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Taking the first formal step in the direction of becoming the first woman President of India, the UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil filed her nomination papers for the Presidential election.
Along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, she submitted the documents to the returning officer and Lok Sabha Secretary-General P.D.T. Achary at the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) leaders Lalu Prasad, Ramvilas Paswan, Sharad Pawar, Ramdas Athawale and T R Balu were also there. Sitaram Yechury, Gurudas Dasgupta and Abani Roy were also present during nomination filing.

A leading US television network selected Indian-American astronaut Sunit

On the back of strong demand, Cement scrips were making recoveries from their previous losses. On Friday, India Cements climbed up 0.83% to Rs 188.10. ACC passed up 0.5% to Rs 851, Ambuja Cements rejected 2.64% to Rs 116.25, Ultratech cement turned down 2% to Rs 819.95 and Birla Corp slumped 4.44% to Rs 244.15.

Hindalco Industries is a on a constant uptrend, with increase in the sha

The suspension of Cong MLAs for uncivil behaviour in the house was averted by the intervention

The homecoming of the space shuttle was put off by a day due to bad weather on Thursday. Atlantis, carrying Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and six others, was was to return to earth after a 13-day mission, evaded two landing attempts because of thick clouds and thunderstorms at and around the Kennedy Space Centre.