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Modi to skip BJP meet? It’s personal, aide says

New Delhi/Ahmedabad, May 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is expected to skip the upcoming BJP National Executive meet in Mumbai, with an aide saying it will be his personal decision.

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Cracks among pilots, only one flight cancelled

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Cracks appeared among the striking Air India pilots Wednesday as some of them returned to work and the management said it expects more to follow.

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AI’s contingency plan in place, only one flight cancelled

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Air India Wednesday implemented its contingency plan to salvage its international operations by clubbing flights to destinations in Europe and the US as the pilots’ strike continued for the ninth day, leading to cancellation of only one flight.

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Pune Warriors’ Mishra admits making statement, apologises

New Delh, May 15 (IANS) Pune Warriors cricketer Mohnish Mishra, who was suspended by the Indian cricket board pending inquiry, Tuesday accepted the statements he made during the sting operation conducted by a TV channel and said he did it casually ‘to develop his value’.

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Hectic efforts on to save Karnataka’s BJP government

New Delhi/Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party was Sunday struggling to save its government in Karnataka, as former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa slammed his successor and party leaders while praising Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

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‘Department’ – lively, powerful soundtrack (IANS music review)

Film: ‘Department’; Music Directors: Dharam-Sandeep, Vikram Nagi, Bappa Lahiri; Lyricists: Vaayu, Shabbir Ahmed, Sandip Singh; Singers: Paroma, Ravi, Sandeep Patil, Ritu Pathak, Mika, Sudesh Bhosale, Sanjay Dutt, Farhad Bhiwandiwalla; Rating: ***

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Sadananda Gowda in Delhi, Yeddyurappa calls him ‘traitor’

New Delhi/Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, facing a bid by his predecessor B.S. Yeddyurappa to oust him, arrived in New Delhi Sunday to meet Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to save his government.

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Pawan Kalyan hits the bull’s eye with ‘Gabbar Singh’ (Telugu Movie Review)

Film: ‘Gabbar Singh’; Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Shruti Haasan, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Ali, Thanikella Bharani, Nagineedu and Suhasini Mani Ratnam; Producer: Banda Ganesh; Director: Harish Shankar; Music Director: Devi Sree Prasad; Camera: Jayanth Vincent; Rating: *** 1/2

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AI pilots say they are ready for talks, management is not

New Delhi/Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) The agitating pilots of Air India Saturday said they are willing to hold unconditional talks with the government to end the impasse caused by their five-day strike, but claimed the management is not keen to listen to their demands.

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