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Sonia to start career at Sriperumbudur
Sonia Gandhi is finally poised to launch her much-hyped campaign for the Congress party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Sonia will be visiting Rajiv Gandhi's memorial site in Sriperumbudur on January 14, following which she will begin her campaign tour in Bangalore the next day.
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Demolition men turn mosque-builders
The BJP has done a sudden and surprising volte-face, forsaking its communal principles in a bid to attract Muslim votes. The BJP, the party responsible for the demolition of the Babri Masjid, has promised to build mosques for about 200 Muslim families in Andhra Pradesh.
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UN headquarters hit by rocket, no damage
The United Nations headquarters in Baghdad was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade on Saturday night, causing minor damage and no casualties. Iraqi authorities have reportedly condemned the attack, stating that it was the work of forces seeking to destroy relations between Iraq and the United Nations.
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Netanyahu's survival at stake as Levy quits
Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy yesterday announced his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, citing irreconciliable differences. Levy also said he would pull his five-member Gesher faction out of the eight-party extreme Right-wing ruling coalition.
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