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Govt divided over how to handle khap panchayats
The government seems divided over how to handle “khap panchayats” or kangaroo courts that have been ordering the execution of young couples who marry out of caste. At a cabinet meeting this morning, ministers could not arrive at a consensus on whether to introduce a bill that would equate the orders of these killings with murder.

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Indians grab maximum number of H-1B visas
Indian professionals grabbed one-third of the H-1B visas in 2009, even as there was a slump for the most coveted US work visas in the past two years. For the second year in running, there appears to be a low key response to the US HS-1B visas with only 24,200 applications being received until July 2.

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Bomb found on railway tracks in Assam
A powerful bomb was recovered by security forces on the railway tracks near Pasnoi Bridge in lower Assam's Darrang district on Thursday.

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Tamil Nadu fishermen allege attack by Sri Lankan Navy
Fishermen from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu were injured when they were attacked allegedly by Sri Lankan Naval personnel. The fishermen say that the incident took place while they were fishing between Dhanuskodi and Katchativu islands, said the police.

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RSS sends SOS to BJP on 'saffron terror'
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has consistently denied its involvement with saffron terror despite it being linked to it on various occasions. Now, as part of an internal audit it is conducting, it has sent an urgent plea for help to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asking for help to clean up its tarnished image.

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J&K govt told to crack down on trouble-makers: GK Pillai
A little over 24 hours after the Army was called in Kashmir to restore calm, Union Home Secretary GK Pillai has told NDTV that the Centre has assured all help to the J&K government. He also said the state government had been told to crack down on trouble-makers.

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Dantewada: Maoists enter Cong leader's house, kill 15-yr-old boy
A group of Maoists stormed into the house of Congress leader Avadesh Gautam in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh early on Thursday morning and brutally killed his 15-year-old relative and an associate.

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6-yr-old dead as Bodo militants target Assam train
A six-year-old child was killed after Bodo militants blew up a rail track causing six coaches and the engine of a passenger train to derail near Gosaingaon in Kokrajhar district of Assam on Thursday.

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NDFB militants trigger blasts, red alert in Assam
There is a red alert in Assam after information that Bodoland separatist group NDFB has planned serial blasts in the state. NDFB militants on Wednesday exploded a bomb near a railway track in Sonitpur district of Assam but there was no casualty or damage.

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Chhattisgarh: Naxals fire at CRPF camps, no casualties
Naxalites on Wednesday night fired at three CRPF camps in Chhattisgarh simultaneously, prompting the troops to retaliate but no casualty was reported. The firing which started at around 2130 hours at the CRPF camps at Narayanpur, Dantewada and Bijapur districts, went on for an hour, senior CRPF officials said adding, it was carried out by Naxalites to "provoke" the troops.






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