Court stays EC ban on TV polls, ads
The Madras High Court has stayed the notification of the Election Commission prohibiting the electronic media from telecasting results of public opinion on polls and advertisements by political parties.

Pak says it captured only two Indian soldiers
The Pakistani army has said that it is holding only two Indian soldiers as prisoners whom it has agreed to hand over to the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) for their return home.

Thane goons get licence to kill in Nagaland
Itching for an all-India arms licence, but do not know how to bypass the mandatory and time-consuming police scrutiny? Go to Nagaland and get it within three days.

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