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Yeddyurappa confident of hanging on
Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday vented his ire on the legislators engaged in “political games” and said the party was seriously viewing the activities of “some legislators who are on jolly trips” at a time when they should be providing relief to the flood-affected.

'We've shifted gears to top line, margin building'
Raghavendra Kamath / Kolkata November 27, 2009, 1:30 IST

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Subir Roy: Do as Europe has done
Back in prehistory, that is, about three decades ago, when Kolkata thoroughly drowned in the monsoon deluge, we looked forward to sarat or autumn. The rains would be gone, the heat would be a bit less though the oppressive humidity would still be around, but that’s not what mattered. The special part was the sky at dusk. The grey of the monsoon clouds, still lingering, would be tinted pink and purple by the setting sun and create a riot of colours. And through this sky would pass large flocks of birds in a V formation.
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AP Cong ministers decide to withdraw resignation

All the 13 Congress ministers from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh today decided to withdraw their resignation after the Centre"s announcement on holding discussions with political parties the state. - Centre calls meeting on Telangana on January 5 - Telangana issue: Centre calls meeting on Jan 5 - No major strike in "09 but challenges remain for Home Min - Sebi panel for compensating victims of public issue scam - Not so PC! - Ajai Shukla: My way on the highway">Ajai Shukla: My way on the highway "We are satisfied with the decision of the Centre to initiate the process of discussions (with 8 recognised political parties). "We met APCC President D Srinivas who asked us to withdraw the resignation. We have decided to withdraw our resignation," Information Minister Geeta Reddy told reporters after the meeting. The decision comes a day after Union Home Minister P Chidambaram sent an invitation to leaders of 8 parties for discussions in Delhi on January 5 on the Telangana statehood issue. The ministers resigned after Chidambaram"s announcement on December 23 putting the Telangana issue on the backburner saying he would initiate wide ranging discussions on the issue. Earlier on December 9 he had announced that the process for Telangana state would be initiated. Reddy said the ministers had last week represented to the Congress leadership and "we never expected that they will respond so quickly". She thanked Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders including Pranab Mukherjee and Ahmed Patel for the Centre"s initiative.


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