Norway custody row: Abhigyan was traumatised, says uncle who met him

Noopur Tiwari, Saturday February 11, 2012, Stavanger

The uncle of the two Indian children who were taken away from their parents by the Norwegian Child Welfare Services met one of the children today.

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Protests in Kashmir over civilian's death in firing by Army

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday February 11, 2012, Baramulla

Massive protests erupted in Baramulla district of north Kashmir today after a 22-year-old man was killed allegedly in firing by the Army.

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Gunmen assassinate army general in Damascus

Associated Press, Saturday February 11, 2012, Beirut

Syria's state-run news agency says gunmen have assassinated an army general in the capital Damascus.

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Deadline nears, Obama wants payroll tax cut action

Associated Press, Saturday February 11, 2012, Washington

US President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the rest of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of working people.

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Election Commission writes to President against Salman Khurshid

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday February 11, 2012, New Delhi

The Election Commission (EC) is reportedly planning to send a letter to the President against union law minister Salman Khurshid for his defiant attitude on the poll code. "The Commission is shocked that instead of being remorseful about the violation of the Model Code, that carries the consensus of all political parties and the sanction of the Supreme Court, the Minister has chosen to be defiant and aggressive. This is unprecedented," the letter said. The poll panel had censured Mr. Khurshid for his remarks on sub-quota for minorities, finding them to be a violation of the model code of conduct for elections. It had said that Mr Khurshid had violated the model code of conduct by making a promise of a nine per cent sub-quota for minorities and that it expects him not to repeat such violations.

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Full text: Election Commission writes to President against Salman Khurshid

NDTV.com, Saturday February 11, 2012, New Delhi

The Election Commission (EC) has written a letter to the President against Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid for his defiant attitude on the poll code.

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Indian MBA student stabbed in London

NDTV Correspondent, Saturday February 11, 2012, London

A 28-year-old Indian student from Hyderabad has been stabbed in London. Praveen Reddy, an MBA student in London School of Business Management, was admitted to hospital with stab wounds on Friday and is in a critical state.

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Gujarat government, SIT destroyed evidence related to Godhra riots, says Sanjiv Bhatt

Press Trust of India, Saturday February 11, 2012, Ahmedabad

Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) reportedly giving a clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt today accused the state government and the probe agency of "destroying" records related to 2002 post-Godhra riots.

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Uttar Pradesh polls: Over 59 per cent turnout in second phase

Anant R Zanane, Saturday February 11, 2012, Lucknow

Brisk polling was recorded in the second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with over 59 per cent of the total 1.92 crore electorate casting their vote on Saturday. Voting began on a slow note this morning but picked up by afternoon. 59 seats across nine districts, in what is known as the Poorvanchal region or eastern Uttar Pardesh, are up for grabs in this round of polling.

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Britain's oldest married couple to give advice on Twitter

Indo-Asian News Service, Saturday February 11, 2012, London

A British couple who have been married for 76 years -- the longest in the country -- have now joined Twitter to speak about the secret of their remarkable romance.

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