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April 6:BJP says that the provocative CD released by it was not part of its official election campaign.(The Hindu Update)
April 5:Former prime minister V P Singh asks the Election Commission to derecognise Bharatiya Janata Party (flag pictured) for releasing a provocative CD-pack as part of its election campaign in Uttar Pradesh. (CNN-IBN The Hindu update The Hindu update, Indian Express])
April 5: 83 SEZs get nod, caps area at 5,000 hectares (Rediffnews, The Hindu)
April 4: Greg Chappell resigns from the post of coach of Indian national cricket team. (CNN-IBN)
April 4: 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi accords "observer status" to Iran. (The Hindu)
April 3: Trade and Terrorism are expected to dominate the 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi
April 2: India's Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, says that Iran is likely to get an observer status in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. (IHT)
April 1:Viswanathan Anand is ranked as the World's No.1 chess player by FIDE. (Rediff.com)
March 30: *India's legendary leg spinner Anil Kumble retires from One-Day International cricket. (IHT) (Indiatimes) (Eurosport)
March 29:The Supreme Court, as an interim measure, stays the law providing for quota in IIT's, IIM's for OBC's in response to a petition.(Rediff.com)

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... I am grateful to the players with whom I have worked ...

— Former Indian cricket team coach Greg Chappell,
after resigning from the post of coach following India's dismal performance in 2007 Cricket World Cup. Source: (DNA sports)

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April 7, 2007 (Saturday)

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CPI(M) threatens to raise SEZ issue in Parliament. (The Hindu Update)

April 6, 2007 (Friday)

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‘Cricket manager’ is the new mantra for BCCI (Hindustan Times)
New role for ‘guru’ Greg? (The Statesman)
Quota row: Central government asks top medical, engineering and management schools to put on hold till "further orders" their final admission lists. (The Times of India)
SEZs unconstitutional, says Patkar, legal experts, countrywide agitation against SEZs from April 9. (Business Standard)
CD not part of official campaign says BJP. (The Hindu Update)
Allahabad High Court stays order on Muslims in Uttar Pradesh. (CNN-IBN)
BCCI meets to chalk out future of Indian cricket. (The Hindu update)
NDTV opinion polls predict hung assembly in UP. (NDTV)

April 5, 2007 (Thursday)

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83 SEZs get nod, caps area at 5,000 hectares (Rediffnews, The Hindu)
Former prime minister V P Singh asks the Election Commission to derecognise BJP for releasing a provocative CD-pack as part of its election campaign in Uttar Pradesh. (CNN-IBN The Hindu update The Hindu update, Indian Express)
Muslims have ceased to be minority in UP says Allahabad High Court; political parties slam judgement. (The Hindu update, CNN-IBN)
India top offshoring destination: A.T. Kearney Survey Report, (Times of India)
Orissa sees end to POSCO land dispute at Paradip. (Financial Express)
SAIL produced 12.6 million tonnes of saleable steel last fiscal. [Financial Express)

April 4, 2007 (Wednesday)

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Greg Chappell resigns from the post of coach of Indian national cricket team. (CNN-IBN)
14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi accords "observer status" to Iran. (The Hindu)
Indian mangoes in US this summer for the first time. (Hindustan Times)
Tata Motor's Rs 1-lakh car: Is it `Jeh'? (The Hindu Business Line)
SAIL gives Bhilai plant a Rs 11,262 crore boost. (Financial Express)

April 3, 2007 (Tuesday)

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Earthquake in Pakistan today morning. Tremors felt at Srinagar, Delhi. (CNN-IBN)
Trade and Terrorism are expected to dominate the 14th SAARC Summit in New Delhi. Summit opens today. (Source: CNN-IBN)
The first business day of the new financial year savaged by the second biggest fall of the sensex in its history. Nearly 617 points lost. (Source: The Telegraph)
Shah Rukh Khan's wax model set to be unveiled today at Madame Tussauds in London. (Source: CNN-IBN)