on Tuesday. - AFPAsia’s biggest naval academy to be commissioned on 8 Jan
Two more Bangla criminals held
Truckers stir set to intensify
Engineer: BSP leader surrenders
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A shopper passes a Marks & Spencer shop in central London on Tuesday, a day when the Times reported that the clothing-to-food retailer is set to axe more than 1,000 jobs, bringing further gloom to a nation struggling under the weight of the downturn. - AFP6 countries lose Russian gas
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Hasina sworn in as PM
Israel rejects EU appeal for temporary ceasefire
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100 YEARS AGO TODAY
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Afghanistan and the new military doctrine
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Airtel, Vodafone, Idea pulled up
Oil strike supporters cautioned
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Exporters warn of 10m job cuts
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THE WAY FORWARD ~ The Kolkata Knight Riders, who on Tuesday appointed Mr Makrand Waingankar head of their talent research and development wing, tune up at Eden Gardens. - SNSVenus in no hurry to say goodbye to tennis
citybits
‘Deserve before you desire’
South Africa’s last-day target: 314 runs
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Police lathicharge on a mob gathered in front of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday to protest against the assault on a taxi driver by a traffic constable. In Kolkata. - SNSZP diverts development funds for road repairs
Briefs
Funds crunch seals Rosogolla machine’s fate?
Women’s commission accused of ignoring minority issues
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