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Supporters holding flags of ruling Congress party leave after attending an election campaign rally by Rahul Gandhi at Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh January 28, 2012. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Files

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The Congress party is debating holding a general election in November, six months ahead of schedule, senior party leaders said, reflecting an internal discussion over whether to pull the plug on the shaky ruling coalition or have it serve a full term.  Full Article 

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Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:14pm IST 

* Shares in Bharti Infratel Ltd rose 1.3 percent after
the FTSE said on Friday it would include the mobile tower
company to its large cap index starting on Jan. 7, with an
investability weighting of 9 percent.
* Market participants said the move was sentimentally positive,
and would prompt buying from passive trackers of the FTSE
indexes. 
* Bharti Infratel shares slumped 13 percent on its listing day
on Friday, weighed by cautious outlook for the mobile tower
operator.
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