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Govt's petrol hike sparks widespread protests

Bandh cripples Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: Road transport services in Andhra Pradesh came to a halt as the opposition-sponsored daylong shutdown to protest the steep hike in petrol prices evoked wide response across the state. The shutdown was partial in Hyderabad but was near total in the districts. Buses of state-run Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and auto-rickshaws went off the roads while shops,

Bandh: Highways blocked in Punjab, life affected in Haryana

Hundreds of ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists on Thursday blocked traffic on highways across Punjab following the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left parties'

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Shutdown near-total in Mumbai, most of Maharashtra

The shutdown against rising prices and inflation paralysed life in large parts of Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai with public transport off the roads and government buses being stoned in several

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Split-finger or HGH? Trial debates Clemens career

Knowledgeable baseball fans can argue all day whether it was the split-finger fastball — and not performance-enhancing drugs — that kept Roger Clemens on top of his game well into

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India set for sweeping protests at petrol price rise

Opposition parties planned a national strike on Thursday in protest against the steepest petrol price rise in the country's history, seeking to exploit popular anger with Prime Minister Manmohan

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Colleges' bank deals saddle students with big fees

As many as 900 colleges are pushing students into using payment cards that carry hefty costs, sometimes even to get to their financial aid money, according to a report released Wednesday by a

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